• Deadhead Crafted Charity Campaign Hopes to Bring Grateful Dead to the East Coast

    Deadheads on the East Coast decided against sitting idly by while their musical heroes performed Fare Thee Well shows across the country in the Santa Clara and Chicago areas. After hearing of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann's unwavering drive to continue performing and his expressed sadness for east coast fans, Atlanta deadhead Rick Kline and company took matters into their own hands, challenging the band to give fans on the East the Fare Thee Well they yearn for.

  • Grateful Dead's 'Fare Thee Well' Concerts Earns Estimated $55 Million

    The Grateful Dead has never been about the money...but the "Fare Thee Well" concert seems to have provided quite enough to supplement its members' retirements (in case they don't continue with their other acts). Although AEG Live hasn't opted to reveal any of the financial information for the two weekends of the concert series, Billboard has compiled its own estimate and concluded that the band made, at the very least, $55 million over the last two weeks.

  • The Light Show Synchronized With Closing Track 'U.S. Blues'

    The Grateful Dead's "Fare Thee Well" tour continues to span fourth of July weekend-during the second night of the three-gig run at Chicago's Soldier Field, the dead celebrated with a synchronized Empire State Bulding light show which was broadcasted live to concertgoers.

  • Grateful Dead's Concert Rainbow Conspiracy: Real or Expensive Special Effect?

    The Grateful Dead's first "Fare Thee Well" concert went over with rave reviews and ended on the perfect note, with a vivid rainbow appearing over Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. What was an ideal situation seemed just a little too ideal for some Deadheads and conspiracy theorists, who suggested that the high price of tickets for the concert series was partially used for outlandish specials effects...such as a rainbow machine.

  • The Dead Begins to Wrap Up Their Long, Strange Trip

    What a long strange, trip it's been for the Grateful Dead's core four who kicked off their "Fare Thee Well" concerts with 'Truckin' this weekend, where an eclectic gathering of people showed up to say goodbye at the Bay Area's Levi's Stadium.

  • Subscribers Have a Chance to Win Tickets to the Three Shows

    For deadheads around the world who are unable to attend the Grateful Dead's "Fare The Well" concerts, SiriusXM's exclusive Grateful Dead station, Channel 23, will broadcast the 50th anniversary and final concerts from Chicago's Soldier Field this Fourth of July weekend.
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