Don’s Pick Tonight on Dead Set Live is ’30 Trips Around the Sun’ October 3, 1976 – Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, This show, is a quintessential example of the Grateful Dead’s improvisational prowess and eclectic setlists 1 Comment / Dead Set Live / By Lichterman Don As part of their illustrious 30th anniversary celebrations, the Grateful Dead’s 1976 performance at Detroit’s Cobo Arena—featured in the “30 Trips Around the Sun” box set—remains a defining moment in the band’s storied history.