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Forbes
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The Grateful Dead Have Missed No. 1 By One Space Several Times This Year
The Grateful Dead returns to a number of Billboard rankings this week with yet another entry in its hugely successful Dave's Picks series — a collection that now includes more than 50 full-lengths curated by longtime archivist David Lemieux. The jam-rock veterans nearly collect another No. 1 in the U.S. this frame, missing the top spot by just one rung. That's a familiar outcome for the Grateful Dead, especially on the Top Album Sales chart, where multiple releases — including several from the Dave's Picks line — have peaked at No. 2. The latest arrival adds to a long history of close calls, and it's not even the group's first near-miss of the year. Dave's Picks Volume 54: Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD - 3/26/73 opens at No. 2 on the Top Album Sales chart. Luminate reports that the release sold a little more than 19,000 copies in its first tracking frame. That sum, while impressive, wasn't enough to pose real competition when compared to Skeleta by Ghost. That new release launches with just under 77,000 pure purchases, easily securing the No. 1 spot on Billboard's list of the top-selling full-lengths and EPs in the country. The Grateful Dead surely doesn't mind landing at No. 2. In fact, it's something the band is used to at this point. Dave's Picks Volume 54 is the second title by the Grateful Dead to stall at No. 2 on the Top Album Sales chart in 2025. Just a few months ago in February, Dave's Picks Volume 53: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH - 10/2/76 also reached the same position. It spent just one frame at No. 2 before disappearing — a showing that's not uncommon for Grateful Dead releases. The band often issues these archival live sets in limited quantities that sell extremely well out of the gate and then vanish from Billboard's rosters within a matter of days. The band has now debuted three projects on the Top Album Sales chart in 2025 alone. In April, between the two Dave's Picks entries, Beacon Theatre, New York, NY - 6/14/76 also appeared on the tally. It, too, stuck around for just one frame, but it peaked at a much lower No. 27. Throughout the years, the Grateful Dead has collected 46 top 10 placements on the Top Album Sales chart, surely one of the most impressive runs of bestsellers among all acts. Just one of those sets has reached the summit. A milestone 10, including the group's latest offering, have missed the mark by a single rung.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dogfish Head Celebrates 10th Year as 'Official Beer of Record Store Day' with Launch of Collaborative Grateful Dead Vinyl & List of Music Events
Grateful Dead x Dogfish Head Record Store Day Release Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale MILTON, Del., April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In celebration of its 10th consecutive year as the 'Official Beer of Record Store Day,' Dogfish Head joins forces with Grateful Dead to launch a vinyl compilation album, which will be available in participating independently owned record stores from coast-to-coast beginning on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 12. The record, titled ON A BACK PORCH VOL. 1, consists of live versions of classic Grateful Dead tunes, all thoughtfully compiled from the band's archives by Dogfish Head Founder & Brewer, Sam Calagione, and Grateful Dead Archivist & Legacy Manager, David Lemieux. 'Spanning the years 1969, 1973, 1977, 1989, and 1991, ON A BACK PORCH, VOL 1 touches upon all eras of Grateful Dead music, and features classics such as 'Eyes Of The World,' 'Here Comes Sunshine,' and rarer cuts including 'Easy Wind,' and 'Big Railroad Blues,'' said Lemieux. 'Mastered by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer, David Glasser at Airshow Mastering, ON A BACK PORCH VOL. 1 will get you in the mood for sipping your favorite Dogfish Head beer on a back porch in July, or any of the other 11 months of the year.' Designed to complement back-porch beer-sipping, ON A BACK PORCH VOL 1 best pairs with Dogfish Head and Grateful Dead's latest collaborative beer, Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale. Clocking in at 5.3% ABV, this year-round offering is a refreshing, light-bodied pale ale brewed with Kernza® perennial grains from The Land Institute*, granola, and heaps of good karma. The addition of El Dorado and Azacca hops brings waves of pineapple, mango and passion fruit notes for a vibrant tapestry of alluring aromas and flavors. Available from coast-to-coast, on draft and shelves, in 6pk/12oz cans and single-serve 19.2oz cans. Track some down using Dogfish Head's Fish Finder. 