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The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. [1] [2] Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelia, [3] [4] the band is famous for improvisation during their live performances, [5] [6] and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads".
The oldest 100,000-crowd show reported to Billboard Boxscore is Grateful Dead at Englishtown's Raceway Park on September 3, 1977, with 107,019 fans. Internationally, 40 paid gigs have surpassed the initial record set by Grateful Dead .
30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965–1995 is a four-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead.It contains 30 songs recorded in concert—one from each of the years 1966 through 1995—plus one song recorded in a 1965 studio session.
In their meandering 30-year career, the Grateful Dead played more than 2,300 shows from Magoo’s Pizza Parlor to the pyramids at Giza, and picking a favorite is like choosing the tastiest Skittle.
The three shows in Chicago were initially announced on January 16, 2015 as the only three Fare Thee Well performances. Tickets were first made available through the Grateful Dead's GDSTOO mail order system.
"Althea" was a key contributing factor to the formation of Dead & Company. Guitarist John Mayer first heard the song in 2011 on Pandora and became infatuated with the Grateful Dead. While guest hosting The Late Late Show in 2015, Mayer invited former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir to appear on the show as a musical guest. The two performed ...
For 30 years, the Grateful Dead were an American musical institution. Born out of a decade of social upheaval and consciousness expanding, the group sparked the creation of an unparalleled sub-culture of loyally devoted enthusiasts. The Grateful Dead inspired thousands of self-proclaimed Deadheads, and Deadheads could record Live tape. [2]
In September and October 1980, the Grateful Dead played a series of concerts that had one set of acoustic music followed by two sets of electric music. The tour included 15 shows at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, two shows at the Saenger Performing Arts Center in New Orleans, and eight shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.