The Grateful Dead Movie
- Presented By: Tampa Theatre
- Dates: August 24, 2025, August 25, 2025, August 26, 2025
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- 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602
- Price: $14.50 / $11.50 Tampa Theatre Member
Tampa Theatre
For this year’s installment of their annual “Meet Up at the Movies,” Rhino Entertainment and Trafalgar Releasing present The Grateful Dead Movie! This fan-favorite cult classic film captures the band (Jerry Garcia, Bobby Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Donna Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, and the welcome return of Mickey Hart to the Grateful Dead) during what was believed at the time to be their final run of shows: a five-night stand at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom in October of 1974, with the final night billed as “The Last One.” Blending stellar live performances, mind-bending animation, and interviews with band members and crew, the film has a rare focus on the band’s fans and their deep commitment to the “Dead Head” lifestyle.
This milestone release marks the last of only two films co-directed by the Grateful Dead’s founder and frontman Jerry Garcia, and the first time it has returned to the big screen in eight years. Audiences are encouraged to stay until the end for the exclusive theatrical premiere of “China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider,” a bonus live performance from the October ’74 Winterland shows not included in the official film release, allowing fans to watch this iconic live session on the big screen for the first time.