'As a self-proclaimed 'beer geek with a music problem,' Record Store Day has always been one of my favorite days of the year,' said Calagione. 'And this year, I get to celebrate one of my favorite days by partnering with Grateful Dead on a beautiful beer and with David Lemieux on a wonderful album!' A highly anticipated annual holiday, Record Store Day is a celebration of the culture of independently owned record stores, and the important roles those stores play in their respective communities. Understanding Record Store Day's connection to building community through analog music, Dogfish Head's festivities wouldn't be complete without a host of music-centric events at its coastal Delaware properties. Here's what to expect! Dogfish Head Chesapeake & Maine (316 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth, DE 19971) To kick off Record Store Day weekend, music-lovers can stop by Chesapeake & Maine, Dogfish Head's seafood and cocktail spot, on Friday, April 11, for a special happy hour featuring interactive crafts benefitting the Developing Artist Collaboration (DAC), an artist-first non-profit focused on career development, peer connection and providing artists with physical spaces to create. The DAC will be onsite to lead guests in acrylic pour art, allowing them to customize records, magnets bottle openers and more. Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats (320 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth, DE 19971) Dogfish Head's brewpub and world-class music venue, Brewings & Eats, gets in on the Record Store Day fun with a Grateful Dead listening party on Saturday, April 12, from 12-3 p.m. Complete with a DJ spinning vinyl tunes, killer giveaways – T-shirts, records, posters and more – and Dogfish Head x Grateful Dead iron-branded burgers, the listening party will be followed by a live music performance from LoveLight, an electric, high-energy Grateful Dead tribute band. The band takes the stage from 9-11 p.m. No tickets needed! Dogfish Head's Milton Brewery (6 Cannery Village Center, Milton, DE 19968) The goodness persists at Dogfish Head's Milton Brewery, on Sunday, April 13, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a special Record Store Day 'Shakedown Street' Market featuring a host of local vendors. The team from Extended Play by Gidgets Gadgets, a local independently owned record store, will be on site with some exclusive Record Store Day releases; To Dye For, a regional tie dye expert, will be helping folks customize their own Dogfish Head x Grateful Dead tie dye shirts; and from 1-3 p.m., DJ Driod and Dogfish Head Founder & Brewer, Sam Calagione, will be spinning some fan-favorite records. Not to mention, Dogfish Head's onsite kitchen will feature a variety of Shakedown Street-inspired food specials, while supplies last. Dogfish INN (105 Savannah Rd., Lewes, DE 19958) And last, but certainly not least – the Dogfish INN, the brewery's beer-themed, canal-front hotel, will act as the basecamp for beer- and music-lovers' Record Store Day adventures. Folks staying at the INN will be treated to a special Record Store Day swag package in their rooms, and they will have the opportunity to bike from the INN to a local record store on Record Store Day (Saturday, April 12) with Dogfish Head Founder & Brewer, Sam Calagione. No bike? No problem! The Dogfish INN has bikes for borrowing onsite. To book a room or be added to the wait list, please call the INN directly, at 302-644-8292. "Nothing quite says 'Happy Record Store Day' like the pairing of Grateful Dead music and a great Dogfish Head beer,' said Michael Kurtz, Co-Founder of Record Store Day. 'Sam and David's curated Grateful Dead Record Store Day album and the Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale are both exceptional. It's exciting to have all of this come together for Record Store Day, something we couldn't have dreamed of happening 10 years ago, but now it's here!" For more information about Dogfish Head, Grateful Dead and Record Store Day, visit and respectively. *The Land Institute is a Kansas-based nonprofit transforming agriculture with perennial grain crops like Kernza® that enhance farmer resilience while addressing ecological challenges. XXX ABOUT DOGFISH HEAD: With quality, creativity and non-conformity at its core, Dogfish Head has been committed to brewing unique beers with high-caliber culinary ingredients outside the Reinheitsgebot since the day it opened nearly 30 years ago. Dedicated to exploring goodness of all kinds, Dogfish Head later expanded its beverage artistry beyond just craft beer to produce award-winning portfolios of full-proof spirits – whiskeys, gins, vodkas, rums