Grateful Dead Shares Cornell ’77 Mini-Documentary

Last week Grateful Dead fans from around the country assembled at theaters nationwide for Fathom Events’ annual Meet-Up At The Movies. This year’s gathering featured a 40th anniversary cut of the Grateful Dead Movie. In addition, a mini-documentary about the Dead’s famed May 8, 1977 show at Barton Hall on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York was premiered. The Grateful Dead and Rhino Records have shared the feature on YouTube.

Titled simply The Grateful Dead: Cornell ’77, the mini-documentary spans approximately eight minutes. We hear from a number of fans who attended the magical show to describe their experience at Barton Hall. The mini-doc also includes many never-before-seen photos from Cornell ’77. Watch The Grateful Dead: Cornell ’77:

The Tompkins County Legislature, an area which includes Ithaca, recently declared May 8, 2017 as Grateful Dead Day. The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York will host an event on Monday, May 8 dubbed 5-8-77 Revisited Grateful Dead Dance Party. Ithaca’s State Theatre will celebrate the anniversary with a concert and listening party. Supergroup Voodoo Dead will honor the occasion a day earlier in New Orleans. Check out our recent feature on a book about Cornell ’77.

An official recording of Cornell ’77 will finally be released on May 5.