Winterland Bookends
The Bay Area home room across four versions of the band.
Winterland Arena was the Dead's San Francisco home court. This route starts with raw 1967 Bay Area voltage, then moves through Fall 73's compositional density, the 1974 Wall of Sound farewell, and the polished post-hiatus return in June 1977. Same room, four different bands.
Path Threads
winterland · san francisco · venue · home base · farewell
Stops On This Path
1. March 18, 1967 · Winterland
March 18, 1967 at Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US · Primal era · 3 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 4.71
Early Winterland puts the room's long arc in motion: raw, close, and still carrying the Bay Area voltage.
Setlist includes Me And My Uncle · Next Time You See Me · He Was A Friend Of Mine · Smokestack Lightning · Morning Dew · Hurts Me Too · Beat It On Down The Line · Dancin' In The Streets · Golden Road To Unlimited Devotion · Cream Puff War.
2. November 11, 1973 · Winterland
November 11, 1973 at Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US · Europe/Golden era · 4 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Fall 73 at the home room, with patience and density replacing early voltage.
Setlist includes Promised Land · Bertha · Greatest Story Ever Told · Sugaree · Black Throated Wind · To Lay Me Down · El Paso · Ramble On Rose · Me And Bobby McGee · China Cat Sunflower.
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 Wall of Sound farewell gives Winterland one of its defining Dead nights.
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. June 9, 1977 · Winterland
June 9, 1977 at Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US · Post-Hiatus era · 9 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
The post-hiatus return to the same room proves how much the band had changed.
Setlist includes Mississippi Half Step · Jack Straw · They Love Each Other · Cassidy · Sunrise · Deal · Looks Like Rain · Loser · The Music Never Stopped · Samson And Delilah.