Grateful Dead at MIT 1970: How the Band Became Silicon Valley’s Spiritual Architects
On May 6-7, 1970, the Grateful Dead stepped onto the stage at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during one of the most turbulent weeks in American college history. Just days earlier, National Guardsmen had opened fire on student protesters at Kent State, killing four. Students across the nation had launched coordinated strikes against the…
