Grateful Dead Concert History

Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. Originally known as the Warlocks, the band's first show took place on May 5, 1965. On December 4, 1965, the band performed their first show as the "Grateful Dead" during one of Ken Kessey's series of parties known as the "Acid Tests". The band's loyal fanbase, commonly referred to as "Deadheads", quickly gained widespread recognition for following the Dead on their tours, their countercultural lifestyle, opposition to the Vietnam War, and open use of psychedelic substances like LSD and cannabis. The Grateful Dead performed together for three decades until founding member Jerry Garcia's death on August 9, 1995, exactly one month after the Grateful Dead's final concert. Subsequently, many other spinoff bands emerged, including Dead & Company, Phil Lesh & Friends, and Bob Weir & RatDog.

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Grateful Dead Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 101)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 01, 1969
Grateful Dead
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Baton Rouge International Speedway Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Aug 31, 1969 –
Sep 01, 1969
New Orleans Pop Festival 1969
Santana / Grateful Dead / Canned Heat / iron butterfly / The Youngbloods / Oliver / Fireworks / janis joplin / It's A Beautiful Day / The Byrds / Spiral Starecase / Tyrannosaurus Rex / Flower Power / Axis / sweetwater / Country Joe & The Fish / Deacon John / jam session / White Clover / Pot Liquor / The White Fox / Whizbang Show all bands
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Louisiana International Speedway
Aug 30, 1969
Sky River Rock Festival II, 1969
Santana / James Taylor / Grateful Dead / Flying Burrito Brothers / Blues Image / New Riders of the Purple Sage / It's A Beautiful Day / Kaleidoscope / Muddy Waters / new lost city ramblers / The Peanut Butter Conspiracy / The Collectors / Magic Sam / Country Joe and the Fish / The Sunshine Company / Frumious Bandersnatch / Country Weather / New York Rock And Roll Ensemble / Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band / Congress Of Wonders / Mother Tuckers / Dr. Humbeads New Tranquility String Band / Mother Earth (US) Show all bands
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Tacoma, Washington, United States
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Aug 29, 1969
New Riders of the Purple Sage / Grateful Dead
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Family Dog on the Great Highway San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 28, 1969
New Riders of the Purple Sage / Grateful Dead
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Family Dog on the Great Highway San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 24, 1969
Grateful Dead
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Paradise Valley Resort Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 23, 1969
Grateful Dead

Bullfrog Festival

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Pelletier Farm St. Helens, Oregon, United States
Aug 22, 1969
Grateful Dead / Janis Joplin / Quicksilver Messenger Service / Turk Murphy
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Kezar Stadium San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 21, 1969
New Riders of the Purple Sage / Grateful Dead
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Aqua Theater Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 21, 1969 –
Aug 23, 1969
Cancelled
Grateful Dead / Taj Mahal
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Columbia County Fairgrounds Saint Helens, Oregon, United States
Aug 20, 1969
Grateful Dead / New Riders of the Purple Sage / Sanpaku

Grateful Dead

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Greenlake Aquatheatre Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 16, 1969
Woodstock Music and Art Fair (Day 2 of 4)
Quill / Country Joe McDonald / Santana / John Sebastian / Keef Hartley Band / The Incredible String Band / Canned Heat / Mountain / Grateful Dead
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Max Yasgur's Farm Bethel, New York, United States
Aug 15, 1969 –
Aug 18, 1969

