🎵 Free Live Music Archive

Your Gateway to Live Music History

Discover, stream, and collect from the world's largest archive of live concert recordings. A tribute to the bands that let their fans record and share.

The Taper's Section

Since the 1960s, bands like the Grateful Dead have embraced the practice of allowing fans to record and share their live performances. This tradition has created an invaluable archive of music history, preserved by dedicated tapers and shared freely with the community.

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Community Driven

Preserved by passionate music lovers

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Freely Shared

Legal recordings shared with permission

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High Quality

From soundboard to audience recordings

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How It Works

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Browse & Discover

Search through thousands of live recordings by date, venue, or song

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Stream Instantly

Listen to high-quality recordings directly from Archive.org

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Create Playlists

Save your favorite shows and create custom setlists

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Join the Community

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