Eight pictorial Grateful Dead backstage passes for concerts c. 1980s. Framed and matted.

The passes are for the following shows: 

• August 4 1982 at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis MO.
• May 11 1979 at Billerica Forum in Lowell MA.
• August 1 1982 at Zoo Amphitheater in Oklahoma City OK.
• June 21 1984 at Kingswood Music Theatre in Maple Ontario Canada.
• August 15 1987 at City Park in Telluride CO.
• December 31 1989 at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland CA.
• July 5 1981 at Zoo Amphitheater in Oklahoma City OK.
• May 5 1981 at Glen Falls Civic Center in Glen Falls NY.

Over the years on the road with the Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band, "Big Steve" Parish saved his backstage passes (as well as passes from other members of the band and crew) amassing a collection of hundreds. 

From the Collection of "Big Steve" Parish

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