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. 1980

Week of August 31, 2026

Part 1 27:50
Grateful Dead 4/6/89 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor MI
DRUMS->
SPACE->
I WILL TAKE YOU HOME
Bob Weir, Blue Mountain (Columbia Legacy)
ONLY A RIVER

Part 2 27:30
Grateful Dead 4/6/89 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor MI
THE OTHER ONE->
WHARF RAT->
AROUND AND AROUND->
PLAYING IN THE BAND

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.