The Dead's legendary 1972 European run began and ended in London. In between, they'd gone everywhere from Denmark to France, refining new material like the dazzling, bluesy "He's Gone," and perfecting the art of tossing hash pipes out the bus windows while crossing borders. So by the time they returned to London for a four-night stand at the old Lyceum, they were one groovy, well-oiled machine, reaching an all-time high for the finale on May 26. Only one problem: one of the mics needed adjusting

Let there be songs to fill the air 🌬️🎶 "One of the most-loved Grateful Dead songs, ‘Ripple’ was one of the many standouts on ‘American Beauty.’ It was played 11 times between 1970 & 1971, and then dropped until it returned in 1980, played as the set-closing song every night during the Dead's acoustic sets. It made one final appearance on 9/3/88 in Landover, MD, before being retired for good." - David Lemieux Watch the full performance of the tune from the final night of the Dead’s Radio City M