The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present start-to-finish footage from the Grateful Dead’s debut at Solder Field in Chicago June 22, 1991, on June 22 and 28, both at 6:30 pm.
The Grateful Dead’s lineup at the time of their first concert at Soldier Field featured guitarists Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, bassist Phil Lesh, drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart and keyboardists Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick. Highlights from show included “Dark Star,” “Shakedown Street,” “Playing In The Band” and “Terrapin Station.”
Soldier Field would host the Grateful Dead each of the following four summers. The band’s final concerts before Garcia’s death took place at the Chicago stadium on July 8 and 9, 1995.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at theparktheatre.org, by calling the box office at (603) 532-8888 or at the door. The Lounge Bar will be open at 5:30 p.m.