Grateful Dead England 1970 (The Lost Film)

The lost documentary of the Grateful Dead's first trip to England in May of 1970. As the story goes, the camera crew was dosed during filming and the project was abandoned. Leaving the film in a rough unfinished state.
Some of this footage has appeared on my channel before, however, this is the documentary in full.

[@i-pedro5966]

Citizens of the planet: Let's give our thanks to the person who recorded and restored this film.

[@carlrudd1858]

You really see it as restored?

[@E50creative]

PRAISE BE ON HIGH TO THE MIGHT LIGHT IN THE SKY FOR GIVING US SOMTHING TO CALM OUR TIRED EYES

[@chasecarter1170]

Pigpen really was quite the sweetest man. It's a trip to look back into this movie and watch him talk and just be. He was a unique, integral aspect of the band that never returned once he checked out, they never had the same energy that they had when pig was alive. God rest pigpens soul

[@davidcollin1436]

Pigpen was a great guy always smiled when Jerry and Pigpen would drive past with the VW bug in Marin. Went to his house for birthday parties cool guy, I was the kid at 21.

[@IceeDivision]

Too bad he f-ed Jerry's girl and Jerry picked up heroin.

[@mechcavandy986]

Pig Pen was a serious blues lover too. He studied the DEEP BLUES.

[@chasecarter1170]

@@IceeDivision something wrong Jacob?

[@elmoblatch9787]

It was a "different" energy after Pig. You could argue that it had more beauty post Pig.

[@lthmptr]

This is the Hollywood music festival at Madeley near Newcastle Under Lyme in England. Its about 10m away from where I live. I happened to attend this and a couple of days later I ordered Live Dead. Never looked back

[@JerichoWest-zy4ri]

Amazing!

[@ACERRUBRUM31]

Cool!!

[@liamwhitney509]

And you survived????????? The best new Dead cover band call themselves "The Jerryatrics". :-)

[@YolandaCarden]

Wasn't it a strange festival with the GD and Mungo Jerry each playing twice?

[@mikehod]

Came on youtube tonight to find a marmalade recipe, spent 2 hours reliving my hippie days of the 80s, thanks for this!

[@liamwhitney509]

Me too!

[@argopunk]

There were hippies in the 80s? I remember even the punks were gone by the 80s.

[@sydsmusicpluspage]

Right there with ya! Fellow 80's hippie. Most of the people I knew in the 80s were hippies! Of course, it helped being on the Dead tour for the first half of the decade.

[@rashams1605]

I hope you are still living your hippie days. ❤

[@argopunk]

@@rashams1605 Minus the body odour. Man, those people reeked.

[@MrDersuUzala]

Hearing Mickey say he loves Pentangle is sort of the most gratifying moment to stem from my years listening to Dead music. This is delightful; we're lucky to have this footage!

[@tylerarnott1515]

Bert!

[@2get2Terrapin]

Awesome. This is why i love the internet. Thank you, everyone.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Correct.......this is the internet gold.....if it's your thing

[@fullmetta2764]

This appeared in my suggestions...thought I'd catch a couple of minutes and ended up watching it all in one sitting. Great time capsule.

[@dancingtrout6719]

Nice of you Digging it Man,,..lol

[@lindakelley2676]

I’m so thankful to the people who had the presence of mind and a camera to film these moments of history. Ken Burns found some precious treasures buried in the archives in his Film about “Jazz” and it’s a priceless gem.I’ve never seen Mickey play guitar.This is literally over a half a century old now.

[@adamwatson6916]

It wasn't really presence of mind. It was a planned documentary. That's why these segments were filmed and why cameras were on hand. It wasn't a coincidence or done on a whim . The camera crew were literally hired to film these segments.

[@matthewcollins5344]

@@adamwatson6916and🤷🏼‍♂️. Pretty sure they know what you are saying.

[@donaldcolucci2557]

Mickey isn’t very good at guitar. Especially when a great guitar player is standing next to him “shredding”

[@samgoldenberg5250]

Absolutely amazing to see these musicians interact with each other and with the surrounding press. Keep in mind Jerry is 27 yo. Seeing a conversation with Pigpen who looks well. What a treat to see this. Thank you

[@MyCleverHandle]

Jerry was 27 here, but looked 47. The life drain showed on him already.

[@georgewalker6368]

This is so moving, a portal to the past, now years later a peak into the band's souls, innocence, ambition, certainty. Forever grateful for the contribution and the invaluable memories.

[@evanwolf6618]

* peek

[@guitarman1477]

Grateful?

[@gordon-hensley]

Jerry's comments about 25-30 minutes in about Altamont vs Woodstock, the Jefferson Airplane modus operandi, Zappa, New Riders and other touchstones is fascinating... articulate and in-touch

[@jamesmack3314]

How cool talking about New riders and Hot tuna…great stuff

[@donaldcolucci2557]

All of the pop and rock world, stars -( Lennon,McCartney, the dead,stones,doors, Buffalo Springfield,Jeff Beck,Clapton,page,eventually made the pilgrimage to frank Zappa’s house to hang out

[@therealDac10012]

What a joy watching Garcia, Lesh and Weir harmonizing on Candy Man

[@carlrudd1858]

I agree. That's about as real as you'll ever get of those guys.

