This screening will feature the closing of winterland, a film that documents the groups 1978 new years eve. Jun 19, 2008 ultimately, what i am trying to say is this. Perhaps this performance is the second most important concert held at that venue, the first would be the bands 1976 thanksgiving party entitled the. Grateful dead with the blues brothers and new riders of the purple sage, live at winterland in san francisco, december 31, 1978 winterlands closing night. Watch the grateful dead s legendary closing of the winterland performance recorded on new years eve, 1978. The closing of winterland the grateful deads dvd the closing of winterland marks the closing of a historic san francisco music landmark.
The closing of winterland the grateful dead s dvd the closing of winterland marks the closing of a historic san francisco music landmark. Ranked as one of the top ten shows in grateful dead s history, theres no doubt that this cd is a must have for fans and newcomers alike. The closing of winterland film streaming complet vostfr, grateful dead. Courtesy of the grateful deadthe fourth installment of the grateful deads weekly streaming concert series. The grateful dead 12311978 set 1 closing of winterland. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in san franciscos winterland arena, which was. A bonus cd that was distributed with preordered copies of the closing of winterland cd and dvd sets. Checking availability for buy online, pick up in store. The closing of winterland is a concert film featuring the. Dec 30, 2017 the annual run of concerts that the grateful dead would perform around new years eve were always mindmelting, but the closing of winterland documents one particularly grand evening. Over time, donna jean would also contribute a good amount of vocals to some grateful dead songs. Closing of winterland is an essential release aptly recapturing a watershed moment not only for the grateful dead and their extended family and followers, but for. Easy wind jam black peter playing in the band lazy lightning.
In front of an audience that included such celebrity guests as dan aykroyd, john cippolina and ken kesey, the grateful dead. The closing of winterland 2003 is the audio only companion to the twodvd title of the same name. The closing of winterland, december 31, 1978 box set, live, reissued. The show lasted for over eight hours, with the grateful deads performancedocumented on dvd and cd as the closing of winterlandlasting nearly six hours. December 31, 1978, an album by grateful dead on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Grateful dead tribute band specializing in the music the band played during the 60s and 70s. The closing of winterland show was also released as a 2 dvd set. Every single song is absolutely perfect and they are in a tremendous groove with each other from the first notes of sugar magnolia to the end vocals of we bid you goodnight. Codirected by jerry garcia, the grateful dead movie was originally released in 1977, and captures performances from five october 1974 shows at san francisco s winterland ballroom. This poster is a reproduction and is printed on heavy cardboard. Hampton comes alive consists of two full concerts recorded on november 20 and 21, 1998, at the hampton coliseum in hampton.
The closing of winterland streaming complet en vf 1978, grateful dead. The closing of winterland the grateful dead movie and how i learned to dig the dead by benjamin h. Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 19781231. Grateful dead onlinemusic of 12311978, closing of winterland. The dead can be appreciated indeed, probably must be appreciated as a kind of continuing, evolving, shifty performance of the grateful dead. Winterland closed on new years eve 1978 new years day 1979 with a concert by the grateful dead, new riders of the purple sage, and the blues brothers. Grateful dead interviews 123178 winterland official.
The crowd is heard, and the voice of dan aykroyd can easily be spotted. Get the grateful dead setlist of the concert at winterland arena, san francisco, ca, usa on december 31, 1978 and other grateful dead setlists for free on. The winterland ballroom closed on december 31, 1978, with a concert. The closing of winterland 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The closing of winterland bonus cd grateful dead initial release. Watch the grateful deads legendary closing of the winterland performance recorded on new years eve, 1978. Ringing out 1978 with the grateful dead in a brokedown palace, the closing of winterland is a fun reminder of the deads shabby appeal.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. If you own only one grateful dead cd, you cant go wrong with the closing of winterland the atypical, yet joyous and lifereaffirming opening at midnight of sugar magnoliascarletfire is truly gobsmacking. The closing of winterland december 31, 1978 grateful dead december 16, 2003. It was 1978, the night they closed old winterland down sfgate. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Djpeebs favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite may 4, 2014 subject. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in san franciscos winterland arena, which was shut down shortly. Grateful dead played more shows there than any other artist, including the venues epic closing in 1978. After purchasing several gd concert dvds, i would rank the closing of winterland filmed on new years eve 1978 as their best commerciallyavailable concert dvd. Oct 23, 2003 the dead, who recorded some of their 1971 live album at the hall, took over the place for five nights in 1974 to film the grateful dead movie. It contains the complete concert performed on december 31, 1978. Grateful dead countdown sugar magnolia recorded live. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.
