53 Souled-Out Nights At the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Dead Sell A Million Tickets

In Honor of Dave's Pick 32: Legend is 53 sell outs in a row, uh huh.  Knowing Philly, probably more sold in phantom rows etc etc.  Oh and Jerry Band in 1991 makes 54?

Again Corry is the real source http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-grateful-dead-electric-factory-and.html 

https://thekey.xpn.org/2015/04/16/xpndeadday-grateful-dead-the-spectrum/  has alot of youtube links

Grateful Seconds pieces,1972-1980

http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2016/10/best-local-review-ever-of-grateful-dead.html?m=0
http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2015/10/the-20-something-one-time-only-dark.html?m=0
http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2017/07/the-september-1973-sidetrip-dead-play.html?m=0
http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2016/04/got-my-mojo-working-in-philly-39-years.html?m=0
http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2016/12/the-grateful-dead-might-live-forever-in.html?m=0
http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2015/12/35-year-flashback-part-1-of-4-august.html

This is just a more economic take and follow-up to the massive research by the Giants.

Date
Sellout
Tickets 
Price 
Ticket Sales 
12/6/1968
SO E
18,369 
$ 2.50 
$      45,923 
9/21/1972
SO E
18,369 
$ 5.00 
$      91,845 
3/24/1973
SO E
18,369 
$ 5.00 
$      91,845 
9/20/1973
SO E
18,369 
$ 5.00 
$      91,845 
9/21/1973
SO E
18,369 
$ 5.00 
$      91,845 
4/22/1977
SO E
17,195 
$ 7.15 
$     122,944 
5/13/1978
SO E
18,369 
$ 9.00 
$     165,321 
1/20/1979
SO E
18,582 
$ 9.89 
$     183,690 
1/27/1979
SO E
18,538 
$ 9.91 
$     183,690 
11/5/1979
SO E
18,538 
$ 9.91 
$     183,690 
11/6/1979
SO E
18,538 
$ 9.91 
$     183,690 
8/29/1980
SO E
18,538 
$10.40 
$     192,875 
8/30/1980
SO E
18,538 
$10.40 
$     192,875 
5/2/1981
SO E
18,538 
$10.90 
$     202,059 
5/4/1981
SO E
18,538 
$10.90 
$     202,059 
4/5/1982
SO E
18,538 
$11.40 
$     211,244 
4/6/1982
SO E
18,538 
$11.40 
$     211,244 
4/25/1983
SO E
18,538 
$11.89 
$     220,428 
4/26/1983
SO E
18,538 
$11.89 
$     220,428 
4/6/1985
SO E
18,538 
$13.84 
$     256,615 
4/7/1985
SO E
18,538 
$13.84 
$     256,615 
4/8/1985
SO E
18,538 
$13.84 
$     256,615 
3/23/1986
SO
18,772 
$14.21 
$     266,727 
3/24/1986
SO
18,538 
$14.39 
$     266,727 
3/25/1986
SO
18,538 
$14.39 
$     266,727 
3/29/1987
SO
18,253 
$16.09 
$     293,754 
3/30/1987
SO
18,253 
$16.09 
$     293,754 
3/31/1987
SO
18,253 
$16.09 
$     293,754 
9/22/1987
SO
17,950 
$17.27 
$     309,978 
9/23/1987
SO
17,950 
$17.27 
$     309,978 
9/24/1987
SO
17,950 
$17.27 
$     309,978 
9/8/1988
SO
18,454 
$18.89 
$     348,583 
9/9/1988
SO
18,454 
$18.89 
$     348,583 
9/11/1988
SO
18,454 
$18.89 
$     348,583 
9/12/1988
SO
18,454 
$18.89 
$     348,583 
10/18/1989
SO
17,806 
$19.41 
$     345,585 
10/19/1989
SO
17,806 
$19.41 
$     345,585 
10/20/1989
SO
17,806 
$19.41 
$     345,585 
9/10/1990
SO
17,772 
$20.80 
$     369,711 
9/11/1990
SO
17,772 
$20.80 
$     369,711 
9/12/1990
SO
17,772 
$20.80 
$     369,711 
3/16/1992
SO
16,760 
$23.50 
$     393,865 
3/17/1992
SO
16,760 
$23.50 
$     393,865 
3/18/1992
SO
16,760 
$23.50 
$     393,865 
9/12/1993
SO
16,394 
$26.50 
$     434,448 
9/13/1993
SO
16,394 
$26.50 
$     434,448 
9/14/1993
SO
16,394 
$26.50 
$     434,448 
10/5/1994
SO
16,500 
$30.00 
$     495,000 
10/6/1994
SO
16,500 
$30.00 
$     495,000 
10/7/1994
SO
16,500 
$30.00 
$     495,000 
3/17/1995
SO
17,373 
$30.00 
$     521,200 
3/18/1995
SO
17,373 
$30.00 
$     521,200 
3/19/1995
SO
17,373 
$30.00 
$     521,200 
Totals
951,612 
$16.33 
$  15,544,518 
Radio freebies, Gfs
48,388 

Grand Totals
1,000,000 

1968

Dead prob got a few hundred bucks and some free beer

1972 First Full Dead Show at the Spectrum

1973

Prob the only bad Dead review in the history of the Spectrum. Fuck this guy.

1977

From the Philadelphia Gay News, April 1977

No Billboard Information Prior to 1978


1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

Up and down dude? This is a Road Trip

1983

1985

1986

1987

1988  (1988-1994 from Deadbase Annuals)

1989

1990

1991  Jerry Garcia Band

1992

1993

1994

1995