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07/12/11 - Road Trips Volume 4, Number 4 is a 3 CD set from 4/5/82 and 4/6/82.

05/03/11 - Bob Weir Solo Acoustic Tour dates are up.

04/11/11 - Road Trips Volume 4, Number 3 is a 3 CD set from 11/20/73 and 11/21/73.

01/19/11 - Dead.net: Holy S#%*! It’s the COMPLETE Europe ’72 Box! On Over 60 Discs!

01/10/11 - Road Trips Volume 4, Number 2 is a 3 CD set from 3/31/88 and 4/1/88. Also available is a Road Trips 2011 Subscription: "Order all four of the upcoming 2011 Road Trips releases now, and you'll get FREE SHIPPING on all four sets plus an exclusive Bonus Disc, featuring previously unreleased highlights from 12/6/73 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is top-notch Dead, mastered in HDCD, and will ONLY be available to subscribers of the Road Trips Series! Offer ends 01/31/11 so move fast."

10/27/10 - A 2010 edition of the Grateful Dead Almanac is now available.

10/18/10 - The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band CD Ragged But Right will be released 11/16/10. Also, Road Trips Volume 4, Number 1 is a 3 CD set from 5/23/69 and 5/24/69.

08/26/10 - The Formerly The Warlocks box will be released 09/07/10. Also, Road Trips Volume 3, Number 4 is a 3 CD set from 5/6/80 and 5/7/80.

06/14/10 - Road Trips Volume 3, Number 3 is a 3 CD set from May 15, 1970.

04/09/10 - Some more Rhythm Devils July dates are up.

03/19/10 - The Rhythm Devils featuring Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Keller Williams, Sikiru Adepoju, Davy Knowles & Andy Hess will play Gathering of the Vibes 2010.

02/26/10 - Furthur Summer Tour dates are up.

02/24/10 - Road Trips Volume 3, Number 2 is a 2 CD set from Austin 11/15/71.

02/19/10 - Crimson, White and Indigo, a DVD/3-CD set from the Grateful Dead’s July 7, 1989 concert in Philadelphia, will be released 04/20/10.

11/20/09 - Furthur Winter Tour dates are up.

11/03/09 - A new edition of the Grateful Dead Almanac is now circulating.

10/22/09 - Road Trips Volume 3, Number 1 is a 2 CD set from Oakland 12/28/79. Also, The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 2: Jerry Garcia Band, Keystone Berkeley '75 is now available for pre-order from Dead.net.

09/25/09 - Some new Furthur show dates are up.

December 8 & 9 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, NY
December 11 Chevrolet Theater @ Oakdale, Wallingford, CT
December 12 & 13 Asbury Park Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

09/13/09 - Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings can now be ordered.

08/13/09 - Furthur, featuring Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik, Jay Lane, and Joe Russo will play the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA on September 18, 19, and 20.

08/01/09 - Road Trips Volume 2, Number 4 is a 2 CD set from Cal Expo May 1993. Also, San Francisco Bay Area 1978 is the ninth installment in the "Pure Jerry" series of live recordings.

07/11/09 - Some RatDog October Tour dates are up at RatDog.org.

07/05/09 - From Billboard.com:

The Dead finished its marathon with Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away," something the 30,000-plus tye-died fans in front of the Odeum stage Saturday certainly hope won't happen to the group's renewed association. Bassist Phil Lesh previously told Billboard.com that he has no plans to tour again this year with any of his groups, while drummer Bill Kreutzmann said Friday that the four principal members hadn't spoken about future plans yet. But as Lesh brought the band back for its encore on Saturday (technically early Sunday morning), he offered some hope by telling the crowd "We hope you're having as much fun as we are...We hope to come back again."

The singer/songwriter [Sara Wasserman] will join RatDog, the band fronted by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead at four of the band's upcoming east coast tour stops. These include an appearance on July 11 at Atlantic City's Mark G. Etess Arena, followed by two dates at The Casino Ballrooom in Hampton Beach, NH on July 23 and 24. Wasserman will also be featured with RatDog at The Gathering of the Vibes Festival in Bridgeport, CT on July 25. . .

06/08/09 - From Dead.net:

If you’re kicking yourself because you didn’t get to see The Dead on their red-hot spring tour, you have one last chance to see them—at the Rothbury Festival in beautiful rural Michigan, on July 4. After that, it’s highly unlikely the group will perform together again in 2009. . .

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Contrary to any rumor you might have heard, this really is going to be the only Dead appearance for the foreseeable future. . .

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With The Dead back on the shelf following Rothbury, Bob Weir and Jeff Chimenti will be going back to their mates in RatDog for what’s shaping up to be a really strong tour.

