My favourite band of all time is The Grateful Dead (a US West Coast band, 1965-95). The other day I was reading the Saints entry on Wikipedia and came to the 'Celebrity Fans' section. I was amazed to see the name Phil Lesh listed, described correctly as 'Bass player with the Grateful Dead'. I couldn't believe it - my favourite band had a connection to Saints!
Does anyone know anything about this? It's difficult to see why there should be a connection. I think the nearest The Dead got to Knowsley Rd would be an appearance at the Bickershaw Festival in 1972, but there must be something else.