Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 | ||||
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Released | September 27, 2019 | |||
Recorded | July 12, 1987 July 9 – 10, 1989 June 16 – 17, 1991 | |||
Venue | Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Rhino | |||
Producer | Grateful Dead | |||
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Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains five complete concerts on 14 CDs. The shows were recorded at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 12, 1987, July 9 and 10, 1989, and June 16 and 17, 1991. The album also includes a video of the June 17, 1991 performance, on two DVDs or one Blu-ray disc. It was released on September 27, 2019, in a limited edition of 10,000 numbered copies.[1][2][3]
The June 17, 1991 concert was also released as a separate album called Saint of Circumstance, on three CDs or five LPs.[1][2][3]
The video of the June 17, 1991 concert was shown in theaters on August 1, 2019, as that year's Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies.[4]
Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.[5]
The July 12, 1987 concert was part of the Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead 1987 Tour. The two sets of music by the Grateful Dead included in Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 were followed at that show by one set by Bob Dylan, performing with the Dead as his backup band.[6] Dylan & the Dead is a live album recorded on that tour.
At the 1989 concerts the opening act was Los Lobos. At the 1991 concerts the opening act was Little Feat.[6]
From 1978 to 1995 the Grateful Dead performed a total of 14 concerts at Giants Stadium.[6]
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Disc 14
Notes
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At the July 12, 1987 concert, after the Grateful Dead played two sets of music, Bob Dylan performed a set of songs with the Dead as his backup band. This music is not included in Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991. The song list was:[6]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[7] | 118 |