and more – and spirits-based, ready-to-drink canned cocktails. A Boston Beer Company brand and proud supporter of the Independent Craft Brewing Seal, Dogfish Head is a Delaware-based entity consisting of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, a production brewery and tasting room; Dogfish Head Distilling Co., a production distillery; Brewings & Eats, a brewpub and live music venue; Chesapeake & Maine, a seafood and cocktail spot; and the Dogfish INN, a beer-themed, canal-front hotel. For more about Dogfish Head, please visit or follow the brand on social media. ABOUT THE GRATEFUL DEAD: The Grateful Dead is a social and musical phenomenon that grew into a genuine American treasure. In 1965, an entire generation was linked together by common ideals, gathering by the hundreds and thousands. This movement created a seamless connection between the band and its fans. As the band toured, Dead Heads would follow. Not because it was a part of popular culture but because it is a true counterculture that exists to this very day-one that earnestly believes in the value of its beliefs. By 1995, the Grateful Dead had attracted the most concertgoers in the history of the music business, and today remains one of the all-time leaders in concert ticket sales. Eventually, the caravan evolved into a community with various artists, craftsmen and entrepreneurs supplying a growing demand for merchandise that connected them to the music. Today, the connection is as strong as ever, and their final tally of 2,318 total concerts remains a world record. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and received a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. In 2024, the Grateful Dead celebrated their 62nd Top 40 album on the Billboard chart, a feat no other artist has achieved, and commemorated in the 47th class of the Kennedy Center Honorees. The Grateful Dead were the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year honored at the 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards. ABOUT RHINO ENTERTAINMENT: Based in Burbank, California, Warner Music Group's Rhino Entertainment was founded in 1978 and is the world's leading pop culture label. Emphasizing flawless sound quality, bonus tracks, informative liner notes, award-winning creative packaging, an offbeat sense of humor, and a strong social conscience, Rhino continues to set the standard for excellence in the reissue business it pioneered in both the physical and digital worlds. Rhino is also expanding the definition of what a catalog music company is, as evidenced by the label's recent name and likeness representation deal with Frank Sinatra and its multi-faceted relationship with Grateful Dead. The vast Rhino catalog of more than 5,000 CDs, videos, and digital exclusive albums features material by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Doors, Chicago, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane, Yes, Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, The Ramones, The Monkees, Carly Simon, Curtis Mayfield, among many others. ABOUT RECORD STORE DAY: Record Store Day, the organization, is managed by the Department of Record Stores and is organized in partnership with the Alliance of Independent Media Stores (AIMS), the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) and promotes independent record stores year-round with events, special releases and other fun things. Record Store Day, the global celebration of the culture of the record store, takes place annually. Record Store Day 2025 is April 12. Attachments Grateful Dead x Dogfish Head Record Store Day Release Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale CONTACT: Megan Bayles Dogfish Head Craft Brewery 3024993149 in to access your portfolio
USA Today
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Massive Grateful Dead box set with 60 CDs and unreleased tracks available for pre-order
Massive Grateful Dead box set with 60 CDs and unreleased tracks available for pre-order If you have enjoyed the musical ride of the Grateful Dead, there's a new box set for you: "Enjoying the Ride," has 60 CDs marking the band's 60th anniversary. It has 17 complete concerts and more. Want the music to never stop? There's a new massive Grateful Dead box set just for you. "Enjoying the Ride," is a 60-CD box set encompassing more than 60 hours of music, collected from the iconic band's live performances from 1969 to 1994. Available to pre-order now on and due out May 30, 'Enjoying the Ride' ($599.98) comes on the 60th anniversary of the iconic band's formation in 1965 and changing its name from the Warlocks to the Grateful Dead later that year. Nearly all of the 450 tracks in the set are previously unreleased and fans can listen to three of those tracks – unreleased versions of 'Scarlet Begonias,' 'Touch Of Grey,' and 'Fire On The Mountain,' recorded live at the Berkeley Greek Theatre on July 13, 1984 – on streaming services now. 