Video: The Night The Grateful Dead Met The Bangles

One of the more unusual pairings in Grateful Dead history occurred on October 18, 1988 at the Kiefer Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, when the psychedelic rock heroes were joined not only by their friends The Neville Brothers for the Iko Iko, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door encore but also by The Bangles.

The Bangles, just over a year removed from the massive success of Walk Like An Egyptian and Manic Monday, were about the last band you’d think would join the Dead onstage, however the all-female quartet jetted from their gig opening for George Michael at The Superdome that night to sit in with Jerry and the gang. A video of the rollicking Iko Iko just popped up on YouTube…

Grateful Dead w/ The Bangles and The Neville Brothers