Lost Sailor
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 208
- First played
- 1979-08-04 — Oakland Auditorium Arena
Lyrics
Compass card is spinning, helm is swinging to and fro
Oh, where is the dog star, oh, where's the moon.
You're a lost sailor, been away too long at sea.
Somedays the gales are howling, sometimes the sea is still as glass.
Oh, raise the main sail, oh, lash the mast.
You're a lost sailor, been away too long at sea.
Now the shorelines beckon, there is a price for being free.
There's a sea bird cryin' and there's a ghost wind blowing
And it's calling you, to that misty swirling sea.
Till the chains of your dreams are broken,
No place in this world you can be.
You're a lost sailor, been away too long at sea.
Now the shorelines beckon, there is a price for being free.
You pay for being free, I'll tell ya freedom don't come easy,
Free don't always come for free,
Sometimes it's hard to know what to believe in.
Where to go, who to go, where to be, who to be.
That means you're driftin'... driftin'
Yeah driftin' and dreamin', really goin' on a dream now.
Really goin' on a feelin', really goin' on a feelin'.
Driftin', driftin' and dreamin'.
Cause it's a place you've never been
Maybe a place you've never seen now
You can hear them callin' on the wind
Driftin' and dreamin', driftin' and dreamin'.
Really goin' on a dream now, really goin' on a dream now,
Really goin' on a dream now.
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Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-04 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1986-03-24 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1986-03-24 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1986-02-14 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1985-11-20 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1985-11-01 | Richmond Coliseum | Richmond, VA | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1985-10-29 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | Set Two | 9 | |
| 1985-07-02 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1985-07-02 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1985-06-22 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set Two | 10 | |
| 1985-06-15 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1985-06-15 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1985-04-04 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1984-11-02 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1984-10-12 | Augusta Civic Center | Augusta, Maine | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1984-06-30 | Sports and Music Center | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1984-06-30 | Indianapolis Sports Center | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1984-04-23 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2: | 7 | — |
| 1984-04-23 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2 | 7 | |
| 1984-04-06 | Aladdin Theater | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1984-04-06 | Aladdin Theatre | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1983-10-31 | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | San Rafael, California | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1983-06-24 | Dane County Coliseum | Madison, WI | — | 13 | |
| 1983-04-23 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1983-04-23 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1983-04-12 | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | Binghamton, New York | — | 14 | |
| 1983-03-31 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | — | 10 | — |
| 1983-03-31 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1982-12-30 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1982-12-30 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1982-10-10 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1982-10-10 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1982-09-23 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1982-09-23 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1982-09-15 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1982-09-11 | West Palm Beach Auditorium | West Palm Beach, FL | — | 13 | |
| 1982-08-10 | Iowa Field House | Iowa City, IA | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1982-08-10 | Field House / University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1982-08-06 | St. Paul Civic Center | St. Paul, MN | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1982-08-06 | St. Paul Civic Center Arena | St. Paul, MN | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1982-08-01 | The Zoo Amphitheatre | Oklahoma City, OK | — | 9 | — |
| 1982-08-01 | Zoo Amphitheatre | Oklahoma City, OK | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1982-07-25 | Compton Terrace | Tempe, AZ | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1982-05-22 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1982-05-22 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1982-04-17 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1982-04-09 | Rochester Community War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1982-04-09 | Rochester War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1982-04-06 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1982-04-06 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1982-02-19 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | — | 13 | |
| 1981-12-28 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 11 | — |
| 1981-12-28 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 11 | |
| 1981-12-07 | Des Moines Civic Center | Des Moines, IA | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1981-12-05 | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1981-12-02 | Assembly Hall | Champaign | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1981-12-02 | Assembly Hall / University of Illinois | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1981-11-29 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1981-11-29 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1981-10-19 | Palau dels Esports | Barcelona, Spain | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1981-10-19 | Sports Palace | Barcelona, Spain | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1981-10-13 | Walter Köbel Halle | Rüsselsheim, Germany | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1981-10-10 | Stadthalle | Bremen, Germany | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1981-10-04 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1981-10-02 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK | Set 1: | 10 | |
| 1981-09-27 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1981-09-25 | Stabler Arena | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 17 | — |
| 1981-09-25 | Stabler Arena / Lehigh University | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1981-09-13 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1981-09-13 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1981-09-11 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 10 | — |
| 1981-09-11 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 1 | 10 | |
| 1981-08-31 | Aladdin Theater | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1981-08-31 | Aladdin Theatre | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1981-08-28 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1981-08-15 | Portland Memorial Coliseum | Portland, Oregon | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1981-08-12 | Salt Palace | Salt Lake City, UT | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1981-07-14 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 1: | 10 | |
| 1981-07-11 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1981-07-08 | Kiel Auditorium | St. Louis, Missouri | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1981-07-05 | The Zoo Amphitheatre | Oklahoma City, OK | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1981-07-05 | Zoo Amphitheatre | Oklahoma City, OK | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1981-07-02 | The Summit | Houston, TX | Set 1: | 10 | |
| 1981-05-16 | Barton Hall / Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1981-05-13 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1981-05-09 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1981-05-06 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1981-05-04 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 16 | — |
| 1981-05-04 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1981-05-01 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1981-03-24 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1981-03-20 | Rainbow Theatre | London, UK | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1981-03-14 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1981-03-13 | Utica Memorial Auditorium | Utica, New York | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1981-03-10 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1981-03-07 | Cole Field House | College Park, MD | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1981-03-07 | Cole Field House / University of Maryland | College Park, MD | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1981-03-03 | Cleveland Music Hall | Cleveland, Ohio | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1981-02-28 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1981-02-28 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1980-12-31 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 19 | — |