[@jarchitect]

I'm really glad I stumbled on this great snapshot in time. This is a nice, intimate, unrehearsed look at our favorite R&R band in real time. What I focus on is how everyone in the band is trying to be nice to each other and their hosts, and being patient with all the hassles of travel, endless questions and uncertainties of being strangers in a strange land. The Candyman rehearsal is priceless, giving us a feel for what goes into the preparation for a song's performance. Musical talent doesn't happen magically...but comes from hard, repetitive work. Pigpen's interview was fun. He never put himself in the spotlight. I sense he was pretty shy underneath it all. Weir seems so young. Lesh is goofy. Jerry is Jerry, spouting articulate, unintended wisdom with every utterance. What fun! -Jim

[@Tom_Emody]

Hi Jim, thanks for sharing your observations…. I couldn’t say it any better, so I will get behind your words. …. Much love and respect to you…Tom

[@suenelan267]

This is a year after I started listening to them. I never stopped. My husband and I saw them between 300 and 400 times . Bobby was just a baby then

[@Jamestele1]

1970 to 1974 were magic years for the Dead, and New Riders of the Purple Sage, with Jerry playing Pedal Steel in both groups, as well as Banjo in Old & in the Way, with David Grisman, Vassar Clements, Peter Rowan, etc. Jerry was a beast, making jam band/psychedelic, Country, Bluegrass, Jazz music

[@missujerry1]

Agreed...71 was the year for me...

[@sunspot6502]

@@missujerry1 We all need to pay more attention to the fall '72 tour - we never had much until the Betty Boards came out. Every night was a massive Dark Star or Other One, and pretty much every first set closed with a 20+ minute Playin'. I think it may be the best run they ever played.

[@chicklets4ever51]

I don't doubt what you say, but Jerry himself once said famously: "If you didn't see us in '68, you missed us."

[@sumnerwaite6390]

@@chicklets4ever51 I was born in ‘68 😂Saw my share of shows from ‘86 to the end in ‘95. I am so grateful!

[@thomasredfern5039]

@@sunspot6502 Fall 72 is a highlight within a high light.

[@seandodd6388]

At 58:22-58:24, cameo of John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne with his woman at that time. Would've been fresh out of the debut Black Sabbath self-titled debut LP and probably in the works of the soon to be Paranoid album set for release in the fall of that year. Really weird to see Ozzy around a bunch of dead-head hippies at that time, since he was so anti-hippie even from the start. This is also in England, so checks out that it is him all the more. At first I couldn't quite tell, but I paused the shot just to be sure and Ozzy's wearing the same leather jacket he had on in a poster I had of Sabbath from that same time frame. Pretty awesome!

[@diannekrogh3668]

You get the eagle-eye award - thank you! Aw, he's so young...

[@newusernamehere4772]

Ozzy wasn't anti hippie it's just cool to sing about awful shit, even the Dead knew that. Ozzy took plenty of acid etc and the Dead were at their best torturing the audience and freaking everyone the fuck out. The hippie movement was always bullshit but the psychedelic movement is what's up because its terrifying to the ego. Nobody's scared of hippies but everyone's scared of seeing reality dissolve around them (well, almost everyone lol)

[@newusernamehere4772]

Good eye though I had a feeling they'd crossed paths

[@newusernamehere4772]

On second thought I might be anti hippie myself lol but i do love the Dead and even the Deadheads

[@adamwatson6916]

Ozzy was a pot head and an acid head so I don't know how anti hippie he was . Besides Its hardly weird to see a rock singer at a festival hanging out with other artists. Sabbath played festivals all the time . An Anti hippie long haired pot head acid taking rock singer? This idea doesn't hold water

[@skeezix64]

A priceless Time Machine here. After decades of listening, listening, listening, and imagining what it might have been like to be there (with the precious few filmed moments we had all seen up to now), here we finally see so many more extraordinary things. I think seeing Pig in the trailer and hearing him converse is one of the highlights of this footage but it’s all incredible. Thank you!

[@justtrustme-sv4kg]

I'm overwhelmed and overjoyed that this precious visual account of the Grateful Dead exists 😊🌹💐🌻🤪

[@clutteredchicagogarage2720]

It's fun to see the Dead playing in the UK in 1970. They're such an American band -- a total blend of American music styles. Obviously a lot of people went to these shows, but I wonder what English people thought of the music and how they related to it. I feel like you have to have lived in the USA for a big part of your life and experienced various corners of America to really understand the vibe of the Grateful Dead and their musical roots. Maybe this is true of a lot of American bands, and maybe the reverse is true of some UK bands (maybe The Who?), but the Grateful Dead have always struck me as having a very deep rooting in some traditions and communities in America. I think that's part of the reason why their serious fans didn't just think of them as a music group but rather as the anchor of a community and an identity.

