Dave's Picks Volume 53 is a three-CD live album by the rock band theGrateful Dead. In contains the complete concert recorded on October 2, 1976, atRiverfront Coliseum inCincinnati. It was released on January 31, 2025, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies.[1][2]
The album also includes five songs recorded on May 4, 1977, atthe Palladium inNew York City. The other songs from the Palladium concert can be found as bonus tracks onDave's Picks Volume 50 and on theDave's Picks 2024 Bonus Disc that was included with some copies ofVolume 50.
Dave's Picks Volume 53 debuted at number 2 in theBillboardTop Album Sales chart, and at number 3 in the Top Rock Albums chart.[3]
OnAllMusic, Timothy Monger said, "This October show, plucked from the Grateful Dead's second 1976 tour, showcases the spoils of the era with an intrepid mix of covers and endemic mid-'70s set staples like "Brown-Eyed Women" and "Promised Land".... A notable and very lengthy set-two jam segues from a lively "Dancing in the Street" through various twists and turns before concluding with a show-closing "Sugar Magnolia"."[1]
InGlide Magazine, Doug Collette wrote, "For this performance from Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, the sextet presents sixteen selections before any significant improvisations are made. However, to the group’s great credit, their self-restraint generates definite dividends through the economic concentration the psychedelic warriors apply to tunes like "Candyman". "[2]
