University of Kentucky - Grateful Dead

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

Rupp Arena, right in the heart of the University of Kentucky, has seen its fair share of legendary moments, but on April 21, 1978, it played host to something a little different. The Grateful Dead rolled into Lexington, swapping fast breaks for free-flowing jams and turning Wildcats into Deadheads for the night. They came back to Rupp on March 26, 1986, and March 23, 1990, proving that even in a place where basketball reigns supreme, a Dead show could bring the house down. The energy was off the charts, the music stretched deep into the night, and for those nights, Rupp wasn’t just a basketball mecca, it was a swirling, psychedelic playground where students, locals, and traveling Deadheads all danced as one.