They say you never forget your first Grateful Dead show. Mine was November 11, 1985. They opened the first set with “Walking the Dog.” I was seventeen years old, stoned and drunk, sitting in a section ...

In April of 1978, the Grateful Dead rolled into Duke University inside a pair of black limousines to deliver a blistering four-hour show marked by goofiness, spectacle and rare moments of flash — most ...

The longest, strangest trip embarked upon by a rock ’n’ roll band ended 30 years ago this week at Soldier Field. On Sunday, July 9, 1995, the Grateful Dead played what would be its final concert with ...

Thirty years ago today, a sold-out crowd enjoyed a Grateful Dead concert at Soldier Field in Chicago, not realizing it would be the end of an era for the beloved band. Exactly one month later, lead ...

The Grateful Dead will forever be associated with San Francisco, the epicenter of the ’60s hippie movement in which the band did indeed play a prominent role during its less-than-two-year stay at 710 ...

The death Saturday of Grateful Dead singer, guitarist and co-founder Bob Weir came 36 years after the fabled San Francisco band performed its final San Diego concert in 1993 and 27 years after he ...

It's not a matter of opinion, but an undebatable fact that the Grateful Dead are among the greatest live acts in music history. Known for their seemingly endless improvisation and seamless transitions ...

Tens of thousands of Grateful Dead fans converged upon San Francisco last week to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Bay Area psychedelic rock pioneers' first show at Magoo's Pizza in Menlo Park.

From Pigpen's "One More Saturday Night" in 1973 to Bob Weir's "Touch of Grey" in 2025, the last onstage moment of every Dead member was captured on tape ...