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Woodstock Music and Art Fair
The Who / Santana / Neil Young / Sly and the Family Stone / Grateful Dead / Canned Heat / Joan Baez / Mountain / Blood, Sweat & Tears / Ten Years After / Richie Havens / Melanie / Arlo Guthrie / The Band / Ravi Shankar / Jimi Hendrix / Sha Na Na / Johnny Winter / Paul Butterfield Blues Band / John Sebastian / The Incredible String Band / Creedence Clearwater Revival / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young / Country Joe McDonald / Janis Joplin / Jefferson Airplane / sweetwater / Keef Hartley Band / Bert Sommer / Country Joe and the Fish / Tim Hardin / Janis Joplin / Quill / Swami Satchidananda / Joe Cocker and The Grease Band Show all bands
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Max Yasgur's Farm Bethel, New York, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 15, 1969
Aug 03, 1969
Grateful Dead
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Family Dog on the Great Highway San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 02, 1969
Grateful Dead
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Family Dog on the Great Highway San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 01, 1969
Grateful Dead Family Dog on the Great Highway San Francisco, California, United States
Jul 16, 1969
Grateful Dead / Cleveland Wrecking Co. / Ice / brotherhood of light
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Longshoremen's Hall San Francisco, California, United States
Jul 12, 1969
Grateful Dead
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New York State Pavilion, Flushing Meadows Park New York, New York, United States
Jul 11, 1969
Grateful Dead
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New York State Pavilion, Flushing Meadows Park New York, New York, United States
Jul 11, 1969 –
Jul 12, 1969
Grateful Dead / Joe Cocker / The Tribe
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New York State Pavilion New York, New York, United States
Jul 08, 1969
Grateful Dead
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The Rock Pile Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 07, 1969
Grateful Dead
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Piedmont Park Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Grateful Dead / Traffic
Jun 24, 1994
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Jun 19, 1989
 Mountain View, California, United States
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Mar 29, 1985
 Uniondale, New York, United States
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Jun 16, 1990
 Mountain View, California, United States
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Grateful Dead / 10,000 Maniacs on Jul 4, 1989 [960-small]

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Jul 4, 1989
 Orchard Park, New York, United States
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Jul 4, 1989
 Orchard Park, New York, United States
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Jul 4, 1989
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Grateful Dead / Bob Dylan / Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers on Jul 2, 1986 [304-small]

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Jul 2, 1986
 Akron, Ohio, United States
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Grateful Dead on Dec 15, 1972 [249-small]

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Dec 15, 1972
 Long Beach, California, United States
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Grateful Dead on Jun 30, 1987 [827-small]

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Jun 30, 1987
 Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
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Jun 30, 1987
 Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
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Jun 30, 1987
 Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
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Latest Setlist (04/25/2026):

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  1. Don't Ease Me In
  2. Jack Straw
  3. Candyman
  4. Black-Throated Wind
  5. Mr. Charlie
  6. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again
  7. Bird Song
  8. Promised Land
  9. Let It Rock
  10. Playing in the Band
  11. Wooden Ships
  12. Drums
  13. Space
  14. The Wheel
  15. Black Peter
  16. Throwing Stones
  17. The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion)
  18. One More Saturday Night
  19. Keep Your Day Job

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 1 concert
2015 5 concerts
1995 52 concerts
1994 87 concerts
1993 91 concerts
1992 55 concerts
1991 81 concerts
1990 75 concerts
1989 77 concerts
1988 82 concerts
1987 91 concerts
1986 51 concerts
1985 72 concerts
1984 67 concerts
1983 69 concerts
1982 64 concerts
1981 87 concerts
1980 90 concerts
1979 78 concerts
1978 83 concerts
1977 66 concerts
1976 43 concerts
1975 8 concerts
1974 45 concerts
1973 78 concerts
1972 89 concerts
1971 89 concerts
1970 147 concerts
1969 144 concerts
1968 136 concerts
1967 125 concerts
1966 119 concerts
1965 21 concerts
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Comments & Reviews:

Dec 02, 2025

Epic show

Aug 27, 2024

I truly wish everyone got a chance to see The Grateful Dead. Unfortunately anything after 1995 is NOT The Grateful Dead.
There's been some wonderful post Jerry shows played by surviving members. Cherish that you saw their songbook live even though it wasn't The Grateful Dead

Feb 01, 2023

Somebody needs to fix this shit. The grateful dead done in 1995. Why is Dead and Co listed as the Grateful Dead?

Aug 10, 2019

how do i change the fucking date . . . of red rocks show to 1985 ?

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