Play Dead is the official Grateful Dead streaming app, offering unprecedented hi-res access to the Grateful Dead Vault of live recordings.
For the first time, the band’s live legacy is brought together in a single official streaming service, with newly transferred and mastered recordings from the original sources.
Previously unreleased shows - called Dead Drops - will be available every Tuesday, augmenting the catalog of official live Grateful Dead releases, many of which have never been available on any streaming service.
The Vault Unlocked
Exclusive Hi-Res Recordings
Access new high resolution transfers, mastered for the first time and available exclusively on Play Dead.
Dead Drops Every Tuesday
Previously unreleased recordings added, every Tuesday, curated by Grateful Dead archivist and legacy manager David Lemieux, mastered for the first time by David Glasser.
CD-Only Releases, Now Streaming
Shows previously available only on CD from box sets and Dave’s Picks are now streaming for the first time -only on Play Dead- in higher-than-CD-quality.
The Vault by Year
Live recordings are presented in order of performance date for the first time in the band’s history.
Play Dead brings together three decades of live recordings into a single, evolving app designed for both longtime Dead Heads and those who just got on the bus.
Listen Anywhere
Listen and resume listening across devices, including Apple CarPlay.
Subscription
Subscriptions available starting at $9.99/month or $99.99/year.
Official Access to the Grateful Dead Vault
Created for Grateful Dead Productions and Rhino Entertainment, longtime stewards of the Grateful Dead catalog. Built by nugs, the leading platform for live music.
For nugs Subscribers
Play Dead is also available as an add-on to nugs.
PlayDead Payment and Auto-Renewal Terms:
Play Dead offers auto-renewing monthly and annual subscriptions to stream music from the Play Dead catalog.
Two subscription types are available, monthly (30 days) and annual (365 days). All subscriptions auto-renew.
A Play Dead monthly subscription is $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year for new users. Plans auto-renew at $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year after the first year. Payment will be charged to the iTunes Account at the time of your purchase.
Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.
Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period.
Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the users Account Settings after purchase.
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The sound quality and music selection are worth it to me currently plus the two new drops a week. Sure, I could use Relisten and try to find the best recordings and all that but fortunately I can pay and help get more released from the Vault.There’s some other good requests/suggestions on the playdeadapp subreddit but two I’d like to highlight:1) This day in dead history function/page. Sure, we can search but the search is a bit lacking.2) Random show/album.Also, we should be able to search for other people’s playlists and not just the handful that were curated by the developers.Thanks for all you’ve done and all that will continue to happen!
Developer Response
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Excellent Sound Quality
Shyndkybdhnxtbx
Was hesitant to download sine this already exists in multiple platforms already. But I heard there were mastering them and figured would give it a shot. It hits on the sound quality, significantly better than the other sources and well if for $5 a month I get better sounding and clearer Grateful Dead, say no more. On another note, who can’t love the design of it having the cassette tape look, is nostalgic and a super cool look.
Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Contact us on help.playdead.app if you have any questions or problems. Enjoy the tunes!
Amazing
MissNJerry
Amazing. Worth every penny to have access to these newly remastered shows and the promise of consistent new stuff every week… but wait, there is more, much more … I now have access to so many commercial releases that sound so amazing. Box sets I could not afford, Dave’s Picks subscription lapse: from my past. They are all here in crystalline audio. having a hard time conveying how tickled I am. Didn’t think I would be. THANK YOU.
Developer Response
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Let us share shows!
Ahess247
One thing that would be great is the ability to share a show or a track to the web or social media, capped to a couple shows a week or something like that. I want to share the joy!
Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Contact us on help.playdead.app if you have any questions or problems. Enjoy the tunes!
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Version 1.1.1
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Information
Seller
nugs.net enterprises, LLC
Size
89.2 MB
Category
Music
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
