Franklin's Tower

A song by the Grateful Dead, from Blues for Allah.

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Franklin's Tower live

• Played 221 times.
• First played Jun 17, 1975 at Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA.
• Last played Jun 22, 1995 at Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY, 10 shows before the band's last show.

Live stats per setlist.fm, as of Oct 27, 2026.

How hard is it to guess from the lyric?

100% of players named Franklin's Tower in the daily Grateful Dead lyric game, and 48% got it from the first lyric. It ranks #14 hardest of 15 Grateful Dead songs played so far.

Dead puzzle #9, Oct 13, 2026. The first lyric was “Like four lean hounds” Play it →

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