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After two previous shows at SUNY Stony Brook in Long Island in 1967 and '68, the Grateful Dead returned to the campus gymnasium in 1970 on October 30. It was billed as two separate shows with two separate admissions. This marked the first…

For their final East Coast shows of 1971, The Grateful Dead played a four-night run at the Felt Forum in New York City. December 7 marks the fourth and final one of these shows during a still transitional era for the band. Drummer Mickey…

The Grateful Dead played a brief 10-show tour in September of 1973 and included among these was a stop at the Onondaga County War Memorial in Syracuse. This tour featured the one and only time the band would be joined by a horn section on…

1971 was an incredibly busy touring year for the Grateful Dead and on this day in April they found themselves in Cortland, NY for the first and only time. The band toured the East Coast extensively all throughout this month, playing a slew…

The Capitol Theater in Port Chester has provided a stage and an audience for many a band throughout its heralded history, though perhaps none with a legacy quite like that of The Grateful Dead. When they weren't busy selling out Bill…

Today marks the anniversary of the start of The Grateful Dead's fourth and final residency at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester. Affectionately known as "The Cap," this small theater certainly helped build the legacy of The Dead in New…

A new project chronicling the Grateful Dead has found its Jerry Garcia in Academy Award nominee Jonah Hill. Earlier this week, Hill shared the good news via Instagram, captioning a post with prayer hands and skull emojis. The…

For as many shows in New York that the Grateful Dead have played, it's almost amazing that there are only three of them that took place in Queens. Today marks the anniversary of the third and final one. The Grateful Dead treated a ravenous…

To celebrate the 4th of July in 1989, the Grateful Dead decided to heed the advice of their song "Truckin'" and return to Buffalo. By now, it was near tradition for the band to celebrate our nation's independence with summer tour shows in…

The third and final time the Grateful Dead performed at the Carrier Dome was on October 20, 1984 and featured one of the most blistering "Jack Straw" versions ever. The October 20 show was smack dab in the middle of their 1984 fall…