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Eyes of the Algarve: Bringing the Grateful Dead Spirit to Lagos, Portugal

Best of Lagos, Grateful Dead, Life in Portugal, Live Music Tips & Coverage, Music Festivals

Mike and I first saw the music of the Grateful Dead live in 2017. Despite being too young to see Jerry, it immediately sparked our journey towards quitting corporate life, traveling full time in a 1986 van while seeing as many shows as possible, and ultimately, moving to Portugal in 2023. Jeff’s first show? 1977 Spring tour. Carrie? 1978 the year after. Jimbo first saw the Dead as an opener in ’72 with the Allman Brothers. After traveling around Europe together keeping the music alive, our …

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Weir Everywhere: L4LM Feature & Eyes of the Algarve Festival

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Ever since we moved to Portugal, live music has been our compass. It’s how we explore new cities, build community, and make a foreign place feel like home. From chasing jam bands across borders to stumbling into underground raves in the Algarve mountains, we quickly learned that music doesn’t stop at customs — it adapts, evolves, and connects people everywhere. That realization led to something bigger than just attending shows. It became about finding our people abroad, rebuilding …

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A Weekend in London: Double Decker Buses, Grateful Dead Music, and Exploring the City

Grateful Dead, Live Music Tips & Coverage

If there’s one thing we love, it’s combining travel with live music (aka music tourism), and this one magical weekend in London delivered both in the best way. It was Mike’s first time ever in London, so we planned our trip around seeing Dark Star Orchestra live at the iconic Alexandra Palace. From Harry Potter vibes to pub hopping and late-night Dead jams, here’s how our adventure went down. Getting to London on a Budget We flew Ryanair into Stansted Airport and booked our flight home …

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Floridian Vibes – A Weekend in Hollywood Beach

Grateful Dead, Live Music Tips & Coverage

As you know from our previous posts, we love to travel for events - concerts, golf, festivals, and more. It gives us a reason to explore somewhere new. One weekend, Mike decided to buy some Dead & Company tickets for a show in Sunrise, Florida. Neither one of us is very familiar with the area... Mike enjoyed his fair share of Panama City Beach spring breaks during his college days, and I had only been to Fort Lauderdale for cruise departures. So, we decided to just book a hotel close to …

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From Nosebleeds to Pit Passes – Our Grateful Dead Adventure + Downtown Dallas, TX Attractions

Grateful Dead, Live Music Tips & Coverage

As you should know by now from our previous blogs, we love adventuring around the country whenever we can. Often, we let Mike’s love for music lead our adventures… whether we go to a music festival or see live performers in a local bar, we are always keeping our eyes open for the best musical events near or afar. Earlier this summer, we shared LiveNation’s $20 ticket deals on our Facebook page. We ended up buying two lawn tickets for Dead & Company in Phoenix. That was the true beginning …

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