| 1965 |
6/18 |
Phil joins the Warlocks on bass, finalizing the future Grateful Dead lineup  |
|
12/01 |
Acid Tests organizer Ken Kesey enlists Warlocks as house band |
|
12/0? |
Grateful Dead founded in San Francisco |
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12/04 |
San Jose Acid Test first Grateful Dead show |
|
12/10 |
The Fillmore venue's first Dead show, produced by Bill Graham |
| 1966 |
1/07 |
The Matrix venue's first Dead show |
|
1/21 |
Trips Festival |
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2/11 |
Owsley meets Grateful Dead formally at The Fillmore and soon becomes soundman |
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2/?? |
Hunter writes his first lyrics for Grateful Dead |
|
5/19 |
Avalon Ballroom venue's first Dead show |
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5/27 |
Family Dog organizer's first Dead show |
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6/?? |
Soundman Dan Healy meets Grateful Dead at The Fillmore |
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7/?? |
Don't Ease Me In/Stealin' first single by Grateful Dead |
|
7/29 |
Vancouver first Dead show outside US |
|
9/04 |
The Fillmore venue's first headline by Grateful Dead |
|
9/?? |
710 Ashbury Street becomes the band's residence |
|
10/06 |
Love Pageant Rally protests illegalization of LSD in California |
|
10/07 |
Winterland Arena venue's first Dead show |
|
10/?? |
Owsley leaves soundman position with Grateful Dead |
|
12/31 |
The Fillmore first New Years Eve Dead show |
|
|
MGM signs Grateful Dead to record label |
| 1967 |
1/14 |
The Great Human Be-In at Polo Field |
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3/17 |
The Grateful Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
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6/01 |
Tompkins Square Park first East Coast Dead show |
|
6/18 |
Monterey Pop Festival |
|
6/~ |
Summer of Love |
|
8/06 |
Expo 67 |
|
8/?? |
The Hippie Temptation TV special with Grateful Dead |
|
9/29 |
Mickey joins the band on drums & percussion |
|
10/02 |
Busted in marijuana raid at 710 Ashbury Street |
|
12/13 |
Dark Star performed live first time, at the Shrine Auditorium |
|
12/26 |
Village Theater venues' first Dead show, later renamed the Fillmore East |
|
|
Grateful Dead film by Robert Nelson |
|
|
Dan Healy becomes soundman for Grateful Dead |
| 1968 |
2/14 |
Carousel Ballroom opens with the Grateful Dead |
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3/?? |
Who's Who In America lists Grateful Dead |
|
3/?? |
Grateful Dead move out of 710 Ashbury in San Francisco |
|
6/0~ |
Dan Healy leaves to do sound for Quicksilver |
|
6/14 |
Fillmore East venue's first Dead show |
|
6/19 |
Carousel Ballroom venue's last Dead show |
|
7/?? |
Owsley takes over sound again for Grateful Dead |
|
7/18 |
Anthem of the Sun LP by Grateful Dead |
|
11/23 |
Tom Constanten joins the band on piano |
|
12/06 |
The Spectrum venue's first show at home base for NY/NJ/PA Deadheads |
|
12/31 |
Winterland Arena venue's first New Years Eve Dead show |
|
|
Petulia film by Richard Lester |
| 1969 |
4/06 |
Avalon Ballroom venue's last Dead show |
|
6/20 |
Aoxomoxoa LP by Grateful Dead |
|
6/22 |
Central Park |
|
7/10 |
Playboy After Dark TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
|
8/15 |
Woodstock Festival |
|
11/10 |
Live/Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
12/06 |
Altamont Music Festival |
|
|
Bill Graham books Grateful Dead throughout the country |
| 1970 |
|
Grateful Dead manager Lenny Hart takes off with $70,000 in proceeds |
|
|
Vintage Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Great Canadian Train Ride first TV broadcast of live concert with FM simulcast |
|
1/?? |
Busted down on Bourbon Street, New Orleans |
|
1/30 |
Tom leaves the band |
|
2/?? |
Owsley leaves soundman position after bust |
|
5/02 |
Harpur College |
|
5/24 |
Hollywood Festival first European Dead audience, England |
|
6/14 |
Workingman's Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
11/?? |
American Beauty LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1971 |
2/18 |
Mickey takes a break from Grateful Dead |
|
4/17 |
Princeton University |
|
4/29 |
Fillmore East venue's last Dead show |
|
5/?? |
Historic Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
7/02 |
Fillmore West venue's last Dead show |
|
8/06 |
Hollywood Palladium |
|
8/26 |
Pigpen takes a break from touring for health reasons |
|
10/06 |
Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) LP by Grateful Dead |
|
10/19 |
Keith joins the band on keyboards |
|
12/01 |
Pigpen returns to touring |
|
12/05 |
Felt Forum |
|
12/31 |
Donna sits in with Grateful Dead |
| 1972 |
|
History of the Grateful Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Last Days of the Fillmore film with Various Artists |
|
|
Fillmore: The Last Days LP by Various Artists |