'My health must come first': Billy Joel delays 8 concerts for surgery recovery The collection is comprised of concert recordings from 20 different venues across the U.S.: 17 full-length concerts, some with additional material from the same venue, plus multiple performances from shows at three other venues: Fillmore West, Fillmore East, and Boston Music Hall. 'On these 60 CDs, you'll find music spanning more than 25 years, from 1969 to 1994, with the venues and the millions of journeys to get to them, making an essential part of the story,' said Grateful Dead archivist and legacy manager David Lemieux. 'Going to see the Grateful Dead, following them from city to city, was likened to the modern equivalent of running away and joining the circus. These 20 venues are where the circus took us, and the show was something we never wanted to miss.' The box set has a special meaning for Rhino Records President Mark Pinkus, because it includes that July 1984 show at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California, his first-ever Grateful Dead concert, which he recalls had an "epic 'Dark Star' encore. "This show marked the start of a lifelong journey for me, and I'm willing to bet there are many shows in this fantastic set that will resonate with fans who also found community on the road," Pinkus said in a statement. "I am forever honored to work alongside David and the Grateful Dead to keep this long, strange trip alive.' Only 6,000 individually numbered copies of the 60-CD set will be made available. Digital downloads in ALAC ($399.99) and high-res FLAC ($499.99) will be available on the same day. Included with the set, a tour guide with liner notes by Jesse Jarnow (author and co-host of the Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast podcast) with a producer's note from Lemieux, plus scores of photos. Get an edited-down Grateful Dead retrospective If 60 CDs seems a bit much, Rhino is releasing some smaller versions: Vinyl LPs: 'The Music Never Stopped,' ($149.98) is a six-LP version of the music in the box set with at least one song from each venue in the deluxe set. 'The Music Never Stopped,' ($149.98) is a six-LP version of the music in the box set with at least one song from each venue in the deluxe set. Compact discs: A three-CD version of 'The Music Never Stopped' is priced at $34.98. A three-CD version of 'The Music Never Stopped' is priced at $34.98. Digital: A download version of 'The Music Never Stopped' is available in ALAC ($14.99) and high-res Flac (26.99). For the record, this isn't even the largest Grateful Dead CD box set ever released. A decade ago, Rhino released "30 Trips Around the Sun" for the band's 50th anniversary, a collection of 80 CDs. Only 6,500 were made, but there's a few available on eBay, starting at $2,300. For a supposedly fading technology, compact discs have shown some resilience. Other musicians recently issuing mega-box sets include Bob Dylan and The Band: The 1974 Live Recordings ($159.99), a 27-CD set with 417 live tracks from the 1974 tour, and Neil Young Archives Vol. III (1976-1987), a 17-CD set of unreleased albums and songs, including alternate and live versions (deluxe version with Blu-ray Disc, $449.98; CD version, $239.98). Also on tap: Dogfish Head's Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale The new box set isn't the only celebration of the Dead's legacy being served up. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery recently released Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale, in collaboration with the Grateful Dead. The 5.3% ABV beer is made with granola and krenza, a sustainable grain. 'As a beer geek with a music problem, few things in life are as sensorially sensational as enjoying a great beer while simultaneously listening to some great music,' said Dogfish Head founder and brewer Sam Calagione in a press release. It's the third beer the Delaware-based brewery and band have collaborated on. 'With its layered, nuanced flavors of tropical hops complemented by its malty body, our Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale is as compelling and joyful as the band's music.' And the live music hasn't stopped either. Dead & Company, which includes Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, along with John Mayer, will kick off their second residency at Sphere in Las Vegas next week. Follow Mike Snider on Threads, Bluesky and X: mikegsnider & @ & @mikesnider. What's everyone talking about? Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day
