Operator

A song by the Grateful Dead, from American Beauty.

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Operator live

• Played 4 times.
• First played Aug 18, 1970 at Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA.
• Last played Nov 8, 1970 at Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, 1699 shows before the band's last show.

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

Operator is one of the songs in the daily Grateful Dead lyric game: one line of a song, three guesses to name it.

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