Grateful Dead Backstage Passes Puzzle Pieces.

Sombody had the great idea back in the 90's to make the Grateful Dead's backstage passes fit together in order to complete a puzzle.  The artist for this unique form of artwork was Anthony Reonegro. 

Over the past 4 years, I have managed to collect all of these passes and have most of the sets available for sale here on my web site. 

The only one that is currently not available here is the "Train" set from 1991.  This is the hardest set to complete.  It is 20 pieces long and at the Terrapin Station Family Reunion at Alpine Valley back in 2002, the Dead didn't even have a complete "Train" to display in their museum so they displayed a color photocopy. 

I don't have my train up here yet, but hope to early in 2005.

In the meantime check out the pix below, and email me if there's something you'd like to add to your collection.  All of the passe are brand new, and in mint condition, ready to be framed and put on your wall.

Above is the first puzzle pass that came out at the Hartford, CT 1990 shows.

Available for $150.00

This is the second set of puzzle passes from the New Year's run of 1990.

Available for $100.00

Below are three collections of passes from the 1991 Fall Tour, collectively called the Rainforest Series.

Buy the complete series for only $750.00.

The Animals of the Rainforest $300.00

People of the Rainforest $300.00

Destruction of the Rainforest $300.00

For the Spring tour in 1992 every city the Grateful Dead played had it's own puzzle, each with something special relating to the city.

This pass set, based on Gone With the Wind was for the Atlanta, GA shows.

$150.00

These passes from the "secret" shows in Hampton, VA featured skeletons firing a cannon.

$100.00

The fisherman pass from Landover, MD play on the local tradition of fishing in the area.

$100.00

The Philadelphia, PA shows featured Ben Franklin, of course.

$150.00

This speedboat racing through New York's waterways with the Twin Towers in the background represented the shows at Nassau Colliseum.

$150.00

Even the Canadian shows in Hamilton, ON got in on the action with these passes featuring a poke at the Mounties.

$100.00

These ballon-a-tics flying high over the Great Lakes were used for the first shows at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan.

$100.00

The skeletons playing roulette won lots of hearts at the Las Vegas, NV shows.

$150.00

This lighthouse beckoned a lonely skeleton to the Shoreline shows.

$150.00

With all the excitement and success of the puzzle pieces, another series was issued for the Fall 1992 tour.  But, when Jerry fell ill and lapsed into a coma the whole tour was cancelled.  These cancelled tour passes are difficult to come by.  The Grateful Dead decided to use the same images for "comeback" shows later in the fall, and the spring of 1993.

The psychedellic VW bus.

$300.00

The Space Shuttle.

$300.00

The semi truck haulin' everybody to the show.

$300.00

Please email me if you see something you'd like.

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