World & Setting
13 entries in the Grateful Dead compendium.
World & Setting — Era Chart
Haight-Ashbury DistrictThe Upper Haight: Where the cable car ended and the Summer of Love began.San FranciscoWhere the band struggled to capture live energy on tape, yet found a home that fueled theiThe Warfield TheatreA San Francisco sanctuary where the Dead's 1980s magic became legend.Red Rocks AmphitheatreTwenty-one shows between 1978 and 1987 turned this natural sandstone bowl into the Dead's Madison Square GardenThe intimate underground theater beneath MSG where the Dead recorded their live classics.Hollywood BowlWhere the drum chair changed hands during the 2021 tour.Grateful DeadCapturing the magic of Winterland 1974 before the hiatus began.The Other SideA timeless realm of unity reached when the music takes flight.Chicago ColiseumFrom 'Cross of Gold' to rock and roll: three generations of Chicago history under one roofCandlestick ParkThe site of a 1999 national anthem tribute featuring Weir, Lesh, and Godchaux.Oakland ColiseumThe document strictly details the history of Oakland Arena (an indoor facility), its tenanChapel HillA windowless brick cylinder where light cascades onto a white marble altar.Fresno FairgroundsA 75-ton line array that gave every instrument its own speaker channel.
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