Deadheads

Deadheads are what made the Grateful Dead so successful.

Deadheads are fans of the Grateful Dead. It has been reported that deadheads have their own idiom, slag and touchstones. Deadheads have a strong free spirit. This free spirit comes from their view of peace, kindness, understanding and love. Music is a great part of a deadhead’s world. They feel music on different levels and they understand music differently. It has been reported that the Deadheads are what kept the Grateful Dead alive for so many years. Deadheads have preserved the hippie’s ethic of that era. Many deadheads kept the Grateful Dead alive by selling tie-dye t-shirts, veggie burritos, or other items at the concerts.

Stereotypes of Deadheads were mostly reported as stoner, hippie, and drugactic. Even though this was reported many people view it differently because in fact many festivals and concerts are reported as helping fans remain clean. Many of the deadheads did this through what was recognizing as wharf rats. The Wharf Rats are a group of concert-goers who have chosen to live drug and alcohol free. Their foremost principle at shows is to make themselves available to anyone who feels the Wharf Rats may have something they want. They publicized their presence with yellow balloons, signs, and the Wharf Rats information table. Their aspiration is to offer support, strength, fellowship, and hope.

Although the Wharf Rats originated in the Grateful Dead world, they now have a charisma at Dead offshoot and other jam band concerts too. Many Whart Rats have also been known to appear at comparable groups such as: The Phellowship for Phish, The Gateway for Widespread Panic, The Jellyfish for String Cheese Incident, and Happy Hour Heroes for Moe. , and the Digital Buddha’s for The Disco Biscuits are all based on the Wharf Rats. The unusual name of this group comes from the Dead song "Wharf Rat", which contains the self-told story of August West, a down-and-out dockside wino.

Deadheads will always keep the spirit of the Grateful Dead alive as well as when giving a helping hand Deadhead also have been reported as having a wide range of a pure spirit. They are people who will always feel the whole spiral vibe of music and always take it to the fullest level.