Bands
318 acts from Ashkenaz regulars and Long Island stalwarts to Tampa Bay's Thursday-night church, the Cape, and the Catskills — and the touring bands that come through all of them.
8 bands tagged Era-accurate
Cowboys Dead
1 upcomingFort Collins, CO · since 2007
Fort Collins five-piece that works the Pigpen end of the Dead songbook and its country roots.
'60s sound'70s soundEra-accurateDark Star Orchestra
22 upcomingChicago, IL · since 1997
Recreates a specific historic Grateful Dead concert, night after night.
Setlist recreationEra-accurateNational touringDead On Live
1 upcomingAsbury Park, NJ · since 2010
Note-for-note recreations of the Dead's classic records and eras, led by Marc Muller.
Album recreationEra-accurateAll-starEasy Wind
2 upcomingSan Diego, CA · since 2015
San Diego seven-piece built for '70s Dead - two drummers, a Donna, Europe '72 and Spring '77.
'70s soundEra-accurateSan DiegoI Dig Pig
1 upcomingCincinnati, OH
Cincinnati quartet that plays the Pigpen years — jug-band blues, organ and harp.
'60s soundEra-accurateSoulLast Fair Deal
4 upcomingVirginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach seven-piece covering every Dead role, Pigpen and Donna included.
Full catalogFaithful arrangementsEra-accurateOld Head
1 upcomingBaltimore, MD · since 2018
Maryland players who stay inside 1965-1970, the Pigpen years and the primal jams.
'60s soundEra-accurateFaithful arrangementsWolfman Jack
4 upcomingNew England seven-piece playing only primal Dead: 1965-72, Live/Dead through Europe '72.
Era-accurate'60s soundSetlist recreation