03/27/09 - The Dead will play three free shows March 30th in NYC. I am posting Spring Tour updates on my At The Festival page.

03/27/09 - Some tour dates are up for "Heroes of Woodstock" with Tom Constanten and other artists.

03/21/09 - From Billboard.com:

On June 9, meanwhile, Warner Home Video will release a four-hour director’s cut of the “Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music” film featuring 18 new performances – including some from five groups (Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, Johnny Winter, Mountain and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band) that did not appear in the original film. Rhino Recods will roll out a six-CD box set of Woodstock performances.

03/13/09 - On the Heroes of Woodstock tour this year, Tom Constanten will perform music the Grateful Dead played at Woodstock (“St. Stephen,” “Turn On Your Lovelight”). Other artists on the 40th anniversary tour will include Jefferson Starship, Canned Heat, Big Brother & the Holding Co., Ten Years After, and Country Joe McDonald.

02/23/09 - To Terrapin: Hartford, May 28, 1977 will be released 04/07/09.

02/13/09 - 3 additional Spring Tour Dates are up.

5/4 Chicago, IL All State Arena
5/14 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater
5/16 Quincy, CA The Gorge

01/14/09 - From the Hamptons Independent:

Following the [swearing-in ceremony] the new President will host no fewer than 10 official balls being held in his honor, with luminaries from all walks of life attending and/or performing. In a sign that life as we know it has dramatically been altered forever, the Grateful Dead have been asked to play at one of the events by Obama's team – Tie-dye tuxedos are optional.

April 12 Greensboro NC Greensboro Coliseum
April 14 Washington DC Verizon Center
April 15 Charlottesville VA John Paul Jones Arena
April 17 Albany NY Times Union Center
April 18 Worcester MA DCU Center
April 19 Worcester MA DCU Center
April 21 Buffalo NY HSBC Arena
April 22 Wilkes-Barre PA Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza
April 24 Uniondale NY Nassau Coliseum
April 25 New York NY Madison Square Garden
April 26 Hartford CT XL Center
April 28 E. Rutherford NJ IZOD Center
April 29 E. Rutherford NJ IZOD Center
May 1 Philadelphia PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 2 Philadelphia PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 5 Chicago IL All State Arena
May 7 Denver CO Pepsi Center
May 9 Los Angeles CA The Forum
May 10 Mountain View CA Shoreline Amphitheater

11/06/08 - From the New York Daily News:

Rock 'n' rollers like Bruce Springsteen and surviving members of the Grateful Dead, who helped raise money for Obama's campaign, are expected to perform at inaugural events. . . "We've been told to keep the date free," Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir told The News.

10/13/08 - According to Dead.net, RatDog and Phil Lesh & Friends will co-headline on December 30 & 31, 2008 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

09/29/08 - From Rolling Stone Issue 1062:

The Dead, minus Kreutzmann, headlined an Obama fundraiser in February. . . "We were able to leave our past behind to engage in something we really believe in," says Dead drummer Hart, who adds that the group is considering a tour in 2009.

September 20 - Cary, NC/ Koka Amphithr. – Rock Hall of Fame Gala w/ T. CONSTANTEN
September 27 - Tarrytown, NY/ Tarrytown Music Hall w/ MARTY BALIN, TOM CONSTANTEN
September 28 - Falls Church, VA/ State Thr. w/ MARTY BALIN, TOM CONSTANTEN

09/11/08 - The Philadelphia Spectrum 11/5/79 & 11/6/79 shows are now available as Road Trips Full-Show Downloads.

08/29/08 - From Dead.net:

Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart announced today that they will join together again on October 13th to perform a benefit concert for the Presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama, with the city, venue, special guests and other details to be determined pending further discussions with the Obama campaign. . .

Stay tuned to dead.net for further details, ticket information, etc.

07/11/08 - The 2-CD/1-DVD collection Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978 can be pre-ordered starting August 1st.

06/05/08 - Road Trips Volume 1, Number 3 is a 2 CD set from Summer 1971.

03/14/08 - Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings can now be ordered.

02/04/08 - Road Trips Volume 1, Number 2 is a 2 CD set from October 1977.

02/01/08 - From Dead.net:

Members of the Grateful Dead will host a get out the vote concert in support of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday, February 4th at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco.

Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir, joined by Jackie Greene, John Molo, and Steve Molitz, will play show together in support of Barack Obama.

10/27/07 - Road Trips Volume 1, Number 1 is a 2 CD set from Fall 1979.

