The Grateful Dead’s December 9, 1989 performance at the Great Western Forum Source: Don’s Pick: Great Western Forum on December 9, 1989
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The Grateful Dead Live: December 5, 1981 at Market Square Arena — A Night of Pure, Unfiltered Musical Fire Source: Don’s Pick: December 5, 1981 at Market Square Arena
The Grateful Dead Live: November 30, 1979 – Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA Every Song Played Is the Live Version The Grateful Dead’s 1979 fall tour captured the band at a unique crossroads — blending the tight, polished sound of their late ’70s era with the expansive improvisation and cosmic exploration that defined their live performances.
Don’s Pick: A Journey Back to ’69 – Unearths a Gem from the Dawn of the Dead Source: Don’s Pick: Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, California, on January 26, 1969
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Every Song Played Is the Live Version — Always.. Some shows in the long, winding history of the Grateful Dead rise above the rest — nights when the band’s chemistry, confidence, and cosmic energy all align perfectly. November 4, 1977, at Cotterell Court, Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, is one of those timeless evenings.
Every Song Played Is the Live Version By the fall of 1989, The Grateful Dead were experiencing a creative renaissance. With Jerry Garcia revitalized and the band firing on all cylinders, their performances had reached a new level of cohesion and daring. On October 26, 1989, at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida, the Dead
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Tonight’s “Don’s Pick” Radio Show Preview! There are Grateful Dead shows—and then there are the moments etched permanently into the mythology of live music. Halloween 1980 at Radio City Music Hall sits high on that mountain. A venue as grand as New York’s iconic musical palace became the playground for a band that lived and
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Where every song played is a live version — every jam, every encore, every heartbeat of the music lives on. At The Grateful Dead Live, we don’t play studio cuts. Every track you hear is the live version — the real thing, in all its raw, unpredictable, transcendent glory. It’s how the Grateful Dead lived,
The Grateful Dead Live There’s nothing quite like experiencing the Grateful Dead live—and at Dead Set Live, every song played is the live version. No studio polish, no edits, just the raw, improvisational magic that defined one of the most influential bands in rock history. Tonight, we spotlight a rare and unforgettable performance: the Grateful
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In the long, winding history of the Grateful Dead, a few shows stand apart—not just as great performances, but as moments where the legend deepened and the unexpected unfolded in real time. October 8, 1989, at the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia, is one of those shows. Billed cryptically as “Formerly the Warlocks,” the band’s return
