Grateful Dead

Today is November 4. 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 Longshoreman's Hall in San Francisco. - In 1977, the Grateful Dead played the Cotterrell Gym at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played the Civic Center in Providence, RI. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played the Centrum in Worcester, MA.

Today is November 3. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1984, the Grateful Dead played my nominee for show of the year with a great one at the BCT in Berkeley, CA. Rare "Down in the bottom" in the first set. Nice "It Must've Been The Roses" as well. The second set featured a good "Why Don't We Do It In The Road," "Cumberland>Gloria" and the Uncle John's>Fantasy out of space is very good as well. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played the Polo Grounds in San Francisco for a memorial concert to the late Bill Graham. John Fogerty, CSN&Y, Popper, Joan Baez, Robin Williams, Santana, Jackson Browne, Tracy Chapman all play as well.

Today is October 31. This is one of the stronger days of the year for great Dead shows. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the California Hall in San Francisco. Ken Kesey also held his Acid Test graduation on this date. I believe shuttle buses took people back and forth between the two shows. - In 1967, the Grateful Dead played the 'Trip or Freak' show at Winterland with QMS in San Francisco. - In 1968, Mickey and the Hartbeats played the Matrix in San Francisco. - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played San Jose State University in San Jose. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played two good shows (early and late) at the SUNY-Stonybrook gym in Stonybrook, NY. The early show has a nice Viola Lee>Cumberland>Uncle John's and the late show has a great Cryptical with some excellent playing by Phil and also has a good Good Lovin>St. Stephen>NFA>GDTRFB. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played a famous 60 minutes in Columbus, Ohio. Dark Star>Sugar Mag>Stephen>NFA>GDTRFB>NFA. [Dick's Picks 2] - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. Good Shakedown to open the second set. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead concluded their run at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Standard (but good) acoustic set, nice Franklin's and Fire on the Mountain in set II. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played Marin County Veterans Auditorium in San Rafael, CA. Good H>S>Franklin's to open the second set, also the final St. Stephen of all-time. - In 1984, the Grateful Dead played the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, CA. -In 1985, the Grateful Dead played a good show at Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, SC. Good Werewolves opener and a nice Shakedown in the second set. - In 1990, the Grateful Dead played a good show at Wembley Arena in London, England. Good H>S>Franklin's to open the show, good Scarlet>Fire and a good Werewolves in the second set. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played a great show at Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, CA. Great H>S>Franklin's in the first set, great Scarlet>Fire in the second set. A great Dark Star with Kesey's tribute to Bill Graham follows. Werewolves encore.

Today is November 2. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played the Family Dog at Great Highway in San Francisco. - In 1977, the Grateful Dead played the Seneca College Fieldhouse in Toronto, Canada. Scarlet>Fire Estimated>St. Stephen - In 1979, the Grateful Dead finished up their run at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. - In 1984, the Grateful Dead played a great show at the BCT in Berkeley. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played a good show at the Richmond Coliseum. The Estimated>Uncle John's is good, nice China Doll, good Dew out of Space.

Today is October 30. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, Mickey and the Hartbeats played a fine show at the Matrix in San Francisco. Death Letter Blues, Dark Stars, Other Ones, Death Don't jams, all very good. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead played SUNY-Stonybrook in Stonybrook, NY. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played the Taft Auditorium in Cincinnati - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played Ford Auditorium in Detroit, MI. - In 1973, the Grateful Dead played a great show at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO. This is 's favorite China>Rider of all time, and the Dark Star>Stella>Eyes>WRS in the second set is equally fine. - In 1977, the Grateful Dead played Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played Radio City Music Hall in New York City. - In 1983, the Grateful Dead played Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, CA. - In 1984, the Grateful Dead played the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, CA. - In 1990, the Grateful Dead began a three-night run at Wembley Arena in London. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played a good show at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA.

Today is November 1. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Silver Dollar Fair in Chico, CA. Nice Dark Star. - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played the Family Dog in San Francisco. - In 1970, the Grateful Dead released American Beauty. - In 1971, Hooteroll was released. - In 1973, the Grateful Dead played McGraw Memorial Hall at Northwestern in Evanston, IL. - In 1977, the Grateful Dead played the Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played the Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. Terrific Scarlet>Fire. - In 1981, Bobby and the Midnites was released. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played a great show at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA. The second set is great. Comes A Time, Sailor>Saint split by D>S, She Belongs to Me. [Dick’s Picks 21] - In 1990, the Grateful Dead played the Wembley Arena in London, England. - In 1991, Infrared Roses was released. - In 1993, the first Dick’s Picks was released.

Today is October 27. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played Onondaga War Memorial Auditorium in Syracuse, NY. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio. - In 1973, the Grateful Dead played the State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played the Cape Cod Coliseum in South Yarmouth, MA. One of the best shows of the year, the second set features a great Dancin'>Franklin's and has a nice He's Gone>Caution>Other One. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY - In 1984, the Grateful Dead played the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, CA. This is a terrfic run and saw the birth of the tapers section. - In 1990, the Grateful Dead played the Zenith in Paris. Good China>Rider. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played the Oakland-Alemeda County Coliseum. Carlos Santana and Gary Duncan sat in on Iko>Mona in the second set. It's the final version of Mona...and the first time it was played since 3/25/72.

Today is October 26. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1966, the Grateful Dead played the North Face Ski Shop in San Francisco. - In 1969, the Grateful Dead played Winterland in San Francisco. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played The Palestra at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the Cincinnati Music Hall. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played Radio City Music Hall in New York City. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played the Sun Dome at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. - In 1989, the Grateful Dead played one of their best shows of the year at Miami Arena in Florida. Excellent Estimated>Blow Away to open the second set. Dark Star. Great show.

Today is October 29. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1968, the Grateful Dead played the Matrix in San Francisco. - In 1971, the Grateful Dead played the Allan Theater in Cleveland, Ohio. - In 1973, the Grateful Dead played a good one at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO. The Eyes>China Doll in the first set is excellent. The Truckin>Other One>Wharf>Sugar>Casey is terrific. - In 1977, the Grateful Dead played a good show at the Field House in DeKalb, IL at NIU. Excellent Bertha>Good Lovin, very good Estimated>Eyes followed by a very spacey jam into a Stephen>NFA>Peter>Sugar Mag to close. - In 1980, the Grateful Dead played Radio City Music Hall in New York City. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played the Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA. Good Half Step>Franklins to open the second set.

Today is October 28. On this date in Deadhead history: - In 1972, the Grateful Dead played the Public Hall in Cleveland. - In 1977, the Grateful Dead played the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS. - In 1979, the Grateful Dead played another great show at Cape Cod Coliseum in South Yarmouth, MA. Great show. Another great Franklin's Tower. - In 1984, the Grateful Dead played the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, CA. - In 1985, the Grateful Dead played the Fox Theater in Atlanta. 'Kansas City' is dedicated the World Series champion KC Royals. - In 1990, the Grateful Dead played the Zenith in Paris, France. Good Eyes>Estimated>Uncle John's. - In 1991, the Grateful Dead played the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA.