Home
Mexicali Blues
Composer: Bob Weir / John Perry Barlow

Mexicali Blues was first performed live by the Grateful Dead in October 1971. It was then played frequently through to October 1974. The song returned to the repertoire in May 1977 after which it was performed between 10 and 30 times each year until 1991. From 1992 to 1995 there was only a handful of performances each year. In total the Grateful Dead performed the song over 430 times.


Grateful Dead

info Skeletons From The Closet, 1974
info Dead Ahead (video), 1981
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 7, 1997
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 11, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 14, 1999
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 19, 2000
info View From The Vault, 2000
info View From The Vault (DVD), 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 23, 2001
info Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72, July 2002
info View From The Vault IV, 2003
info View From The Vault IV (DVD), 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 28, 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 30, 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 36, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 3: 10/26/71, 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. 10: 7/21/72, 2006
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 11: 6/20/91, 2006
info Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings, 2008
info Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 6, 1979, 2008
info Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 1: Oakland Dec 28, 1979, 2009
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 2: Austin, Nov 15, 1971, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 3: Denver 1973, 2011
info Road Trips: Vol 4, No. 4: Spectrum 4.6.82, 2011
info Europe '72, The Complete Recordings, 2011
info Europe '72: Aarhus, 4/16/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Paris, 5/4/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Rotterdam, 5/11/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Lille, 5/13/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/23/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/24/1972, 2011
info Dave's Picks Vol 1, 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 2, 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 3, 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 5, 2013
info Sunshine Daydream, Veneta, 8/27/72, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol. 9, 2014
info Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 13, 2015
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 16, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 17, 2016
info July 1978 Complete, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 20, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 21, 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 22: New York, 12/7/71, 2017
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2017
info May 1977: Get Shown the Light, 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 25: Binghampton, 11/6/77, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 26: Albuquerque, 11/17/71, 2018
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2018
info Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Complete Recordings, 2018
info Portland Mem. Col. 5/19/74, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 32: Philadelphia, 3/24/73, 2019
info Buffalo 5/9/77, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 39, Philadelphia, 4/26/83, 2021
info Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 42: Winterland, 2/23/74, 2022
info Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings, 2022
info In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
info Dave's Picks Vol 45 Portland, 10/1 & 2/77, 2023
info Dave's Picks Vol 46 Hollywood Palladium, 9/9/72, 2023
info Here Comes Sunshine 1973, 2023
info Dave's Picks Vol 48 Los Angeles, 11/20/71, 2023

The Dead

info Camden, NJ, June 27, 2003
info San Diego, CA, June 23, 2004
info Bristow, VA, August 15, 2004
info Dead '09: Chicago, IL, May 4, 2009

Furthur

info April 1, 2011, Hampton, VA
info Oct 1, 2011, Morrison, CO
info April 12, 2012, New York, NY
info September 21, 2012, Morrison, CO
info Oct 4, 2013, Los Angeles, CA

Dead & Company

info Raleigh, NC, 9 Jun, 2018

Other recordings

info Where The Bottles Break, Hank Wedel & Ray Barron, 1999
info Dead Grass, Dead Grass, 2000
info Gifts From The Dead, Gifts From The Dead, 2001
info Ukulele Summit 5, Various Artists, 2002
info Barlow Shanghai: Live, Mr. Blotto, 2006
info On The Spirit Trail, Woody, 2007
info Under the Influence: Drinking Songs, Vol. 1, PJ Elliott, 2008
info Short Time Here, Long Time Gone, The Goodhues, 2010
info Dead Giveaway, Be Gulls, 2016
info Ropes In Paradise, Little Wings, 2019
info From The Archives 7/3/20, Splintered Sunlight, 2020
info Live At Brooklyn Bowl, Night 1, Grateful Shred, 2020
info The Independent 12/21/19, Grateful Shred, 2020

 
Bob Weir / Ratdog

info Ace, Bob Weir, 1972
info Hampton Beach NJ: October 17, 2003
info Cleveland OH: October 31, 2003
info Indianapolis IN: November 10, 2003
info Weir Here: The Best Of Bob Weir, Bob Weir, 2004
info Los Angeles CA, March 1, 2004
info Bozeman MT, March 10, 2004
info Verona NY, April 7, 2005
info Washington DC, April 27, 2005
info Columbus, OH, June 8, 2005
info Milwaukee, WI, October 25, 2005
info Jim Thorpe, PA, November 11, 2005
info San Diego, CA, December 9, 2005
info Portland, OR, December 16, 2005
info Danbury, CT, March 21, 2006
info St. Louis, MO, July 8, 2006
info Baltimore, MD, August 26, 2006
info Cleveland OH, October 24, Ratdog, 2006
info Albany NY, November 3, 2006
info Jacksonville FL, November 14, 2006
info Anaheim CA, February 13, 2007
info New York NY, March 8, 2007
info Lincoln RI, July 11, 2007
info Detroit Lakes MN, July 21, 2007
info San Diego CA, July 27, 2007
info Lowell MA, August 12, 2007
info Reading, PA, November 6, 2007
info Covington, KY, March 25, 2008
info Charleston, SC, April 11, 2008
info Salt Lake City, UT, June 24, 2008
info Bethel, NY, August 12, 2008
info Bridgeport, CT, November 9, 2008
info Orlando, FL, November 19, 2008
info Hampton Beach, NH, July 23, 2009
info Las Vegas, NV, September 2, 2009
info New York, NY, October 24, 2009
info Negril, Jamaica, January 24, 2010
info Washington DC, February 18, 2014
info Port Chester, NY, March 2, 2014
info Brooklyn, NY, June 4, 2014
info Ace: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Bob Weir, 2023

  album cover

album cover

album cover

album cover

album cover