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Drums is the name given to the improvised instrumental section of a Grateful Dead show featuring only drums and percussion. The term originated when this feature became a standard part set 2 of shows during which usually only Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart remained on stage.


Grateful Dead

info Dead Ahead (video), 1981
info So Far (video), 1987
info One From The Vault, 1991
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 4, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 5, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 6, 1996
info Ticket to New Year's (video), 1996
info Dozin' At The Knick, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 8, 1997
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 9, 1997
info Fillmore East 2.11.69, 1997
info Terrapin Station (Limited Edition), 1997
info Downhill from Here (video), 1997
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 10, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 13, 1999
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 18, 2000
info View From The Vault, 2000
info View From The Vault (DVD), 2000
info Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 20, 2001
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 21, 2001
info View From The Vault II, 2001
info View From The Vault II (DVD), 2001
info Nightfall Of Diamonds, 2001
info Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72, July 2002
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 25, 2002
info View From The Vault III, 2002
info View From The Vault III (DVD), 2002
info Go To Nassau, 2002
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 27, 2003
info View From The Vault IV, 2003
info View From The Vault IV (DVD), 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, 2003
info The Closing of Winterland, 2003
info The Closing of Winterland (DVD), 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 32, 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 33, 2004
info Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack, 2004
info Truckin' Up To Buffalo, 2005
info Truckin' Up To Buffalo (DVD), July 2005
info Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, 2005
info Fillmore West 1969: Compilation, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 3: 10/26/71, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 4: 6/18/76, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 5: 3/27/88, 2005
info Live at the Cow Palace: New Year's Eve 1976, 2006
info Grateful Dead Download Volume 9 - 4/2 & 3/89, 2006
info Grateful Dead Download Volume 10 - 7/21/72, 2006
info Grateful Dead Download Volume 11 - 6/20/91, 2006
info Three From The Vault, 2007
info Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 2: October 1977, 2008
info Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978, 2008
info Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 5, 1979, 2008
info Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 6, 1979, 2008
info To Terrapin: Hartford '77, 2009
info Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 4: Cal Expo 1993, 2009
info Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
info Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings Bonus CD, 2009
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 2: Austin, Nov 15, 1971 Bonus CD, 2010
info Crimson, White and Indigo, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 3: Fillmore East, 5/15/70, 2010
info Formerly The Warlocks, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 4: Penn State/Cornell, 1980, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 4, No 1: Big Rock Pow Wow 69, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 2: April Fool's '88, 2011
info Road Trips: Vol 4, No. 4: Spectrum 4.6.82, 2011
info Europe '72, The Complete Recordings, 2011
info Europe '72, Vol. 2, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 4/7/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Newcastle, 4/11/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Frankfurt, 4/26/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Paris, 5/3/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Paris, 5/4/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Bickershaw Festival, 5/7/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Amsterdam, 5/10/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Rotterdam, 5/11/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Lille, 5/13/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Luxembourg, 5/16/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Munich, 5/18/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/24/1972, 2011
info Dave's Picks Vol 1: Richmond, VA, 5/25/77, 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 3: Chicago, 22/10/71, 2012
info Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 4: Williamsburg, VA, 9/24/76
info Dave's Picks Vol. 8: Atlanta, GA 11/30/80, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol 10: Los Angeles, 12/12/69, 2014
info Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
info Wake Up To Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, 3/29/90, 2014
info Dave's Picks 2014 Bonus CD, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 12: Hamilton, 11/4/77, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 14: Academy Of Music, 3/26/72, 2015
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 15: Nashville, 4/22/78, 2015
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info Capitol Theatre, 4/25/77, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 18, 2016
info On The Road: Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2016, 2016
info July 1978 Complete, 2016
info Red Rocks: 7/8/78, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 20: Boulder, 12/9/81, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 22: New York, 12/7/71, 2017
info May 1977: Get Shown the Light, 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 23: Eugene, 1/22/78, 2017
info July 12 & 13, 1989, Washington, DC, , 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 25: Binghampton, 11/6/77, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 26: Albuquerque, 11/17/71, 2018
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 27: Boise, 9/2/83, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 28: Passaic, 6/17/76, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 30: Fillmore East, 2/1/70, 2019
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 31: Chicago, 12/3/79, 2019
info Fillmore West 1969: Feb 28th, 2019
info Giants Stadium 1987/1989/1991, 2019
info Saint Of Circumstance: Giants Stadium, 6/17/91, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 35: Philadelphia, 4/20/1984, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 36: Hartford, 3/26&27/1987, 2020
info Buffalo 5/9/77, 2020
info Olympia Theatre, Paris, 5/3/1972, 2021
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2021, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 39, Philadelphia, 4/26/83, 2021
info Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) 50th Anniv. Ed., 2021
info Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12/10/71, 2021
info Light Into Ashes: St. Louis, MO, 10-18-72, 2021
info Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73, 2021
no info Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71 5 LP ed, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 40 Deer Creek, 7/18&19/90, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 42: Winterland, 2/23/74, 2022
info Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings, 2022
info In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
info Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81, 2022
info Dave's Picks Vol 44: Eugene, 6/23/90, 2022
info Wembley Empire Pool, 4/7/1972, 2022
info Dave's Picks Vol 45 Portland, 10/1 & 2/77, 2023
info Boston 5/7/77, 2023
info Dave's Picks Vol 46 Hollywood Palladium, 9/9/72, 2023
info Here Comes Sunshine 1973, 2023
info RFK St., Washington, 6/10/73, Grateful Dead, 2023
info Dave's Picks Vol 47 St. Louis, 12/9/79, 2023
info Dave's Picks Vol 48 Los Angeles, 11/20/71, 2023

