Grateful Dead Heading To Rock Band

Harmonix and MTV Games have announced the next set of music that will hit the Rock Band Music Store.  The two bands featured next week will include Grateful Dead and The Smithereens.  The new songs will include:

• “Beat It on Down the Line” - Grateful Dead
• “Cumberland Blues” - Grateful Dead
• “Scarlet Begonias” - Grateful Dead
• “Throwing Stones” - Grateful Dead
• “Touch of Grey” - Grateful Dead
• “U.S. Blues” - Grateful Dead
• “A Girl Like You” - The Smithereens
• “Only a Memory” - The Smithereens

These tracks will be available as “Grateful Dead Pack 03,” as well as individual tracks on XBox360 and Playstation 3 and as individual tracks only on Wii.  This new pack will cost 800 Microsoft points and $9.99 on the Playstation Store. Each song will individually cost 160 Microsoft points, $1.99 on the Playstation Store and 200 Wii points.

These songs should hit each console on May 18th.  Each song that is in bold will also be available in the family-friendly Lego Rock Band Store.