Purdue x Grateful Dead Basketball Bears Hoodie

Officially licensed by Purdue University and the Grateful Dead - available exclusively through Class Trip.

Mackey Arena, tucked into the heart of Purdue University, is best known for its deafening noise and relentless Boilermaker intensity. But when the Grateful Dead rolled through West Lafayette, the hard edges softened, and the concrete walls soaked up something far more fluid than a fast break. For a night, students, locals, and wandering Deadheads traded school colors for tie-dye, letting the music roam freely through extended jams and drifting melodies. The sound swelled, the crowd moved as one, and the arena felt less like a fortress of college basketball and more like a cosmic crossroads. In that moment, Mackey wasn’t just a home court but a laid-back, psychedelic escape where Purdue tradition met the timeless pull of the Dead.