Grateful Dead

Today is October 24. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played Winterland Arena in San Francisco. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played Easttown Theater in Detroit, MI. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the Milwaukee Performing Arts Center. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played the Springfield Civic Center in Massachusetts. - In 1990, the Grateful Dead played the Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany.

Today is October 23. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played McDonough Arena on Georgetown's campus in Washington, D.C. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played Easttown Theatre in Detroit, MI - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee, WI - In 1973, the Grateful Dead played Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, MI. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played Radio City Music Hall in New York City. - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, NC.Final California Earthquake, Good Crazy Fingers>Terrapin and a nice Attics encore.

Today is October 25. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played Winterland Arena in San Francisco. - In 1973, the Grateful Dead played a fantastic show at Dane County Coliseum in Madison, WI. The Dark Star>MLB>Dark Star>Eyes is awesome. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New Haven, CT. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played the Sportatorium in Hollywood, FL - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played the Miami Arena in Florida. Good Playin>Uncle John>Playin to open the second set.

Today is October 22. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played Winterland Arena in San Francisco with Big Brother and QMS. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played the Chicago Auditorium Theater. - In 1978, the Grateful Dead finished the From Egypt With Love run at Winterland with Hamza El-Din. Good Scarlet>Fire and a very nice Caution>Mojo jam>GDTRFB. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead began their run at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, NC. - In 1990, the Grateful Dead played the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.

Today is October 21. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1952, Brent Mydland was born. - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. - In 1973, the Grateful Dead played the Civic Auditorium in Omaha, NB. - In 1978, the Grateful Dead played Winterland Arena in San Francisco, CA. Excellent second set with a good Bertha>Good Lovin and a nice Mojo>Other One. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played a great show at the Centrum in Worcester, MA. Great Scarlet>Fire. - In 1988, the Grateful Dead played Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX.

Today is October 20. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA. - In 1974, the Grateful Dead played "The Last One" at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco. Mickey Hart rejoined the band. [The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack] - In 1978, the Grateful Dead resumed their run at Winterland in San Francisco. Good Half Step>Franklin's in the second set. Great Dancin’. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played the Centrum in Worcester, MA. - In 1984, the Grateful Dead played the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. - In 1988, the Grateful Dead played the Summit Arena in Houston. - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played a good show at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Scarlet>Fire>Truckin>Other One Jam. The Other One comes back up out of IWTYH in the second half. First California Earthquake as well. - In 1990, the Grateful Dead played a great show in Berlin at the ICC. Excellent second set with a great Dark Star.

Today is October 18. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played The Bank in Torrance, CA. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played an early and late show at Guthrie Theater at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played Fox Theater in St. Louis, MO. Great Dark Star>Dew. - In 1974, the Grateful Dead played Winterland Arena in San Francisco, CA. Great Morning Dew. [The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack] - In 1978, the Grateful Dead played Winterland Arena in San Francisco, CA. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played an acoustic/electric set at the Saenger Performing Arts Center in New Orleans, LA. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, ME. - In 1984, the Grateful Dead played Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ. - In 1988, the Grateful Dead played Lake Front Arena in New Orleans, LA. Encores of Aiko Aiko and Knockin' On Heaven's Door feature the Neville Brothers and The Bangles. - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played The Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. - In 1994, the Grateful Dead played Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. Help>Slip>Franklin's to open the show.

Today is October 19. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead and Paul Butterfield played the Matrix in San Francisco. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played Guthrie Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN. This was Keith's first show, and the debut of Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw, Mexicali Blues, Comes a Time, One More Saturday Night and Ramble On Rose. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the Fox Theater in St. Louis, MO. - In 1973, the Grateful Dead played a great show at the Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City, OK. Great Dark Star>MLB jam>Dew. [Dick's Picks 19] - In 1974, the Grateful Dead played Winterland in San Francisco, CA. Awesome Eyes of the World and there's a good Big Railroad Blues from this one as well. [The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack] [So Many Roads - Eyes of theWorld] - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played Saenger Performing Arts Center in New Orleans, LA. - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played the Sports Palace in Barcelona, Spain. - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played a great show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. The entire second set, starting out with a great H>S>Frank, Estimated>Eyes and a good Wheel> Mr. Fantasy> Hey Jude Finale>Death Don't> Lovelight is outstanding. - In 1990, the Grateful Dead played the Internationales Congress Centrum in Berlin, Germany. - In 1994, the Grateful Dead played Madison Square Garden in New York for the last time.

Today is October 17. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played San Jose, CA. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the Fox Theater in St. Louis, MO. - In 1974, the Grateful Dead played a great show at Winterland in San Francisco. There's a nice Other One sandwich with a Spanish>Heaven Help Jam filling topped by a beautiful Stella Blue. [The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack] - In 1978, the Grateful Dead played Winterland in San Francisco, beginning their From Egypt With Love run. - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played The Hippodrome in Paris, France. The Truckin>Bird Song opening to the second set is very nice. - In 1982, the Grateful Dead played the Downs of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played a good one at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY. - In 1984, the Grateful Dead played Brendan Byrne Arena in E. Rutherford, NJ. - In 1990, the Grateful Dead played the Grugan Halle in Essen, W. Germany. - In 1994, the Grateful Dead played Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY.

Today is October 16. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1947, Bob Weir was born. - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the Artists Liberation Front Free Festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played the auditorium at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. - In 1974, the Grateful Dead began a pretty nice run at Winterland in San Francisco, CA. [The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack] - In 1977, the Grateful Dead played the Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA. - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played a classic show at the Club Melkweg in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The first set is acoustic and the second set features the first Hully Gully, the first post-Pigpen Lovelight and a very nice GDTRFB>Playin Reprise. - In 1988, the Grateful Dead played the Bayfront Center Arena in St. Petersburg, Fla. - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played the Brendan Byrne Arena in E. Rutherford, NJ. Dark Star shows up again and the following sequence of Playin'>UJB>Playin>D>S>Take You Home>Miracle>Dark Star>Attics>Playin with a Bid You Goodnight encore is at least as strong as the 10/9 show. [Nightfall of Diamonds]