When the Grateful Dead came out of "retirement" in 1976, they played 60 gigs that year good enough for 14th on the rankings of top grossing bands in America. Manager Richard Loren worked with the band to create a great profitable touring schedule.
Two years later in 1978 the band rose to the 4th position behind the Rolling Stones, the Commodores and Bob Seger. I'll tell you more when my book on the Economic History of the Grateful Dead is finished.
But I will leave with you this:
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