Deadhead (disambiguation)

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Deadhead or Dead Head is an endearing term that fans of the American rock band, the Grateful Dead identify as and affectionately bestow among their fandom.

Deadhead may refer to:

Transportation

• Dead mileage, or "deadheading" is the movement of commercial vehicles or crews in non-revenue mode for logistical reasons; i.e. to complete a trip in a train or other vehicle with no passengers or cargo, as in, "they deadhead back to New York on eastbound trains"
• Deadhead, a rental car obtained free of charge
• Deadhead log, a log that sinks when being transported in water after logging

Horticulture

• Deadheading, pruning dead flowerheads for aesthetics, to promote blooming, and to prevent seeding

Music

• Dead Head, a Dutch Thrash Metal band
• "Deadhead", a song by the Stereophonics
• "Deadhead", a song by the Devin Townsend Band on the album Accelerated Evolution

Literature and drama

• Deadheads (film), a 2011 film
• Deadheads, a novel by Reginald Hill
• Dead Head (TV series), a British TV drama
• Deadhead, the main character in the Beach Party films
• Deadhead (Wild Cards), a fictional character from the Wild Cards book series

Miscellanea

• Deadhead, a dullard

See also

• Dead Head Fred, a video game
• DeadXheaD, a Russian thrash metal band
• Death's Head, a comic book character