[@norahsmith3320]

“We’re now experiencing one of the outside waves” -Jerry

[@alanfriedley8173]

Smoking at airports wow . 60s freedom.

[@Halcyon156]

This is the best thing I've ever seen in my whole life.

[@jmsjms296]

Boy, then you ain't seen nothin' yet... I envy you!

[@rollingvee]

Thank you for posting. Such wonderful candid footage of this great band.

[@portlandpaul656]

I enjoy the look into the early work of the band on the road. I see Sam Cutler who managed the tour. Weir really flirted with the interviewer. I love how it shows the traveling, rehearsal and setup of the band on the road at that early stage of the Dead. I loved how it ended with the studio version of the Wheel, the band was a constant wheel turning and making music to make people smile and be happy. I love the sound of the 70s Dead. Thanks for this drop.

[@deboramccallum3987]

They invented free-wheeling rock music, experiences at their shows was unmatched

[@ryannee850]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE FOOTAGE!! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! THANKS FOR POSTING THIS HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE DEAD. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sydsmusicpluspage]

I've already commented once, but damn, this video is so fun to watch. This pretty much sums up as to why I have loved this band for the past 45 years. Thank you for posting this gem!

[@charlesl5894]

Seeing Jerry, Phil and Bob tame Candyman is priceless. Thank you for this.

[@Randomclip27]

The pigpen years were the best. I liked the band with all Gibson equipment, they had a rockier and more powerful sound. ok even after 74 there is a little bit of gold here and there on stage but they also started playing the songs slower and the sound of the band became cleaner. 1965 - 1974 best years

[@adamwatson6916]

Tempo wise I find 77 the exception to the slower temp latter years. 76 was kind of slow clunky and much too loose. In 77 they get much tighter and they speed up the Tempos to more of a pre 76 state but then in 78 they really start to transition into that slow plodding Tempo which fully develop in 1980 and stay that way untill the end although they did speed up the tempos a little bit in 1987 to 1990 but not near enough. There is a bounce in 77 they didn't have in any other year post 1973.

[@donkeyshot8472]

when you see footage like this, you can really see the dark, dark times we now live in: the curtain is slowly coming down.

[@mikehirsh1896]

I obsess on this concept everyday there's days or weeks or months or years I don't get out of bed .... I just hope they keep coming... A few months ago on here I saw footage of Tony Williams Lifetime in Color and I couldn't believe they found the lost 55 year footage ... They're emptying those vaults out it's all we have .... Because all the new stuff even shit many call good I'm not convinced....

[@BrianRoberson-k7g]

Just because things aren't to your liking it doesn't mean we're living in dark times. There have been many, many, way darker times than now throughout history. Stop listening to Fox News.

[@allrequiredfields]

Right, right, and being a teenager watching the draft lottery on TV to see if you were going to get sent off to die on the other side of the planet was so much better. Lol

[@mikehirsh1896]

@CarrboroJoe outloets liek what are those words ....

[@mikehirsh1896]

@@allrequiredfields HUH WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT STOP TAKING SO MUCH LSD

[@ahyaok100]

It's great that you're able to see all this stuff on the internet considering that they're all lost. I've never seen so many lost things before. It's wonderful!

[@edwardruff7927]

I used to have to go to blockbuster they had an end cap with rock concert videos.

[@concatinate]

I see what you did there...

[@floepiejane]

It was formerly lost, bit has now been found. It's not hard

[@jmsjms296]

"I've never seen so many lost things before": beware, you might be losing even more...

[@ahyaok100]

@@jmsjms296 I'm so glad they're able to find these lost things otherwise they would just stay lost 😅

[@bunnybeckman8029]

Jerry made sure I met all of the dead family in Sanfrancisco in the 80 s ! What a treat it was to b with him as long as I was !

[@johnmitchelljr]

I remember seeing Pigpen and I thought he could really beat me up if he wanted to. Now I find out he was a good guy. Learn something new everyday. Thanks for sharing a rare one.

[@marcust999]

Can’t believe that nobody has mentioned that at the 60 min mark with Pig in the trailer you can clearly hear the Stones playing Midnight Rambler outside onstage. Epic.

[@simonphillips3329]

It's just a record being played between acts.

[@donkeyshot8472]

if you listen closely, you can tell it`s actually "get yer ya-ya`s out" that you can hear being played, note for note...

[@robertlechacutier1829]

Yes i see that is so cool man very amazing

[@OllyBockus]

NOT the Stones live- they weren't on the bill- must be a recording..

[@floepiejane]

The Stones are sloppy lazy live. Mehh

[@killerbee0925]

Absolutely precious and priceless footage. More than a half century ago.

