The Trail
One note per day of the year.
A quest: for every calendar date, the Curator intends to write a note on the top-rated Grateful Dead show across all years. Once complete, every day of the Atlas will carry a curated take — and Today's Top Show will always land with the Curator's commentary attached. Progress below.
Tour Progress
121 / 358 dates covered
- Jan 5top show 1979
The Spectrum · Philadelphia PA
8★ 5.00 · 3 rec - Jan 10top show 1979
Nassau Coliseum · Uniondale NY
38★ 5.00 · 10 rec - Feb 1top show 1978
Uptown Theater · Chicago IL
57★ 5.00 · 3 rec - Feb 17top show 1973
Auditorium · St. Paul MN
39★ 5.00 · 5 rec - Feb 27top show 1969
Fillmore West · San Francisco CA
45★ 5.00 · 9 rec - Mar 24top show 1973
The Spectrum · Philadelphia PA
61★ 5.00 · 5 rec - Mar 27top show 1972
Academy of Music · New York NY
65★ 5.00 · 3 rec - Apr 3top show 1982
The Scope · Norfolk VA
31★ 5.00 · 13 rec - Apr 7top show 1978
The Sportatorium · Hollywood FL
30★ 5.00 · 6 rec - Apr 9top show 1989
Freedom Hall · Louisville KY
27★ 5.00 · 10 rec - Apr 17top show 1972
Tivoii Gardens · Copenhagen Denmark
53★ 5.00 · 6 rec - Apr 22top show 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium · Nashville TN
60★ 5.00 · 7 rec - May 23top show 1972
The Strand Lyceum · London England
61★ 5.00 · 6 rec - Jun 12top show 1976
Boston Music Hall · Boston MA
53★ 5.00 · 10 rec - Jun 15top show 1976
Beacon Theatre · New York NY
28★ 5.00 · 8 rec - Jun 25top show 1988
Buckeye Music Center · Buckeye Lake OH
35★ 5.00 · 8 rec - Jul 26top show 1987
Anaheim Stadium · Anaheim CA
40★ 5.00 · 10 rec - Jul 28top show 1973
Grand Prix Racecourse · Watkins Glen NY
61★ 5.00 · 15 rec - Aug 5top show 1967
O'Keefe Center · Toronto ON
66★ 5.00 · 6 rec - Aug 8top show 1982
Alpine Valley Music Theater · East Troy WI
18★ 5.00 · 11 rec - Aug 20top show 1987
Park West Ski Resort · Salt Lake City UT
27★ 5.00 · 8 rec - Sep 9top show 1972
Hollywood Palladium · Hollywood CA
53★ 5.00 · 12 rec - Oct 4top show 1981
Rainbow Theater · London XE
30★ 5.00 · 8 rec - Oct 6top show 1977
Arizona State University · Tempe AZ
32★ 5.00 · 10 rec - Oct 11top show 1981
Club Melk Weg · Amsterdam XH
30★ 5.00 · 4 rec - Oct 24top show 1971
Eastown Theater · Detroit MI
41★ 5.00 · 2 rec - Nov 12top show 1971
San Antonio Civic Auditorium · San Antonio TX
18★ 5.00 · 6 rec - Nov 22top show 1972
Municipal Auditorium · Austin TX
25★ 5.00 · 5 rec - Dec 4top show 1973
Cincinnati Gardens · Cincinnati OH
34★ 5.00 · 4 rec - Dec 10top show 1989
LA Forum · Inglewood CA
41★ 5.00 · 17 rec - Jan 3top show 1970
Fillmore East (Early and partial Late Show) · New York NY
44★ 4.94 · 5 rec - Sep 26top show 1972
Stanley Theatre · Jersey City NJ
54★ 4.94 · 5 rec - Jan 20top show 1968
Eureka Municipal Auditorium · Eureka CA
35★ 4.90 · 5 rec - Jan 31top show 1978
Uptown Theater · Chicago IL
38★ 4.89 · 8 rec - Nov 21top show 1973
Denver Coliseum · Denver CO
46★ 4.89 · 6 rec - Feb 24top show 1974
Winterland Arena · San Francisco CA
54★ 4.88 · 15 rec - Oct 13top show 1968
Avalon Ballroom · San Francisco CA
