Find today’s path
Start with Today in Dead, one of 166 songs, or the shared Live Guide prepared for this date.
Free on iPhone and iPadFind the show.
Find the show.
Choose the tape.
Press play.
LiveVault turns Grateful Dead recordings from the Internet Archive into a listening app built for the ritual: dates, songs, sources, full shows, and the trail you want to keep.
No account to browse or streamComing in 1.2: Daily Live Guide free with sign-inThe App Store currently offers 1.1. Guide and My Trip are part of the upcoming 1.2 release.Your listening history in My Trip
Ambient layer generated with Veo · Phone footage is the real app
From rabbit hole to first note
A better front door to the live Archive.
The collection is enormous. The listening decision should feel simple.
Choose the recording
Inspect the available SBD, AUD, and MTX labels with ratings, reviews, and download signals.
Make it your trip
Play the full show, keep your place, and watch your listening history take shape in My Trip.
Source-aware by design
The date is only half the decision.
One show can have many recordings. LiveVault puts the available source metadata in one place so you can select a tape and then start the show—without pretending there is one universal “best.”
- Up to ten same-date recordings surfaced at once
- SBD, AUD, and MTX labels stay visible
- Ratings, reviews, download counts, and setlist context
Selecting a source changes the chosen recording and setlist. It is not synchronized A/B playback.
Your listening trail
See where the music has taken you.
My Trip turns the listening activity attached to your LiveVault account into a living profile— the shows and songs you have heard, the years and venues you have explored, and the milestones you have reached.
- Shakedown Stats at a glance
- The Golden Road venue map
- Years, months, top songs, and listening milestones
My Trip requires sign-in and reflects the activity attached to your LiveVault account.
A song across the years
Pick the performance, not just the title.
The 166-song browser gives every song a path into its Archive versions. Sort the performances, choose a specific recording, open the show, and keep listening in the full player.
166 curated songs4 version sorts1 persistent player
Today in Dead
Let the calendar choose the first door.
Start with every show performed on this month and day, then open the shared Live Guide episode prepared for today. The calendar gives each listen a place to begin.
See how Today in Dead works →Live Guide · Release 1.2
A daily guided listen—grounded in the recordings.
Live Guide is one shared, pre-rendered episode for each date. It alternates grounded narration with selected Archive-hosted recordings in a visible timeline. Every entitled listener gets the same episode; it is not personalized or generated when you open the app.
Prepared before you open itVisible music and narration timelineOriginal recordings remain unchanged
Live Guide is free with sign-in. There is no subscription, trial, payment step, or sale of Archive recordings.
Straight answers
About the app, the Archive, and the free Live Guide.
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Is LiveVault free?
Yes. The iPhone and iPad app lets you browse and stream available Grateful Dead recordings hosted by the Internet Archive for free. Live Guide, coming in release 1.2, is also free with sign-in. There is no subscription or payment step.
Where does the music come from?
LiveVault plays recordings hosted by the Internet Archive. LiveVault does not host, rip, remaster, or sell those recordings. Each recording remains subject to the Archive and uploader’s terms.
What do SBD, AUD, and MTX mean?
They describe common recording-source types: soundboard, audience, and matrix. LiveVault shows available source metadata, ratings, reviews, and download counts so you can choose a recording before you play it.
Can I listen offline?
Previously saved offline shows remain playable and removable on their original device. New Archive downloads are paused while LiveVault verifies source-by-source download permissions.
Do I need an account?
No account is required to browse and stream. Sign-in is required for account-backed features such as My Trip and for the free Live Guide.
What is the Live Guide?
The Live Guide is one shared, pre-rendered episode for each calendar date. It alternates grounded narration with selected Archive-hosted recordings in a visible timeline. Every listener gets the same episode; it is not personalized or generated when the app opens. It is coming in release 1.2 and is free with sign-in.
What is My Trip?
My Trip turns the listening activity attached to your LiveVault account into a personal trail across shows, songs, years, venues, calendar coverage, and milestones. It requires sign-in.
Is LiveVault official?
No. LiveVault is an independent, unofficial third-party app. It is not affiliated with Grateful Dead Productions, Rhino, nugs.net, or the Internet Archive.
Is Android available?
Not yet. LiveVault is available now for iPhone and iPad; Android is coming soon.
Your next show is already in the ArchiveFind it in LiveVault.
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