[@tornadoalleystudios2283]

Such an amazing era for the band.... Behind the scenes Mickeys dad was fixing to rip them off, out front they still had Pig, and back in the jam room they were about to release a few albums that would set the course to an amazing decade of music.

[@1coopjsn]

I was thinking the same thing about old Mickey.

[@archstanton_live]

Was thinking the same thing about those few albums.

[@NicholasOsella]

amazing quality to the video, and jerry's confidence makes this really enjoyable. like speaking with an old friend, or brother.

[@damannoa]

Jerry was very intelligent and well spoken. He spoke more like a scholar than a musician.

[@davidcollin1436]

He would expound on the great battles of history in depth during some smoke sessions at the Barn. Well read intellectual.

[@pauldavidmartin8062]

@@davidcollin1436 Yep, that ought to slam shut the mouths of all those who call him a wasted dopehead. I would love to hear or read some of his conversations with Hunter...

[@chevy66driver]

The LA Times called him one of the most intelligent and articulate rock stars

[@christinezeoligratefulchef8672]

He went to University that’s where he met Phil and Jerry went to the army.

[@popetones7400]

Hell of a sense of humor as well

[@analogdaniel]

So cool to hear funkadelic's first album in the background when Bobby's being interviewed

[@captaincoconut8967]

This is amazing it’s the first time I’ve ever heard PIGPEN talk let alone do an interview this is so COOL🟤

[@mikerubin22]

this is FANTASTIC; priceless treasure as far as I am concerned; thanks so much for posting this!!!!!

[@Crinkle65]

The Garcia interview on the couch is just amazing.

[@ernburn3738]

This just my day! Don't care what the rest of the day brings. Thanks..no many thanks and keep on keeping on.

[@johnking6252]

Such an atmosphere that doesn't exist anymore, sad but kinda warm ? Old times are not forgotten.

[@matthewbaulier1229]

This snapshot in time is liquid gold, felt like being a groupie along for a quick trip. Pig was looking good, all were just enjoying the experience, no egos, just real raw in the moment quip .

[@mercurysteve1]

Oh man what a treat. Watching them work out "Candyman" is my favorite part.

[@mickkollins]

freakin brilliant..just wow..if the camera crew was dosed its why this footage is soooo real and naturally shot!! Just flows and the audio is superb! THANKS

[@davids6652]

Dig Jerry playing guitar backstage while being interviewed with a band playing on stage in background….he was clearly very gifted intellectually/creatively. One of a kind for sure

[@NorthWriter]

Ha ha. While Mickey is on a completely different planet. 😆

[@davids6652]

@@NorthWriter no doubt. Garcia’s mind was complex for sure

[@deweygill1973]

Pretty sure Coliseum was on stage at that moment. Jon Hiseman launches into a drum solo

[@jamesmack3314]

With all the endless smoking drinking drug taking it’s a miracle that so many of these guys are still here, Phil Lesh God bless him is like 84 years old

[@atombomb31458]

this is the best docu of the dead...its so natural

[@tonym994]

thanx so much! this is behind the scenes stuff from their best era. 'GRATEFUL DEAD', the double LP live record, and of course, 'AMERICAN BEAUTY'. Jerry's SG period. I always like to catch Jerry getting back to bluegrass, or acoustic playing, if you will. hearing him noodle w/ an unplugged SG, is just terrific. nobody sounds like that! whether it's the USA or the UK, they're still the DEAD.

[@fed1up]

love seeing Jerry and Phil playing the old Gibsons

[@adamwatson6916]

Bobby is also playing a Gibson . He's using his mid 60s Gibson ES 345.

[@AudioAtmos]

I Love when Jerry tells the somewhat pretentious interviewer “I was there at the thing I’m not really interested in seeing the film” referring to Woodstock.

[@lilliasvideo]

Yeah, that quote makes me think of today's kids and how all they care about is watching video clips of past things. Nobody just enjoys the moment anymore.

[@deboramccallum3987]

I was there man..nuf said

[@drrbrt]

Conversation with the English journalist is a fantastic culture study of the American underground of the gonzo early 70's.

[@albertmiller3082]

Jerry was so present and engaged and forthcoming here… *sigh*

[@mcdaniels6188]

Thank you Garloo for sharing this. Not only have I been addicted to the Grateful Dead, but also their illustrious history.

[@MycAnndee]

The history is fascinating. To me, tracing the history of a Grateful Dead song (whether an original or cover), reminds me of tracing the history of a thoroughbred racehorse. In both of those studies, one can get a sense of the time period from which they originate, the condition of the world, generally and in depth, and most of all, it takes me to the people and gives me sense of connection, an intimacy even, to them and their unique situations.

[@woofielove1970]

😅😅😅 Illustrious? LOL OK. Great band, for sure. But generally a bunch of degenerate drug addicts that were freaked out by 'deadheads', hated tie-dye, and wouldn't ever hang out with the weirdos that spent a lifetime following them around. Garcia not even mature enough to go for a checkup or cut back on cigarettes and milkshakes, didn't even make it past 54 years old. Nice. What a role model.

