Grateful Dead

When was the first show at alpine valley, just curious. love watching ":THAT 70'S SHOW" and since the show is set in WI, i was wondering why they never made an episode featuring the gang heading to a dead show at AV. nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile

no shows. would have to wait for That 80's Show ;) first one i know of was summer of '80, coming up soon in this topic (20-something of August)

Cheers for the knowledge, aud --I'll bet that CSNY gig was indeed quaLOLity, especially under the circumstances. Now I'm left to wonder what it must've been like trying to chase the band around the country during the oil embargo, when finding a filling station open for business was a tricky thing hereabouts... Anyway gypsy, a pretty well-indexed resource for answering questions of the kind that you ask is to: --go to deadlists.com and either "browse by year" using the pulldown at upper left or just enter a specific date in the "quick date" box (in this instance, 8/7/82), and then... --when the information for that show date comes up, the venue name at the top is a hotlink; click that, and you'll get a menu of all shows played at that particular venue --works like magic! :D

wow man, u are blowing my mind. i was going to post the other day about how folks in the times of the great gas shortage of the '70's made it from show to show!!!! we are truly connnected.. nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile

"We were dealing with stuff like telepathy on a daily basis..." --Bob Weir, reflecting on the experience of falling in with Kesey, Cassady & Co., as quoted in Blair Jackson's outtakes from Garcia: An American Life, Chapter 5 (accessible at blairjackson.com); it still applies Well, the embargo was imposed in October of '73 and lifted in the following March, but pump prices remained high thereafter --just about double what they'd been before the embargo, depending upon locale ("most massive transfer of wealth in recorded human history," etc.). Plus, a lot of filling stations simply couldn't keep a supply of it --if they could get one in the first place. The historical record indicates that the band did a total of 27 shows at both ends of the country and several points in between during the span of time running from late October of '73 to the end of the year (and no New Year's run at the end of '73 --hmmm). In the new year, they only played four shows (three Winterland, one Cow Palace) before 12th May of '74, by which time the embargo had been lifted but the die well and truly cast nonetheless. March of '74 also had ushered in the Wall of Sound, which as we've been told was so enormous and required so much set-up work that two full kits of it were sent out on the road --with crews-- and while the band would be playing in one town, the other complement of gear and its crew would be trucking off to the next one and setting up there, and the two teams would leapfrog their way thru an extended run of shows. Also as we know, the whole thing eventually was abandoned as overly cumbersome from a labor-and-logistics standpoint and as cost-prohibitive to boot, so there at least must be a correlative thing going on here if not actual causation --and in any case, the band would be on a punctuated sabbatical of exactly eighteen months' duration by late October of that year. Things got really bad in '79, too --more so skyrocketing pump prices, as I recollect it, than stations simply running out of it and incapable of resupplying, as had been the case in '74 (in much of the country, at any rate; California for one had to go to rationing in '79). It really came down hard in May, during which the band were off the road after the first two weeks. No shows after that until three in the northwest at the end of June, nothing after 1st July until three at Red Rocks/McNichols in mid-August, and then another pause before a tour beginning on the East Coast on 31st August. And so there you have it. Whatever the actual impact on the band's touring decisions --and it's well worth noting that upwardly spiraling transportation costs cut immediately into prospective concertgoers' available discretionary funds for tickets, travel and lodging-- the fact remains that while it could be argued that they may have succeeded in slowing it down, neither OPEC nor even the Ayatollah could stop rock 'n' roll.

you get an A+ on that little essay. i was actually thinking bout the deadheads themselves. certainly only one who was on the road during that period could give us another glimpse at touring from that standpoint. i wonder how many missed shows because of stations beging closed or using the "odd/even" license plate rule(remember that?) thanks for that thourogh post. good job!! nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1982, the Grateful Dead played the Alpine Valley Music Theater in E. Troy, WI.

mythical and gypsy soul It has been my perception that the real hardcore touring was more something that started to grow in the late 70's and got really big in the 80's and 90's. Yeah, people traveled a long way to see shows, but not to one after another across the country. I could be wrong, but don't think I am. There are others out there that know more about this than me. Any thoughts or memories? Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) Walt Whitman-Song of Myself

Somehow it just seems fitting that on this day in Grateful Dead history, there were no Grateful Dead shows. I'll miss you forever, Jer.

