The Closing of Winterland is a four-CD live album by the
Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert performed on December 31, 1978. The concert was also released as a two-disc DVD.[4] The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in
San Francisco's
Winterland Arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. 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. It was
certified Double Platinum by the
RIAA on December 15, 2003 under the category of
longform video, selling 200,000 units.[5] The
New Riders of the Purple Sage and
Blues Brothers opened the show.
Pre-ordered DVD sets included the bonus CD "New Year's Eves at Winterland". It contains an additional nine tracks recorded on New Year's Eve in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1977.[6]
"Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter) – 10:06 (December 31, 1977)[c]
DVD
The DVD version of The Closing of Winterland contains the video of the New Year's Eve show, with
stereo and
5.1 surround sound audio options. It also includes some related bonus material. According to the bonus DVD, the concert was recorded on
2-inch quad video, considered the best quality at the time, and also on 24-track audio tape.
The Closing of Winterland is a four-CD live album by the
Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert performed on December 31, 1978. The concert was also released as a two-disc DVD.[4] The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in
San Francisco's
Winterland Arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. 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. It was
certified Double Platinum by the
RIAA on December 15, 2003 under the category of
longform video, selling 200,000 units.[5] The
New Riders of the Purple Sage and
Blues Brothers opened the show.
Pre-ordered DVD sets included the bonus CD "New Year's Eves at Winterland". It contains an additional nine tracks recorded on New Year's Eve in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1977.[6]
"Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter) – 10:06 (December 31, 1977)[c]
DVD
The DVD version of The Closing of Winterland contains the video of the New Year's Eve show, with
stereo and
5.1 surround sound audio options. It also includes some related bonus material. According to the bonus DVD, the concert was recorded on
2-inch quad video, considered the best quality at the time, and also on 24-track audio tape.