| 1980-12-31 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1980-12-28 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1980-12-28 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1980-12-26 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1980-12-26 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1980-12-13 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | — | 7 | |
| 1980-11-30 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | — | 10 | |
| 1980-11-29 | Florida Gymnasium | Gainesville, FL | — | 9 | — |
| 1980-11-29 | Florida Gym / University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1980-11-26 | Hollywood Sportatorium | Pembroke Pines | Set 1: | 10 | — |
| 1980-11-26 | Sportatorium | Hollywood, California | Set 1 | 10 | |
| 1980-10-31 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 3 (electric): | 14 | |
| 1980-10-30 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set II | 16 | |
| 1980-10-27 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set II | 17 | |
| 1980-10-25 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 3 (electric): | 20 | |
| 1980-10-22 | Radio City Music Hall | New York | Set 3: | 20 | |
| 1980-10-18 | Saenger Performing Arts Theater | New Orleans, LA | Set II | 17 | — |
| 1980-10-18 | Saenger Theatre | New Orleans, LA | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1980-10-13 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 3 (electric): | 20 | — |
| 1980-10-13 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 3 | 17 | |
| 1980-10-11 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 19 | — |
| 1980-10-11 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1980-10-09 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set III | 21 | — |
| 1980-10-09 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 3 | 19 | |
| 1980-10-06 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set III | 23 | — |
| 1980-10-06 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 3 | 20 | |
| 1980-10-02 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set III | 22 | — |
| 1980-10-02 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 3 | 20 | |
| 1980-09-29 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set III | 18 | — |
| 1980-09-29 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 3 | 16 | |
| 1980-09-26 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | Set II | 19 | — |
| 1980-09-26 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1980-09-06 | Lewiston Fairgrounds | Lewiston, New York | Set Two | 15 | — |
| 1980-09-06 | State Fairgrounds | Lewiston, New York | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1980-09-03 | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, MA | — | 13 | |
| 1980-09-02 | Rochester Community War Memorial | Rochester, New York | — | 8 | — |
| 1980-09-02 | Rochester War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1980-08-31 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Two | 15 | |
| 1980-08-29 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | — | 9 | — |
| 1980-08-29 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1980-08-26 | Public Auditorium | Cleveland, Ohio | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1980-08-26 | Cleveland Public Hall | Cleveland, Ohio | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1980-08-23 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set Two | 12 | |
| 1980-08-20 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | — | 12 | — |
| 1980-08-20 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1980-08-17 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri | — | 8 | — |
| 1980-08-17 | Kansas City Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1980-07-01 | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, California | — | 7 | |
| 1980-06-29 | Pauley Pavilion | Los Angeles, California | — | 9 | — |
| 1980-06-29 | Pauley Pavilion / University of California | Los Angeles, California | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1980-06-20 | West Anchorage High School Auditorium | Anchorage, AK | Set 1 | 9 | — |
| 1980-06-20 | West High Auditorium | Anchorage, AK | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1980-06-19 | West Anchorage High School Auditorium | Anchorage, AK | Set Two | 15 | — |
| 1980-06-19 | West High Auditorium | Anchorage, AK | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1980-06-14 | Spokane Coliseum | Spokane, WA | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1980-06-13 | Seattle Center Arena | Seattle, WA | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1980-06-12 | Portland Memorial Coliseum | Portland, Oregon | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1980-06-07 | Folsom Field | Boulder, Colorado | Set 2 | 15 | — |
| 1980-06-07 | Folsom Field / University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1980-06-05 | Compton Terrace | Tempe, AZ | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1980-05-31 | Met Center | Bloomington, Indiana | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1980-05-29 | Des Moines Civic Center | Des Moines, IA | Set 2 | 19 | |
| 1980-05-16 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1980-05-15 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1980-05-14 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1980-05-10 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1980-05-08 | Glens Falls Civic Center | Glens Falls, New York | Set 1: | 10 | |
| 1980-05-06 | Recreation Building, Penn State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 11 | — |
| 1980-05-06 | Recreation Hall / Penn State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 11 | |
| 1980-05-01 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | Set 1: | 10 | |
| 1980-04-29 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1980-03-31 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1980-03-30 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 1 | 11 | |
| 1979-12-31 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1979-12-31 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1979-12-27 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1979-12-27 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1979-12-11 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1979-12-11 | Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1979-12-09 | Kiel Auditorium | St. Louis, Missouri | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1979-12-07 | Indiana Convention Center | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1979-12-05 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1979-12-05 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1979-12-03 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1979-12-03 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1979-11-30 | Stanley Theatre | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1979-11-25 | Pauley Pavilion | Los Angeles, California | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1979-11-25 | Pauley Pavilion / University of California | Los Angeles, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1979-11-24 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | Set 2: | 17 | |
| 1979-11-08 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1979-11-05 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 17 | — |
| 1979-11-05 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 16 | |
| 1979-11-04 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1979-11-02 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1979-10-31 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1979-10-27 | Cape Cod Coliseum | South Yarmouth, MA | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1979-10-24 | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, MA | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1979-09-06 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1979-09-04 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1979-09-01 | Holleder Memorial Stadium | Rochester, New York | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1979-08-31 | Glens Falls Civic Center | Glens Falls, New York | Set 1: | 10 | |
| 1979-08-13 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1979-08-12 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1979-08-05 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1979-08-05 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1979-08-04 | Oakland Civic Auditorium | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 10 | — |
| 1979-08-04 | Oakland Auditorium Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 9 |
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