I agree with aud. It is fitting. Boy o boy, I still miss him like the dickens. "Whiskey in the Jar" gets played alot on this day. and Visions and She Belongs To Me... and a whole lot more. Peace to all on this day. “The Omnipotent Grateful Dead!”

I miss you Jerry.You brought me so many smiles and so much joy and happiness for so many years. Thank You. Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) Walt Whitman-Song of Myself

This day 95. Saddest day in Deadhead History, one of the saddest days in my life. I miss you and think of you everyday.

Couple of quotes that caught my eye To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Thomas Campbell What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller BROKEN CHAIN “Little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone; for part of us went with you the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide, and though we cannot see you, you are always by our side. Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.” RIP JERRY

Jerry my Brother, I too suffered the long road. You brought me so much peace before I could let go of the madness. When I finally surrendered, you where there wailing away and carrying me home once more. I have never forgotten what its like, and wont ever. My young ones even know uncle Jerry. My wife is converted, she has her own trip and spins her own way. Cant change the past, just look back and smile, we are all part of that unbroken chain. God bless you and your family my brother...Goin down the road feelin bad....just for today....ONE DAY AT A TIME...

today 8/9/2007 need I say any more MISS YOU BUDDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thinking of you, Jerry, on this fateful day....you're alive in our hearts and in our minds. Let there be songs to fill the air!

Somewhere out there in another dimension I know you are sittin, strummin, laughin, and happy and I want you to know you will always be missed. Someday we too will get on the last bus outa here, the one that truly does stop at furthur... and I hope wherever that is... is where I'm going someday too! And with that... my most favorite song and most favorite lyrics from that song..... "Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world. The heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own. Wake now discover that you are the song that the morning brings. But the heart has its seasons, its evenin's and songs of its owns." hunter and garcia I MISS YOU JERRY!!!!!! P&L marshajmellow

Rest in Peace. You deserve nothing less after all the joy and love you and your music gave to so many of us. You may have left us in the physical sense, but your spirit and music continues to live within us. I find it amazing that there were no shows on this date. Just curious, how many "dark" days were there. Given the sheer number of shows, I would think there wouldn't be too many. BTW, thanks Aud for this feature, I really enjoy it.

If I think about it too much I can send myself spinning back to that day and feel that emptiness all over again. I still go to a lot of concetrts, but I will never have that feeling of anticipation before every set, every show and every song again.

Will never forget the Music and the Magic....... I miss it dearly. Peace to all you fellow travelers who helped to make "IT" happen. Someday we shall be there again! And thank you Jerry........

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played the rooftop of the Chelsea Hotel in New York City. - In 1982, the Grateful Dead played the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. ...and in 1995, I woke up in a cold sweat thinking it was all a dream. Damnit.

Love you Jerry and miss you. What an impact your work had and still has on my life. Good in EVERY WAY.

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, MI. - In 1987, the Grateful Dead played the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO. Good Playin>China Doll right before Drums.