Fare Thee Well shows 2015

info Fare Thee Well July 3, 4 & 5 2015 Complete Box, 2015
info Fare Thee Well July 5, 2015
info The Best Of Fare Thee Well, 2015

 
The Dead

info Virginia Beach, VA, June 17, 2003
info Columbia, MD, June 18, 2003
info Saratoga Springs, NY, June 20, 2003
info Hartford, CT, June 21, 2003
info Mansfield, MA, June 22, 2003
info Holmdel, NJ, June 24, 2003
info Holmdel, NJ, June 25, 2003
info Camden, NJ, June 27, 2003
info Camden, NJ, June 28, 2003
info Vernon, NY, June 29, 2003
info Millwaukee, WI, July 1, 2003
info St. Louis, MO, July 2, 2003
info Austin, TX, July 4, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 6, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 7, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 8, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 10, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 11, 2003
info Ft Lauderdale, FL, July 29, 2003
info Tampa, FL, July 30, 2003
info Atlanta, GA, July 31, 2003
info Joliet, IL, August 2, 2003
info Somerset,WI, August 3, 2003
info Indianapolis, IN, August 5, 2003
info Columbus, OH, August 6, 2003
info Darien Center, NY, August 8, 2003
info Wantagh, NY, August 9, 2003
info Wantagh, NY, August 10, 2003
info Irvine, CA, September 18, 2003
info Mountain View, CA, September 19, 2003
info George, WA, September 21, 2003
info Oakland, CA, December 30, 2004
info Oakland, CA, December 31, 2004
info San Francisco, CA, February 9, 2004
info Morrison, CO, June 15, 2004
info Morrison, CO, June 16, 2004
info Morrison, CO, June 18, 2004
info Morrison, CO, June 19, 2004
info Morrison, CO, June 20, 2004
info Phoenix, AZ, June 22, 2004
info San Diego, CA, June 23, 2004
info Irvine, CA, June 24, 2004
info Mountain View, CA, June 26, 2004
info Sacramento, CA, June 27, 2004
info Salt Lake City, UT, June 29, 2004
info Boise, ID, July 1 , 2004
info Portland, OR, July 2, 2004
info George, WA, July 3, 2004
info St.Louis, MO, July 23, 2004
info East Troy, WI, July 24, 2004
info Indianapolis, IN, July 25, 2004
info Detroit, MI, July 27, 2004
info Cleveland, OH, July 28, 2004
info Boston, MA, July 30, 2004
info Boston, MA, July 31, 2004
info Saratoga Springs, NY, August 1, 2004
info Hartford, CT, August 3, 2004
info Scranton, PA, August 4, 2004
info Darien Lakes, NY, August 6, 2004
info Camden, NJ, August 7, 2004
info Camden, NJ, August 8, 2004
info Holmdel, NJ, August 10, 2004
info Holmdel, NJ, August 11, 2004
info Wantagh, NY, August 13, 2004
info Wantagh, NY, August 14, 2004
info Bristow, VA, August 15, 2004
info Raleigh, NC, August 17, 2004
info Charlotte, NC, August 18, 2004
info Atlanta, GA, August 19, 2004
info Dead '09: Greensboro, NC, April 12, 2009
info Dead '09: Washington, DC, April 14, 2009
info Dead '09: Charlottesville, VA, April 15, 2009
info Dead '09: Albany, NY, April 17, 2009
info Dead '09: Worcester, MA April 18, 2009
info Dead '09: Worcester, MA April 19, 2009
info Dead '09: Buffalo, NY, April 21, 2009
info Dead '09: Wilkes-Barre, PA, April 22, 2009
info Dead '09: Uniondale, NY, April 24, 2009
info Dead '09: New York, NY, April 25, 2009
info Dead '09: Hartford, CT, April 26, 2009
info Dead '09: E. Rutherford, NJ, April 28, 2009
info Dead '09: E. Rutherford, NJ, April 29, 2009
info Dead '09: Philadelphia, PA, May 1, 2009
info Dead '09: Philadelphia, PA, May 2, 2009
info Dead '09: Chicago, IL, May 4, 2009
info Dead '09: Chicago, IL, May 5, 2009
info Dead '09: Denver, CO, May 7, 2009
info Dead '09: Los Angeles, CA, May 9, 2009
info Dead '09: Mountain View, CA, May 10, 2009
info Dead '09: Mountain View, CA, May 14, 2009
info Dead '09: Quincy, WA, May 16, 2009

