During the period when the Grateful Dead were mixing their first official live album "Live/Dead", the band played a run of shows at San Francisco's Fillmore West and the performance of "Dark Star" recorded at this venue on February 27, 1969 is highly regarded. The entire show has been released as part of the "" box set, which includes the full four-night run. During this period, "Dark Star" began to take thematic shape and became a cornerstone of the Dead's jamming.