It's been three years since the Grateful Dead toured the South, and eager heads were ready for this rare treat. DTV reports on tour setlist and venue highlights as the Dead stormed through Miami and St. Petersburg, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Houston and Dallas Texas, including a venue in Florida featuring a relatively intimate 8,600 capacity. The entire tour was … [Read more...] about Southern Tour October 1988 Report
Tours & Venues
Halloween 1988 with the Jerry Garcia Band
Halloween has become a traditional Grateful Dead celebration. In past years, the Dead have held court for the annual masquerade party in Marin, Berkeley and on the road. Last year, Jerry continued the tradition without the Dead. This year, he returned to the Henry J. Kaiser Arena to celebrate Halloween, 1988. Correspondent: Tom Sparks. Music: Jerry's Kids. Originally … [Read more...] about Halloween 1988 with the Jerry Garcia Band
Jerry Garcia Band in Lake Tahoe, Nevada November 1988
What do you get when you mix 2000 deadheads, the Jerry Garcia Band, and a bunch of Nevada gambling casinos? When the Jerry Garcia Band played Caesars Tahoe Casino in November, the deadhead scene and the casino scene "mixed like oil and water". Correspondent: Andy Goodman. Camera: Jeff Loomis. Music: Jerry's Kids.Originally aired Dead Head TV episode 008 - November … [Read more...] about Jerry Garcia Band in Lake Tahoe, Nevada November 1988
Shoreline Amphitheater 1988 Report
Built in 1986 by Bill Graham Presents, Shoreline holds 22,000. Vendors paid $300 to sell their wares inside Shoreline, but the real scene was outside on a small strip of grass between the parking lots. Heads encountered a "bottleneck disaster" attempting to leave the venue.Correspondents: Tom Sparks, Morgan Harrington. Music: Jerry's Kids. Originally aired Dead Head TV … [Read more...] about Shoreline Amphitheater 1988 Report
Madison Square Garden, New York City 1988 Report
In September 1988 the Grateful Dead and the deadheads stormed New York City for a record-breaking nine sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, one of the world's most famous sports and entertainment venues, which holds 20,000. DTV reports on the sites and sounds outside and inside the venue. The ninth show was a Rainforest benefit for three environmental action … [Read more...] about Madison Square Garden, New York City 1988 Report
Northwest Tour 1988 – Tacoma WA and Eugene OR – A Report
The Grateful Dead travel north for concerts in the Tacoma Dome in Washington and Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Tickets were easy to find, since the Tacoma Dome is one of the largest wood domed structures in the world, holding 30,000. DTV reports on the scene outside each venue.Correspondents: Darin Holwitz, Lori Levine.Camera: Alan Klockman. Music: Jerry's KidsOriginally … [Read more...] about Northwest Tour 1988 – Tacoma WA and Eugene OR – A Report
The Capitol Center, Landover MD September 1988 Report
The Dead kick off their 1988 East Coast Fall Tour with a 5-day 4-show run at the Capitol Center, one of the largest indoor venues the Dead play, holding 23,000 happy deadheads. With on-site camping the nearby parking lot turned into a huge vendor scene. Unquestionably the highlight of the shows was the day #2 return of an electric "Ripple" - its first performance in 17 … [Read more...] about The Capitol Center, Landover MD September 1988 Report
The Laguna Seca Report: July 1988
A report on the scene at the Laguna Seca Raceway Grateful Dead concerts in Monterey Ca in July 1988. With on-site camping for three days, the raceway was transformed into Deadville, USA, population 20,000.Originally aired Dead Head TV episode 005, August 1988.Correspondents: Tom Sparks, Morgan Harrington. Music: April Fool. Check back for more DTV segments to be released. … [Read more...] about The Laguna Seca Report: July 1988
The Greek Theater Report: July 1988
Dead Head TV reports on the scene outside the Greek Theater in Berkeley CA for the Grateful Dead's July 1988 three-show run to benefit the band's charity the Rex Foundation. Grateful Dead Hour host David Gans explains that the Minglewood Town Council is an attempt to inform deadheads that venues are at risk.Originally aired Dead Head TV episode 005, August 1988.Correspondents: … [Read more...] about The Greek Theater Report: July 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center Report: February/March 1988
DTV episode one features the colorful scene outside the Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, Ca. during the first Grateful Dead shows of 1988. These shows celebrated Chinese New Year’s, Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day. In a small snapshot of upcoming changes in the Dead scene at shows, local community complaints about deadheads led to changes in vending rules, with differing … [Read more...] about Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center Report: February/March 1988
Frost Amphitheater 4/30 – 5/1, 1988 Report
DTV episode two was primarily devoted to reporting on the Frost Amphitheater Grateful Dead shows held on the Stanford University campus in Spring of 1988. Several deadheads commented on how pleasant the venue was, and one father who attended the shows with his family asserts that the Dead's music "livens up the child in all of us". Photos by Jay Blakesberg. Originally aired … [Read more...] about Frost Amphitheater 4/30 – 5/1, 1988 Report