Dead & Company

info Charlotte, NC, 10 June, 2016
info Manchester, TN, 12 June, 2016
info Cincinnati, OH, 16 June, 2016
info Noblesville, IN, 17 June, 2016
info Camden, NJ, 20 June, 2016
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 21 June, 2016
info Bristow, VA, 23 June, 2016
info Flushing, NY, 25 June, 2016
info Flushing, NY, 26 June, 2016
info Hartford, CT, 28 June, 2016
info Boulder, CO, 02 July, 2016
info Boulder, CO, 03 July, 2016
info Clarkston, MI, 07 July, 2016
info Elkhorn, WI, 09 July, 2016
info Elkhorn, WI, 10 July, 2016
info Burgettstown, PA, 13 July, 2016
info Boston, MA, 15 July, 2016
info Boston, MA, 16 July, 2016
info Portland, OR, 22 July, 2016
info George, WA, 23 July, 2016
info Irvine, CA, 26 July, 2016
info Chula Vista, CA, 27 July, 2016
info Wheatland, CA, 29 July, 2016
info Mountain View, CA, 30 July, 2016
info Las Vegas, NV, 27 May, 2017
info Phoenix, AZ, 28 May, 2017
info Los Angeles, CA, 31 May, 2017
info Los Angeles, CA, 1 Jun, 2017
info Mountain View, CA, 3 Jun, 2017
info Mountain View, CA, 4 Jun, 2017
info Salt Lake City, UT, 7 Jun, 2017
info Boulder, CO, 9 Jun, 2017
info Boulder, CO, 10 Jun, 2017
info Atlanta, GA, 13 Jun, 2017
info Burgettstown, PA, 15 Jun, 2017
info Boston, MA, 17 Jun, 2017
info oston, MA, 18 Jun, 2017
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 20 Jun, 2017
info Bristow, VA, 22 Jun, 2017
info New York, NY, 24 Jun, 2017
info Camden, NJ, 25 Jun, 2017
info Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 28 Jun, 2017
info Chicago, IL, 30 Jun, 2017
info Chicago, IL, 1 Jul, 2017
info New York, NY, 12 Nov, 2017
info New York, NY, 14 Nov, 2017
info Philadelphia, PA, 16 Nov, 2017
info Boston, MA, 17 Nov, 2017
info Boston, MA, 19 Nov, 2017
info Washington, DC, 21 Nov, 2017
info Hartford, CT, 22 Nov, 2017
info Detroit, MI, 24 Nov, 2017
info Columbus, OH, 25 Nov, 2017
info Charlotte, NC, 28 Nov, 2017
info Atlanta, GA, 29 Nov, 2017
info Dallas, TX, 1 Dec, 2017
info Austin, TX, 2 Dec, 2017
info Riviera Maya, MX, 15 Feb, 2018
info Riviera Maya, MX, 17 Feb, 2018
info Riviera Maya, MX, 18 Feb, 2018
info New Orleans, LA, 24 Feb, 2018
info Sunrise, FL, 26 Feb, 2018
info Orlando, FL, 27 Feb, 2018
info Mansfield, MA, 30 May, 2018
info Camden, NJ, 1 Jun, 2018
info Camden, NJ, 2 Jun, 2018
info Cincinnati, OH, 4 Jun, 2018
info Noblesville, IN, 6 Jun, 2018
info Atlanta, GA, 8 Jun, 2018
info Raleigh, NC, 9 Jun, 2018
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 11 Jun, 2018
info Hartford, CT, 13 Jun, 2018
info New York, NY, 15 Jun, 2018
