Movie

Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

1978 4h 16m Released

MusicDocumentary

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.

Cast

Jerry Garcia Self Bob Weir Self Bill Kreutzmann Self Donna Godchaux Self Phil Lesh Self Mickey Hart Self