Shakedown_Street_(vending_area)
Shakedown Street (vending area)
Area of a jam band parking lot where the vending takes place
Shakedown Street is the area of a jam band parking lot where the vending takes place.[1][2][3] It is named after the Grateful Dead song of the same name,[1][4][5] and began in the early 1980s in the parking lots at Grateful Dead concerts.[1] Items sold have included food, beverages and alcoholic beverages, clothing (such as T-shirts)[6] and jewelry,[1][4] among others. Ticket scalping may also occur.[1]