Friend of the Devil

A song by the Grateful Dead, from American Beauty.

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Friend of the Devil live

• Played 311 times.
• First played Mar 20, 1970 at Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY.
• Last played Jun 24, 1995 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, DC, 9 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?

99% of players named Friend of the Devil in the daily Grateful Dead lyric game, and 92% got it from the first lyric. It ranks #13 hardest of 15 Grateful Dead songs played so far.

Dead puzzle #2, Oct 6, 2026. The first lyric was “Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night” Play it →

More songs from American Beauty

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• Box of Rain
• Brokedown Palace
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