Being Grateful

Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if you look at it right.

Being Grateful is the ultimate companion for Deadheads and fans of the Grateful Dead family tree. Stream tens of thousands of live concert recordings - completely free - from the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive, right from your phone, tablet, car, or living room.

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𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗧

Explore three decades of Grateful Dead shows (1965–1995) organized by year, date, and venue. Every soundboard, every audience tape, every matrix mix the Archive has to offer - all searchable by venue, city, state, or date. Find that legendary 5/8/77 Cornell show or stumble onto a hidden gem from a random Tuesday in '72.

𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧

Not sure where to start? The app includes the complete fan-voted data:
• Top-voted shows for every year from 1965 to 1995
• Best versions of 136 songs ranked by fan votes
• Tapers' Choice designations
• One-tap "Play All" to hear every best version of your favorite song back to back

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘

The Dead didn't end — they branched out. Being Grateful covers the full family tree with 17 bands:

• Grateful Dead
• Dead & Company
• Phil Lesh and Friends
• Bob Weir / RatDog
• Furthur
• The Dead / The Other Ones
• Mickey Hart Band / Rhythm Devils
• Billy & the Kids
• New Riders of the Purple Sage
• Robert Hunter
• And more

Switch between bands with a tap. Each band's full catalog downloads in about a minute and stays cached for instant offline browsing.

𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘

• 📱 Phone — Full-featured player with track list, controls, and show details
• 📱 Tablet — Expanded two-pane layout with album artwork
• 📺 Android TV / Google TV — 10-foot UI designed for the big screen with D-pad navigation
• 🚗 Android Auto — Browse by year, month, and venue while driving with quick-jump navigation
• 🔊 Chromecast — Cast any show to your TV or smart speaker

𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘

• Recordings ranked by fan ratings and reviews - the best tapes float to the top
• "On This Date" - discover what show happened on today's date in history
• Favorites - bookmark recordings and access them instantly
• Most Played - track your listening habits
• Full show details - source, taper, lineage, transfer info, setlists, and notes
• Search - find any show by venue, city, or date in any format
• Background playback with media controls on lock screen, notifications, and Bluetooth
• Shuffle and repeat modes
• Album artwork from user-uploaded images on Archive.org

𝗡𝗢 𝗔𝗗𝗦. 𝗡𝗢 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗦. 𝗡𝗢 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚.

Being Grateful is a fan-made labor of love. There are no ads, no subscriptions, no accounts to create, and absolutely no data collection. All your favorites and play history stay on your device. The music streams directly from the Internet Archive - the same recordings the community has been sharing and preserving for decades.

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All recordings are sourced from the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive (archive.org/details/etree), where artists have granted permission for free non-commercial sharing of their live performances. Being Grateful is not affiliated with the Grateful Dead, Dead & Company, or any associated artists or labels.

The bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began. 🌹