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!

Today's Song
He's Gone>Truckin'>Drums>The Other One>Stella Blue
Hint:
A second set jam sequence that is about as classic from this era/year as it gets, featuring songs from 1967, 1970, and a double dose of 1972. We always try to go out with a bang during 30 Days Of Dead, and this certainly fits the bill
day30_nESNvWbPtWdiCwn_gone_blue.mp3
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1152 comments

  • Zetroc
    5 days 4 hours ago
    Spreadsheet

    Hi,
    I'd appreciate your updated 30 days spreadsheet.
    thanks for sharing each year!
    scryan@arizona.edu

  • driftin and dreamin
    5 days 4 hours ago
    When I had no wings to fly

    Wow this might be "THE" Version

  • driftin and dreamin
    5 days 4 hours ago
    Congrats!

    Its a labor of love and fun, but it does not hurt to get a lil something something as a cherry on top.

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    sivia
    5 days 4 hours ago
    It just goes to show...

    Wow!! I never win anything, but I woke up this morning to find I had won a calendar! Many thanks to Dave and the lovely dead fam on here - it's truly the high point of my year to take these deep dives. This was a sweet thing to see at a time in my life when I really need a lift.

  • moribundjt
    5 days 6 hours ago
    DoD Past

    As ole @Wackaloon suggested, send me a message with your email here and I can send you the link to the tracker since links aren't allowed here.

Yesterday's answer...
Indianapolis, IN, Market Square Arena
The two tours that surrounded the Fall Tour of 1976 (Summer 1976's comeback tour, and Spring 1977's tour of excellence) often overshadow this tour, but there are many great nights from September and early October 1976, including this great show in Indianapolis
Yesterday's Winner...
Jonathan
Grand Rapids
MI

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