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Brokedown Palace
Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

Brokedown Palace was first performed by the Grateful Dead in August 1970. The song was played about a dozen times a year through to 1973 but then dropped out of the repertoire appearing only in 1974, 1977 and 1979. Brokedown Palace returned to a more regular spot in the repertoire from 1980 onward being performed on average about a dozen times a year from 1980 through to 1994. During this period the song was usually the closing song of the evening. The last Grateful Dead performance of the song was in December 1994.

Brokedown Palace was also performed live by Robert Hunter, The Dead and Ratdog.



Grateful Dead recordings

info American Beauty, 1970
info Dead Set, 1981
info American Beauty / Workingman's Dead, 198?
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 5, 1996
info Dozin' At The Knick, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 11, 1998
info The Golden Road (1965-1973), 2001
info Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72, July 2002
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 30, 2003
info Beyond Description, 2004
info American Beauty (Dualdisc), 2004
info Trilogy, 2005
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 35, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 7: 9/3 & 4/80, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 8: 12/10/73, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 11, 6/20/91, 2006
info Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 2: October 1977, 2008
info Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 3: Summer 1971 Bonus CD, 2008
info Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 2: Austin, Nov 15, 1971, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 2: April Fool's '88, 2011
info Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 3: Denver 1973, 2011
info Europe '72, The Complete Recordings, 2011
info Europe '72: Newcastle, 4/11/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/25/1972, 2011
info Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
info May 1977 (box set), 2013
info Complete Studio Albums Collection, 2013
info Live Albums Collection, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol. 11: Wichita, KS, 11/17/72, 2014
info Long Strange Trip, 2017
info Long Strange Trip: Highlights, 2017
info Giants Stadium 1987/1989/1991, 2019
info The Story Of The Grateful Dead, 2020
info American Beauty: The Angel's Share, 2020
info American Beauty 50th Anniv. Deluxe Ed, 2020
info American Beauty 50th Anniv. Picture LP, 2020
info American Beauty 50th Anniv. Col Vinyl LP, 2020
info Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12/10/71, 2021
info Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73, 2021
no info Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71 5 LP edition, 2021
info Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings, 2022
info In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
info Dave's Picks 2023 Bonus CD, 2023

Robert Hunter

info Morrison, CO, June 19, 2004
info George, WA, July 3, 2004
info Holmdel, NJ, August 10, 2004

The Dead

info Holmdel, NJ, June 24, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 8, 2003
info Wantagh, NY, August 10, 2003
info George, WA, September 21, 2003
info Morrison, CO, June 20, 2004
info Cleveland, OH, July 28, 2004
info Camden, NJ, August 8, 2004
info Dead '09: New York, NY, April 25, 2009
info Dead '09: Chicago, IL, May 5, 2009

Furthur

info Feb 15, 2010, Bethlehem, PA
info Feb 24, 2010, New York, NY
info May 29, 2010, Angels Camp, CA
info June 26, 2010, Brooklyn, NY
info July 11, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
info September 26, 2010, Morrison, CO
info November 21, 2010, New York, NY
info March 18, 2011, Upper Darby, PA
info March 30, 2011, Pittsburgh, PA
info July 17, 2011, Wantagh, NY
info July 30, 2011, St. Augustine, FL
info Oct 2, 2011, Morrison, CO
info Nov 15, 2011, Albany, NY
info April 18, 2012, New York, NY
info July 18, 2012, Rochester Hills, MI
info September 23, 2012, Morrison, CO
info October 7, 2012, Santa Barbara, CA
info December 31, 2012, San Francisco, CA
info January 19, 2013, Mill Valley, CA
info February 24, 2013, Broomfield, CO
info July 20, 2013, All Good Festival, Thornville, OH
info Sept 8, 2013, Arrington, VA
info Sept 22, 2013, Morrison, CO
info Oct 6, 2013, Los Angeles, CA