Today is August 12. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane played the Fillmore West in San Francisco, CA. - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, MI. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, CA. Nice Bird Song. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO. [So Many Roads – Estimated Prophet] - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, UT. - In 1987, the Grateful Dead played Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played the Cal Expo Ampitheater in Sacramento, CA. Pretty good show, with a nice China>Rider. - In 1995, fans gather at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park for a mass wake; surviving band and family members share their memories of Garcia

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played the West Park in Ann Arbor, MI. - In 1975, the Grateful Dead played the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. [One from the Vault] - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, CO. - In 1984, your intrepid reporter’s son, Josh, was born. 23!!! - In 1987, the Grateful Dead played Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played the Cal Expo Amphitheater in Sacramento, CA. Very good show. Thanks to to pointing this one out

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played the BCT in Berkeley, CA. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, CO. Originally scheduled for Red Rocks, these were moved because of weather. Gee, what a shock. Rain at the Rocks - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played the Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle, WA. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played the Cal Expo Amphitheater in Sacramento, CA. Happy birthday, David Crosby

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played the BCT in Berkeley, CA. - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played the Portland Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR. - In 1987, the Grateful Dead played Town Park in Telluride, CO.

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played Woodstock. Good Dark Star. This a better show than the band thought… - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Mississippi River Festival in Edwardsville, IL - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played McArthur Court in Eugene, OR. - In 1987, the Grateful Dead played Town Park in Telluride, CO. Brokedown has a double start when Garcia forgets where he is. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played a great show at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. Great Jack Straw>Bertha and Dark Star>Promised Land in the first set. Good Scarlet>Victim>Fire in the second.

In 1987, the Grateful Dead played Town Park in Telluride, CO. Brokedown has a double start when Garcia forgets where he is. About sums up the entire weekend --two days of energy-sapping sunshine at extreme altitude, pervasive equipment weirdness and nothing ever really quite going off. Grinning and rolling his eyes at me from the stage, Jer understood...

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played the Greek Theater in Berkeley. This was the last Greek Theater run for the band. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played a nice show at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. Great H>S>F to open the show.

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played the American Legion Hall in Lake Tahoe. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. - In 1987, the Grateful Dead played Compton Terrace in Chandler, AZ. - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played a Rex Benefit at the Greek in Berkeley. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead closed out their run at Shoreline.

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Uptown Theater in Chicago, IL. - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played their final show at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA. Colossal Other One. So big in fact, that the Cal Berkeley folks said, "Okay, that's it. No more Dead shows at the Greek. They'll never top THAT."

>- In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Uptown Theater in Chicago, IL. This was my second show and my brother's first. I still didn't get it until about a year later when I ran into the band on a rainy Saturday night in Paris. Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home...

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played the Aqua Theater in Seattle, WA. Nice Dark Star>Cosmic Charlie. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the Civic Auditorium in San Jose, CA. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Uptown Theater in Chicago. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played the Frost Amphitheater in Palo Alto, CA. - In 1987, the Grateful Dead played a decent show at the Park West Ski Resort outside Salt Lake City, Utah.

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the BCT in Berkeley, CA. Very nice Dark Star. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Uptown Theater in Chicago, IL. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played the Frost Amphitheater in Palo Alto, CA. - In 1993, the Grateful Dead played Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR.

On the date of August 20th, 2007, the hysterics & ironic occured, & it just keeps netting worse! Rhinoceros's were allegedly accused of interloping with the daily bread of all those who would have made the once & past record label king. Alas, also, to mute manners worse, monetary items are the probable causation. Witnesses say that above the Purple Majesty, there was a brilliant darkness swooping all underneath the MP3 files, & that soon all should become dust. Oh, well, just goes to shop...

Today is August 22. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the BCT in Berkeley, CA. - In 1987, the Grateful Dead played Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angel's Camp, CA. Carlos Santana sat in on the first set. - In 1993, the Grateful Dead played Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR. Everyone there said the Franklin's with the setting sun behind the stadium was the big moment. Happy (60th!) Donna Jean!

Today is August 22. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. Killer Show!

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, another show at the Shrine Auditorium in LA. [Two from the Vault] - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played the Vancouver Pop Festival at Paradise Valley Resort in Squamish, BC. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. [Dick's Picks 35] - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played a strong show at the BCT. Excellent Dark Star>Dew. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Grand Center in Grand Rapids, MI. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played Boreal Ridge Ski Resort in Donner's Summit, CA. Nominee #1 for worst show ever.

