On July 24, 1987, Dylan and the Dead took over the Oakland Coliseum Stadium for one night only. The scene outside the venue was as lively as ever, with over 50,000 Dead Heads of all ages, from near and far, gathering to commune with one another 🌈 News Footage via KPIX-TV. | Grateful Dead

This week in Grateful Dead history, the concert video ‘Ticket to New Year’s’ was released. The video featured the Dead’s show from December 31, 1987, and was released on VHS in 1996 and DVD in 1998. Featured here is a clip of a performance of “Bertha” from that same show. | Grateful Dead

Let there be songs to fill the air 🌬️🎶 "One of the most-loved Grateful Dead songs, ‘Ripple’ was one of the many standouts on ‘American Beauty.’ It was played 11 times between 1970 & 1971, and then dropped until it returned in 1980, played as the set-closing song every night during the Dead's acoustic sets. It made one final appearance on 9/3/88 in Landover, MD, before being retired for good." - David Lemieux Watch the full performance of the tune from the final night of the Dead’s Radio City M