# Here Comes Sunshine 1973

Here Comes Sunshine 1973 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Packaged as a box set, it contains five complete concerts on 17 CDs. It was recorded in May and June 1973. It was released on June 30, 2023, in a limited edition of 10,000 copies.
Here Comes Sunshine 1973 contains recordings of these concerts:
* May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa
* May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium, Santa Barbara, California
* May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California
* June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C.
* June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C.
The box set also includes a poster and a tenugui.
At the June 10 concert, Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks from the Allman Brothers Band sat in for the final set of music. The song "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" from that set was previously released on the album Postcards of the Hanging.
The June 10 concert was also produced as a separate album called RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73. It was released as a four-disc CD on June 30, 2023, and as an eight-disc LP on July 28, 2023.

## Track listing

Disc 1
    May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – first set:
* "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 3:48
* "Deal" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:11
* "Mexicali Blues" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 3:56
* "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:49
* "Box of Rain" (Phil Lesh, Hunter) – 5:35
* "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:55
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:32
* "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:44
* "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:50
* "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 5:18
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:03
* "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:49
* "Don't Ease Me In" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:40
* "Around and Around" (Berry) – 4:41
Disc 2
    May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – second set:
* "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:12
* "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:10
* "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:22
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:01
* "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:36
* "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:36
* "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:37
* "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 29:10
Disc 3
    May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – third set, part one:
* "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:16
* "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:50
* "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:28
    May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – encore:
* "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:42
Disc 4
    May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – third set, part two:
* "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:38
* "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 13:23
* "The Other One" > (Weir, Bill Kreutzmann) – 19:07
* "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 16:04
* "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:20
* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:29
Disc 5
    May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – first set:
* "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:14
* "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:15
* "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:07
* "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:49
* "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:55
* "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:07
* "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins) – 3:03
* "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
* "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:33
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:15
* "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:39
* "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 19:29
Disc 6
    May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – second set:
* "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:37
* "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:40
* "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:06
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:30
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:17
* "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:14
* "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:04
* "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:31
* "Big River" (Cash) – 4:57
* "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:00
* "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:23
* "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:58
Disc 7
    May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – third set:
* "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 9:04
* "Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 11:16
* "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 10:37
* "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:12
* "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:11
* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:14
    May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – encore:
* "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:01
Disc 8
    May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – first set:
* "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:26
* "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:17
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:07
* "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:53
* "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:42
* "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
* "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:57
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:40
* "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:34
* "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:33
* "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 17:04
Disc 9
    May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – second set:
* "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:26
* "El Paso" (Robbins) – 5:04
* "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:10
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:41
* "You Ain't Woman Enough" (Loretta Lynn) – 3:41
* "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 3:28
* "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:27
* "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:37
* "Big River" (Cash) – 5:29
* "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:19
* "Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:51
    May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – third set, part one:
* "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:44
* "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:08
Disc 10
    May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – third set, part two:
* "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:12
* "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 9:05
* "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 17:32
* "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:41
* "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38
* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:11
    May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – encore:
* "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:04
Disc 11
    June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set:
* "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:24
* "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:04
* "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:12
* "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:53
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:07
* "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:43
* "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:11
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:46
* "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:56
* "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:39
* "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:24
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:48
* "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05
Disc 12
    June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part one:
* "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:42
* "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:52
* "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:14
* "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:20
* "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 12:33
* "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 22:43
Disc 13
    June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part two:
* "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:02
* "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:38
* "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:12
* "Big River" (Cash) – 5:08
* "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:28
* "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:42
* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 8:29
Disc 14
    June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set, part one:
* "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 11:55
* "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:41
* "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:59
* "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:30
* "Wave That Flag" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:14
* "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:03
* "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:12
* "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:23
* "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
* "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:36
* "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:34
Disc 15
    June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set, part two:
* "Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:08
* "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 18:01
    June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part one:
* "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 22:06
* "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:14
* "Big River" (Cash) – 5:17
* "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:54
Disc 16
    June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part two:
* "Around and Around" (Berry) – 6:16
* "Dark Star" > (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Ron McKernan, Weir, Hunter) – 26:37
* "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:34
* "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:04
* "Truckin'" (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 7:53
* "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:51
Disc 17
    June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – third set:
* "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan) – 8:12
* "That's All Right" (Arthur Crudup) – 12:52
* "Promised Land" (Berry) – 4:49
* "Not Fade Away" > (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 11:27
* "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 10:36
* "Drums" > (Kreutzmann) – 5:52
* "Not Fade Away" (Petty, Hardin) – 3:33
* "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 3:18

## Personnel

Grateful Dead
* Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
* Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
* Phil Lesh – bass guitar, vocals
* Bill Kreutzmann – drums
* Keith Godchaux – keyboards
* Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
Additional musicians
* Dickey Betts – guitar – June 10, 1973 third set
* Butch Trucks – drums – June 10, 1973 third set
Production
* Produced by Grateful Dead
* Produced for release by David Lemieux
* Mastering: Jeffrey Norman
* Recording: Kidd Candelario, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Owsley Stanley
* Tape to digital transfers and speed correction: John K. Chester, Jamie Howarth – Plangent Processes
* Artwork, package design: Masaki Koike
* Liner notes: Ray Robertson, The Owsley Stanley Foundation, David Lemieux