[@shable1436]

@@MycAnndee I'm not the huge music part of it, but I do know tons more than the regular person, as I've read several books about them, history of dead, Jerry's biography by the mates, and know how to play several songs by them in different bands in my life, but some songs are just not my thing, but that said, I could say the same about blues music before I learned how to play it, then all a sudden it got interesting 😂 but the sad droning songs and sloppy style was always a turn off to me, but then when they are on, they crazy tight, so they just played by their own rules, and looked at music differently than anyone else, and the traveling family around them, then the extended circus of ppl all making a living from just being in the tribe is a wild story in itself, all culmination of Jerry being godlike and especially after death, no other band in history has that kind of legendary tale

[@MycAnndee]

There must be something to it... I mean, look at the extensive archive associated with Grateful Dead. How many musical groups can you retrieve a recording of a concert perhaps you attended 20 years ago and actually listen to it today (or maybe even a video exists of that day to watch)? Grateful Dead were a peoples band who offered freedom of expression and inclusiveness. Everyone was welcome and they were , in a unique way, very generous to their fans, they supported the communities they lived in and in so many ways they gave and gave . Of everything Jerry Garcia may have been, nobody could say he was greedy. I do not believe Jerry perceived himself to be a role model "his job is to shed light, and not to master".

[@MycAnndee]

From my unique perspective, I grew up in the Bay Area and my parents were Grateful Dead fans from early on (mid-sixties) so I never had to discover the band and their music has always existed as far as I knew. As a rebellious teenager I avoided it like the plague ,turning to harder stuff and punk rock until I went to a GD show in my early 20's. I was shocked at feeling so comfortable amongst the crowd and how familiar the music was to me like I knew most of those songs they were playing and I understood most of what was happening around me (although the "Spinners " kinda freaked me out). Im not sure what Im getting at except that the Grateful Dead , and Jerry in particular, played a significant supportive role in the communities that make up the Bay Area and I identify with them in that way also. That is my perception of them. Now I enjoy having access to all those shows and deciphering the bands history and contemplating the lyrics and analyzing the music etc etc.... Its Grate Fun!

[@42itous]

This is some of the greatest documentary footage I've ever seen. NFA⚡️

[@marleywarrior]

Phil doing poppers is exactly what I needed to see! ty yt recs!

[@gregoryodle5947]

It's interesting to listen to Jerry, he's so astute and has a very good memory for detail. I can see why he was such an amazing artist.

[@rik061154]

Pieces of this have been showing up for the last year or so. There's a scene in Long Strange Trip where Bobby and his wife discover this film in the vault. Sam talks about this tour in that film, as well. Said the film crew was unprepared to deal with the Grateful Dead, saying that no one told them never to drink anything around the Grateful Dead and they all got properly dosed and pretty much screwed up the film. Looks like it's slowly being put back together.

[@rik061154]

@@psst...heyyou6508 Bobby and Mickey were used to it.

[@shable1436]

Pigpen stayed that way

[@kinochdotcom]

I still wanna hear the Peter Green tape

[@simonphillips3329]

The full film has been available for 5 years now as the bonus DVD on 'Long Strange Trip'

[@nataliezementbeisser1492]

I would love to be dosed by Grateful Dead hahaahaaha They had the good Owsley stuff. Most potent LSD ever

[@beekay5914]

Jerry was a living denial of the idea that acid just fries your brains. He was highly intelligent and articulate.

[@jimmydweeb9096]

100% agree lol

[@tomcarl8021]

Tell that to Syd Barret and Brian Wilson.

[@jonmaciasmusic]

To be fair though he was already highly intelligent & articulate long before

[@chiefmouser7]

This may be true for some persons, for some definitely not, e.g. Syd barrett, Peter Green, and many who never became famous...

[@dylanstokes913]

@@tomcarl8021 I don't know enough about Wilson to speak with any confidence there but regarding Barrett that's just not the case. Just this year when Roger Waters was on the JRE, he again disputed this claim of LSD being to blame for his psychological downturn. Also it's comical to me that you think this is some sort of evidence to the dangers of LSD, when it's the opposite. Assuming your claim to be true(it's not but momentarily let's play along), of all the LSD use going on at the time among musicians, two people were potentially negatively affected by it.... So what you're saying is that LSD is no danger at all, and you don't even realize it lol. LSD is as safe as marijuana, maybe even more so.

[@patricias5122]

At 1:06:54 Bob Weir is talking about "our new album coming out" ..... was American Beauty! Wonder if he had any idea how iconic that album would become1

[@firstname7330]

Consider yourself lucky if you lived during the time of the Grateful Dead. Consider yourself even luckier if you got to see them play.

[@marvymarier8988]

Saw the Dead in N.J. early 70's. I was very Lucky.