37★ 4.88 · 6 rec - Oct 27top show 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum · South Yarmouth MA
49★ 4.88 · 17 rec - Nov 2top show 1969
Family Dog at the Great Highway · San Francisco CA
68★ 4.88 · 3 rec - Nov 18top show 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion · Houston TX
38★ 4.88 · 3 rec - Dec 18top show 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall · Tampa FL
56★ 4.88 · 8 rec - Feb 12top show 1969
Fillmore East · New York City NY
35★ 4.87 · 2 rec - Oct 20top show 1968
Greek Theatre, U. Of California · Berkeley CA
68★ 4.87 · 2 rec - Dec 17top show 1970
The Matrix · San Francisco CA
43★ 4.87 · 1 rec - Feb 25top show 1966
Ivar Theater · Los Angeles CA
43★ 4.86 · 2 rec - Mar 16top show 1968
Carousel Ballroom · San Francisco CA
35★ 4.86 · 3 rec - May 15top show 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show) · New York NY
46★ 4.86 · 4 rec - Jun 26top show 1973
Seattle Center Arena · Seattle WA
55★ 4.86 · 7 rec - Jan 24top show 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium · Honolulu HI
41★ 4.85 · 1 rec - Jan 26top show 1969
Avalon Ballroom · San Francisco CA
42★ 4.85 · 2 rec - Jun 22top show 1973
P.N.E, Coliseum, Vancouver · BC Canada
56★ 4.85 · 10 rec - Dec 26top show 1969
McFarlin Auditorium, Smu · Dallas TX
67★ 4.85 · 3 rec - Apr 6top show 1982
The Spectrum · Philadelphia PA
38★ 4.83 · 9 rec - Dec 1top show 1966
The Matrix Club · San Francisco CA
52★ 4.83 · 5 rec - Mar 26top show 1973
Civic Center · Baltimore MD
72★ 4.82 · 5 rec - Apr 20top show 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center · Philadelphia PA
44★ 4.82 · 24 rec - Sep 12top show 1988
Philadelphia Spectrum · Philadelphia PA
42★ 4.82 · 8 rec - Apr 14top show 1972
Tivoii Theater · Copenhagen Denmark
51★ 4.81 · 7 rec - Jul 29top show 1966
P.N.E. Garden Auditorium · Vancouver B.C. CANADA
42★ 4.81 · 3 rec - Feb 5top show 1978
Uni Dome (University of Northern Iowa) · Cedar Falls IA
51★ 4.80 · 10 rec - Feb 14top show 1970
Fillmore East · New York NY
58★ 4.80 · 6 rec - Mar 28top show 1972
Academy of Music · New York NY
70★ 4.80 · 3 rec - Aug 18top show 1989
The Greek Theatre · Berkeley CA
33★ 4.80 · 17 rec - Oct 22top show 1971
Auditorium Theatre · Chicago IL
57★ 4.80 · 2 rec - Nov 29top show 1966
The Matrix · San Francisco CA
35★ 4.80 · 5 rec - Dec 28top show 1979
Oakland Auditorium Arena · Oakland CA
39★ 4.80 · 17 rec - Apr 15top show 1970
Winterland Arena · San Francisco CA
61★ 4.79 · 3 rec - Oct 17top show 1982
Santa Fe Downs · Santa Fe NM
42★ 4.79 · 12 rec - Oct 23top show 1980
Radio City Music Hall · New York NY
42★ 4.79 · 9 rec - Nov 19top show 1966
Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco CA
33★ 4.78 · 4 rec - Feb 7top show 1969
Stanley Theater · Pittsburgh PA
36★ 4.77 · 3 rec - May 31top show 1969
McArthur Court, University of Oregon · Eugene OR
41★ 4.77 · 2 rec - Dec 7top show 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden · New York NY
66★ 4.77 · 1 rec - Dec 30top show 1969
Boston Tea Party · Boston MA
41★ 4.77 · 4 rec - Feb 9top show 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion (Stanford U) · Palo Alto CA
