Dave's Picks Volume 57

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Dave's Picks Volume 57
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Live album by
Grateful Dead
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2026
RecordedFebruary 1, 1978
Venue Uptown Theatre
Genre Rock
Label Rhino
Grateful Dead chronology
Dave's Picks Volume 56
(2025)		Dave's Picks Volume 57
(2026)		 Dave's Picks Volume 58
(2026)

Dave's Picks Volume 57 is a three-CD live album by the American rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete show recorded at the Uptown Theatre in Chicago on February 1, 1978, and also includes some songs from the previous night's concert. It was released on January 30, 2026, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies. [1] [2]

Contents

Dave's Picks is a series of archival live albums compiled by David Lemieux. Volume 57 is the first of four Dave's Picks planned for 2026, [3] [4] all with cover art by Chelsea Housand. [5]

The Uptown Theatre, originally a movie palace, opened in 1925. [6] From 1978 to 1981, the Grateful Dead played 17 shows at the Uptown. The January 30, January 31, and February 1, 1978 shows comprised the band's first concert run at the venue. [7]

Track listing

Disc 1

February 1, 1978 - first set:
  1. "Jack Straw" (Bob Weir, Robert Hunter)
  2. "Friend of the Devil" (Jerry Garcia, Hunter, John Dawson)
  3. "Mama Tried" (Merle Haggard)
  4. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips)
  5. "Ramble On Rose" (Garcia, Hunter)
  6. "Cassidy" (Weir, John Perry Barlow)
  7. "Sunrise" (Donna Jean Godchaux)
  8. "Sugaree" (Garcia, Hunter)
February 1, 1978 - second set:
  2. "Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead)
February 1, 1978 - encore:
  2. "Around and Around" (Chuck Berry)
Bonus track – January 31, 1978:
  2. "Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow)

Disc 2

February 1, 1978 - second set, continued:
  1. "It Must Have Been the Roses" (Garcia, Hunter)
  2. "Estimated Prophet" (Weir, Barlow)
  3. "He's Gone" (Garcia, Hunter)
  4. "Drums" (Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann)
  5. "Jam" (Grateful Dead)
  6. "The Other One" (Weir, Kreutzmann)
  7. "Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter)
  8. "Sugar Magnolia" (Weir, Hunter)

Disc 3

Bonus tracks – January 31, 1978:
  1. "Scarlet Begonias" (Garcia, Hunter)
  2. "Fire on the Mountain" (Hart, Hunter)
  3. "Terrapin Station" (Garcia, Hunter)
  4. "Playing in the Band" (Weir, Hart, Hunter)
  5. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann)
  6. "Space" (Garcia, Phil Lesh, Weir)
  7. "Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter)
  8. "Truckin'" (Garcia, Lesh, Weir, Hunter)
  9. "Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark, Arthur Resnick)

Personnel

Grateful Dead

Production

References

  1. ↑ "Dave's Picks Vol. 57 Unlocks Uptown Theatre 1978 Grateful Dead Show". Grateful Web. January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  2. ↑ Alper, Eric (December 22, 2025). "Grateful Dead Opens the 2026 Archival Season with the Chicago and Tampa Performances for 'Dave's Picks'". That Eric Alper. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ Grateful Dead (October 23, 2025). Grateful Dead - Lakeside Chat: Dave's Picks 2026 Subscriptions . Retrieved January 8, 2026– via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "2026 Dave's Picks Subscription". Grateful Dead. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Grateful Dead on X: The cover art for the first Dave's Picks of 2026 is here⚡Designed by 2026 Dave's Picks Artist in Residence Chelsea Housand, and this is just the start. Subscribe now to receive all four releases plus the exclusive bonus disc". X . November 20, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2026– via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ↑ Remis, S.A. (1993). "The Uptown – Waiting in the Wings". Edgewater Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  7. ↑ Scott, John W.; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu. (1999). DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, NH: DeadBase. p. 230. ISBN   1-877657-22-0.

Full concert audio at the Internet Archive.

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