Dead ‘Stock: The Story Behind the Grateful Dead’s Forgettable Woodstock Performance

Dead ‘Stock: The Story Behind the Grateful Dead’s Forgettable Woodstock Performance

Even now, 51 years to the day, the performance by Grateful Dead at the legendary Woodstock Music Festival still leaves a mark. Although, for a variety of reasons, it’s a mark that the band and any eyewitnesses that evening may not wish to remember fondly. Weather, electrical and all the other ever-sprouting issues that arose during Woodstock all played factors that resulted in what many deem a less than memorable performance put forth by the Wes…