Most live albums released

Excluding bootleg recordings, rock band the Grateful Dead (USA) have released 167 full-length live albums since 1969 – an incredible 150 of which have appeared since the Californian collective disbanded in 1995 due to the untimely death of singer/songwriter/guitarist Jerry Garcia (b. 1942). A host of retrospective live albums have seen the light of day since 1991, including archived concert recordings in the Dick’s Picks (1993–2005), Road Trips (2007–11) and Dave’s Picks (2012–present) series, plus 13 albums in the Grateful Dead Download Series that were issued exclusively on the band’s website and on iTunes in 2005–06. Their most recent live album, Dave’s Picks: Volume 29, was released on 1 February 2019.

All 167 albums included in this record are wholly live albums that were released on vinyl, on CD or digitally. The band released many more albums that combined studio and live recordings, but these have been excluded to avoid the need for a contentious qualifying percentage for live material. No DVD releases have been included. Multi-disc releases (e.g., box sets) are featured if the entire running order is made up of live tracks.

The Grateful Dead, who were active from 1965 to 1995, were renowned for their varied set lists, and they reportedly performed in excess of 500 different songs at their concerts. The band attracted dedicated fans (known as “Deadheads”) who would follow them from concert to concert, often for weeks or months on end.

The Grateful Dead have sold more than 35 million albums worldwide.

Miscellaneous (72 albums): 1. Live/Dead (1969); 2. Vintage Dead (1970); 3. Historic Dead (1971); 4. Grateful Dead (1971); 5. Europe ’72 (1972); 6. History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear’s Choice) (1973); 7. Steal Your Face (1976); 8. Reckoning (1981); 9. Dead Set (1981); 10. Dylan & the Dead (1989); 11. Without a Net (1990); 12. One from the Vault (1991); 13. Infrared Roses (1991); 14. Two from the Vault (1992); 15. Grayfolded (1994); 16. Hundred Year Hall (1995); 17. Dozin’ at the Knick (1996); 18. Fallout from the Phil Zone (1997); 19. Terrapin Station (1997); 20. Fillmore East 2-11-69 (1997); 21. So Many Roads (1965–1995) (1999); 22. So Many Roads (1965–1995) Sampler (1999); 23. View from the Vault Soundtrack (2000); 24. Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead (2000); 25. View from the Vault II Soundtrack (2001); 26. Nightfall of Diamonds (2001); 27. Postcards of the Hanging (2002); 28. Steppin’ Out with the Grateful Dead: England ’72 (2002); 29. View from the Vault III Soundtrack (2002); 30. Go to Nassau (2002); 31. View from the Vault IV Soundtrack (2003); 32. The Closing of Winterland (2003); 33. Rockin’ the Rhein with the Grateful Dead (2004); 34. The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack (2005); 35. Truckin’ up to Buffalo (2005); 36. Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings (2005); 37. Fillmore West 1969 (2005); 38. Live at the Cow Palace (2007); 39. Three from the Vault (2007); 40. Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings (2008); 41. Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 (2008); 42. To Terrapin: Hartford ’77 (2009); 43. Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings (2009); 44. Crimson, White & Indigo (2010); 45. Formerly the Warlocks (2010); 46. Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings (2011); 47. Europe ’72 Volume 2 (2011); 48. Spring 1990 (2012); 49. Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It (2012); 50. Winterland: May 30th 1971 (2012); 51. May 1977 (2013); 52. Sunshine Daydream (2013); 53. Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, April 18 1970 (2013); 54. Live at Hampton Coliseum (2014); 55. Spring 1990 (The Other One) (2014); 56. Wake Up to Find Out – Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, 3/29/90 (2014); 57. Houston, Texas 11-18-1972 (2014); 58. 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story – 1965–1995 (2015); 59. 30 Trips Around the Sun (2015); 60. Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA 11/10/1967 (2016); 61. Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 4/25/77 (2016); 62. July 1978: The Complete Recordings (2016); 63. Red Rocks: 7/8/78 (2016); 64. July 29 1966: P.N.E. Garden Aud., Vancouver, Canada (2017); 65. May 1977: Get Shown the Light (2017); 66. Cornell: 5/8/77 (2017); 67. Robert F Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C. July 12 & 13, 1989 (2017); 68. The Best of the Grateful Dead Live (2018); 69. Fillmore West 1969: February 27th (2018); 70. Pacific Northwest ’73–’74: The Complete Recordings (2018); 71. Pacific Northwest ’73–’74: Believe It If You Need It (2018); 72. Playing in the Band – Seattle, Washington 5/21/74 (2018).

Dick’s Picks (36 albums): Volume One (1993); Volumes Two & Three (1995); Volumes Four, Five & Six (1996); Volumes Seven, Eight & Nine (1997); Volumes Ten, Eleven & Twelve (1998); Volumes Thirteen, Fourteen & Fifteen (1999); Volumes Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen & Nineteen (2000); Volumes Twenty, Twenty-One, Twenty-Two & Twenty-Three (2001); Volumes Twenty-Four, 25 & Twenty-Six (2002); Volumes 27, 28, 29 & 30 (2003); Volumes 31, 32 & 33 (2004); Volumes 34, 35 & 36 (2005).

Grateful Dead Download Series (13 albums): Volumes 1–8 (2005); Family Dog at the Great Highway (2005); Volumes 9–12 (2006).

Road Trips (17 albums): 1. Vol. 1 No. 1: Fall ‘79 (2007); 2. Full Show: Spectrum 11/5/79 (2008); 3. Full Show: 11/6/79 (2008); 4. Vol. 1 No. 2: October ’77 (2008); 5. Vol. 1 No. 3: Summer ’71 (2008); 6. Vol. 1 No. 4: From Egypt with Love (2008); 7. Vol. 2 No. 1: MSG September ’90 (2008); 8. Vol. 2 No. 2: Carousel 2-14-68 (2009); 9. Vol. 2 No. 3: Wall of Sound (2009); 10. Vol. 2 No. 4: Cal Expo ’93 (2009); 11. Vol. 3 No. 1: Oakland 12-28-1979 (2009); 12. Vol. 3 No. 2: Austin 11-15-71 (2010); 13. Vol. 3 No. 3: Fillmore East 5-15-70 (2010); 14. Vol. 3 No. 4: Penn State-Cornell ’80 (2010); 15. Vol. 4 No. 1: Big Rock Pow-Wow ’69 (2010); 16. Vol. 4 No. 2: April Fools’ ’88 (2011); 17. Vol. 4 No. 3: Denver ’73 (2011).

Dave’s Picks (29 albums): Volumes 1–4 (2012); Volumes 5–8 (2013); Volumes 9–12 (2014); Volumes 13–16 (2015); Volumes 17–20 (2016); Volumes 21–24 (2017); Volumes 25–28 (2018); Volume 29 (2019).