51★ 4.76 · 8 rec - Mar 9top show 1981
Madison Square Garden · New York NY
39★ 4.76 · 13 rec - Jan 8top show 1966
Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco CA
41★ 4.75 · 3 rec - Feb 3top show 1978
Dane County Coliseum · Madison WI
42★ 4.75 · 7 rec - Mar 12top show 1966
Various · ??? CA
41★ 4.75 · 4 rec - Apr 5top show 1969
Avalon Ballroom · San Francisco CA
41★ 4.75 · 3 rec - May 14top show 1978
Providence Civic Center · Providence RI
64★ 4.75 · 5 rec - Jun 8top show 1977
Winterland Arena · San Francisco CA
56★ 4.75 · 7 rec - Aug 3top show 1982
Starlight Theater · Kansas City MO
31★ 4.75 · 16 rec - Aug 14top show 1979
McNichols Sports Arena · Denver CO
45★ 4.75 · 6 rec - Nov 25top show 1973
Feyline Field · Tempe AZ
31★ 4.75 · 4 rec - Dec 14top show 1971
Hill Auditorium · Ann Arbor MI
47★ 4.75 · 4 rec - Jun 4top show 1977
The Fabulous Forum · Inglewood CA
41★ 4.73 · 3 rec - Jun 23top show 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton · Miami FL
63★ 4.73 · 18 rec - Jul 18top show 1990
Deer Creek · Noblesville IN
43★ 4.73 · 24 rec - Oct 26top show 1989
Miami Arena · Miami FL
49★ 4.72 · 16 rec - Apr 18top show 1971
Lusk Field House - State University Of New York · Cortland NY
35★ 4.71 · 3 rec - May 5top show 1977
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum · New Haven CT
65★ 4.71 · 10 rec - Jun 5top show 1970
Fillmore West · San Francisco CA
36★ 4.71 · 6 rec - Aug 25top show 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre · Berkeley CA
47★ 4.71 · 5 rec - Jul 25top show 1972
Paramount Theater · Portland OR
44★ 4.70 · 2 rec - Nov 24top show 1979
Golden Hall · San Diego CA
35★ 4.70 · 6 rec - May 20top show 1973
Stadium, U.C.S.B. · Santa Barbara CA
35★ 4.69 · 7 rec - Aug 24top show 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre · Berkeley CA
45★ 4.69 · 3 rec - Jan 18top show 1979
Providence Civic Center · Providence RI
25★ 4.67 · 8 rec - Mar 1top show 1969
Fillmore West · San Francisco CA
30★ 4.67 · 6 rec - Mar 30top show 1980
Capitol Theater · Passaic NJ
40★ 4.67 · 6 rec - Apr 11top show 1972
City Hall · Newcastle England
39★ 4.67 · 3 rec - Apr 24top show 1978
Horton Field House (Illinois State U) · Normal IL
64★ 4.67 · 6 rec - Jul 6top show 1990
Cardinal Stadium · Louisville KY
35★ 4.67 · 22 rec - Aug 21top show 1968
Fillmore West · San Francisco CA
41★ 4.67 · 4 rec - Sep 8top show 1973
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale NY
70★ 4.67 · 8 rec - Oct 2top show 1977
Paramount Theater · Portland OR
68★ 4.67 · 6 rec - Oct 5top show 1994
The Spectrum · Philadelphia PA
26★ 4.67 · 6 rec - Nov 9top show 1973
Winterland Arena · San Francisco CA
70★ 4.67 · 1 rec - Nov 20top show 1971
Pauley Pavilion - University of California · Los Angeles CA
61★ 4.67 · 2 rec - Dec 8top show 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U · Durham NC
32★ 4.67 · 10 rec - Dec 23top show 1970
Winterland Arena · San Francisco CA
39★ 4.67 · 3 rec - Oct 21top show 1983
The Centrum · Worcester MA
53★ 4.65 · 26 rec - Nov 14top show 1973
San Diego Sports Arena · San Diego CA