Dead & Company

info San Francisco, CA, 23 May, 2016
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 21 June, 2016
info Boulder, CO, 03 July, 2016
info Irvine, CA, 26 July, 2016
info Mountain View, CA, 30 July, 2016
info Mountain View, CA, 4 Jun, 2017
info oston, MA, 18 Jun, 2017
info Camden, NJ, 25 Jun, 2017
info Chicago, IL, 1 Jul, 2017
info Boston, MA, 19 Nov, 2017
info Atlanta, GA, 29 Nov, 2017
info Riviera Maya, MX, 18 Feb, 2018
info Hartford, CT, 13 Jun, 2018
info Eugene, OR, 30 Jun, 2018
info Los Angeles, CA, 7 July, 2018
info Arrington, VA, 26 Aug, 2018
info Hollywood, CA, 4 Jun, 2019
info New York, NY, 23 Jun, 2019
info Boulder, CO, 6 Jul, 2019
info New York, NY, 1 Nov, 2019
info Philadelphia, PA, Aug 21, 2021
info Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Sep 7, 2021
info Chicago, IL, Sep 18, 2021
info Englewood, CO, Oct 23, 2021
info Los Angeles, CA, Oct 31, 2021
info Mountain View, CA, June 14, 2022
info Chicago, IL, June 25, 2022
info Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2022
info Riviera Cancún, Mexico, Jan 17, 2023
info Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2023
info Chicago, IL, June 10, 2023
info New York, NY, June 22, 2023
info San Francisco, CA, July 16, 2023

Ratdog

info Raleigh NC: October 14, 2003
info Hampton Beach NJ: October 17, 2003
info Detroit MI: November 6, 2003
info Des Moines IA: November 13, 2003
info New Orleans LA: November 22, 2003
info San Francisco CA, March 3, 2004
info Vancouver BC, March 6, 2004
info Boulder CO, March 16, 2004
info Burlington VT, March 23, 2004
info Jim Thorpe PA, March 27, 2004
info Tulsa OK, September 15, 2004Ratdog, 2004
info LaFayette GA, September 18, 2004
info Royal Oak MI, April 2, 2005
info Mashantucket CT, April 9, 2005
info Wilkes-Barre PA, April 13, 2005
info Johnson City NY, May 1, 2005
info Covington, KY, June 8, 2005
info Terra Alta, WV, August 6, 2005
info Atlantic City, NJ, September 4, 2005
info Chicago, IL, October 27, 2005
info Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2005
info Las Vegas, NV, December 7, 2005
info Northampton, MA, March 23, 2006
info Poughkeepsie, NY, March 28, 2006
info Santa Margarita, CA, June 24, 2006
info St. Louis, MO, July 8, 2006
info Hampton Beach, NH, August 24, 2006
info Buffalo NY, October 28, 2006
info Albany NY, November 3, 2006
info Atlanta GA, November 13, 2006
info San Francisco CA, February 14, 2007
info New York NY, March 10, 2007
info Boston MA, July 10, 2007
info University Park, PA, November 4, 2007
info Boca Raton, FL, November 17, 2007
info Royal Oak, MI, March 28, 2008
info Baltimore, MD, April 9, 2008
info Las Vegas, NV, July 3, 2008
info Munhall, PA, November 1, 2008
info Newark, NJ, November 12, 2008
info Negril, Jamaica, January 31, 2009
info Wilmington, NC, July 21, 2009
info Boise, ID, August 27, 2009
info San Diego, CA, September 4, 2009
info Upper Darby, PA, October 17, 2009
info Negril, Jamaica, January 31, 2010
info Port Chester, NY, March 2, 2014
info Atlanta, GA, March 16, 2014
info Kansas City, MO, June 14, 2014

Bob Weir & Wolf Bros

info Live In Colorado, Vol. 2, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, 2022

Phil Lesh & Friends

info April 20, 2014, Las Vegas, NV, 2014

Billy & The Kids

info 3/27/15, The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, Billy & The Kids, 2015
info 8/15/15, The Peach Music Festival, Scranton, PA, Billy & The Kids, 2015
info 7/13/21, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2021

