The Closing of Winterland -- Grateful Dead 1978 !!!

[CountAllVotes]

I remember this show so well! It was on KSAN (the Jive 95) on NYE in 1978.

Enjoy everyone and have a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!! !

[kimbutgar]

1. I went to Winterland twice in the 70's

Only saw the Grateful Dead at the Cow palace.

[CountAllVotes]

2. I went to Winterland many times

The first time was with my grandmother. She took me there to see ice skaters!

From there, years later, it was to Winterland to see many shows from Country Joe and the Fish to the Grateful Dead!

It was a fine place to go on the CORNER OF POST AND STEINER!

[kimbutgar]

3. Everytime I pass there I remember the old Winterland.

It’s a boring apartment building now. I wish they’d put a plaque there memorializing all the great music.

[Stardust Mirror]

4. I was at that show!

I made it all night to be still awake to eat the breakfast Bill Graham provided to us concert goers that morning

[Rver]

5. I bought the bootleg album

at the local head shop a few years after. Great show. NYE '84 there was a NPR broadcast. A group of local heads took up a collection to get it on our local community station. (KZUM). Then to top it off a few years later in '87 they played on pay per view which our cable system did not have at the time (PPV). So my great idea was... rent a satellite dish. I contacted a local seller and they said "sure, we can do that" A friend of mine provided the house for the party. I forget what we paid, 300 our so at the time. So the company brings over an " 8' dish" lol and box ready to go. We set up 2 tv/stereo systems. 1 upstairs and 1 down. If I remember right, we had 2 sets of Bose 901's for the sound. Since we were in the central time zone the 2nd set didn't start until 2am. Needless to say we had quite the barnburner of a NYE party. I did get to see them live on NYE '85 as well.
Happy New Years to all.