[@thaddeusk4230]

I saw them 5 months later for the first time.

[@MFK1967]

Saw them about 20 times from 1983 onwards… A bit past their prime

[@chiefmouser7]

When they embarked on one of their rare visits to Europe in 1990, I knew I had to catch them this time, I saw them in Frankfurt, doing my favourites Stella Blue and Standing on the Moon, which I had ordered before the show to be put on the setlist in my dreams...😉😉✨✨

[@rogkeista1]

I saw them at the legendary Lyceum, London gig in 1972

[@Kjdjrh]

This vid was so much fun! Thanks so much for posting! I loved Jerry boppin around with his super 8 camera! Thanks again guys! John~ Philadelphia 🌹

[@ianwhite6034]

Sam Cutler... And "Oh, and I cut my toe". This is really well directed in my opinion. The camera does it's job. And then there are all the rough edges... the sound guy... tap-tap, whenever he gets in shot. Brilliant.

[@phrtao]

Wow what a different era ! Everyone was smoking (tobacco) all the time, it is a wonder any of them made it past the age of 40. That stage show - absolutely no thought whatsoever to presentation or visual performance, it was all about the music. But when they began to play it was magical and you really did not need anything else. I was born 6 months after this festival in the nearby town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, UK and I have been a Dead fan for 30 years now !

[@roygoad2870]

Very cool, I was 17 in 1970, was at the Hollywood Music Festival, but unfortunately I must of been having such a great time I can’t remember much about it now. Black Sabbath played and Mungo Jerry with In the Summertime which became a big hit. The Grateful Dead were just one of many bands that played! 🎉. To think this is 52 years ago and now I’am 70. My hair was long and I already had a regular job and had to wear my hair in a pony tail. I was more into Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin who I also saw in 1970, I already had Anthem of the Sun which I loved and found it very quirky compared to most bands at the time! Lesser known bands I saw a lot were Stray and Quintessence, usually at the Roundhouse in Chalk Farm London

[@blueswailer1952]

I was there as well. I'm pretty sure that Stray played on the Saturday.

[@soundshaper]

Did you happen to see Jim Morrison and the Doors around that time? I used to think their music was a bit strange, weird vibe, but musically and lyrically very interesting.

[@roygoad2870]

@@soundshaper Yes, saw the Doors at the Isle of Wight festival along with Jimi Hendrix the Who, Joni Mitchell etc. What we all noticed about Jim was how powerful his voice was! Checkout the live Doors in New York album January 17/18 1970, it’s the best live concert I’ve heard by them imo!

[@joelmaqueira4851]

SO. FUCKING. LUCKY!

[@sgg6927]

Black Sabbath and Grateful Dead on the same bill ? Wow did the hippies in the audience seem to like Sabbath ?

[@brianduffy4682]

loved the parts between 20-30min with Cutler explaining shilling amd pence for a tip. The interview Jerry gave to some journalist was very interesting on so many things. I was very impressed with how Jerry's diction in particular. Great find!!

[@johnm3152]

Best "fly on the wall" be there now video I've ever seen. Really dig the behind the scenes peek into the picyune of some formative stuff .

[@richardsaunders704]

Thanks to lack of editing

[@guiffb]

This was a couple of years before my first show. Puts a good perspective on where they came from as they expanded their music.

[@klmullins65]

Confession...I APPRECIATE The Grateful Dead... but ive got to admit that I start getting bored with them a few songs in. Its not that i don't dig free form jams, I'm a huge fan of The Allman Brothers, and i cant help comparing and contrasting the two groups. As a musician, I know that it's very rare to have the spiritual connection with your fellow band members that The Dead (and The Allmans) had... but ive always felt that The Dead rarely put it in turbo drive... they just never ROCKED me, like ABB does...they seem to prefer mid-tempo themes, and that takes musical discipline...but when I listen to The Dead, Im always waiting for that engine to go into turbo drive, and it never seems to get there, for me. I know they're all steller musicians, and awesome dudes, but I just cant get into them the same way I get into other bands. Anyway, not here to start arguments, or debates, just can't resist giving my opinion. i still like to watch videos like this, and I read Phil Lesh's book, and enjoyed it, and I do admire Jerry Garcia alot, especially his guitar playing and his voice

[@stephendoherty981]

Turbo drive was never the Dead's thing. They were a noodling, improvisational, jazz rock band. And all the better for it. I love the Allman's too.

[@joefelice5062]

70 was such an interesting time for the Dead. Moving from strictly heavy, acid-fueled rock in 68-69, they were getting their feet on the ground and expanding their music, in sound and lyrical content. Bringing full acoustic sets and sweet new songs, their set lists went from the Dark Star and Cryptical sets to literally anything. Look at the Capitol Theater sets from 70 (Port Chester)… so much invention and reinvention.

[@douglasfernandez7737]

One of my favorite runs is ‘71 Port Chester. Thanks for bringing that up, haven’t listened to it in a while.

