All Bands
| 1959 | San Mateo College Jazz Band formed | |
| 1960 | ~ | Legends are joined by Bill at YMCA dances |
| 1960 | ~ | Southern Comfort joined by Donna |
| 1961 | Bob & Jerry formed | |
| 1961 | Garcia, Hunter & Albin formed | |
| 1961 | ~ | Jerry Garcia and Friends formed |
| 1961 | 7/~ | Garcia, Leicester & Hunter formed |
| 1961 | 11/~ | Jerry Garcia formed |
| 1962 | Asphalt Jungle Boys formed | |
| 1962 | 6/~ | Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers formed |
| 1962 | ~ | The Uncalled Four formed |
| 1962 | 11/~ | Jerry Garcia & David Nelson formed |
| 1962 | 11/~ | Hart Valley Drifters formed |
| 1962 | 12/~ | Thunder Mountain Tub Thumpers formed |
| 1962 | 12/31 | Bobby jams with Jerry at Dana Morgan's music store |
| 1963 | 2/~ | The Wildwood Boys formed |
| 1963 | 5/~ | Jerry & Sarah formed |
| 1963 | The Second Story Men formed | |
| 1963 | Zodiacs formed | |
| 1964 | 3/~ | Black Mountain Boys formed |
| 1964 | 5/~ | Phil Lesh and Tom Constanten formed |
| 1964 | Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions formed | |
| 1965 | 4/?? | Warlocks formed |
| 1965 | 5/05 | Magoo's Pizza Parlor first paid Warlocks gig |
| 1965 | 6/18 | Phil joins the Warlocks on bass, finalizing the future Grateful Dead lineup |
| 1965 | 12/01 | Acid Tests organizer Ken Kesey enlists Warlocks as house band |
| 1965 | 12/0? | Grateful Dead founded in San Francisco |
| 1965 | 12/04 | San Jose Acid Test first Grateful Dead show |
| 1966 | 2/11 | Owsley meets Grateful Dead formally at The Fillmore and soon becomes soundman |
| 1966 | 10/?? | Owsley leaves soundman position with Grateful Dead |
| 1966 | MGM signs Grateful Dead to record label | |
| 1967 | 9/29 | Mickey joins the band on drums & percussion |
| 1967 | Dan Healy becomes soundman for Grateful Dead | |
| 1968 | 3/?? | Who's Who In America lists Grateful Dead |
| 1968 | 6/0~ | Dan Healy leaves to do sound for Quicksilver |
| 1968 | 7/?? | Owsley takes over sound again for Grateful Dead |
| 1968 | 10/08 | Mickey and the Hartbeats formed |
| 1968 | 11/23 | Tom Constanten joins the band on piano |
| 1969 | Bobby Ace and the Cards from the Bottom of the Deck formed | |
| 1969 | 6/~ | New Riders of the Purple Sage formed |
| 1970 | 1/?? | Busted down on Bourbon Street, New Orleans |
| 1970 | 1/30 | Tom leaves the band |
| 1970 | 2/?? | Owsley leaves soundman position after bust |
| 1970 | 5/01 | An Evening with the Grateful Dead (and NRPS) concert format debuts |
| 1970 | 5/18 | Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales formed |
| 1970 | 9/20 | David Grisman sits in with the Dead at the Fillmore East |
| 1970 | 9/~ | Jerry Garcia & Friends formed |
| 1970 | ~ | Incredible String Band joined by Tom Constanten |
| 1970 | ~ | Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra formed |
| 1971 | 2/18 | Mickey takes a break from Grateful Dead |
| 1971 | 2/~ | Garcia/Saunders formed |
| 1971 | 8/26 | Pigpen takes a break from touring for health reasons |
| 1971 | 10/19 | Keith joins the band on keyboards |
| 1971 | 12/01 | Pigpen returns to touring |
| 1972 | The Tubes formed | |
| 1972 | 3/25 | Donna joins the band on vocals |
| 1972 | 6/17 | Pigpen leaves the band due to declining health |
| 1973 | 3/02 | Old & In The Way formed |
| 1974 | 4/20 | Great American String Band formed |
| 1974 | 7/~ | Legion of Mary formed |
