the Grateful Dead Hour – A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!

This Week’s Show:

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1971

Week of June 29, 2026

Part 1 31:09
Grateful Dead 3/31/86 Providence Civic Center
MISSISSIPPI HALFSTEP
(I’M A) ROAD RUNNER->
WEST LA FADEAWAY
MY BROTHER ESAU
BROWN-EYED WOMEN

Part 2 24:51
Grateful Dead 3/31/86 Providence Civic Center
DESOLATION ROW
MIGHT AS WELL
Grateful Dead, American Beauty (2020 remaster) (Rhino)
FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
Ace of Cups (High Moon Records)
THE WELL (featuring Bob Weir)

A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!

The Grateful Dead Hour is a nationally syndicated radio program that airs weekly on more than 75 public, community, college, and commercial radio stations.

The program features live concerts from the Grateful Dead’s vault, as well as music influenced by the Dead, live studio performances, in-depth interviews with core Dead members, and more.

The Grateful Dead Hour is hosted by David Gans, a guitarist, songwriter, journalist, and author, who has produced the show since 1987.