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Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream (2013)

Name: Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream
Director: John Norris
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2013-08-01
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 4.0
Cast: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Keith Godchaux

IMDb 4.01h 42mDocumentary Music

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Plot Summary

Sunshine Daydream is a concert film starring the Grateful Dead. On a blistering summer day in 1972, the Grateful Dead took the stage on the grounds of the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, Oregon. for what would become one of the most legendary concerts of the band’s storied history. Considered to be the Merry Pranksters last "Acid Test", the concert offers a snapshot of the band at the peak of its playing prowess. The setlist that day included memorable performance of "Sugaree, " "Deal, " "Black-Throated Wind, " "Greatest Story Ever Told, " "Bird Song" and a mind-melting version of "Dark Star" that stretches over 30 minutes. The show, which was recorded and filmed but never released, has since become the most-requested live show in Grateful Dead history. A digitally remastered and reedited official version of the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 17, 2013.