info New York, NY, 16 Jun, 2018
info Darien Center, NY, 19 Jun, 2018
info Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 20 Jun, 2018
info East Troy, WI, 22 Jun, 2018
info East Troy, WI, 23 Jun, 2018
info George, WA, 29 Jun, 2018
info Eugene, OR, 30 Jun, 2018
info Mountain View, CA, 2 July, 2018
info Mountain View, CA, 3 July, 2018
info Chula Vista, CA, 6 July, 2018
info Los Angeles, CA, 7 July, 2018
info Albuquerque, NM, 11 July, 2018
info Boulder, CO, 13 July, 2018
info Boulder, CO, 14 July, 2018
info Arrington, VA, 25 Aug, 2018
info Arrington, VA, 26 Aug, 2018
info Riviera Maya, MX, 17 Jan, 2019
info Riviera Maya, MX, 19 Jan, 2019
info Riviera Maya, MX, 20 Jan, 2019
info Mountain View, CA, 31 May, 2019
info Mountain View, CA, 1 Jun, 2019
info Hollywood, CA, 3 Jun, 2019
info Hollywood, CA, 4 Jun, 2019
info George, WA, 7 Jun, 2019
info George, WA, 8 Jun, 2019
info Noblesville, IN, 12 Jun, 2019
info Chicago, IL, 14 Jun, 2019
info Chicago, IL, 15 Jun, 2019
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 18 Jun, 2019
info Camden, NJ, 20 Jun, 2019
info Foxborough, MA, 22 Jun, 2019
info New York, NY, 23 Jun, 2019
info Bristow, VA, 26 Jun, 2019
info Charlotte, NC, 28 Jun, 2019
info Atlanta, GA, 29 Jun, 2019
info Dallas, TX, 2 Jul, 2019
info Boulder, CO, 5 Jul, 2019
info Boulder, CO, 6 Jul, 2019
info New York, NY, 10 Oct, 2019
info New York, NY, 1 Nov, 2019
info Uniondale, NY, 5 Nov, 2019
info Uniondale, NY, 6 Nov, 2019
info Hampton, VA, 8 Nov, 2019
info Hampton, VA, 9 Nov, 2019
info Los Angeles, CA, 27 Dec, 2019
info Los Angeles, CA, 28 Dec, 2019
info San Francisco, CA, 30 Dec, 2019
info San Francisco, CA, 31 Dec, 2019
info Cancún, MX, 16 Jan, 2020
info Cancún, MX, 18 Jan, 2020
info Cancún, MX, 19 Jan, 2020
info Raleigh, NC, Aug 16, 2021
info Bristow, VA, Aug 18, 2021
info New York, NY, Aug 20, 2021
info Philadelphia, PA, Aug 21, 2021
info Bethel, NY, Aug 23, 2021
info Darien Center, NY, Aug 25, 2021
info Saratoga Springs, NY, Aug 27, 2021
info Hershey, PA, Aug 28, 2021
info Mansfield, MA, Sep 2, 2021
info Mansfield, MA, Sep 3, 2021
info Hartford, CT, Sep 5, 2021
info Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Sep 7, 2021
info Clarkston, MI, Sep 10, 2021
info Cincinnati, OH, Sep 11, 2021
info St. Louis, MO, Sep 13, 2021
info Noblesville, IN, Sep 15, 2021
info Chicago, IL, Sep 17, 2021
info Chicago, IL, Sep 18, 2021
info Charlotte, NC, Oct 11, 2021
info Lakewood, Atlanta, GA, Oct 12, 2021
info Dallas, TX, Oct 14, 2021
info The Woodlands, TX, Oct 15, 2021
