Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981)
Nearly two hours of Dead... live!
Recorded October 30th and 31st, 1980, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Dead Ahead showcases the recently reformed Grateful Dead lineup in acoustic and electric splendor.
- Date of release
- 1981-01-01
- TMDB
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Len Dell'Amico
Casting
- Tom Davis — Self - Host
- Al Franken — Self - Host
- Jerry Garcia — Self - Grateful Dead
- Mickey Hart — Self - Grateful Dead
- Bill Kreutzmann — Self - Grateful Dead
- Phil Lesh — Self - Grateful Dead
- Brent Mydland — Self - Grateful Dead
- Bob Weir — Self - Grateful Dead
Interesting facts
Dead Ahead is a concert video by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on October 30 and October 31, 1980, and released in 1981. An expanded version was released in 2005. In contrast to other Dead concert videos, Dead Ahead contains acoustic as well as electric song performances.
Production
Dan Healy and Betty Cantor-Jackson – audio mix
Candace Brightman – lighting and set design
Veronica Loza – editor and production coordinator
Dennis Larkins and Peter Barsotti – cover art
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