Dead roots

Sixty years ago, the CRATEFUL DEAD embarked on a mission that would freak out label bosses, exasperate producers, and turn on millions to the infinite possibilities of improvised psychedelic rock. DAVID FRIČKE heads back to 1960s San Francisco, and uncovers the method and madness behind the band's wildest musical phase. "The Grateful Dead is an anarchy." their accomplices reveal. "And that was good and bad."

From Ken Kesey’s Acid Tests to extended residencies at Las Vegas’s hi-tech phenomenon the Sphere – and, soon, the storied stage of the Royal Albert Hall – it’s been a long, strange trip for BOBBY WEIR . But the guardian of the GRATEFUL DEAD ’ s legacy still has further to go. “Am I still on the bus now? Yeah, I am,” he tells Nick Hasted

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