43★ 4.65 · 7 rec - Apr 2top show 1973
Boston Garden · Boston MA
66★ 4.62 · 5 rec - Jul 19top show 1974
Selland Arena · Fresno CA
63★ 4.62 · 7 rec - Sep 6top show 1983
Red Rocks Amphitheater · Morrison CO
31★ 4.62 · 15 rec - Mar 3top show 1968
Haight Street · San Francisco CA
39★ 4.61 · 3 rec - May 30top show 1969
Springer's Inn · Portland OR
39★ 4.61 · 1 rec - Dec 5top show 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden · New York NY
47★ 4.58 · 5 rec - Mar 10top show 1993
Rosemont Horizon · Rosemont IL
33★ 4.57 · 6 rec - Apr 28top show 1985
Frost Amphitheater (Stanford U) · Palo Alto CA
49★ 4.57 · 22 rec - Jul 15top show 1984
Greek Theater (U of California) · Berkeley CA
39★ 4.57 · 18 rec - May 19top show 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum · Portland OR
74★ 4.55 · 8 rec - Jul 21top show 1974
Hollywood Bowl · Los Angeles CA
30★ 4.55 · 6 rec - Oct 10top show 1976
Oakland Coliseum Stadium · Oakland CA
61★ 4.55 · 4 rec - Dec 21top show 1968
Shrine Exhibition Hall · Los Angeles CA
37★ 4.55 · 2 rec - Sep 1top show 1969
Baton Rouge Int. Speedway · Prairieville LA
27★ 4.54 · 5 rec - Sep 24top show 1972
The Palace Theater · Waterbury CT
64★ 4.54 · 4 rec - Jun 21top show 1971
Chateau d'Herouville · Herouville FRANCE
38★ 4.53 · 2 rec - Jul 3top show 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway · Oxford ME
62★ 4.51 · 31 rec - Jan 12top show 1979
The Spectrum · Philadelphia PA
23★ 4.50 · 5 rec - Jan 13top show 1978
Arlington Theater · Santa Barbara CA
26★ 4.50 · 4 rec - Jan 17top show 1969
Civic Auditorium · Santa Barbara CA
34★ 4.50 · 2 rec - Jan 27top show 1968
Eagles Auditorium · Seattle WA
29★ 4.50 · 2 rec - Jan 29top show 1987
San Francisco Civic · San Francisco CA
19★ 4.50 · 11 rec - Feb 15top show 1969
Electric Factory · Philadelphia PA
33★ 4.50 · 3 rec - Feb 19top show 1971
Capitol Theater · Port Chester NY
61★ 4.50 · 6 rec - Apr 13top show 1971
Catholic Youth Center · Scranton PA
47★ 4.50 · 4 rec - Jul 5top show 1978
Omaha Auditorium · Omaha NE
33★ 4.50 · 4 rec - Jul 16top show 1970
Euphoria Ballroom · San Rafael CA
42★ 4.50 · 4 rec - Jul 17top show 1976
Orpheum Theatre · San Francisco CA
45★ 4.50 · 7 rec - Sep 23top show 1972
The Palace Theater · Waterbury CT
42★ 4.50 · 5 rec - Nov 26top show 1982
Bob Marley Performing Arts Center · Montego Bay XJ
29★ 4.50 · 4 rec - Dec 27top show 1981
Oakland Auditorium Arena · Oakland CA
39★ 4.50 · 12 rec - Aug 29top show 1980
The Spectrum · Philadelphia PA
36★ 4.46 · 7 rec - Sep 30top show 1972
American University · Washington DC
41★ 4.45 · 2 rec - Jun 20top show 1992
RFK Stadium · Washington DC
33★ 4.44 · 8 rec - Mar 18top show 1971
Fox Theatre · St. Louis MO
52★ 4.43 · 3 rec - Sep 20top show 1974
Palais Des Sports · Paris France
37★ 4.43 · 3 rec - Apr 10top show 1971
East Hall, Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster PA
36★ 4.42 · 1 rec - Sep 13top show 1993
The Spectrum · Philadelphia PA
34★ 4.42 · 6 rec - Aug 19top show 1970
Fillmore West · San Francisco CA
27★ 4.40 · 3 rec - Aug 17top show 1980
