Official-Release Radar
Five shows the band or estate chose to document.
Each stop has received an official or major archival release: Fillmore West 1969, the Lyceum in the Europe 72 box, the Winterland 1974 movie run, Cornell 77 on Rhino, and Hampton 89 as Hampton Comes Alive. Start here if you want shows with formal archive gravity before wandering into side roads.
Path Threads
official release · landmark · famous · gateway · recommendations
Stops On This Path
1. February 27, 1969 · Fillmore West
February 27, 1969 at Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US · Primal era · 4 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Official-release framing makes this early Fillmore West material a natural starting document.
Setlist includes Good Morning Little Schoolgirl · Doin' That Rag · Cryptical Envelopment · Drums · The Other One · Cryptical Envelopment · Dupree's Diamond Blues · Mountains Of The Moon · Dark Star · Saint Stephen.
2. May 26, 1972 · Lyceum
May 26, 1972 at Lyceum · London, England · Europe/Golden era · 1 recording listed · Archive listeners rate it around 4.82
The Europe 72 box gives Lyceum context beyond a random archive stop.
Setlist includes Promised Land · Sugaree · Mr. Charlie · Black Throated Wind · Loser · Next Time You See Me · El Paso · Dire Wolf · Two Souls In Communion · Playing In The Band.
3. October 20, 1974 · Winterland
October 20, 1974 at Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US · Wall of Sound era · 7 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
The Grateful Dead Movie run makes Winterland 74 both audio and visual canon.
Setlist includes Cold Rain And Snow · Mama Tried · Deal · Beat It On Down The Line · Loser · Jack Straw · Tennessee Jed · El Paso · Brokedown Palace · China Cat Sunflower.
4. May 8, 1977 · Barton Hall, Cornell University
May 8, 1977 at Barton Hall, Cornell University · Ithaca, NY, US · Post-Hiatus era · 13 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Cornell's official release status is part of why the recommendation keeps returning.
Setlist includes Minglewood Blues · Loser · El Paso · They Love Each Other · Jack Straw · Deal · Lazy Lightning · Supplication · Brown Eyed Women · Mama Tried.
5. October 9, 1989 · Hampton Coliseum
October 9, 1989 at Hampton Coliseum · Hampton, VA, US · Brent era · 8 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Hampton Comes Alive canonizes the Warlocks surprise from the band's own archive side.
Setlist includes Feel Like A Stranger · Built To Last · Little Red Rooster · Ramble On Rose · We Can Run · Jack-A-Roe · Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again · Row Jimmy · The Music Never Stopped · Playing In The Band.