Weir/Robinson/Greene Trio

info June 4, 2012, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, CO, 2012

 
Other recordings

info Eternity Blue, Henry Kaiser, 1995
info I Love Everything, Will Hale, 1996
info Wheetstone Bridge, Wheetstone Bridge, 1996
info Wind River Crossing, Keith Greeninger, 1997
info Jake's Leg, Jake's Leg, 1997
info Into The Now, Into The Now, 1998
info Live Im Malzhaus, Die Blu'men, 1999
info Slow Change EP, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, 1999
info Might as Well...The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead, The Persuasions, 2000
info Reel Life, Vol 1, Wild Colonials, 2000
info Dead Grass, Dead Grass, 2000
info Do Right, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, 2000
info Solo Acoustic, David Gans, 2001
info Built To Grass (Grass Is Dead, Vol. 2), Grass Is Dead (Crazy Fingers), 2001
info Gratefully Yours, Jim Hudak, 2001
info Electronic Tribute To The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2002
info Pebbles And Ripples, Bonnie "Prince" Billy / Brightblack, 2004
info Jerry Jams, Jerry Cares, Various Artists, 2005
info The Art Of Virtue, Adrienne Young and Little Sadie, 2005
info Act Live, Kate Lamont & Blueprintmusic, 2008
info Before This Time, Ollabelle, 2008
info Merlefest, April 26, 2008, Ollabelle, 2008
info Frontier Blues, Renegade Minstrels, 2009
info At Fine Arts Center, UMass, Amherst, MA 11/16/07, The American Beauty Project, 2009
info At Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, NC 10/15/10, The American Beauty Project, 2010
info More Me, Scott Franson, 2010
info Erleichda, Roy Schneider, 2010
info Dead To The Core, Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, 2010
info House Concert, Club Meg, Missoula, MT, September 4, 2010, David Gans, 2010
info Persuasions Of The Dead, The Persuasions & Friends, 2011
info Cruise Tunes: Solar Stage, 01.08.2011, David Gans, 2011
info Solo Electric: Janice and Al's House, Boca Raton: 01.10.2011, David Gans, 2011
info Folk Standards, Pascal Maupeu, 2011
info Run For The Roses: Celebrating the music of Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter and the Jerry Garcia Band, Various Artists, 2012
info The Double Down Dead EP, The Band Of Heathens, 2012
info Keys, Keller Williams, 2013
info My Red Car, Lore Constantine, 2013
info TRI Sessions, Vol. 1, Fog, 2013
info A Buck Dancer's Choice, Various Artists, 2013
info American Roots: Singers & Songs, Various Artists (Joan Osborne), 2013
info New World Divas, Various Artists (Joan Osborne), 2013
info Hits Of Alternative Country, Various Artists (Joan Osborne), 2013
info Watkins Family Hour, Watkins Family Hour, 2015
info It's a Hand-Me-Down, David Gans, 2015
info Songs Of Their Own, Various Artists, 2015
info The Promised Land, Sagol 59 & Ami Yares, 2015
info Pretty Marsh, The Point, 2015
info Lookout: The EP, Kristin Andreassen, 2015
info Day Of The Dead, Various Artists (Richard Reed Parry with Caroline Shaw and Little Scream), 2016
info Mixtape, Mark Erelli, 2017
info Cut The Dead Some Slack, Stephen Inglis, 2018
info Brokedown Palace, Shinyribs, 2018
info The Next Waltz, Various Artists (Shinyribs), 2018
info Dead Air, Various Artists (Sammi Lanzetta), 2019
info Mix Tape IV, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, 2019
info Live at the Old Church, Holly Bowling, 2019
info Alone Together, Vol 7, Holly Bowling, 2020
info From The Archives 7/4/20, Splintered Sunlight, 2020
info We Will Get By, Being Grateful, 2020
info The Wilderness Sessions Vol. 10: Hardscrabble Mountain, Holly Bowling, 2021
info Legend Valley, Thornville, OH, 06/18/21, Goose, 2021

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