Release Date

31 Dec, 1978

Runtime

04:16: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Celebrate New Year's Eve at Winterland for One Final Night

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.

Original Title

Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

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Actors

Jerry Garcia

Bob Weir

Bill Kreutzmann

Donna Godchaux

Phil Lesh

Mickey Hart

Keith Godchaux

John Cipollina

Ken Kesey

Bill Graham

Matthew Kelly

Greg Errico

Lee Oskar

Dan Aykroyd

Crew