June 4-7, 1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA: Grateful Dead/New Riders Of...
In this century, fans reflect upon Grateful Dead shows as a function of the surviving recordings. Thinly attended shows in out-of-the-way places have become legendary thanks to an amazing recording,...
View ArticleSeptember 6, 1969 Family Dog on The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA:...
This cryptical listing in the underground paper San Francisco Good Times, from Thursday, September 5, 1969, was the only published hint that the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane would play the...
View ArticleHalloween Weekend 1969: Loma Prieta Room, San Jose State and Family Dog on...
The Grateful Dead: Halloween Weekend, October 31-November 2, 1969 Over the years, it seemed like a Law Of Nature (or a Federal statute) that the Grateful Dead had to play on Halloween. Skeleton...
View ArticleMay 27, 1973 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA: Allman Brothers...
May 27, 1973 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA: Allman Brothers Band/Grateful Dead/Waylon Jennings/Jerry Jeff Walker (Sunday) Bill Graham Presents--canceledThe biggest rock concert in American...
View ArticleFebruary 3, 1970 Family Dog on The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA:...
The KQED-tv Special A Night At The Family Dog, recorded in February 1970, was released in 2007 February 4, 1970 Family Dog on The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA: Jefferson Airplane/Grateful...
View ArticleMarch 7, 1982 The Saddle Rack, San Jose, CA: Jerry Garcia Band KFAT Fat Fry...
Patrons at the Saddle Rack in San Jose, ca 2001March 7, 1982 The Saddle Rack, San Jose, CA: Jerry Garcia Band KFAT Fat Fry (FM XIX)Melvin Seals played organ in the Jerry Garcia Band from 1981 until...
View ArticleApril 14-15, 17, 1967 The Banana Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA:...
The signature of The Kaleidoscope was its circular posters, eminently collectable today. The venue was supposed to debut on the weekend of April 14-15, 1967, with Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead...
View ArticleDecember 4-7, 1969 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA: Grateful Dead/The...
A Bill Graham Presents flyer with the poster for the December 4-7, 1969 concert at Fillmore West, headlined by the Grateful Dead. On the back was a list of upcoming concerts, including Jefferson...
View ArticleOctober 5, 1968 Civic Auditorium, Sacramento, CA: Turtles/Grateful...
The Sacramento Bee of October 3, 1968, announced that The Turtles had replaced Traffic as the headliner of the concert that included the Grateful Dead and others at the Civic Auditorium on October...
View ArticleJune 15, 1973 Nippert Stadium, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH:...
The Grateful Dead's scheduled show at Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium, planned for June 15, 1973, was canceled the day before. Nice to see Pigpen with the boys, even if he wasn't going to play with them....
View ArticleJerry Garcia Live on KZSU-fm, Stanford University, 1973-89 (KZSU II and FM XV)
The two May '73 Garcia/Saunders shows at Homer's Warehouse were broadcast on KZSU-fmJerry Garcia had a long and storied history as a performing artist, in numerous aggregations, the most famous of...
View ArticleSpecial Guests of The Grateful Dead at The Human Be-In: January 14, 1967 Polo...
Marvin Boxley playing harmonica behind Jerry Garcia, at the Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park's Polo Grounds, on Saturday, January 14, 1967. Boxley can be heard on "Viola Lee Blues."At this seemingly...
View ArticleSeptember 5, 1982 Glen Helen Regional Park, Devore, CA: The US Festival
September 5, 1982 Glen Helen Regional Park, Devore, CA: The US Festival Fleetwood Mac/Jackson Browne/Jimmy Buffet and The Coral Reefer Band/Jerry Jeff Walker/Grateful Dead (Sunday) The US FestivalIn...
View ArticleGrateful Dead in New England 1970-72 (New England I)
The Boston Garden, home to the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins, was also the premier popular music venue in the city. In the early 1970s, the Grateful Dead were still a long way from the Garden.In...
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