Barton Hall

It was 48 years ago today that one of the most notable Grateful Dead shows ever was performed at Barton Hall at Cornell University on May 8, 1977. One of the most revered and traded shows in the band's history, the Barton Hall show is…

Far above Cayuga's Waters stands Barton Hall, a fieldhouse on Cornell University's campus where the Grateful Dead performed one of their most revered concerts, one reared against the arch of heaven. Dead & Company has been keeping the…

When terms like the Grateful Dead and Barton Hall come up in conversation, there's a good chance the show being discussed is the band's venerable May 9, 1977 performance. But there were two other shows played at this field house on the…

It's been over a year since music venues had to shut down, and signs of life are starting to be seen this spring. With the passage of the COVID relief bill, which provides $15 billion for music venues across the country, small businesses…

May 8, 1977 is a date most Deadheads are familiar with and many adore for the Grateful Dead show performed that day at Barton Hall at Cornell University. Last year marked the 40th anniversary of that show with an official mastered release…

5/8/77 – Grateful Dead’s most talked about and traded show from Barton Hall at Cornell University, has been mastered from the Betty Board tapes and commercially released along with other May 1977 Dead shows. The hype, excitement, and…

May 8 will mark 40 years since the Grateful Dead descended upon Ithaca and performed a concert that would go down as the most talked about show in the band's 30-year history. Many people say it's the greatest performance in the Dead's…

Next week on May 8, Grateful Dead fans around the world will mark the 40th anniversary of one of the most revered and traded shows in the band's extensive history, that of 5/8/77 at Barton Hall at Cornell University. The show is a thing of…

One of the Grateful Dead's most revered shows is finally seeing the light of day in an official release this spring to mark the show's 40th anniversary. The band played its first of three shows (1977, 1980, and 1981) on May 7, 1977, booked…