|
3/25 |
Donna joins the band on vocals |
|
5/26 |
Pigpen sings for the last time, in London |
|
6/17 |
Pigpen leaves the band due to declining health |
|
11/?? |
Europe '72 LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1973 |
3/08 |
Pigpen dies in Corte Madera, CA at age 27 |
|
6/09 |
RFK Stadium |
|
7/13 |
History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice) LP by Grateful Dead |
|
7/27 |
Watkins Glen |
|
9/11 |
Bruce attends Grateful Dead shows at William and Mary College |
|
11/15 |
Wake of the Flood LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1974 |
|
Phil stops singing due to vocal chord damage from singing above his natural range |
|
2/?? |
Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of the Grateful Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
3/23 |
Wall of Sound full system debuts |
|
10/20 |
Mickey returns to play farewell with Grateful Dead |
|
6/27 |
Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel LP by Grateful Dead |
|
10/20 |
Tour hiatus begins following Winterland farewell |
|
8/06 |
Roosevelt Stadium |
|
10/16 |
Winterland Arena 5 night Dead farewell series |
| 1975 |
9/01 |
Blues for Allah LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1976 |
6/03 |
Grateful Dead touring resumes |
|
6/26 |
Steal Your Face LP by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Drumz debut |
| 1977 |
|
Grateful Dead Records folds |
|
6/01 |
The Grateful Dead Movie film by Grateful Dead |
|
7/27 |
Terrapin Station LP by Grateful Dead |
|
9/03 |
Englishtown |
|
10/?? |
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1978 |
1/22 |
McArthur Court |
|
7/07 |
Red Rocks venue's first Dead show |
|
7/15 |
Shakedown Street LP by Grateful Dead |
|
9/14 |
Egypt 3 day series at the pyramids |
|
11/11 |
Saturday Night Live TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
|
11/17 |
First acoustic set performed in 8 years |
|
11/2? |
Jerry loses his voice and cancels a tour |
|
12/31 |
Winterland Arena venue's last Dead show |
| 1979 |
1/07 |
Madison Square Garden venue's first Dead show |
|
2/17 |
Oakland Coliseum venue's first Dead show |
|
2/17 |
Keith and Donna's last show with Grateful Dead |
|
4/22 |
Brent joins the band on keyboards |
|
~ |
Grateful Dead Anthology songbook by Grateful Dead |
|
|
The Beast percussion set becomes a concert standard |
| 1980 |
4/05 |
Saturday Night Live TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
|
4/28 |
Go to Heaven LP by Grateful Dead |
|
7/23 |
Keith dies in a car accident in Marin County, CA at age 32 |
|
9/25 |
Warfield Theater 15 night series |
|
9/25 |
One acoustic/two electric sets concert format debuts |
|
10/22 |
Radio City Music Hall 8 night series |
|
10/31 |
Radio City Music Hall simulcast by Grateful Dead |
| 1981 |
3/25 |
Reckoning LP by Grateful Dead |
|
5/07 |
The Tomorrow Show TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
|
8/26 |
Dead Set LP by Grateful Dead |
|
10/15 |
Milky Way Amsterdam 2 night series |
|
|
An Evening with the Grateful Dead TV special by Grateful Dead |
| 1982 |
~ |
Phil resumes singing, now in his natural range |
|
9/05 |
US Festival |
| 1983 |
3/29 |
Grateful Dead Ticket Sales first mail order concert |
| 1984 |
|
The Deadhead Hour radio program debuts on KFOG San Francisco |
|
|
The Golden Road magazine debuts |
|
10/27 |
Taping Section established |
| 1985 |
|
Jerry is confronted by the rest of the band regarding his drug abuse |
|
|
Dick Latvala becomes the official archivist |
|
|
Twilight Zone TV theme music by Grateful Dead |
|
12/31 |
Night Flight TV special by Grateful Dead |
| 1986 |
|
Dupree's Diamond News magazine debuts |
|
7/~ |
The Dead tour with Bob Dylan and Tom Petty |
|
7/10 |
Jerry lapses into a near-fatal diabetic coma for 5 days |
|
12/15 |
Grateful Dead return to performing 5 months after Jerry emerges from coma |
| 1987 |
|
Billboard Top Ten first Grateful Dead listing - Touch of Grey |
|
6/19 |
Touch of Grey music video by Grateful Dead |
|
7/06 |
In the Dark LP by Grateful Dead |
|
7/10 |
Bob Dylan tours with Grateful Dead |
|
8/13 |
Red Rocks venue's last Dead show |
|
9/15 |
In the Dark goes platinum |
|
9/?? |
The Making of the Touch of Grey Video video by Grateful Dead |
|
9/?? |
Hell in a Bucket music video by Grateful Dead |
|
10/?? |
So Far video by Grateful Dead |
|
12/31 |
New Year's Eve 1987 TV special by Grateful Dead |
| 1988 |
4/?? |
Dead Head TV monthly show with Grateful Dead, Deadheads, Various Artists |
|
6/25 |
Bruce opens for and jams with Grateful Dead in Ohio |
| 1989 |
|
Forbes lists Grateful Dead amongst top-grossing US entertainers |
|
|
Grateful Dead third in concert grosses behind the Rolling Stones and The Who |
|
1/31 |
Dylan & the Dead CD by Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead |
|
~ |
Throwing Stones music video by Grateful Dead |
|
10/08 |