Kansas City Municipal Auditorium · Kansas City MO
32★ 4.38 · 2 rec - Nov 23top show 1978
Capital Centre · Landover MD
38★ 4.36 · 6 rec - Jan 23top show 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium · Honolulu HI
60★ 4.35 · 2 rec - Apr 12top show 1971
Civic Arena · Pittsburgh PA
35★ 4.35 · 1 rec - Jan 16top show 1970
Springer's Inn Portland · Portland OR
28★ 4.33 · 3 rec - Feb 10top show 1979
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall · Kansas City KS
29★ 4.33 · 6 rec - Jun 2top show 1995
Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mt. View CA
20★ 4.33 · 9 rec - Sep 16top show 1978
Son Et Lumiere Theater · Giza XZ
61★ 4.33 · 17 rec - Oct 7top show 1977
University of New Mexico · Albuquerque NM
29★ 4.33 · 4 rec - Dec 6top show 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden · New York NY
38★ 4.33 · 2 rec - Dec 15top show 1972
Long Beach Arena · Long Beach CA
30★ 4.33 · 3 rec - Dec 9top show 1979
Kiel Auditorium · St. Louis MO
50★ 4.32 · 4 rec - Sep 29top show 1980
Warfield Theater · San Francisco CA
35★ 4.31 · 6 rec - Dec 3top show 1981
Dane County Coliseum · Madison WI
69★ 4.31 · 11 rec - Feb 6top show 1970
Fillmore West · San Francisco CA
33★ 4.29 · 1 rec - Apr 16top show 1972
Aarhus University · Aarhus Denmark
30★ 4.29 · 4 rec - Aug 31top show 1978
Red Rocks Amphitheater · Morrison CO
28★ 4.27 · 7 rec - Nov 16top show 1970
Fillmore East · NYC NY
33★ 4.26 · 3 rec - Jan 14top show 1967
Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco CA
23★ 4.25 · 2 rec - Feb 2top show 1970
The Fabulous Fox Theatre · St. Louis MO
57★ 4.25 · 6 rec - Jul 30top show 1966
P.N.E. Garden Auditorium
30★ 4.25 · 2 rec - Aug 2top show 1976
Colt Park · Hartford CT
30★ 4.25 · 8 rec - Jan 1top show 1987
Backstage · Allover US
33★ 4.24 · 1 rec - Jan 30top show 1970
The Warehouse · New Orleans LA
41★ 4.22 · 1 rec - Jun 19top show 1994
Autzen Stadium · Eugene OR
35★ 4.21 · 4 rec - Aug 1top show 1994
The Palace at Auburn Hills · Aubern Hills MI
32★ 4.19 · 4 rec - Sep 7top show 1973
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Uniondale NY
39★ 4.18 · 3 rec - Aug 11top show 1987
Red Rocks Amphitheater · Morrison CO
17★ 4.11 · 15 rec - Jul 11top show 1970
Fillmore East · New York City NY
35★ 4.08 · 1 rec - Sep 4top show 1979
Madison Square Garden · New York NY
30★ 4.08 · 9 rec - Nov 7top show 1969
Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco CA
33★ 4.08 · 4 rec - Jan 28top show 1987
San Francisco Civic · San Francisco CA
31★ 4.00 · 11 rec - Feb 8top show 1986
Henry J, Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland CA
29★ 4.00 · 9 rec - Feb 16top show 1988
Henry J, Kaiser Auditorium · Oakland CA
13★ 4.00 · 7 rec - Mar 11top show 1993
Rosemont Horizon · Rosemont IL
18★ 4.00 · 7 rec - Jun 1top show 1991
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles CA
8★ 4.00 · 8 rec - Jun 13top show 1969
Fresno Convention Center · Fresno CA
27★ 4.00 · 1 rec - Jul 20top show 1994
Deer Creek Music Pavillion · Noblesville IN
26★ 4.00 · 8 rec - Jul 23top show 1967
Straight Theater, Haight Street · San Francisco CA