[@thaddeusk4230]

They were spending a lot of time with David Crosby, i.e. which is why American Beauty became the masterpiece that it is.

[@darkstar92772]

Probably not a popular opinion but Mickey Hart was holding the band back at the time. The music from Portchester until 10/22/74 was amazing. The couldn't have done it with Hart. Hart has his moments after he came back but the music before him could never be duplicated. It's the tightest loosest music I've ever heard. To be fair there's a handful of songs that I like better post '75. But, mostly Mickey is pretty annoying a lot of the time. He like to try and be the center of attention. "Hey look at me with my African monkey skull drum and steel beam." Billy K, is where it's at. Otherwise a very cool look into I used to dream about seeing.

[@robertrichman6873]

@@darkstar92772 - Too right. During the earlier part of 1971 the band was a tight 5 piece ensemble with only Billy K on drums and Pigpen on keys (organ) as heard on the 'Skull & Roses' LP with Keith joining later that year on grand piano. Billy's drumming was jazzy and came thru beautifully uncluttered without the likes of Hart's regimental style. Like you, I enjoyed some of what they did together with all the percussive instruments, however in the form of a two drummer unit, found them underwhelming esp. when compared say, to their counterparts in The Allman Brothers Band, either of whom Bill could have held hold his own with, but Mickey.....no way.

[@sgg6927]

@@darkstar92772 imagine having to mic 2 massive drum sets for the Wall of Sound PA. That would have been a feat !

[@andrewtedlow6552]

The run through of Candyman is really beautiful to watch and listen to. In May of 1970 I was a year old going on two. Nevertheless, I feel so much nostalgia for this period of the Dead.

[@matthewcollins5344]

Thank you so much for sharing this. So amazing to see them in their peak times.

[@JamesBarrett23]

"I may be able to hang around for a while...." - Pigpen (never truer words spoken)

[@CounselingCoachDavid]

This was so amazingly awesome!!!!!! I enjoyed every single second! Thank you!

[@Anthony8892]

Cutler explaining the currency is Spinal Tap like lol.

[@tvav69]

“That’s close enough for rock n roll!!” Words to live by!! Thanks for this! It’s wonderful!! 😊

[@tonyaustin4472]

You know….besides how good it is to see the Dead on their first trip to the UK :-) but the guy explaining English money to them is just awesome! Bearing in mind I was a 22 year old hippy at the time; it all brought back how much money we earned and the cost of stuff….telling them to tip someone 1s 6d…ie 7 and a half pence lol…I can remember thinking that when I earn £1000 a year I’ll have really made it! God I love those days……we were so lucky to be there at that time; Providence really blessed our generation.

[@alandrobnak]

The flood of memories put me in another state of bliss.

[@DougMold]

41:30 Phil just trying to tune. “one note, one note, one note” and Bobby the eternal smartass. Lol

[@MycAnndee]

Wow! What a fun flick! Thank you for posting. Interesting hearing 'The Wheel' at the end . I love the pedal steel . Anyway, I feel pleasantly surprised. and happy after watching this film. Cheers!!!🍻

[@jeffreydelkin]

Grist for the mill. 🎉 this is great footage. Audio excellence.

[@deboramccallum3987]

"If we hang around here too long we're gonna be too ripped to practice" Garcia: "that's alright" An immensely joyful scene..

[@davechavis4275]

12-18-22 and loving it! best band ever.

[@austina8797]

from now on every time I'm standing in airport security lines I will imagine the opening scene and I'm walking through with The Good 'Ol Grateful Dead from 1970

[@williedegee1]

Nice to see footage of Pig Pen being interviewed ...I saw this band in 1970 and in 1971 without Micky..Billy was really cut loose and the band rocked harder then ever and is my favorite era of the band.. Sorry Micky that's just the way it was...

[@briano.1503]

I agree 100%. I prefer the "Billy only" years myself. I thought they were tighter and sounded crisper with one drummer.

[@adamwatson6916]

Which is why Billy was initially very much against Mickey coming back. He didn't want it but got out voted and remained cold to the idea for quite some time after Mickey came back. I would have loved to hear 77 with just one drummer

[@27mondo]

Prime Dead here. Released Workingman's Dead on June 14, and American Beauty on Nov. 1. 1970 was a good year to be Dead.

[@Crowmother13]

This inspires so much longing for me. I wish I could go back in time. Everything's so f***** up in the world right now. Everything's so f***** in my life. And it breaks my heart to see Jerry, knowing what addiction did to him. Words cannot express the love I have for these boys. The magic was powerful. They were high priests.

[@premprakash2701]

Hang in there. Imagine how much more F*** life would be without this magical music.

[@phrtao]

There was plenty going wrong in the world back then but Imagine going to a Dead concert - The music and everything else😜

[@cboisandlin9601]

Fr bro. The world has gone to hell in the past few decades. Things will never be the same as they were in the 70s.

