Grateful Dead 'Meet Up' Announced For Jerry Garcia's 75th Birthday June 29, 2017 18:35
The 7th annual “Gratfeful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies” will feature a 1989 Grateful Dead concert at Washington D.C.’s RFK Stadium at theaters nationwide on Tuesday, August 1st. The one-night-only screening, presented by Fathom Events and Rhino Entertainment, commemorates what would have been Jerry Garcia’s 75th birthday. Highlights of the July 12, 1989 RFK show include the set-one opener “Touch Of Grey,” two songs with Bruce Hornsby sitting in (“Sugaree,” and “Man Smart [Woman Smarter]”), and one of the only filmed versions of “Black Muddy River.” The “Meet-Up” follows a theatrical showing of “The Grateful Dead Movie” earlier this year. Fans can find participating cinemas on the Fathom Events website.
Watch a 30 second trailer for the movie here: