- 50th ANNIVERSARY OF WINTERLAND 1974 -
CITYSPACE FUNDRAISING EVENT
SPECIAL SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT!
OFFICIAL MLB PRESS RELEASE
Celebrating the Bicentennial of Winterland 1974 - 50th Anniversary Performance and Fundraising Event
Mind Left Body announces a unique historical performance recreation and fundraiser for CitySpace’s restoration of Old Town Hall
Who: Mind Left Body
What: Performance highlighting the Grateful Dead’s Famous 1974 Winterland shows and fundraiser
When: Saturday, October 26, 2024; Doors 7:30 pm; Show 8:00 pm
Where: At CitySpace in the Blue Room at Old Town Hall, 43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA
Tickets: $25 advanced tickets at cityspaceeasthampton.org, $30 at door
[Easthampton, MA, August 29, 2024] On October 26, 2024, acclaimed western mass Grateful Dead tribute band Mind Left Body will play their third of three anniversary-themed fundraising shows at CitySpace aimed at celebrating the historical October 1974 performances by the Grateful Dead. The celebration and fundraising event will take place in CitySpace’s Blue Room at Old Town Hall in Easthampton on October 26, 2024.
We invite the community to join together in support of CitySpace’s restoration of Old Town Hall and to experience music played by a highly praised local band from what is often considered the pinnacle year of the cultural phenomenon that was the Grateful Dead. In 2022, the band marked the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s famous “Sunshine Daydream” show in Veneta, OR. In 2023, they did the same for 1973’s “Summer Jam Festival” in Watkins Glen, NY. This year they will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s October 16-20 1974 run at Winterland in San Francisco, CA, which at the time were touted as the band’s final concerts and were documented in the Grateful Dead Movie concert film. In celebration of these landmark finale shows, Mind Left Body will perform selections that highlight the best of what the Grateful Dead had to offer at one of the peaks in the band’s long career.
Gordon Clark with Mind Left Body says that, “We [Mind Left Body] are very much looking forward to engaging with our amazing local fanbase and providing them with the best experience possible. We are also proud to be working with our friends at CitySpace and supporting their mission. This will bring an amazing closure as our final show for our fundraising series in support of restoration of Old Town Hall. What better way than to celebrate these 1974 shows and try to tap into some of the musical magic the Grateful Dead could conjure up during this period in their history. Guaranteed to be possibly the most fun you’ve ever had while raising money for a good cause.”
Mind Left Body plays this special concert in support of CitySpace and the nonprofits mission to restore the second-floor in Old Town Hall into an accessible performing arts and community space. Additional donations to CitySpace are encouraged for those who are able.
“We are so deeply grateful to have Mind Left Body perform at CitySpace again in support of the restoration of Old Town Hall. This will be a special evening for people to join together to enjoy some mind-blowing music and support CitySpace and the cause to restore Old Town Hall,” says Burns Maxey, President of CitySpace.
About Mind Left Body
Mind Left Body is a western Massachusetts’s based ensemble specializing in thoughtful interpretations of classic Grateful Dead music. Hailing from the Pioneer Valley, performances showcase vocal harmonies and expansive musical explorations while also staying deliberate and focused on the beautiful songwriting talent that propelled the Grateful Dead to the ranks of one of America’s most interesting rock and roll bands. For more information on MLB, visit mindleftbodyband.com.
About CitySpace
CitySpace is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that serves to restore, preserve, and manage Easthampton Old Town Hall as a vital center for the arts in Easthampton and Western Massachusetts. Old Town Hall, built in 1869, is a historic building centrally located in downtown Easthampton in the Main Street Historic District.