Formerly the Warlocks play 2 nights at Hampton Coliseum, VA |
|
10/11 |
Foolish Heart music video by Grateful Dead |
|
10/1? |
Fan dies after breaking his neck outside of a show at the NJ Meadowlands |
|
10/31 |
Built to Last CD by Grateful Dead |
|
12/0? |
Fan dies while in police custody at the Los Angeles Forum |
| 1990 |
~ |
Built to Last music video by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Berkeley in the 60's film by Mark Kitchell |
|
1/15 |
Just a Little Light music video by Grateful Dead |
|
4/06 |
We Can Run music video by Grateful Dead |
|
7/26 |
Brent dies of a drug overdose in Lafayette, CA at age 37 |
|
9/07 |
Vince joins the band on keyboards |
|
9/15 |
Bruce joins the band as a regular guest on keyboards |
|
9/25 |
Without a Net CD by Grateful Dead |
|
12/0? |
25th anniversary of founding of the Grateful Dead |
| 1991 |
|
Grateful Dead Comix published |
|
|
A Box of Rain book by Robert Hunter |
|
|
Grateful Dead become the top-grossing band in the US, with 79 concerts |
|
1/13 |
Deadheads: An American Subculture video of Deadheads |
|
4/15 |
One from the Vault CD by Grateful Dead |
|
7/05 |
In Concert TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
|
11/01 |
Infrared Roses CD by Grateful Dead |
|
12/31 |
Last New Years Eve Dead show - in honor of Bill Graham |
| 1992 |
|
Infrared Sightings video by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Grateful Dead & Panther Dream Skis marketed |
|
|
Grateful Dead donate tie-dyed uniforms to Lithuania's bronze-medal-winning Olympic basketball team |
|
3/?? |
Bruce leaves the band |
|
5/12 |
Two from the Vault CD by Grateful Dead |
|
8/?? |
Jerry collapses from exhaustion and cancels a tour |
|
10/?? |
Backstage Pass video by Grateful Dead |
| 1993 |
|
Grateful Dead are the highest grossing concert attraction in the US |
|
11/01 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 1 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 1994 |
|
Soundman Dan Healy leaves the band |
|
1/19 |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead |
| 1995 |
|
Rock & Roll/Blues in Technicolor TV special with Grateful Dead |
|
|
Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American venues |
|
|
Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American tours 1985-1995 |
|
3/07 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 2 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
4/~ |
dead.net goes online |
|
6/15 |
Tour from Hell begins |
|
6/2? |
2 fans fall from the upper tier at RFK |
|
6/25 |
Lightning strikes 3 fans before a show |
|
7/02 |
Venue destruction causes a show cancellation the following night |
|
7/06 |
Collapsed structure injures 108 fans, 2 others OD |
|
7/09 |
Soldier Field last Grateful Dead show ever |
|
8/09 |
Jerry dies in Forest Knolls, CA at age 53 |
|
8/13 |
Jerry is celebrated by family and 25,000 friends in Golden Gate Park |
|
9/05 |
Dead Ahead video by Grateful Dead |
|
9/26 |
Hundred Year Hall CD by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Grateful Dead: A Photofilm film by Paul McCartney |
|
11/07 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 3 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
11/?? |
Grayfolded CD by Grateful Dead, John Oswald |
|
12/08 |
Grateful Dead put to rest by the remaining personnel |
| 1996 |
3/01 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 4 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
5/28 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 5 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
7/04 |
Dead Red Unwine marketed |
|
10/01 |
Ticket to New Year's video by Grateful Dead |
|
10/07 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 6 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/15 |
The Arista Years CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/29 |
Dozin' at the Knick CD by Grateful Dead |
|
|
The Concerts video box set by Grateful Dead |
| 1997 |
|
Anthem to Beauty video by Grateful Dead |
|
3/04 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 7 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
4/19 |
VH1 Classic Albums: American Beauty TV special by Grateful Dead |
|
6/14 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 8 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
6/17 |
Fallout from the Phil Zone CD by Grateful Dead |
|
9/?? |
Terrapin Limited CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/07 |
Downhill from Here video by Grateful Dead |
|
10/07 |
Grateful Dead Collection video box set by Grateful Dead |
|
10/28 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 9 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/28 |
Fillmore East 2-11-69 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 1998 |
~ |
Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead stamps issued |
|
2/?? |
