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Estimated Prophet
Composer: Bob Weir / John Perry Barlow

Estimated Prophet was first performed by the Grateful Dead in February 1977. It was a very regular part of the repertoire through the rest of the 1970's. After 1981 the frequency of appearances decreased but the song was still played on average about 15 times a year through to 1995. In all it was performed nearly 400 times.


Grateful Dead

info Terrapin Station, 1977
info Grateful Dead Sampler, Various Artists, 1978
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 3, 1995
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 5, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 6, 1996
info The Arista Years, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 10, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 15, 1999
info So Many Roads (1965-1995), 1999
info So Many Roads Sampler, 1999
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 18, 2000
info View From The Vault, 2000
info View From The Vault (DVD), 2000
info View From The Vault II, 2001
info View From The Vault II (DVD), 2001
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 25, 2002
info View From The Vault III, 2002
info View From The Vault III (DVD), 2002
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, 2003
info The Very Best Of The Grateful Dead, 2003
info Weir Here: The Best Of Bob Weir, Bob Weir, 2004
info Beyond Description, 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 34, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 1: 4/30/77, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 5: 3/27/88, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 7: 9/3 & 4/80, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Volume 9 - 4/2 & 3/89, 2006
info Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 1: Fall 1979 Bonus CD, 2007
info Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 2: October 1977 (Bonus CD), 2008
info Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978: Bonus CD, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 4: Winterland 1978 Bonus CD, 2008
info Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 5, 1979, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 2, No. 1: MSG, Sept 1990 Bonus CD, 2008
info To Terrapin: Hartford '77, 2009
info Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
info Crimson, White and Indigo, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 2: April Fool's '88, 2011
info Dave's Picks Vol 1: Richmond, VA, 5/25/77, 2012
info Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
info Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It, 2012
info May 1977 (box set), 2013
info Complete Studio Albums Collection, 2013
info Live At Hampton Coliseum, 2014
info Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
info Wake Up To Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, 3/29/90, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 12: Hamilton, 11/4/77, 2014
info The Best Of The Grateful Dead, 2015
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info 30 Trips Around The Sun: The Definitive Live Story: 1965-1995, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 15: Nashville, 4/22/78, 2015
info Capitol Theatre, 4/25/77, 2016
info July 1978 Complete, 2016
info Red Rocks: 7/8/78, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 20: Boulder, 12/9/81, 2016
info May 1977: Get Shown the Light, 2017
info Cornell 5/8/77, 2017
info July 12 & 13, 1989, Washington, DC, 2017
info The Best Of The Grateful Dead Live, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 27: Boise, 9/2/83, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 29: San Bernardino, 2/26/77, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 31: Chicago, 12/3/79, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 33: Dekalb, 10/29/77, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 35: Philadelphia, 4/20/1984, 2020
info The Story Of The Grateful Dead, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 36: Hartford, 3/26&27/1987, 2020
info Buffalo 5/9/77, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 41: Baltimore, 5/26/77, 2022
info In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
info Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81, 2022
info Dave's Picks Vol 45: Portland, 10/1 & 2/77, 2023
info Boston 5/7/77, 2023
info Dave's Picks Vol 50: New York City, 5/3/77, 2024
info Dave's Picks Bonus 2024 CD, 2024

Fare Thee Well shows 2015

info Fare Thee Well July 3, 4 & 5 2015 Complete Box, 2015
info Fare Thee Well July 5, 2015

Other recordings

info Deadicated, Various Artists (Burning Spear), 1991
info Jah Kingdom, Burning Spear, 1991
info Dark Star - The Music of the Grateful Dead, David Murray, 1996
info Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology, Burning Spear, 1996
info Terrapin, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, 1999
info The Strange Remain, The Other Ones, 1999
info Great Sky River, Jazz Is Dead, 2001
info Chants and Praises, Marimba Pacifica, 2001
info Thunder And Lightnin', Dark Star Orchestra, 2003
info Ithaca 30 Years Later, Dark Star Orchestra, 2008
info 30 Years, Jake's Leg, 2008
info Day Of The Dead, Various Artists (The Rileys), 2016
info Our Trip Is Short Vol. 2, Your Trip Is Short, 2018
info Alone Together, Vol 3, Holly Bowling, 2020
info Grateful Deadication, Dave McMurray, 2021

 
The Dead

info Vernon, NY, June 29, 2003
info Ft Lauderdale, FL, July 29, 2003
info George, WA, September 21, 2003
info Oakland, CA, December 30, 2004
info Morrison, CO, June 18, 2004
info Detroit, MI, July 27, 2004
info Saratoga Springs, NY, August 1, 2004
info Charlotte, NC, August 18, 2004
info Dead '09: Greensboro, NC, April 12, 2009
info Dead '09: E. Rutherford, NJ, April 28, 2009
info Dead '09: Mountain View, CA, May 14, 2009