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, CA. - In 1993, the Grateful Dead played Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountainview, CA.

On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played the King's Beach Bowl in Lake Taho, CA - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played Gaelic Park in the Bronx. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played the Portland Memorial Coliseum. - In 1988, the Grateful Dead played 's favorite show at the Tacoma Dome in Washington. - In 1993, the Grateful Dead played Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountaiview, CA.

that Tacoma comment highlights kind of an inside Well joke, where there was a legendarily bad time had by all. his login id there (which we use the angle brackets for) is (dam)

Today is August 28. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the IDES Hall in Pescadero, CA. - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played Lindley Meadows in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for Chocolate George's funeral. - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played the Family Dog at the Great Highway in San Francisco. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played The Club in Los Angeles. - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played the Arena in Long Beach, CA. Very good Shakedown and a good Spanish Jam>Truckin. - In 1982, the Grateful Dead played the Oregon County Fair Site in Veneta, OR, insulting the memory of 8/27/72. - In 1988, the Grateful Dead played Autzen Stadium in Eugene, OR with Jimmy Cliff and Robert Cray.

Today is August 29. And on this date in Deadhead history: - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played the Family Dog at Great Highway in San Francisco. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played The Club in Los Angeles - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. - In 1982, the Grateful Dead played the Seattle Center Coliseum in Seattle, WA. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played the Silva Hall in the Hult Center in Eugene, OR.

Today is August 30. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West. - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played the Family Dog at Great Highway. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played the KQED studios in San Francisco. - In 1978, the Grateful Dead played a pretty good show at Red Rocks in Morrison, CO. Breakout of "If I Had The World To Give." - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played The Spectrum in Philadelphia. - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played Compton Terrace in Chandler, AZ. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played the Hult Center in Eugene. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played the Southern Star Amphitheater in Houston.

Today is August 31. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. - In 1978, the Grateful Dead played Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO. First Shakedown. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played Glens Falls, NY. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Cap Center in Landover, MD. Excellent Uncle Johns>Sailor>Saint>Comes A Time>Truckin'. - In 1981, the Grateful Dead played the Aladdin Theater in Las Vegas. Good Sailor>Saint>Scarlet>Fire. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played the Hult Center in Eugene, OR. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played Manor Downs in Austin, TX.

Today is September 1. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1965, the Warlocks played The In Room in Belmont, CA. The band played there five nights a week for six weeks. - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Fillmore West in San Francisco. - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco for a benefit for the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic. - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played the Baton Rouge International Speedway in Prairieville, LA. Solid Dark Star. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played Holleder Stadium in Rochester, NY.

Today is September 2. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the La Dolphine in Hillsborough, CA....a debutante dance. - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played Betty Nelson's Farm in Sultan, WA. Good Dark Star. - In 1978, the Grateful Dead played Giants Stadium in E. Rutherford, NJ. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played the Civic Center in Augusta, ME. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the War Memorial Auditorium in Rochester, NY. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played the BSU Pavilion in Boise, ID. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played the Zoo Amphitheater in Oklahoma City, OK - In 1988, the Grateful Dead played the Cap Centre in Landover, MD.

Today is September 3. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played the Dance Hall in Rio Nido, CA. Extremely long Midnight Hour. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played Folsom Field in Boulder, CO. Three sets. - In 1977, the Grateful Dead played a fantastic show at Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ. Whatta day that was [Dicks Picks 15] - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played the Springfield Civic Center. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played a nice show at the Starlight Theater in Kansas City, MO. The second set is great. Cryptical>Other One>Eyes, Don't Need Love, D>S>Nobody's Fault>Truckin>Smokestack>Comes A Time>Lovelight. Baby Blue. - In 1988, the Grateful Dead played the Cap Centre in Landover, MD. Ripple 2nd encore for a Make-A-Wish attendee.