Dick's Picks, Volume 10 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
6/09 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 11 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
8/?? |
Cumberland Blues stage musical premieres |
|
9/15 |
Twilight Zone: Original Soundtrack Recording, Volume One CD by Grateful Dead, Merl Saunders |
|
9/?? |
Grateful Dead Anthology II songbook by Grateful Dead |
|
10/?? |
Dick's Picks, Volume 12 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 1999 |
3/?? |
Dick's Picks, Volume 13 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
5/11 |
MP3 Statement issued by Grateful Dead Productions |
|
6/?? |
Dick's Picks, Volume 14 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/18 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 15 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
11/09 |
So Many Roads (1965 - 1995) CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2000 |
3/07 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 16 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
4/?? |
Dick's Picks, Volume 17 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
6/?? |
Dick's Picks, Volume 18 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
6/?? |
View from the Vault Soundtrack CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/10 |
Ladies and Gentlemen...The Grateful Dead CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/10 |
View from the Vault video by Grateful Dead |
|
10/10 |
Live Dead - The Grateful Dead in Concert video box set by Grateful Dead |
|
10/19 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 19 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2001 |
1/23 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 20 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
3/19 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 21 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
6/04 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 22 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
6/08 |
View from the Vault II Soundtrack CD by Grateful Dead |
|
6/28 |
Jammys Hall of Fame inducts Grateful Dead |
|
9/25 |
Nightfall of Diamonds CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/09 |
View from the Vault II video by Grateful Dead |
|
10/16 |
The Golden Road (1965 - 1973) CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/16 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 23 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2002 |
2/10 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 24 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
3/19 |
Postcards of the Hanging: Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan CD by Grateful Dead |
|
7/09 |
Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
7/15 |
View from the Vault III video by Grateful Dead |
|
7/20 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 25 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
8/?? |
View from the Vault III Soundtrack CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/01 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 26 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/02 |
Jammys Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Grateful Dead |
|
10/08 |
View from the Vault Collection video box set by Grateful Dead |
|
10/22 |
Go to Nassau CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2003 |
1/?? |
Dick's Picks, Volume 27 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
2/12 |
The Dead formed |
|
3/25 |
Birth of the Dead CD by Grateful Dead |
|
4/08 |
View from the Vault IV video by Grateful Dead |
|
4/~ |
View from the Vault IV Soundtrack CD by Grateful Dead |
|
4/20 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 28 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
6/19 |
Late Show with David Letterman TV appearance by The Dead |
|
7/22 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 29 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
9/16 |
The Very Best of the Grateful Dead CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/30 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 30 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
11/11 |
The Closing of Winterland CD by Grateful Dead |
| 2004 |
1/13 |
Weir Here: The Best of Bob Weir CD by Bob Weir |
|
3/16 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 31 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
5/25 |
Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead CD by Grateful Dead |
|
7/20 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 32 CD by Grateful Dead |
|
10/26 |
Beyond Description (1973 - 1989) CD by Grateful Dead |
|
11/02 |
The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack CD by Grateful Dead |
|
11/02 |
Festival Express video by Bob Smeaton |
|
11/12 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 33 CD by Grateful Dead |
