The Grateful Dead celebrates its diamond 60th anniversary this year with ENJOYING THE RIDE, a sweeping 60-CD collection that maps an epic cross-country road trip along the “Heady Highway” with stops at storied venues where the music, the moment, and the magic of the Grateful Dead reliably converged.
Spanning 25 years of legendary live performances, this expansive collection spotlights defining shows from 1969 to 1994 at 20 venues that consistently inspired the band to new heights—Winterland, Frost Amphitheatre, Madison Square Garden, and Hampton Coliseum, among them. Whether playing the intimate confines of Fillmore West or beneath the open skies at Red Rocks, the Grateful Dead never played the same show twice. ENJOYING THE RIDE is a thrilling testament to that adventurous spirit.
With the exception of a few tracks from earlier releases, virtually all of the music on ENJOYING THE RIDE is previously unreleased, spanning more than 450 tracks and over 60 hours of music. Of the 20 shows in the collection, 17 are presented in full, with some featuring additional material from the same venue. The remaining three—Fillmore West, Fillmore East, and Boston Music Hall—are curated from multiple performances at each venue, capturing key moments on those legendary stages.
ENJOYING THE RIDE will be available exclusively from Dead.net on May 30. This 60-CD boxed set is limited to 6,000 individually numbered copies. Pre-order HERE. ALAC and high-res FLAC downloads will also be available on the same day.
Unreleased versions of “Scarlet Begonias,” “Touch Of Grey,” and “Fire On The Mountain,” recorded live at the Greek Theatre on July 13, 1984, are available today digitally. Listen HERE.
For those seeking a concise itinerary, THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED distills Enjoying The Ride into a shorter route through the band’s diamond anniversary celebration. Featuring at least one song from every venue in the deluxe set, it offers a briefer—but no less illuminating—journey through the music that shaped the Grateful Dead’s live legacy. It will be available on May 30 from Rhino.com on 3CDs, 6LPs, and digitally. Pre-order HERE.
ENJOYING THE RIDE
Show List
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (4/5/69) – Cassette
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/5/69)
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/7/69)
Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/8/69)
Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)
Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/20/71)
Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71)
Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/27/71)
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72)
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/16/72)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/16/73)
Winterland, San Francisco, CA (3/20/77)
Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (5/13/78)
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (8/12/79)
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (8/23/80)
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (7/11/81)
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/14/81)
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA (5/1/81)
Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (8/20/83)
Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/21/85)
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/22/85)
Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (9/16/87)
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (7/15/89)
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (12/27/89)
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (5/12/91)
Capital Centre, Landover MD (3/17/93)
Capital Centre, Landover MD (9/15/82)
Boston Garden, Boston, MA (10/3/94)
THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED
6LP Track Listing
LP One
Side One
1. “The Music Never Stopped” – Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (5/13/78)
2. “Althea” – Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (3/14/81)
Side Two
1. “Playing In The Band” – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (3/16/73)
LP Two
Side One
1. “Hard To Handle” – Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71)
2. “Wharf Rat” – Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (9/16/87)
Side Two
1. “Doin’ That Rag” – Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA (6/5/69)
2. “My Brother Esau” – Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (8/20/83)
3. “Deal” – Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (5/12/91)
LP Three
Side One
1. “Scarlet Begonias” – Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
2. “Touch Of Grey” – Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
Side Two
1. “Fire On The Mountain” – Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA (7/13/84)
2. “Lazy Lightning”> – Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (8/23/80)
3. “Supplication” – Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (8/23/80)
LP Four
Side One
1. “Attics Of My Life” – Boston Garden, Boston, MA (10/3/94)
2. “Estimated Prophet” – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (8/12/79)
Side Two
1. “Eyes Of The World” – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (8/12/79)
2. “Brown-Eyed Women” – Winterland, San Francisco, CA (3/20/77)
LP Five
Side One
1. “Truckin’”> – Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (7/15/89)
2. “Smokestack Lightnin’” – Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (7/15/89)
3. “Big Boy Pete” – Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA (11/21/85)
Side Two
1. “Bird Song” – Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72)
2. “Let It Grow” – Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA (5/1/81)
LP Six
Side One
1. “Black Muddy River” – Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (12/27/89)
2. “Days Between” – Capital Centre, Landover MD (3/17/93)
Side Two
1. “Not Fade Away”> – Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)
2. “Goin’ Down The Road Feeling Bad”> – Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)
3. “Not Fade Away” – Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (2/24/71)
