Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
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.
- genus: Music, Documentary
- Studio: Shout! Factory
- keyword: jam band, folk rock, music, jerry garcia, live concert, grateful dead, the grateful dead, bob weir
- cast: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Donna Godchaux, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart
