Song
Hell in a Bucket
215 plays · 1983 – 1995
Stats
Peak year
1987
31 plays
Peak era
Late 80s
103 plays
Years in rotation
13
avg 16.5/yr
Usually
Set 1
86% of plays
Show opener
55%
118 of 215
Set 2 opener
10%
22 of 215
Debuted
1983-05-13Last played
1995-06-30Album
In the Dark
1987
Written by
Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow, Brent Mydland
By decade
80s
155
90s
60
Often comes in from
- 18%Bird Song(13×)
- 8%West L.A. Fadeaway(6×)
- 8%Ramble on Rose(6×)
Often leads into
- 32%Sugaree(67×)
- 6%Bertha(12×)
- 5%West L.A. Fadeaway(10×)
Top-rated versions
By Curator Score across all shows that played Hell in a Bucket.
- 1988-07-03Oxford, ME · Oxford Plains Speedway62
- 1987-09-18New York, NY · Madison Square Garden60
- 1987-07-12East Rutherford, NJ · Giants Stadium (Meadowlands Sports Complex)55
- 1985-04-28Palo Alto, CA · Frost Amphitheater (Stanford U)49
- 1992-03-20Hamilton, ON · Copps Coliseum48
- 1983-09-11Santa Fe, NM · Santa Fe Downs48
Every time the Curator wrote about it
10 mentions across the listening journal.
Numbers show each show's Curator Score · how it works
Great Hell in a Bucket to start the second set followed up by an early Touch of Grey.
Killer Hell in a Bucket late in the first set which is strange before ending first set with nice Might as Well.
Right off the bat we get that lovely full 90s sound with Hell in a Bucket opener.
This track has become one of my favorite show starters along with Bertha and Hell in a Bucket.
Hell in a Bucket to start and it is an awesome version!
Hell in a Bucket into Bertha which is sort of cool.
Hell in a Bucket to start second set.
Smoking Hell In a bucket to start into Sugaree.
Nice tight Hell in a Bucket to start the second set with a crazy vocal effect for Bob at the end.
Blistering Hell in a Bucket and Cold Rain and Snow to start.
Listen to Hell in a Bucket from 1988-07-03 — official release