06-18-1967
Monterey Fairgrounds
Monterey, California
One of the many festival performances by the band that they failed to really nail. Still, these couple songs are fairly hot. The big thing for the Dead at the Monterey Pops Festival was that their set was sandwiched in between The Who, who destroyed their instruments after a devastating set, and Jimi Hendrix, who lit his guitar on fire and scorched the show. Monterey Pops as a whole, though, was absolutely legendary, and the Dead were a huge part of the reason the scene happened at all.
Today’s Dead of the Day:
Other June 18th Shows and Recordings:
- 1974 – Freedom Hall – Louisville, Kentucky
- 1976 – Capitol Theater – Passaic, New Jersey
- 1983 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, New York
- 1989 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, California
- 1992 – Charlotte Coliseum – Charlotte, North Carolina
- 1993 – Soldier Field – Chicago, Illinois
- 1994 – Autzen Stadium, University of Oregon – Eugene, Oregon
- 1995 – Giants Stadium – East Rutherford, New Jersey
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