30 Days of Dead

30-days-of-dead-2024

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:
A couple of songs from two consecutive early 1970s albums, with both songs being a big part of the repertoire from their debuts onward
day23_wmzXRhGHGOXeCRc_ramble_grow.mp3
868 comments

  • bluecrow
    6 days 2 hours ago
    From the first seconds

    the era is clear. Great stuff.

    Yes - relisten website is down this morning.

  • Default Avatar
    jeff4682
    6 days 3 hours ago
    RELISTEN app down AGAIN?

    Didn’t need it today, but I’m having trouble with RELISTEN again! I checked with a buddy in Florida and one in Philadelphia and it’s not working for them either. Deleted the app on my phone and tried to re-install but that didn’t work. Couldn’t just be me and my buddy in Florida and another friend in Philly…

  • driftin and dreamin
    6 days 3 hours ago
    Hey Now!

    Another power trio today. LOVE LOVE LOVE

  • LeeBob802
    6 days 3 hours ago
    Seems like I've been here before...

    "Seems like I've been here before,
    Fuzzy then and still so obscure, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye, good-bye.
    And I don't want to see anybody cry,
    Meet me some mornin' in the sweet by and by, by and by, by and by."-Born Crossed-Eyed
    30 DoD released songs from today's show, as well as the day before, in past editions. Reminds me of my favorite clue in the comments ever, "Asian Girl Band", though don't remember who wrote it.

  • Ralpho711
    6 days 3 hours ago
    Great stuff

    I got a late start this year, missing the first several days. Hats off to Dave and crew for picking some great selections this year. As others have mentioned, the three song arrangement has really cut down on my search time. I haven't even pulled out DeadBase yet! But the best part about the trio set up is that we are getting so much more music! This is awesome!

Yesterday's answer...
Indianapolis, IN, State Fair Coliseum
China Cat Sunflower and I Know You Rider were joined together in September 1969, and from their first time together it sounded like a natural fit. As the years went on, the Dead developed an intricate, composed jam to join the two, as heard here
Yesterday's Winner...
Howard
Tuxedo
NY

Past Dates

Missed a day? You can go back and grab downloads here.

Enter the Contest

By entering my information, I acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and Official Rules and I agree to receive marketing messages from Grateful Dead (from which I can unsubscribe at any time). No purchase or payment necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. This sweepstakes is offered only to legal residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) who are located in the united states (excluding Puerto Rico) and have reached the age of majority in their state of residence at the time of entry.