The legendary band’s first gig under that name was at an “acid test” held at a downtown San Jose home on Dec. 4, 1965.

Sixty years later, San Jose officials will unveil a plaque celebrating the connection with the most famous jam band of all ...

The band performed their first concert on 4 December 1965. In 1981, their leader Jerry Garcia talked to the BBC about how ...

Gilmour Project concert featured Pink Floyd songs, plus some Grateful Dead and a Steve Cropper tribute, at Great American ...

Deadheads from around the Bay Area and likely well beyond will descend on San Francisco this summer to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. They’ll turn out to enjoy a three-day ...

The longest, strangest trip embarked upon by a rock ’n’ roll band ended 30 years ago this week at Soldier Field. On Sunday, July 9, 1995, the Grateful Dead played what would be its final concert with ...

When the Grateful Dead played its first live show Dec. 4, 1965, the band wasn’t exactly a newcomer to the music scene. The group, including Jerry Garcia, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and Bob Weir, had been ...

The band discusses drag and the Dead ahead of its upcoming two-night run at Cervantes'.

Sixty years ago today, on December 4, 1965, the Warlocks debuted as the Grateful Dead at the first public Acid Test in San ...

A tribute to the Grateful Dead kicked off a busy month of concerts in Golden Gate Park this weekend. It's great for the San Francisco economy, but it’s causing weeks of traffic backups and parking ...

Dead & Company are planning a concert in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead forming in 1965. The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission will vote on issuing ...