We have these selections from the Dead’s history courtesy of Stu Nixon.
12/9/81
Events Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, released as Dave’s Picks, Volume 20
12/10/65
Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, Mime Troupe Benefit, first show as the Grateful Dead
12/10/73
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, first “Peggy-O”
12/12/69
Thelma Theater, Los Angeles, released as Dave’s Picks, Volume 10
12/13/67
Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, first “Dark Star”
12/15/70
The Matrix, San Francisco, “David and the Dorks,” David Crosby with Garcia, Lesh, and Hart
12/15/86
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, first “Black Muddy River,” first “When Push Comes to Shove”