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Take The DeadTest™ Vol. 27 – Where Did They Play?
We’re back with the 27th volume of the DeadTest™ collection. This one focuses on the venues frequented by The Grateful Dead on their long, strange 30-year trip.
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We’re back with the 27th volume of the DeadTest™ collection. This one focuses on the venues frequented by The Grateful Dead on their long, strange 30-year trip.
The venue – whether it was on the East Coast, West Coast or somewhere in between – played a major role in the overall, full-body concert experience. Each site had its own history, character and vibe – whether it was a ballroom, a stadium, indoor, outdoor or upside down in full rotation.
We all have our favorite venue(s), including the band members themselves. We all have memories from at least one or two places where our minds were beautifully and utterly blown.
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Which venue – an old West Coast favorite of The Grateful Dead – is pictured here? [HINT: The first time the band played there was 1967 and the last time was 1989.]
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Greek Theater – It’s the mystical amphitheater on the campus of UC Berkeley in upstate California. You can see the school’s 307-foot Sather Tower in the background. The Dead performed there 29 times, mainly in the ’80s. The band played two shows there in the ’60s and none in the ’70s.
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Greek Theater – It’s the mystical amphitheater on the campus of UC Berkeley in upstate California. You can see the school’s 307-foot Sather Tower in the background. The Dead performed there 29 times, mainly in the ’80s. The band played two shows there in the ’60s and none in the ’70s.
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Which venue hosted shows billed as “Formerly the Warlocks” in the late-’80s?
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Hampton Coliseum – Also known as “The Mothership” – due to its exterior resemblance to a “space craft” – the Virginia venue played host to two shows billed as “Formerly the Warlocks” on October 8-9, 1989.
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Hampton Coliseum – Also known as “The Mothership” – due to its exterior resemblance to a “space craft” – the Virginia venue played host to two shows billed as “Formerly the Warlocks” on October 8-9, 1989.
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In the spring of 1990, which venue hosted a five-star Dead show featuring saxophonist Branford Marsalis?
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Nassau Coliseum – The Dead played there more than 40 times over the course of their long strange trip. On March 29, 1990, the band performed at the Nassau Coliseum, which is in Uniondale, NY, with sax player Branford Marsalis. It is considered one of The Dead’s finest latter-day shows. The performance was released commercially as Wake Up To Find Out (2014). Marsalis sat in for the entire 2nd set (as well as for one song in the 1st).
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Nassau Coliseum – The Dead played there more than 40 times over the course of their long strange trip. On March 29, 1990, the band performed at the Nassau Coliseum, which is in Uniondale, NY, with sax player Branford Marsalis. It is considered one of The Dead’s finest latter-day shows. The performance was released commercially as Wake Up To Find Out (2014). Marsalis sat in for the entire 2nd set (as well as for one song in the 1st).
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Which California venue did The Grateful Dead play the most over their 30 years of touring?
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Oakland Coliseum Arena – The Dead played the venue more than 60 times all told. Second place is a tie with both Winterland and the Fillmore West coming in at 59 times. Although the band played some spectacular shows at Shoreline, it is a distant third.
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Oakland Coliseum Arena – The Dead played the venue more than 60 times all told. Second place is a tie with both Winterland and the Fillmore West coming in at 59 times. Although the band played some spectacular shows at Shoreline, it is a distant third.
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Which of the following venues did The Grateful Dead stop playing in 1987? [HINT: It was the site of the band's first performance of Dylan's "When I Paint My Masterpiece."]
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Ventura Country Fairgrounds – The band’s final performance at the venue, which is pretty much right on the beach, was June 14, 1987. The Dead played their very first “Masterpiece” on June 13, 1987, at the fairgrounds.
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Ventura Country Fairgrounds – The band’s final performance at the venue, which is pretty much right on the beach, was June 14, 1987. The Dead played their very first “Masterpiece” on June 13, 1987, at the fairgrounds.
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Alpine Valley Music Theater – The venue is in East Troy, WI, and was the site of some HUGE Dead shows from the ’80s. Alpine Valley is memorialized in The Dead concert video, Downhill From Here (1999), most of which was recorded on July 17, 1989.
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Alpine Valley Music Theater – The venue is in East Troy, WI, and was the site of some HUGE Dead shows from the ’80s. Alpine Valley is memorialized in The Dead concert video, Downhill From Here (1999), most of which was recorded on July 17, 1989.
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Which of the following New York venues hosted the most Dead shows in the ’70s?
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Fillmore East – It hosted more than 20 Dead shows in the ’70s. The band’s final performance at the Fillmore East was April 29, 1971.
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Fillmore East – It hosted more than 20 Dead shows in the ’70s. The band’s final performance at the Fillmore East was April 29, 1971.
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Barton Hall – It’s on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The Dead performed there just three times. The first time on May 8, 1977, was over the friggin’ rainbow. Many consider that show to be the very best The Dead ever played. It’s most definitely on the short list.
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Barton Hall – It’s on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The Dead performed there just three times. The first time on May 8, 1977, was over the friggin’ rainbow. Many consider that show to be the very best The Dead ever played. It’s most definitely on the short list.
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Which of the following venues is NOT on the East Coast?
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Thelma Theater – It’s in Los Angeles. The Dead played there three times, all in December ’69.
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Thelma Theater – It’s in Los Angeles. The Dead played there three times, all in December ’69.
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Question 10 of 10
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Which venue hosted the very last Grateful Dead show before Jerry’s tragic death in the summer of ’95?
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Soldier Field – It’s in Chicago. The Grateful Dead performed their very last show there on July 9, 1995. Rest in peace, Jerry.
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Soldier Field – It’s in Chicago. The Grateful Dead performed their very last show there on July 9, 1995. Rest in peace, Jerry.

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