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Brent Mydland · Top 25

Apr 1979 – Jul 1990 · 829 shows

Brent Mydland — joined April 1979 and held the keys chair for 11 years, the longest tenure of any Dead keyboardist. Hammond-and-synth textures, distinctive harmonies, original songs like Far From Me and I Will Take You Home. Died July 1990 from an accidental overdose.

  1. 110-09/89Hampton Coliseum◆95
  2. 204-19/82Baltimore Civic Center◆78
  3. 309-02/83Boise Pavillion◆71
  4. 403-29/90Nassau Coliseum◆70
  5. 512-03/81Dane County Coliseum69
  6. 610-31/84Berkeley Community Theater◆68
  7. 710-31/80Radio City Music Hall67
  8. 803-20/86Hampton Coliseum66
  9. 905-03/86Cal Expo◆65
  10. 1012-03/79Uptown Theater65
  11. 1107-03/88Oxford Plains Speedway62
  12. 1207-31/82Manor Downs◆61
  13. 1303-21/81Rainbow Theater◆61
  14. 1409-18/87Madison Square Garden◆60
  15. 1506-24/85River Bend Music Center◆59
  16. 1607-12/87Giants Stadium (Meadowlands Sports Complex)◆55
  17. 1710-21/83The Centrum53
  18. 1807-10/89Giants Stadium◆52
  19. 1910-10/80Warfield Theater52
  20. 2003-20/81Rainbow Theater◆51
  21. 2104-26/83The Spectrum51
  22. 2203-27/87Hartford Civic Center50
  23. 2312-09/79Kiel Auditorium50
  24. 2410-26/89Miami Arena49
  25. 2510-27/79Cape Cod Coliseum49
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