Live The Long Strange Trip
An independent, anti-corporate hub for the Grateful Dead community, tribute bands, jam band culture, and the venues, festivals, and sounds that keep the spirit alive.
- Tuning in…
The Dead
History, songs, books & legend
Dead Universe
The complete cosmology of the Grateful Dead — from the earliest Acid Tests to the final farewells. History, lore, lineage, and the band's sprawling legacy across six decades. Start here.
Enter the universe → DEAD 02Song & Tour Archive
Every song. Every tour. Every setlist. A deep-dive into the musical geography of the Dead — track the evolution of Dark Star, the rare second-set openers, the legendary runs.
Browse the archive → DEAD 03Book of the Dead
433 essential titles from the Grateful Dead bibliographic universe — biographies, oral histories, lyrical studies, and obscure cult texts — each linked directly so you can own them.
Read the canon → DEAD 04Wall of Sound
26,400 watts. 604 speakers. The most ambitious PA system ever assembled — and a monument to what happens when a band refuses to compromise. The story of live audio's greatest leap forward.
Hear the story → DEAD 05Grateful Dead Trivia
The Daily 7 — a free trivia game with one question from each era of the band, 1965 to today. Bet your points, use your mulligan, and see where you land on the leaderboard. New game every 24 hours.
Play today's game →The Scene
Live music happening now
Cover Bands
724 verified Grateful Dead tribute and cover bands organized by region and current status — Active, Legacy, Watch, or Hiatus. Find who's playing your city before the next show slips by.
Find a band → SCENE 02Festivals
From intimate campground gatherings to major multi-day pilgrimages — our guide to 149 jam band festivals across 45 states and provinces, ranked by tier, mapped by region, paired with travel combinations worth the drive.
Plan your summer → SCENE 03Venues
Find the real rooms — independent bars, historic theaters, and storied clubs where the music actually lives. No corporate ticketing, no house of blues. Just the stages that matter.
Explore venues → SCENE 04Jam Bands
The Dead lit the fuse, but the explosion never stopped. Explore the broader jam band universe — the heirs, the outliers, the scene-builders, and the bands that keep improvisational music alive.
Explore the scene → SCENE 05Talent Directory
The people behind the bands — concert photographers, poster artists, sound and lighting crew, printers, promoters, booking agents and tapers. Free to be listed, and linked to the acts they work with.
Find the crew →About The Live Network
Wired into the live music world since 1999. Built by Deadheads, for the community — independent, anti-corporate, and committed to keeping the music on the road.