Category Archives: 50 Years Of Grateful Dead

Since I really can’t afford the full 80 disc set and I probably don’t have the time to listen to all of it anyway, I’m really glad that the Grateful Dead decided to release a 4 disc highlights set of … Continue reading →

With or without Mickey Hart, I really love this line up of the band. Keith Godchaux is by far my favourite Grateful Dead keyboard player and Donna Godchaux’s harmonies could really add something nice to some of the songs. For … Continue reading →

The very last show from the very best live band in the world. Let’s hope they go out with a bang. With the 4th show being a bit of a let down for me, I’m hoping for something better. They’ve … Continue reading →

After yesterday’s wonderful set 2 most of the fan favourites have been performed by now. If they’re not going to repeat any songs, it will become increasingly difficult to come up with a setlist that’s not disappointing. What do they … Continue reading →

So after the 1965-70 set from the 1st night and the career spanning set from the 2nd night, what is Chicago going to get on their first of 3 nights? They just continue where they left off with their very … Continue reading →

A day later than expected because of problems with my flash player, but here we go. The only problem with yesterday’s show was that it raised the bar even higher for the remaining 4 shows. Now we’re expecting something as … Continue reading →

Had to get up early today. It’s 4:30AM here in The Netherlands and 7:30PM in Santa Clara as the Grateful Dead kick off their first show in 20 years. They open with a long extended intro into “Truckin’”. Bob Weir’s … Continue reading →

It’s across the border to Canada for the next 2 nights of the tour, the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. It starts off very well right away with a very relaxed “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo”. There’s some very fine Jerry Garcia … Continue reading →

This 2nd Dave’s Picks volume of the year brings us back to the band’s March 1972 run at the Academy Of Music in New York City. These 7 shows have been described by fans as “warm up gigs for Europe … Continue reading →