Grateful Dead's 1981 Concert History

Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. Remembered for an eclectic style that fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and psychedelic rock, for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams, and for its devoted fan base known as "Deadheads." "Their music," writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences were distilled...

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 31, 1981
Grateful Dead

New Year's Eve

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Oakland Arena Oakland, California, United States
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Dec 30, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Oakland Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 28, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Oakland Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 27, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Oakland Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 26, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Oakland Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 12, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Fiesta Hall, San Mateo County Fairgrounds San Francisco, California, United States
Dec 09, 1981
Grateful Dead
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CU Events Center Boulder, Colorado, United States
Dec 07, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Civic Center Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Dec 06, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois, United States
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Dec 05, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Dec 03, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Dec 02, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Assembly Hall, University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois, United States
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Nov 30, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Hara Arena Trotwood, Ohio, United States
Nov 29, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Oct 19, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Palau Dels Esports Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Oct 17, 1981
The Grateful Dead
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Hippodrome de Paris Paris, Île-de-France, France
Show Duplicates for Oct 17, 1981
Oct 16, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Melkweg Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Oct 15, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Melkweg Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Oct 13, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Walter Köbel Halle Rüsselsheim am Main, Hesse, Germany
Oct 12, 1981
Grateful Dead
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Olympiahalle Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey


Grateful Dead
Jul 13, 1981
 Denver, Colorado, United States
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Grateful Dead
May 4, 1981
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Grateful Dead
May 6, 1981
 Uniondale, New York, United States
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Grateful Dead on Mar 12, 1981 [209-small]

Grateful Dead
Mar 12, 1981
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Grateful Dead on Oct 6, 1981 [830-small]

Grateful Dead
Oct 6, 1981
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Grateful Dead on Jul 10, 1981 [831-small]

Grateful Dead
Jul 10, 1981
 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Grateful Dead on Mar 7, 1981 [565-small]

Grateful Dead
Mar 7, 1981
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Grateful Dead on Aug 15, 1981 [390-small]

Grateful Dead
Aug 15, 1981
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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Grateful Dead on Mar 10, 1981 [393-small]

Grateful Dead
Mar 10, 1981
 New York, New York, United States
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Grateful Dead on Sep 30, 1981 [578-small]

Grateful Dead
Sep 30, 1981
 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Grateful Dead on Oct 3, 1981 [326-small]

Grateful Dead
Oct 3, 1981
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Grateful Dead on Oct 3, 1981 [327-small]

Grateful Dead
Oct 3, 1981
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Grateful Dead on Nov 30, 1981 [803-small]

Grateful Dead
Nov 30, 1981
 Trotwood, Ohio, United States
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Grateful Dead on Nov 30, 1981 [621-small]

Grateful Dead
Nov 30, 1981
 Trotwood, Ohio, United States
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Programme, Grateful Dead on Mar 24, 1981 [347-small]

Programme


Grateful Dead
Mar 24, 1981
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Pop Rock
Classic Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Folk Rock
Blues Rock
Country Rock
Roots Rock
Psychedelic
Jam Band
Acid Rock
Cosmic American
Jam
Double Drumming
Plunderphonics
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Repomn37 Aug 27, 2024

I truly wish everyone got a chance to see The Grateful Dead. Unfortunately anything after 1995 is NOT The Grateful Dead.
There's been some wonderful post Jerry shows played by surviving members. Cherish that you saw their songbook live even though it wasn't The Grateful Dead


West Feb 01, 2023

Somebody needs to fix this shit. The grateful dead done in 1995. Why is Dead and Co listed as the Grateful Dead?


Excavator007 Aug 10, 2019

how do i change the fucking date . . . of red rocks show to 1985 ?

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