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