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Grateful Dead fans, the famous "Deadheads," are grateful that the band will be celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special series of shows at Chicago's Soldier Field, however they'd be especially grateful if the venue would allow them to camp in the parking lot between shows. Fans of the jam icons would often follow the group on the road and camp along the way, and the Deadheads want to do things right during their idols' last stand on the road. -
Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Show: More Golden Anniversary Shows from the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and More
Grateful Dead fans got huge news this week as the remaining members of the band announced they'd be joined by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio for three shows at Chicago's Soldier Field to mark the band's 50th anniversary. Here are five other legendary acts that celebrated -
5 Musicians Who've Lost Fingers in Brutal Fashion, in Homage to Jose Canseco: Tony Iommi, Jerry Garcia and More
Jose Canseco isn't the only person who's lost a digit under bizarre circumstances. Check out five musicians who have lost fingers and still continued on to have excellent careers. -
Happy Halloween from Music Times! Check 5 Epic Concerts That Occurred on October 31: Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead and More
Happy Halloween! Hopefully you've got fun plans tonight even if it isn't a concert, but many excellent shows have taken place on this most pagan of holidays over the years. Music Times opted to select six notable Halloween performances worth remembering: -
Martin Scorsese and Amir Bar-Lev Handling 50th Anniversary Documentary for The Grateful Dead, Due in 2015
The Grateful Dead is approaching its 50th anniversary during 2015 and the event will be marked with a documentary spanning the group's entire career. They ain't messing around either: Martin Scorsese will serve as the producer and Amir Bar-Lev will direct. -
Grateful Dead Join Universal With 50th Anniversary Publishing Deal
Universal just bought up the group's catalog — including the classics "Casey Jones," "Truckin'" and "Touch of Grey" — as the remaining members celebrate GD's 50-year anniversary. -
Species Named after Famous Musicians: Mick Jagger, Beyoncé, Bono, Jim Morrison and Many More
Mick Jagger had the honor (or something like it), as Music Times reporter Carolyn Menyes wrote earlier this week, of having an extinct species of pig named after him. The news itself isn't that shocking: scientists are naming stuff after musicians all the time. We've narrowed down a majority of the organisms and their respective titles into five categories. -
Nas, Alice Cooper, and Bob Weir will be stars of Tribeca Film Festival music documentaries
A number of promising music documentaries will appear at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. SXSW is incorporating more music-based movies than ever into its lineup this year, and film festivals are looking to do the same thing. -
JerryGarcia.com features more than 15,000 hours of audio for Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band fans
It seems like just yesterday (it was) we were referencing The Grateful Dead and its policy encouraging fans to record the group's live shows and spread them via bootleg tapes. The new incarnation of deceased vocalist/guitarist Jerry Garcia is a godsend for the fans that used to trade in tapes. -
RatDog and Bob Weir going on tour during 2014; Good news for Grateful Dead fans
The Grateful Dead may have formally disbanded in 1995, but the band's fans are still as passionate as ever. Fortunately, despite the fold, those fans have been able to get theirs via RatDog, the side project begun by Dead guitarist Bob Weir. Now, after a three-year hiatus, RatDog are hitting the road again, so Deadheads won't have to settle for some touring cover band anymore.
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