[@premprakash2701]

@@cboisandlin9601 The world may be going to hell in a bucket, but we know how to enjoy the ride.

[@djshad1885]

The state of the world mayve even been in a worse place back in 70. But at least they didnt have 24hr news cycles to assault their brainwaves and distort their views.

[@PaulKleiman-hl9nj]

Thanks for publishing this, oh Great Garloo.

[@brinkybrinkz]

Candyman is cool warm up. Love the harmonies. Raw and real music.

[@scottorton482]

I didnt get on the bus till about 1977-78 American Beauty was the Album i fell in love with. Dont know why, i just did. I've been in love with the band ever since. Ive dosed, many many times, only makes me want more Grateful Dead. I cannot get enough. In the middle 1980's i turned off the radio and played Grateful Dead for years straight. Come the late 80's when touch of grey became a hit, i looked at my people and said been there done that. I had heard live years before touch of grey. Obviously dosed out of my mind. Ive seen things and been there, just wish all àre well, miss all who cant be here, only wish they could. What a long long time to be gone and a short time to be there.😊

[@jamesmack3314]

What a long strange trip it’s been….

[@mikethenumber1]

Is that Ozzy at 58:24? Great Doc!! Thanks for uploading!

[@Wayzor_]

Yup.

[@travispierce2303]

Such Rare And Intimate Material. Great to see them all so candidly interacting and enjoying the journey of it all! Forever Grateful (~);} 🐢⚡️🌹💛🌹⚡️🐢

[@douglasfernandez7737]

Hollywood, UK The Grateful Dead had made sketchy arrangements for a European tour in 1968, which fell through, and later they were planning meetings (as David Nelson recalled to Blair Jackson) with a view to a European expedition by all the big San Francisco bands ; but this was also aborted. So the bands first overseas show would be a one off - an appearance at the giant Hollywood Festival at Newcastle-under-Lyme in the Midlands of England. (A planned second UK date, in London, fell through.) Arriving in London and traveling Northward by “coach” (bus), the band joined a bill encompassing acts from Mungo Jerry to Black Sabbath to Traffic. Musically, the Dead were pretty much an unknown quantity, but as usual their reputation as the most hippie of hippie bands preceded them, so they drew a good crowd for their set, performed on an outdoor stage at the Lowery Finney Green Farm, in stereotypically damp and cool English weather. By most accounts it was one of those ragged-but-right performances. Problems with the PA plagued the first part of the set, but as Dark Star began, one of those magic moments happened and the X factor kicked in, as reported below by journalist Dick Lawson in Frendz: “During Dark Star, we lost reality and soared. Above the canopy over the stage, at an exact ninety degrees to the scaffolding and at a height of 30,000 feet, a silver dart crossed the sky, blazing a double vapor trail. It split the air in two, cracked the sphere. The brilliant blue crumpled. Nothing. Empty. Void. It was as if Captain Trips had been waiting for that moment, expecting it to happen. He picked up the pieces and carefully reassembled them the way he wanted, each note a truer, whiter, blacker high. They moved into the thunderous crashing, bouncing earthquake of St. Stephen and softly into Turn on Your Lovelight. “

[@dbarbour8352]

Great details !

[@simonphillips3329]

I was there. It wasn't "stereotypically damp and cool" - this festival was warm and sunny although it turned cool at night.

[@douglasfernandez7737]

@@simonphillips3329 yeah I questioned that when I read it cuz it didn’t appear to be cold at all in the video and I watched the whole thing. Thanks for pointing that out since you ARE a better source! How was Sabbath or Traffic that day? If you remember haha? :)

[@alanbarr776]

Incredible footage… fascinating from the very start. Shouldn’t be judged for the flaws in sound or camera work…that’s not the point. To me, it’s being the fly on the wall. Just watching everyday exchanges between everyone involved. Especially this period of time, seems pretty rare. The one on one interviews are gems.

[@the4thway51]

The wheel keeps turning. Thanks for this, unscripted & real, gives you the vibe like your there with them. Shame the sound guy fu**ed up the onstage recording.

[@FishinChickin]

The GL jam made my day. Thank you for posting.

[@planetcave]

Miss you Jerry - thanks for the post

[@laudesigns]

Wow thanks for sharing this such a Gem of a find!!! Time stamp of a historical Band that I adore!! Thank you!

[@geoff3775]

Thanks for posting this gem showing the Workingman's Dead... (is that St Stephen/China Cat Sunflower after the jump-cut at 1:37:40 ?)... as ever a band in movement with a growing repertoire. (A pre-Alembic bass Lesh too)...I saw them at Wembley in (was it?) '72 by which time they mostly solved the sound issues by bringing their proper tie-dye road gear over to Europe.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

The midsts of time is such an appropriate term. Time and different ages are super trippy stuff. I still think the times I'm living in now are crazy trippy. My whole worldview changed drastically in 2019. This place is weird.

[@MrWallybones]

Thank you for this, I found it fascinating.