info Morrison, CO, Oct 19, 2021
info Morrison, CO, Oct 20, 2021
info Englewood, CO, Oct 22, 2021
info Englewood, CO, Oct 23, 2021
info Phoenix, AZ, Oct 25, 2021
info Chula Vista, CA, Oct 27, 2021
info Los Angeles, CA, Oct 29, 2021
info Los Angeles, CA, Oct 30, 2021
info Los Angeles, CA, Oct 31, 2021
info Los Angeles, CA, June 11, 2022
info Mountain View, CA, June 13, 2022
info Mountain View, CA, June 14, 2022
info Boulder, CO, June 17, 2022
info Boulder, CO, June 18, 2022
info Maryland Heights, MO, June 21, 2022
info Cincinnati, OH, June 22, 2022
info Chicago, IL, June 24, 2022
info Chicago, IL, June 25, 2022
info Noblesville, IN, June 28, 2022
info Clarkston, MI, June 29, 2022
info Bethel, NY, July 1, 2022
info Foxborough, MA, July 2, 2022
info Hartford, CT, July 5, 2022
info Bristow, VA, July 8, 2022
info Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2022
info Burgettstown, PA, July 12, 2022
info New York, NY, July 15, 2022
info New York, NY, July 16, 2022
info Riviera Cancún, Mexico, Jan 14, 2023
info Riviera Cancún, Mexico, Jan 16, 2023
info Riviera Cancún, Mexico, Jan 17, 2023
info Los Angeles, CA, May 19, 2023
info Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2023
info Phoenix, AZ, May 23, 2023
info Dallas, TX, May 26, 2023
info Atlanta, GA, May 28, 2023
info Charlotte, NC, May 30, 2023
info Raleigh, NC, June 1, 2023
info Bristow, VA, June 3, 2023
info Burgettstown, PA, June 5, 2023
info Maryland Heights, MO, June 7, 2023
info Chicago, IL, June 9, 2023
info Chicago, IL, June 10, 2023
info Cincinnati, OH, June 13, 2023
info Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 2023
info Saratoga Springs, NY, June 17, 2023
info Saratoga Springs, NY, June 18, 2023
info New York, NY, June 21, 2023
info New York, NY, June 22, 2023
info Boston, MA, June 24, 2023
info Boston, MA, June 25, 2023
info Noblesville, IN, June 27, 2023
info Boulder, CO, July 1, 2023
info Boulder, CO, July 2, 2023
info Boulder, CO, July 3, 2023
info George, WA, July 7, 2023
info George, WA, July 8, 2023
info San Francisco, CA, July 14, 2023
info San Francisco, CA, July 15, 2023
info San Francisco, CA, July 16, 2023

Billy & The Kids

info 7/12/21, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2021
info 7/13/21, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2021
info 4/27/23, New Orleans, LA, Billy & The Kids, 2023

Other recordings

info Day Of The Dead, Various Artists (Man Forever, So Percussion and Oneida), 2016

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