09/06/07 - According to Jambands.com, Mark Karan "took the stage wearing a cowboy hat to help the New Riders of the Purple Sage through drummer John Markowski’s 'Higher' at California’s Sausalito Art Festival on Labor Day. . . Though Karan will sit out RatDog’s fall tour, he will likely rejoin the group this December or in early 2008." Also, according to GDTSTOO, Steve Kimock will again join RatDog for their Fall Tour.

07/06/07 - Michael Grais will direct the film version of Steve Parish's book Home Before Daylight: My Life on the Road With the Grateful Dead.

06/28/07 - A Message From Ratdog

05/22/07 - SIRIUS Satellite Radio and the Grateful Dead expect to launch Grateful Dead Radio on SIRIUS this summer.

05/14/07 - Allman Brothers Band and RatDog August 2007 Tour dates are up.

05/03/07 - Three From the Vault will be released 06/26/07.

03/31/07 - Ratdog and Keller Williams Summer 2007 Tour dates are up.

02/12/07 - RatDog Spring Tour dates are up.

12/20/06 - From Jambands.com:

The House Democratic Leadership and The House Democratic Caucus are hosting a concert event in honor of Speaker Nancy Pelosi on January 4. Tony Bennett, Carole King, Wyclef Jean are scheduled to perform with a house band that features four Grateful Dead alumni (Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bruce Hornsby) along with Warren Haynes and Mike Gordon. Richard Gere and Amy Brenneman are also scheduled to appear at the big ticket fundraiser ($1,000+) which will take place at the National Building Museum on January 4.

11/28/06 - A bonus CD, Spirit of '76, will be included for those who pre-order Live At The Cow Palace from GDStore.com.

11/04/06 - According to this GDForum Postcard the next Grateful Dead Vault release will be:

Live At The Cow Palace: New Years Eve 1976 [3 CD]
Release Date January 9, 2007, list price $31.97

10/26/06 - Phil Lesh posted an important message about his health on his website.

10/26/06 - On 12/01/06 there will be a Rex Foundation benefit performance at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco featuring The Rhythm Devils with Special Guests including Bob Weir.

10/20/06 - According to the latest issue of Relix the next Vault release (due in early 2007) will be a "historic New Years Eve show."

10/12/06 - Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show DVD includes four live performances by the Grateful Dead.

09/14/06 - Rhythm Devils Fall Tour dates are up.

08/30/06 - 2 additional discs of bonus material will be included for those who pre-order The Very Best of Jerry Garcia from jerrygarciastore.com.

08/09/06 - RatDog Fall Tour dates are up.

08/01/06 - Some more August dates for The Rhythm Devils are up at Mickey Hart's MySpace website. Also, a site called RhythmDevils.net is supposedly forthcoming.

07/19/06 - Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia, November 9, 1991 (JGB with special guest Bruce Hornsby), the seventh installment in the "Pure Jerry" series of live recordings, is now available from jerrygarcia.com. Also, Hornsby's upcoming box set Intersections 1985-2005 will include a collaboration with The Grateful Dead (a live version of "The Valley Road" from 1990).

06/10/06 - RatDog played the Welnick/Hunter/Bralove composition "Way to Go Home" at Sonoma County Fairgrounds on 6/9/06.

06/03/06 - Grateful Dead keyboard player Vince Welnick died June 2, 2006.

05/01/06 - Robert Hunter's 5/01/06 Journal update includes thoughts on the future of DeadNet, DNC, The Dead, and the marketing of Grateful Dead music.

03/23/06 - From the Boone Mountain Times:

[Radioio is] one of the top five independent internet radio services, according to webcastMetrics.com. . . Shortly, [RadioioDEAD] will become available. RadioioDEAD will be hosted by the official archivist of the Grateful Dead organization, David Lemieux. . .

01/05/06 - From the Message From Phil at Philzone.org:

Phil: JC tells me that everyone wants to know about the Dead and Archive.org.

The Dead - The Dead is a big rusty machine that takes awhile to crank up. I am completely open to doing a Terrapin Station weekend and hopefully we will get it together for this summer.

This is the first official performance of "SerialPod"

10/24/05 - Download Series Volume 7 (9/3/80 and the second set from 9/4/80) will be available 11/01/05 at GDStore.com.

10/05/05 - Dick's Picks 36 is a 4 CD set featuring the complete 9/21/72 and highlights from 9/3/72.

10/04/05 - Download Series Volume 6 (3/17/68) is now available at GDStore.com.

09/06/05 - Download Series Volume 5 (3/27/88) is now available at GDStore.com.

09/01/05 - Ladder to the Stars: Garcia Plays Dylan will be released 10/11/05.

