The Closing of Winterland is a four-CD live album by the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert performed on December 31, 1978. The concert was also released as a two-disc DVD. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in San Francisco’s Winterland Arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. The Dead celebrated the closing as an approximately five-hour-long party (complete with breakfast with the audience at dawn) and invited some guests including guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Ken Kesey as well as actor Dan Aykroyd who provided the midnight countdown. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA on December 15, 2003 under the category of longform video, selling 200,000 units. The New Riders of the Purple Sage and Blues Brothers opened the show.
12-31-1978 – Sugar Magnolia / Scarlet Begonias / Fire On The Mountain
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“This is the opening sequence from one of the most famous, and highly regarded, Grateful Dead shows of all time, the Closing Of Winterland. With opening acts the New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Blues Brothers, the Dead didn’t hit the stage until midnight, and played until the sun rose. Bill Graham served breakfast to everyone after the show.” – David Lemieux
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Other December 31, 1978 Videos:
- 12-31-1978 – Big River
- 12-31-1978 – Casey Jones
- 12-31-1978 – Casey Jones> Johnny B. Goode
- 12-31-1978 – Complete Show
- 12-31-1978 – Fire on the Mountain
- 12-31-1978 – First Set
- 12-31-1978 – From The Heart Of Me
- 12-31-1978 – I Need a Miracle
- 12-31-1978 – I Need A Miracle
- 12-31-1978 – It’s All Over Now
- 12-31-1978 – It’s All Over Now
- 12-31-1978 – Me And My Uncle> Big River
- 12-31-1978 – Midnight Countdown> Sugar Magnolia
- 12-31-1978 – Not Fade Away
- 12-31-1978 – Partial
- 12-31-1978 – Partial
- 12-31-1978 – Playin’ in the Band
- 12-31-1978 – Ramble on Rose
- 12-31-1978 – Ramble On Rose
- 12-31-1978 – Samson and Delilah
- 12-31-1978 – Samson and Delilah
- 12-31-1978 – Scarlet Begonias
- 12-31-1978 – Second Set
- 12-31-1978 – Stagger Lee
- 12-31-1978 – Stagger Lee
- 12-31-1978 – Sunshine Daydream
- 12-31-1978 – Terrapin Station
- Interview – 12-31-1978
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