30 Days of Dead

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It's a Dead Head's most wonderful time of the year! Welcome to another 30 days of unreleased Grateful Dead tracks from the vault, one for every day of the month, selected by archivist and producer David Lemieux. The tracks are yours, 100% free gua-ran-teed, but the real fun is taking part in the challenge for the chance to win some sweet swag from the Dead.

Those of you who know what to do, feel free to skip right on ahead. For those of you who need a refresher, here's the drill:

You know your Ables from your Bakers from your C's, but can your finely tuned ears differentiate the cosmic "comeback" tour from a spacey 70s show? Each day we'll post a song from one of the Dead's coveted shows. Will it be from that magical night at Madison Square Garden in '93 or from way back when they were just starting to warm it up at Winterland? Is that Pigpen's harmonica we hear? Brent on keys? If you think you know, lob your answer in and you just might find yourself taking home our daily prize of a 2025 Grateful Dead wall calendar or the grand prize – a copy of limited, numbered, FRIEND OF THE DEVILS: APRIL '78 boxed set!

Hint:
The penultimate song of the night from the Dead's penultimate show at this classic venue, where they played more than four dozen times
day28_XgWAyFAjeSHDaAQ_saturday_philadelphia.mp3
1040 comments

  • smallz
    24 minutes 4 seconds ago
    Thanks

    that's all I was saying. still grateful either way though, DL! Happy Thanksgiving everyone :)

  • MindLeftBody11
    38 minutes 2 seconds ago
    Voices echo . . .

    Knew the answer upon reading the hint for I was in the building this night. So thankful looking back on what came before, what came after. A wonderful run of shows in a wonderful city in a funky old venue I adored.

    Happy Thanksgiving my friends. Grateful for this crew, this 30 days we commune together. May your day be filled with all the things you love. Peace.

  • FredHead-NY
    2 hours 4 minutes ago
    Hints Galore

    That's for sure. Thanks! Now I can help the missus in the kitchen.

  • Andy Emparan
    2 hours 53 minutes ago
    Happy Birthday

    Thanks

    Much Appreciated !

    Peace Æ

  • deadheadned
    3 hours 11 minutes ago
    a hint for sure

    more like a golden platter !

    i give thanks again for having lived to see the band since Keith & Donna, thru to Brent & Vince and always giving thanks for having experienced Phil & Jerry.

    indescribably grateful for our 30Days community, such a respite from the negative energy in the world. and by that i mean all y'all !

    i'm extremely grateful for Dave and crew, for creating this experience that we share together.

    and here's wishing all of you all the best for this day of being grateful.

    peace.

Yesterday's answer...
Providence, RI, Providence Civic Center
From 1978, 1977, and 1973, respectively, all three of these songs land on many people's Top 20 Grateful Dead songs list.
Yesterday's Winner...
Rock
Malaga
NJ

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