The Closing of Winterland is a four-CD live album by the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert performed on December 31, 1978. The concert was also released as a two-disc DVD. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in San Francisco's Winterland Arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. The Dead celebrated the closing as an approximately five-hour-long party (complete with breakfast with the audience at dawn) and invited some guests including guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Ken Kesey as well as actor Dan Aykroyd who provided the midnight countdown. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA on December 15, 2003 under the category of longform video, selling 200,000 units. The New Riders of the Purple Sage and Blues Brothers opened the show.
Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
Donna Godchaux – vocals
Keith Godchaux – piano
Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion
CD:
CD One
1. Sugar Magnolia
2. Scarlet Begonias
3. Fire On The Mountain
4. Me and My Uncle
5. Big River
6. Friend Of The Devil
7. It's All Over Now
8. Stagger Lee
9. From The Heart Of Me
10. Sunshine Daydream
CD Two
1. Samson and Delilah
2. Ramble On Rose
3. I Need A Miracle
4. Terrapin Station
5. Playing In The Band
CD Three
1. Rhythm Devil
2. Not Fade Away
3. Around and Around
CD Four
1. Dark Star
2. The Other One
3. Dark Star
4. Whare Rat
5. St. Stephen
6. Good Lovin'
7. Casey Jones
8. Johnny B. Goode
9. We Bid You Goodnight
DVD :
Disc one
Concert – first set
Concert – second set
Disc two
Concert – third set
"Winterland: A Million Memories" documentary film
The Blues Brothers – "Soul Man" and "B Movie"
New Riders of the Purple Sage – "Glendale Train"
"Making of the DVD" featurette with David Lemieux and Jeffrey Norman
"2 AM" interview with Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Ken Kesey
Bill Graham interview by Scoop Nisker
"Grateful Dead at Winterland" chronological history
