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:


 * 1) "Promised Land" (Chuck Berry) – 3:48
 * 2) "Deal" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:11
 * 3) "Mexicali Blues" (Bob Weir, John Perry Barlow) – 3:56
 * 4) "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:49
 * 5) "Box of Rain" (Phil Lesh, Hunter) – 5:35
 * 6) "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:55
 * 7) "Beat It On Down the Line" (Jesse Fuller) – 3:32
 * 8) "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:44
 * 9) "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:50
 * 10) "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) – 5:18
 * 11) "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:03
 * 12) "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:49
 * 13) "Don't Ease Me In" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 3:40
 * 14) "Around and Around" (Berry) – 4:41

Disc 2
 * May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – second set:


 * 1) "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:12
 * 2) "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 5:10
 * 3) "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:22
 * 4) "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:01
 * 5) "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:36
 * 6) "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:36
 * 7) "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:37
 * 8) "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Mickey Hart, Hunter) – 29:10

Disc 3
 * May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – third set, part one:


 * 1) "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:16
 * 2) "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:50
 * 3) "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:28
 * May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – encore:


 * 1) "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:42

Disc 4
 * May 13, 1973 – Iowa State Fairgrounds – third set, part two:


 * 1) "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:38
 * 2) "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 13:23
 * 3) "The Other One" > (Weir, Bill Kreutzmann) – 19:07
 * 4) "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 16:04
 * 5) "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:20
 * 6) "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:29

Disc 5
 * May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – first set:


 * 1) "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:14
 * 2) "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:15
 * 3) "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:07
 * 4) "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:49
 * 5) "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 6:55
 * 6) "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:07
 * 7) "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins) – 3:03
 * 8) "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
 * 9) "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:33
 * 10) "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:15
 * 11) "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:39
 * 12) "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 19:29

Disc 6
 * May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – second set:


 * 1) "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:37
 * 2) "Brown-Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:40
 * 3) "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:06
 * 4) "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:30
 * 5) "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:17
 * 6) "Big Railroad Blues" (Noah Lewis, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:14
 * 7) "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:04
 * 8) "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:31
 * 9) "Big River" (Cash) – 4:57
 * 10) "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:00
 * 11) "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:23
 * 12) "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:58

Disc 7
 * May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – third set:


 * 1) "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 9:04
 * 2) "Jam" > (Grateful Dead) – 11:16
 * 3) "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 10:37
 * 4) "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:12
 * 5) "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:11
 * 6) "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 10:14
 * May 20, 1973 – Campus Stadium – encore:


 * 1) "Johnny B. Goode" (Berry) – 4:01

Disc 8
 * May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – first set:


 * 1) "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:26
 * 2) "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:17
 * 3) "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:07
 * 4) "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:53
 * 5) "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:42
 * 6) "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:57
 * 7) "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 3:57
 * 8) "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:40
 * 9) "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:34
 * 10) "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:33
 * 11) "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 17:04

Disc 9
 * May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – second set:


 * 1) "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:26
 * 2) "El Paso" (Robbins) – 5:04
 * 3) "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:10
 * 4) "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:41
 * 5) "You Ain't Woman Enough" (Loretta Lynn) – 3:41
 * 6) "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 3:28
 * 7) "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:27
 * 8) "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 7:37
 * 9) "Big River" (Cash) – 5:29
 * 10) "Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:19
 * 11) "Around and Around" (Berry) – 5:51
 * May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – third set, part one:


 * 1) "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:44
 * 2) "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:08

Disc 10
 * May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – third set, part two:


 * 1) "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:12
 * 2) "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 9:05
 * 3) "The Other One" > (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 17:32
 * 4) "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 13:41
 * 5) "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:38
 * 6) "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:11
 * May 26, 1973 – Kezar Stadium – encore:


 * 1) "Casey Jones" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:04

Disc 11
 * June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set:


 * 1) "Promised Land" (Berry) – 3:24
 * 2) "Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:04
 * 3) "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 7:12
 * 4) "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:53
 * 5) "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:07
 * 6) "Loose Lucy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:43
 * 7) "Mexicali Blues" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:11
 * 8) "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:46
 * 9) "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:56
 * 10) "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:39
 * 11) "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:24
 * 12) "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:48
 * 13) "Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:05

Disc 12
 * June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part one:


 * 1) "Greatest Story Ever Told" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:42
 * 2) "China Cat Sunflower" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:52
 * 3) "I Know You Rider" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 6:14
 * 4) "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:20
 * 5) "Truckin'" > (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 12:33
 * 6) "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 22:43

Disc 13
 * June 9, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part two:


 * 1) "Loser" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:02
 * 2) "Me and My Uncle" (Phillips) – 3:38
 * 3) "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:12
 * 4) "Big River" (Cash) – 5:08
 * 5) "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:28
 * 6) "China Doll" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:42
 * 7) "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 8:29

Disc 14
 * June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set, part one:


 * 1) "Morning Dew" (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose) – 11:55
 * 2) "Beat It On Down the Line" (Fuller) – 3:41
 * 3) "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:59
 * 4) "Jack Straw" (Weir, Hunter) – 5:30
 * 5) "Wave That Flag" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:14
 * 6) "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:03
 * 7) "Box of Rain" (Lesh, Hunter) – 5:12
 * 8) "They Love Each Other" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:23
 * 9) "The Race Is On" (Rollins) – 3:34
 * 10) "Row Jimmy" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:36
 * 11) "El Paso" (Robbins) – 4:34

Disc 15
 * June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – first set, part two:


 * 1) "Bird Song" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:08
 * 2) "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 18:01
 * June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part one:


 * 1) "Eyes of the World" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 22:06
 * 2) "Stella Blue" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:14
 * 3) "Big River" (Cash) – 5:17
 * 4) "Here Comes Sunshine" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:54

Disc 16
 * June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – second set, part two:


 * 1) "Around and Around" (Berry) – 6:16
 * 2) "Dark Star" > (Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, Ron McKernan, Weir, Hunter) – 26:37
 * 3) "He's Gone" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 14:34
 * 4) "Wharf Rat" > (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:04
 * 5) "Truckin'" (Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 7:53
 * 6) "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter) – 9:51

Disc 17
 * June 10, 1973 – Robert F. Kennedy Stadium – third set:


 * 1) "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Bob Dylan) – 8:12
 * 2) "That's All Right" (Arthur Crudup) – 12:52
 * 3) "Promised Land" (Berry) – 4:49
 * 4) "Not Fade Away" > (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) – 11:27
 * 5) "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 10:36
 * 6) "Drums" > (Kreutzmann) – 5:52
 * 7) "Not Fade Away" (Petty, Hardin) – 3:33
 * 8) "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