Furthur

info Dec 13, 2009, Asbury Park, NJ
info Feb 8, 2010, Atlanta, GA
info Feb 22, 2010, Newark, DE
info Mar 5, 2010, Denver, CO
info May 30, 2010, Angels Camp, CA
info June 29, 2010, Jim Thorpe, PA
info July 9, 2010, Masontown, WV
info July 30, 2010, Bridgeport, CT
info September 17, 2010, Eugene, OR
info September 24, 2010, Morrison, CO
info November 14, 2010, Cincinnati, OH
info December 30, 2010, San Francisco, CA
info February 13, 2011, Broomfield, CO
info March 11, 2011, New York, NY
info March 22, 2011, Upper Darby, PA
info March 30, 2011, Pittsburgh, PA
info July 21, 2011, Mansfield, MA
info July 29, 2011, Simpsonville, SC
info Sept 24, 2011, Eugene, OR
info Oct 7, 2011, Monterey, CA
info Nov 5, 2011, Wilkes-Barre, PA
info Nov 15, 2011, Albany, NY
info Dec 29, 2011, San Francisco, CA
info April 6, 2012, Boston, MA
info April 15, 2012, New York, NY
info April 21, 2012, Live Oak
info July 6, 2012, Canandaigua, NY
info July 15, 2012, Bethel, NY
info September 25, 2012, Seattle, WA
info October 2, 2012, San Diego, CA
info December 29, 2012, San Francisco, CA
info January 18, 2013, Mill Valley, CA
info February 21, 2013, Denver, CO
info April 16, 2013, Port Chester, NY
info July 13, 2013, Philadelphia, PA
info Sept 6, 2013, Arrington, VA
info Sept 21, 2013, Morrison, CO
info Sept 29, 2013, Berkeley, CA
info Oct 4, 2013, Los Angeles, CA

Dead & Company

info The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, 23 May, 2016
info Charlotte, NC, 10 June, 2016
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 21 June, 2016
info Hartford, CT, 28 June, 2016
info Clarkston, MI, 07 July, 2016
info Boston, MA, 16 July, 2016
info Chula Vista, CA, 27 July, 2016
info Los Angeles, CA, 1 Jun, 2017
info Boulder, CO, 9 Jun, 2017
info Boston, MA, 17 Jun, 2017
info New York, NY, 24 Jun, 2017
info New York, NY, 14 Nov, 2017
info Hartford, CT, 22 Nov, 2017
info Riviera Maya, MX, 15 Feb, 2018
info Orlando, FL, 27 Feb, 2018
info Mansfield, MA, 30 May, 2018
info Raleigh, NC, 9 Jun, 2018
info New York, NY, 15 Jun, 2018
info East Troy, WI, 22 Jun, 2018
info Chula Vista, CA, 6 July, 2018
info Riviera Maya, MX, 19 Jan, 2019
info Mountain View, CA, 31 May, 2019
info Hollywood, CA, 4 Jun, 2019
info Camden, NJ, 20 Jun, 2019
info Charlotte, NC, 28 Jun, 2019
info Boulder, CO, 6 Jul, 2019
info Hampton, VA, 8 Nov, 2019
info San Francisco, CA, 31 Dec, 2019
info Cancún, MX, 16 Jan, 2020
info Philadelphia, PA, Aug 21, 2021
info Hershey, PA, Aug 28, 2021
info Clarkston, MI, Sep 10, 2021
info Chicago, IL, Sep 18, 2021
info Morrison, CO, Oct 19, 2021
info Los Angeles, CA, Oct 29, 2021
info Mountain View, CA, June 14, 2022
info Chicago, IL, June 24, 2022
info Foxborough, MA, July 2, 2022
info Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2022
info Riviera Cancún, Mexico, January 14, 2023
info Los Angeles, CA, May 19, 2023
info Atlanta, GA, May 28, 2023
info Chicago, IL, June 9, 2023
info Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 2023
info New York, NY, June 22, 2023
info George, WA, July 7, 2023
info San Francisco, CA, July 16, 2023

Ratdog

info Live At Roseland, Ratdog, 2001
info Philadelphia PA: October 16, 2003
info Wilkes-Barre PA: October 21, 2003
info Cleveland OH: October 31, 2003
info Columbus OH: November 8, 2003
info New Orleans LA: November 22, 2003
info San Diego CA, February 27, 2004
info Vancouver BC, March 6, 2004
info Bozeman MT, March 10, 2004
info Boulder CO, March 16, 2004
info Sausalito CA, September 4, 2004
info LaFayette GA, September 18, 2004
info Royal Oak MI, April 2, 2005
info Frederick MD, April 11, 2005
info Ridgefield CT, April 25, 2005
info Columbus, OH, June 8, 2005
info Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2005
info Danbury, CT, March 20, 2006
info Providence, RI, April 3, 2006
info Magna, UT, June 30, 2006
info Columbus OH, October 26, 2006
info York PA, November 7, 2006
info Anaheim CA, February 13, 2007
info New York NY, March 8, 2007
info Charlottesville VA, July 14, 2007
info Burgettstown PA, August 15, 2007
info Albany, NY, November 3, 2007
info Stroudsburg, PA, April 1, 2008
info San Diego, CA, July 2, 2008
info Hershey, PA, August 25, 2008
info Washington, DC, November 5, 2008
info Fort Myers, FL, November 21, 2008
info Hampton Beach, NH, July 24, 2009
info Boise, ID, August 27, 2009
info New York, NY, October 23, 2009
info Washington DC, February 18, 2014
info Burlington, VT, February 28, 2014
info Milwaukee, WI, March 8, 2014
info Hyannis, MA, June 7, 2014
info Minneapolis, MN, June 13, 2014

The Big Swell

info Rising Up To Paradise: 12/31/2018, Kauai, HI, The Big Swell, 2018

Phil Lesh

info April 9, 2014, Port Chester, NY, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2014
info December 29, 2014: Port Chester, NY, PhilRAD, 2014
info September 15, 2016, Brooklyn, NY, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2016

Bill Kreutzmann

info Kreutzmann, Burbridge, Murawski Trio: April 20, 2008, Chicago, 2008
info Denver, CO, Feb 20, 2009, BK3, 2009
info 8/15/15, The Peach Music Festival, Scranton, PA, Billy & The Kids, 2015
info 10/31/23, Saratoga, CA, Billy & The Kids, 2023

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