08/17/05 - The Dead Ahead DVD (due 11/01/05) will include "more than 50 minutes of never-before-released footage from October 30, 1980."

08/11/05 - On 09/24/05, Mickey Hart, Bruce Hornsby, Bill Kreutzmann, Donna Jean McKay, Bob Weir, and many others will participate in "Comes a Time" - A Celebration of the Music and Spirit of Jerry Garcia, at the Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA.

08/02/05 - Download Series Volume 4 (6/18/76) is now available at GDStore.com.

08/01/05 - The Fillmore West 1969 - The Complete Recordings 10 CD box set is now available for pre-order from GDStore.com; a bonus CD containing previously unreleased performances recorded at the Carousel Ballroom and Fillmore West between 1968-1970 will be included for those who pre-order before 11/15/05. Also, the August 2005 issue of Relix magazine celebrates the Grateful Dead's 40th anniversary; check out the web-only extras.

08/01/05 - Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978, the sixth installment in the "Pure Jerry" series of live recordings, is now available from jerrygarcia.com. Also, Pure Jerry Digital Downloads are now available from jerrygarciastore.com; a free sampler of tracks from each of the six Pure Jerry releases can be downloaded directly from jerrygarciastore.com or Nugs.net.

07/08/05 - Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline DVD and The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1: Legion of Mary are now available for pre-order from jerrygarcia.com. Also, according to GD Almanac 12-3, the Grateful Dead's The Complete Fillmore West "Live/Dead" Shows February 27 - March 2, 1969 will be available for pre-order in August.

06/07/05 - The first two volumes of the Grateful Dead Download Series (4/30/77 at The Palladium in New York City and 1/18/70 at Springer's Inn in Portland, Oregon) are now available at either GDStore.com or iTunes. New downloads will be available on the first Tuesday of each month (Rochester 10/26/71 will be the July release).

06/06/05 - According to this GDForum Postcard, "Dick's Pick #35 will be four CDs [from Summer 1971]: the complete San Diego (8/7/71) show, all that was salvageable of the 8/24 Chicago show, and an hour-plus from the Hollywood Bowl (8/6). It will be available at dead.net Friday, June 17th." Also, in mid-October "there will be a 10-CD package, limited to 10,000 copies, and available only from dead.net, that will contain every single note from the entire [Fillmore West 2/27->3/2/69] run."

05/19/05 - RatDog Summer Tour dates are up, including shows with Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers.

05/17/05 - The Night at the Family Dog DVD (featuring Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Santana from September, 1970) will be released 06/28/05.

04/21/05 - The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1: Legion of Mary will be released 06/28/05. On DeadNetCentral Blair Jackson posted, "All I'll say about the LOM is that it's a two-disc compilation, from stereo SBDs (not multitrack) mostly not in circulation, selected by DL2. Liner notes by yours truly." And "my impression is that Rhino is after something a bit more, dare I say, commercial than the typical Pure Jerry release, so they will showcase the different JG band lineups in anthology-style releases that will perhaps be somewhat more palatable to the masses while not overlapping with the PJ releases."

04/20/05 - The new Grateful Dead DVD Truckin' Up To Buffalo (from Rich Stadium 07/04/89) will be released 07/05/05.

04/01/05 - According to Powell's Books, "While supplies last, purchase a copy of Searching for the Sound directly from Powells.com and receive an exclusive new CD produced by Phil that includes four previously unreleased Grateful Dead tracks."

03/27/05 - From the Wisconsin State Journal:

Weir said there are no set plans yet for a Dead amphitheater tour this summer, but they will be on the road, possibly towards fall.

03/02/05 - Due 04/05/05, the Bonnaroo 2004 2 CD set will include "Self Defense" by The Dead.

03/01/05 - According to an email from Grateful Dead Interactive, "in the near future, certain new, previously unreleased shows will be digitally available exclusively through the iTunes Music Store and GDStore.com."

02/22/05 - Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989, the fifth installment in the "Pure Jerry" series of live recordings, is now available for pre-order from jerrygarcia.com.

02/19/05 - According to the KPFA Grateful Dead marathon playlist, the Grateful Dead's Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 (featuring Standin' on the Corner, Walkin' the Dog, and Good Lovin') will be released in March.

02/09/05 - From Dead.net:

The Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart and Particle, a pioneering electronic/jam-rock band, have come together to form HYDRA. The new group will launch a 14-date tour, debuting their new sound nationwide, beginning April 7 in Santa Cruz, Calif. and ending on April 24 in Washington, DC
Visit hydra-music.com for all the info.

02/03/05 - From the Arizona State University Web Devil:

Weir says if the surviving Dead members are to tour again this year, it will be a "modest summer run."

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