It was 1978, the night they closed old winterland down and the. This 4 cd set contains the entire grateful dead performance from the closing of winterland on 123178, mixed from the 24track analog master tapes, and includes a 24page booklet containing photos and essays. December 31, 1978 by the grateful dead on amazon music. Grateful dead 123178 winterland official full concert. By late 1978, the grateful dead were at an undeniable. When the grateful dead closed the winterland ballroom.
Grateful dead live at winterland arena on 19781017. Grateful deads fourth shakedown stream screening to feature. Grateful dead with the blues brothers and new riders of the purple sage, live at winterland in san francisco, december 31, 1978 winterland s closing night. It was 1978, the night they closed old winterland down and the grateful. Grateful dead the closing of winterland december 31, 1978. If you only buy one gd concert on dvd, this is the one to get. Grateful dead countdown sugar magnolia 123178 winterland. Perhaps this performance is the second most important concert held at that venue, the first would be the bands 1976 thanksgiving party entitled the last waltz. The dead turn up the heat at winterland winterland 1973. It was recorded on november 9, 10, and 11, 1973, at the winterland ballroom in san francisco, california. The closing of winterland video grateful dead songs.
With jerry garcia, donna godchaux, keith godchaux, mickey hart. Listen free to grateful dead the closing of winterland. It is the bands third live album and the first time complete live phish concerts were released in their entirety. Get the grateful dead setlist of the concert at winterland arena, san francisco, ca, usa on october 20, 1978 and other grateful dead setlists for free on. This is good for those who are not on the bus yet and not bad for amazon prime but now yearning for the rest in.
On the positive side, hearing world to give, which is imo the best version performed, is great, all worlds change, now the material is fresh and relevant, and part of my grateful dead soundtrack, even if they only played this one a handful of times, only wish it was played more and earlyer. Disc one disc one of closing of winterland could not have had a better intro. The closing of winterland could be the best live release put out by grateful dead productions. The closing of winterland dvd set, grateful dead, 2003.
The film has been carefully transferred from the original 35mm film negative in high definition and is presented in 1. For information about other releases that include music from this period see the 1978 section of the dead by date page. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in san franciscos winterland arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. The grateful dead performed three sets of relaxed, often inspired music that night, most of. The dead, who recorded some of their 1971 live album at the hall, took over the place for five nights in 1974 to film the grateful dead movie. Grateful dead live downloads and online music streaming of 12311978 at closing of winterland. The annual run of concerts that the grateful dead would perform around new years eve were always mindmelting, but the closing of winterland documents one. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in san franciscos winterland arena. The grateful dead the closing of winterland cd1 mp3 album. It contains three complete concerts, missing only the encore of the first concert.
The dead celebrated the closing as an approximately fivehourlong party and invited some guests including guitarist john cipollina of quicksilver messenger service and ken kesey as well as. December 31, 1978 sugar magnolia live at winterland, december 31, 1978, scarlet begonias live at winterland, december 31, 1978 and more. This ninedisc box set captures every mindbending note recorded at winterland during the bands legendary threenight residency in november 1973a run of shows that grateful dead archivist david lemieux argues is among the very finest. The complete recordings is a 9 cd live album by the american rock band the grateful dead. The cd comprises tracks from other new years eve shows in the 1970s. Grateful dead setlist at winterland arena, san francisco. The last show at winterland is one of the best gems the dead have ever played. The dead celebrated the closing as an approximately fivehourlong party. Ranked as one of the top ten shows in grateful deads history, theres no doubt that this cd is a must have for fans. The setlist program grateful dead setlists, listener. One major difference between the two is that these cds only contain the standard stereo 2. Grateful dead the closing of winterland album film dvd. The closing of winterland is a concert film featuring the seminal jam band performing a sixplus hour show to mark the last night of san franciscos legendary winterland arena.