| 1974 | 10/20 | Mickey returns to play farewell with Grateful Dead |
| 1974 | 10/20 | Tour hiatus begins following Winterland farewell |
| 1974 | 11/08 | Kingfish joined by Bob |
| 1975 | 4/?? | Diga Rhythm Band formed |
| 1975 | 8/05 | Jerry Garcia Band formed |
| 1975 | 8/20 | Keith and Donna Band formed |
| 1975 | Too Loose To Truck formed | |
| 1975 | ~ | Silver joined by Brent |
| 1975 | ~ | Robert Hunter formed |
| 1976 | 6/03 | Grateful Dead touring resumes |
| 1976 | Roadhog formed | |
| 1977 | ~ | Bob Weir Band formed |
| 1977 | Comfort formed | |
| 1978 | Bobby and the Midnites formed | |
| 1979 | 1/30 | Reconstruction formed |
| 1979 | 2/17 | Keith and Donna's last show with Grateful Dead |
| 1979 | 4/22 | Brent joins the band on keyboards |
| 1979 | ~ | Ghosts are joined by Keith and Donna |
| 1982 | 4/21 | Garcia/Kahn formed |
| 1982 | 8/13 | Dinosaurs formed |
| 1984 | Billy Kreutzmann's All-Stars formed | |
| 1984 | Zero formed | |
| 1985 | Jerry is confronted by the rest of the band regarding his drug abuse | |
| 1985 | ~ | Go Ahead formed |
| 1985 | Bruce Hornsby and the Range formed | |
| 1987 | 7/10 | Bob Dylan tours with Grateful Dead |
| 1987 | 8/29 | Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band formed |
| 1987 | 9/15 | In the Dark goes platinum |
| 1989 | Grateful Dead third in concert grosses behind the Rolling Stones and The Who | |
| 1989 | 10/08 | Formerly the Warlocks play 2 nights at Hampton Coliseum, VA |
| 1990 | 7/26 | Brent dies of a drug overdose in Lafayette, CA at age 37 |
| 1990 | 9/07 | Vince joins the band on keyboards |
| 1990 | 9/15 | Bruce joins the band as a regular guest on keyboards |
| 1990 | 12/0? | 25th anniversary of founding of the Grateful Dead |
| 1990 | 12/17 | Garcia/Grisman formed |
| 1991 | ~ | Planet Drum formed |
| 1991 | Grateful Dead become the top-grossing band in the US, with 79 concerts | |
| 1991 | ~ | Affordables formed |
| 1992 | ~ | Vortex formed |
| 1992 | 3/?? | Bruce leaves the band |
| 1993 | Grateful Dead are the highest grossing concert attraction in the US | |
| 1993 | ~ | Dead Ringers formed |
| 1994 | ~ | The Valentines formed |
| 1994 | ~ | Second Sight formed |
| 1994 | 1/19 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead |
| 1994 | 9/~ | Phil Lesh & Friends formed |
| 1995 | Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American venues | |
| 1995 | Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American tours 1985-1995 | |
| 1995 | 4/~ | dead.net goes online |
| 1995 | 4/22 | Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman formed |
| 1995 | 7/09 | Soldier Field last Grateful Dead show ever |
| 1995 | 8/05 | Ratdog formed |
| 1995 | 8/09 | Jerry dies in Forest Knolls, CA at age 53 |
| 1995 | 12/08 | Grateful Dead put to rest by the remaining personnel |
| 1996 | 5/~ | Mickey Hart's Mystery Box formed |
| 1996 | 10/11 | Missing Man Formation formed |
| 1996 | Dose Hermanos formed | |
| 1997 | Backbone formed | |
| 1997 | 11/~ | Broken Angels formed |
| 1998 | 6/05 | The Other Ones formed |
| 2000 | 5/~ | Mickey Hart Band formed |
| 2001 | 6/28 | Jammys Hall of Fame inducts Grateful Dead |
| 2001 | 10/28 | Mickey Hart and Bembe Orisha formed |
| 2001 | 12/31 | Bob, Phil, Bill & Mickey play together for the first time since 1995 |
| 2003 | 2/12 | The Dead formed |