36★ 4.00 · 2 rec - Aug 16top show 1981
McArthur Court (U of Oregon) · Eugene OR
31★ 4.00 · 7 rec - Sep 15top show 1978
Son Et Lumiere Theater · Giza XZ
46★ 4.00 · 10 rec - Oct 3top show 1976
Cobo Arena · Detroit MI
43★ 4.00 · 5 rec - Mar 8top show 1970
Star Theatre · Phoenix AZ
30★ 3.92 · 5 rec - Jan 7top show 1979
Madison Square Garden · New York NY
26★ 3.86 · 2 rec - Mar 5top show 1972
Winteriand Arena · San Francisco CA
33★ 3.83 · 4 rec - Apr 21top show 1972
Beat Club · Bremen West Germany
41★ 3.81 · 2 rec - Jan 25top show 1969
Avalon Ballroom · San Francisco CA
16★ 3.79 · 5 rec - Aug 30top show 1978
Red Rocks Amphitheater · Morrison CO
35★ 3.75 · 6 rec - Sep 14top show 1978
Son Et Lumiere Theater · Giza XZ
66★ 3.75 · 8 rec - May 12top show 1974
University of Nevada · Reno NV
28★ 3.67 · 8 rec - Dec 11top show 1969
Thelma Theater · Los Angeles CA
45★ 3.67 · 5 rec - Mar 20top show 1986
Hampton Roads Coliseum · Hampton VA
66★ 3.61 · 16 rec - Mar 7top show 1970
Civic Auditorium · Santa Monica CA
22★ 3.59 · 1 rec - Dec 12top show 1969
Thelma Theater · Los Angeles CA
61★ 3.50 · 3 rec - Jan 21top show 1979
Masonic Temple · Detroit MI
21★ 3.47 · 1 rec - Dec 20top show 1969
Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco CA
45★ 3.40 · 1 rec - Jan 6top show 1978
Swing Auditorium · San Bernardino CA
10 - Jan 15top show 1978
Selland Arena · Fresno CA
16 - Feb 4top show 1969
The Music Box · Omaha NE
36 - Feb 20top show 1991
Oakland Coliseum · Oakland CA
36 - Mar 2top show 1981
Cleveland Music Hall · Cleveland OH
30 - Mar 4top show 1994
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavillion · Phoenix AZ
11 - Mar 6top show 1994
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavillion · Phoenix AZ
22 - Mar 13top show 1985
Berkeley Community Theater · Berkeley CA
24 - Mar 14top show 1990
Capitol Centre · Landover MD
40 - Mar 17top show 1992
The Spectrum · Philadelphia PA
23 - Mar 31top show 1989
Greensboro Coliseum · Greensboro NC
34 - Apr 4top show 1969
Avalon Ballroom · San Francisco CA
32 - Jul 4top show 1987
Sullivan Stadium · Foxboro MA
35 - Jul 22top show 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre · Seattle WA
26 - Aug 12top show 1981
Salt Palace · Salt Lake City UT
41 - Aug 15top show 1971
Berkeley Community Theater · Berkeley CA
27 - Aug 22top show 1968
Fillmore West · San Francisco CA
39 - Aug 26top show 1980
Cleveland Public Hall · Cleveland OH
27 - Aug 28top show 1988
Autzen Stadium · Eugene OR
28 - Sep 5top show 1985
Red Rocks Amphitheater · Morrison CO
29 - Sep 19top show 1988
Madison Square Garden · New York NY
31 - Oct 25top show 1980
Radio City Music Hall · New York NY
34 - Oct 28top show 1990
The Zenith · Paris FR
41 - Nov 13top show 1978
Boston Music Hall · Boston MA
30 - Nov 15top show 1971
Austin Municipal Auditorium · Austin TX
53 - Dec 22top show 1978
Dallas Convention Center · Dallas TX
20 - Jun 16top show 1974
State Fairgrounds · Des Moines IA
◇ heard · journal entry needed
38★ 4.75 · 10 rec - May 13top show 1972
Fairgrounds · Lille France
◇ heard · journal entry needed
53★ 4.40 · 2 rec