Grateful Dead - Dave's Picks Vol. 58: Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL 12/18/73 (2026)

From DICK'S PICKS VOLUME 1 to DAVE'S PICKS VOLUME 58, Curtis Hixon Hall is front and center once again as we shed a little lovelight on the complete, unreleased show from 12/18/73. On this one, you'll find the band coastin' off that EUROPE '72 sound ("Tennessee Jed," "Brown-Eyed Women," a not-to-be-missed mix of "China>Rider"), testing the tempo of the newly debuted (12/12/73) pretty little "Peggy-O," and morphing WAKE OF THE FLOOD tracks ("Weather Report Suite," "Row Jimmy," and "Eyes of The World" - best of the year, at its peak!) into live form. "Dark Star," increasingly rare, drifts into the second set, clocking in at nearly 22 minutes, and dare we say this just might be Dave's favorite "Wharf Rat"? Grab a copy and play it back-to-back with Dick's Picks Volume 1: 12/19/73. You'll be hard pressed to pick the better show.