50 years ago today, the grateful dead & the who at oakland coliseum stadium, their 2nd of 2, with the dead up first. among the who's last shows with keith moon. tight ’76 dead, now on “dick’s picks 33.” tapes of both bands, photos, notes, scene reports: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

memories of the dead & the who, today in 1976, part 2. #deadfreaksunite #gd101076 [6/6]

50 years ago today, the grateful dead & the who at oakland coliseum stadium for bill graham’s day on the green, 1st of 2, the dead starting at 11am on a saturday morning. now “dick’s picks 33.” tapes, notes, clips, photos, footage, scene reports, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

memories of the day on the green, today in 1976, part 3. #deadfreaksunite #gd100976 [8/8]

60 years ago tonight, the grateful dead at the fillmore on a stacked bill (originally scheduled for winterland), a short tape but the 1st since owsley’s august departure, the band’s september move to the haight, & LSD’s criminalization the day before: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

10/7/66 fillmore auditorium: for, like, 10 seconds CREAM PUFF WAR takes the modal plunge. psychedelic! GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL now regularly over 10 minutes. locked-in jams in high-speed middle & subtly swinging outro. #deadfreaksunite #gd100766 [2/2]

50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead in detroit, finishing a 9-show eastern swing with an under-acknowledged classic. lotta keith godchaux! now on the “30 trips” box. tapes, notes, transcription of dick latvala’s listening journal, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

scene reports from the dead in detroit, today in 1976. #deadfreaksunite #gd100376 [4/4]

50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead's only show at cincinnati's riverfront coliseum, site of the '79 who stampede & apparently a near-riot when the dead don’t encore. choice of iffy audience tapes that leave plenty to the imagination, notes, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead in indianapolis. tapes, listening notes, @relixmag.bsky.social coverage, scene reports, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead at ohio state university in columbus, moved to a smaller hall due to low ticket sales. tape, listening notes, scene reports, etc., featuring the return of the mind left body jam: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead in syracuse, with a 2nd set so classic that dick latvala gave one of the jams its own name, now on “dick’s picks 4.” tapes, listening notes, photos, newspaper clips, scene reports: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

scene reports from the dead in syracuse, tonight in 1976. #deadfreaksunite #gd092876 [4/4]

50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead in rochester, featuring a wild 2nd set jam suite with one of the last fully opened-up versions of “slipknot!” nice soundboard tape, notes, etc.: heads.social/deck/@bourgw... #deadfreaksunite

50 years (& 3 days) ago, the grateful dead in virginia at william & mary, now “dave’s picks 4.” tapes, photos, newspaper reviews, dick latvala notes, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

newspaper reviews of the dead at william & mary. #deadfreaksunite #gd092476 [4/4]

scene reports from the dead in rochester, today in 1976. #deadfreaksunite #gd092776 [4/4]

scene reports from the capital centre ’76. #deadfreaksunite #gd092576 [4/4]

50 years ago tonight, the grateful dead open their fall ’76 tour at duke, pulling out a few songs they haven’t played since before the road break. night of the ford/carter debate. grotty mono PA tape, photos, dick latvala notes, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

the tapes are mono & the vocals are a bit blown out (perhaps fixed with up-mixing?) & they're not gonna get properly released, but whatevuh. i believe charlie miller is now involved in a more careful transfer! watch the skies! #deadfreaksunite