Just as the Grateful Dead did for their hometown fans on many a New Year’s Eve in the Bay Area over the years, Dead & Company had special plans to take their fans into yet another decade. This time, they recruited 1920s-era Flapper-esque dancers who all took the stage and danced to some catchy music while a large, old-fashioned airplane rigged to the ceiling lifted Sunshine Kese (Ken Kesey’s daughter) and Trixie Garcia (Jerry’s daughter) high above the crowded Chase Center, evoking the time the Dead sent promoter Bill Graham through the air in a giant fake joint on New Year’s Eve 1978. Bill Walton stepped in dressed as “Father Time” alongside longtime friend Wavy Gravy, and the two men helped countdown to midnight. As the balloons fell, the band began to play the familiar opening riff to “Sugar Magnolia” to begin their final set of the year.