Six hours of Grateful Dead, breakfast at dawn, and Dan Aykroyd counting down midnight—what's not to love?
The Closing Of Winterland documents the Grateful Dead's landmark New Year's Eve 1978 concert that marked the end of the famed San Francisco Bay Area venue Winterland Aena. The Dead celebrated the closing as an approximately five-hour-long party (complete with breakfast with the audience at dawn) and invited some guests including guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Ken Kesey as well as actor Dan Aykroyd who provided the midnight countdown.
Production
Guerrilla 16mm capture of a historic venue's final breath.
Practical Effects
Real breakfast served to thousands at 6 AM—no reenactment.
Acting
Ken Kesey lurking like a wizard, Aykroyd somehow makes sense.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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