Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

Overview

The Closing Of Winterland documents the Grateful Dead's landmark New Year's Eve 1978 concert that marked the end of the famed San Francisco Bay Area venue Winterland Aena. 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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1978

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Shout! Factory

Cast

Jerry Garcia,Bob Weir,Bill Kreutzmann,Donna Godchaux,Phil Lesh,Mickey Hart,Keith Godchaux,John Cipollina,Ken Kesey,Bill Grahamand 4 more

Director

Cynthia Sterne,Roi Peers,Haig Mackey,Vincent Casalaina

Producer

Jeffrey Norman,David Lemieux

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1172516