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Grateful Dead Launches Play Dead App for Hi‑Res Streaming of Its Live Vault

The subscription service promises a steady flow of restored concerts to preserve the Dead’s live legacy.

Overview

  • A dedicated app from nugs, which launched Thursday with Grateful Dead Productions and Rhino, now streams the band’s archive in high‑resolution audio.
  • The service opened with 20 previously unreleased shows and will add two new unreleased concerts every Tuesday.
  • Recordings appear in strict show‑date order for the first time, with weekly drops curated by archivist David Lemieux and mastering by engineer David Glasser.
  • CD‑only releases such as the Dave’s Picks series now stream in the app, which is available on iOS, Android, and the web with search, playlists, and offline downloads.
  • Reports differ on the total shows at launch, with USA Today citing 422 full concerts and Rolling Stone saying around 300, as nugs begins what CEO Brad Serling calls the largest tape‑transfer project for a single band.