Big Boss Man
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 104
- First played
- 1966-07-03 — Fillmore Auditorium
Lyrics
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
You ain't so big, you just tall, that's just about all.
You got me working boss man, a workin' around the clock,
I want a little drink of whiskey, you sure won't let me stop.
Big boss man, can't you hear me when I call?
You ain't so big, you just tall, that's just about all.
I'm gonna get me a boss man, one gonna treat me right,
I work hard in the daytime, sure get drunk at night.
You ain't so big, you just tall, that's just about all.
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Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-06 | Riverport Amphitheatre | Maryland Heights, Missouri | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1990-06-16 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1989-12-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1989-12-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1988-04-09 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1988-04-09 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1988-03-16 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1987-12-30 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 2 | — |
| 1987-12-30 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1987-11-06 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1987-09-24 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1987-09-24 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1987-08-20 | Park West | Park City, UT | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1987-08-20 | Park West Ski Resort | Park City, UT | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1987-08-13 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1985-04-08 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 2 | — |
| 1985-04-08 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1984-06-21 | Kingswood Music Theatre | Vaughan, ON, CA | Encore 1 | 17 | |
| 1983-12-31 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Encore 2 | 15 | |
| 1981-12-31 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1981-12-31 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 6 | |
| 1981-12-26 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1981-12-26 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1972-05-25 | Lyceum Ballroom | London, UK | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1972-05-25 | Strand Lyceum | London, UK | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1972-05-10 | Concertgebouw | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Set 1: | 13 | |
| 1972-05-07 | Festival Site | Bickershaw, UK | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1972-05-07 | Bickershaw Festival | Wigan, UK | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1972-05-04 | L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix | Paris, France | Set 2: | 21 | — |
| 1972-05-04 | Olympia Theatre | Paris, France | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1972-04-29 | Musikhalle | Hamburg, Germany | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1972-04-14 | Tivoli | Copenhagen, Denmark | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1972-04-14 | Tivoli Concert Hall | Copenhagen, Denmark | Set 1 | 10 | |
| 1972-04-11 | City Hall | Newcastle, UK | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1972-04-07 | Wembley Empire Pool | London, UK | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1972-04-07 | Empire Pool | London, UK | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1972-03-27 | Academy of Music | New York | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1972-03-26 | Academy of Music | New York | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1972-03-23 | Academy of Music | New York | Set 2: | 18 | |
| 1972-03-22 | Academy of Music | New York | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1971-12-14 | Hill Auditorium | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Set 2: | 16 | — |
| 1971-12-14 | Hill Auditorium / University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1971-12-09 | The Fabulous Fox Theatre | St. Louis, Missouri | — | 16 | — |
| 1971-12-09 | Fox Theatre | St. Louis, Missouri | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1971-12-07 | Felt Forum | New York | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1971-12-07 | Felt Forum / Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1971-12-05 | Felt Forum | New York | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1971-12-05 | Felt Forum / Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1971-12-01 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1971-12-01 | Boston Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1971-08-26 | Gaelic Park | The Bronx | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1971-08-24 | Auditorium Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | — | 11 | — |
| 1971-08-23 | Auditorium Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1971-08-15 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1971-08-14 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1971-08-07 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | Set 1 | 7 | — |
| 1971-08-04 | Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island | San Pedro, California | — | 11 | — |
| 1971-08-04 | Terminal Island Correctional Facility | San Pedro, California | Set 1 | 12 | |
| 1971-07-31 | Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1971-07-31 | Yale Bowl / Yale University | New Haven, CT | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1971-07-02 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1971-06-21 | Château d'Hérouville | Hérouville, France | Set I | 7 | |
| 1971-05-30 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1971-04-26 | Fillmore East | New York | Set I | 2 | |
| 1971-04-21 | Rhode Island Auditorium | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1971-04-17 | Dillon Gymnasium | Princeton, New Jersey | Set I | 3 | — |
| 1971-04-17 | Dillon Gym / Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1971-04-15 | David Mead Field House | Meadville | — | 1 | — |
| 1971-04-15 | David Mead Field House / Allegheny College | Meadvllle, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1971-04-13 | Catholic Youth Center | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1971-04-05 | The Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center | New York | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1971-04-05 | Manhattan Center | New York | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1971-03-20 | Iowa Field House | Iowa City, IA | — | 9 | — |
| 1971-03-20 | Field House / University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Set 1 | 10 | |
| 1971-03-18 | The Fabulous Fox Theatre | St. Louis, Missouri | Set 1: | 2 | — |
| 1971-03-18 | Fox Theatre | St. Louis, Missouri | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1971-02-23 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1971-02-20 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set I | 6 | |
| 1971-02-18 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1970-11-07 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 2: Electric | 18 | |
| 1970-10-31 | Gymnasium / SUNY | Stony Brook, New York | Set 2 | 19 | |
| 1970-03-21 | Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, New York | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1970-02-28 | Family Dog on the Great Highway | San Francisco, California | Set 3 | 8 | |
| 1970-02-11 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1970-02-07 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1970-02-05 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1970-01-31 | The Warehouse | New Orleans, LA | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1970-01-18 | Springer's Inn | Portland, Oregon | Set 1 | 3 | — |
| 1970-01-03 | Fillmore East | New York | Set 3 | 9 | |
| 1969-12-11 | Thelma Theater | Los Angeles, California | Set 2 | 18 | |
| 1969-12-04 | Fillmore West | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1969-11-15 | Lanai Theater | Crockett, California | Set 1 | 10 | |
| 1969-11-02 | Family Dog on the Great Highway | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1969-08-21 | Aqua Theatre | Seattle, WA | Set 1 | 10 | |
| 1969-08-02 | Family Dog on the Great Highway | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1969-07-11 | New York State Pavilion | Queens, New York | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1969-06-27 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | Santa Rosa, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1967-09-03 | Rio Nido Ballroom | Rio Nido, California | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1967-08-05 | O'Keefe Center | Toronto, ON, CA | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1966-12-01 | The Matrix | United States | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1966-07-29 | P.N.E. Garden Auditorium | Vancouver, BC, CA | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1966-07-17 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1966-07-16 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1966-07-03 | Fillmore Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 6 |
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