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The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. [1] [2] Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelia, [3] [4] the band is famous for improvisation during their live performances, [5] [6] and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads".
This means that the band technically had no name, although it could be considered another version of The Dead, which is the name Weir, Lesh, Kreutzmann and Hart had sporadically performed with since the Grateful Dead's 1995 disbandment. [17] It is also referred to as The Dead on the taper's archive site Relisten.
In the summer of 2005 the Dead began offering download versions of both their existing live releases, and a new Internet-only series, The Grateful Dead Download Series, that was available through their own online store (which offered the albums in both 256 kbit/s mp3 files and FLAC files – a preferred audio standard for those who archive Dead ...
Dead & Company Summer Tour 2022: The band played a national concert tour in June and July 2022. [35] [36] [37] Dead & Company Summer Tour 2023: In May, June, and July 2023 the band played a concert series that they stated would be their final tour. [38] [39] Bill Kreutzmann did not join the tour due to "a shift in creative direction". [40]
Basketball great Bill Walton, who died Monday at age 71, was a noted Deadhead who attended hundreds of Grateful Dead shows and was friends with members of the band.
President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office in January, did not attend during his first term. Kennedy Center officials said ahead of the show that they hoped he would attend during his second term.
As the Grateful Dead’s 60-year anniversary comes up in 2025—coinciding with Dead & Co hitting its 10-year mark—it’s clear that both bands play a unique role in our country’s musical history.
The same recording was previously released on CD on January 20, 2017, as the bonus disc for the 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the Grateful Dead's eponymous first album. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The July 29, 1966 concert was the band's first performance outside the United States.