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Grateful Dead Original Members Add Two Dates To Final Concerts
April 10, 2015
The original members of Grateful Dead have announced two additional shows at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on June 27th and 28th, as part of their “Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead” run. Along with the three shows at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th, the run will mark the original members' last-ever performances toget
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One last dance
It does seem that one venue for one last show leaves a lot of us out. It would have been nice to have the venue an open field of a couple of miles around so that we could have all danced one last dance together ...
I tried mail order and online and sat on the phone for one hour hitting redial...
Enjoy the ride my brothers and sisters as I wave good bye ...
Hotel anyone? trade?
Well I still have the hotel res. Not much bargaining power but hey, you never know...(if anyone is interested in discussing it)
:-(
(boo-hoo)
NOT FAIR !!!!!!!!!!
I was signed in to ticketmaster, I'm a regular customer, and for 2 hours searched and waited and searched, and no tickets, but the secondary market is flooded with 1000-3000 dollar tickets! That's bull shit!
NOT FAIR !!!!!!!!!!
I was signed in to ticketmaster, I'm a regular customer, and for 2 hours searched and waited and searched, and no tickets, but the secondary market is flooded with 1000-3000 dollar tickets! That's bull shit!
DON'T KNOW DON'T KNOW
Is there any one out there that got there e-mail today Feb 28 2015???????
any truth to shows at the Gorge?
if so, im guessing it will be the same fiascco with tix, it would have made a lot of sense to do 3 separate 2-3 night runs. East coast, Soldier field and west coast, announced all the same time.
"Approx 5 mins..."
fwiw... my screen has been spinning since the beginning and the facebook "f recommend" box shows "456". Another session's f-count is at "501"...
unusual occurrences in the desert...
Kinda odd that the page is showing links from the end of december.
FACEBOOK
December 31, 2014
A NEW YEARS MESSAGE FROM MICKEY HART
read more on facebook»
December 30, 2014
THIS DAY IN '77... HAPPY HOLIDAYS. HTTP://YOUTU.BE/YQZP8IHYFS8R
read more on facebook»
December 23, 2014
R.I.P JOE COCKER HTTP://YOUTU.BE/BRZKUVJHKGK
read more on facebook»
well that's it folks
All 3 days showing no ticket match when you search (not high volume, try again)
Scalpers rein supreme, and watch the thousands of dollars (10s of thousands, 100s of thousands etc.) change hands for thees shows now.
There ought to be a better way...a high percentage of true fans suffer and don;t get to go while the scumbags get rich off the other rich people and on the weak-minded...
Ticketmaster Wheel
I like the Dead's version of The Wheel much better.
Face value miracles should go to a real fan. Suggestion:
Hello,IF I had extras, I would find a true fan and ask them questions such as their first show? Favorite show & why? What is shakedown? What was the last name of Donna & Keith? Name all former keyboard members? Name of Jerry's guitar? etc...Then, you know they are real deal...
Awaiting Mail Order w/ Slim, but hopeful chance....:) :)
Owen
Quincy, Ma
Still Waiting For You Sunflower
My balls are still gyrating on TicketMaster – Do I have a chance at this late hour? I’m maliciously suspicious; yet, feeling deliriously delicious.
Searching still
I have 4 windows still searching for tickets the last 90 minutes. Have not been booted out yet.
still hoping.......
face value to me please
i am a true fan. alaska man on vacation in vietnam, i spent two hours last night trying get any vip i could and not luck.
i have been working ticket master for two hours and no luck
ivansbacon@hotmail.com
i need a miracle .
Maybe for the best
The heat, the cost.......
Listened to the '09 Rosemont Horizon (aka Allstate - Chicago) shows recently. The band sounded tentative (a lot) like they didn't remember the songs. I think Phil might have been addressing that when he said "we are humbled, at least this brings the community back together if you know what I mean" (or something like that).
The '02 Alpine reunion ticket demand was sky high. In '03 the band sold 20,000 or so a night playing a lot of non-traditional venues. In '04 the band booked the traditional places like Alpine and Deer Creek thinking the sales trend would continue - it did not. In '09 they were just about right booking places like Rosemont Horizon (for 1, then a 2nd night), the Spectrum, etc. But '09 did not see near the ticket demand we are witnessing now.
I'd like to think that the scalpers wind up eating a bunch of tickets and Soldier Field winding up with 10% of the seats (in various locations) empty. That would make the stadium more comfortable to be in.
Anyway, I released my hotel - I'm not giving the secondary ticket market a dime.
And by the way, within an hour of Ticketmaster sale start Stubhub saw postings of 500 additional tickets for sale. If you purchased extras to sell to cover the cost of your own then you are not a Deadhead. Not even a wantabe. You are scum.
great payback for being a loyal fan
Can't believe that this so called greatest band who have survived solely on the support of their fans and this is the kick in the a.. You give us. Wow what a great way to celebrate 50 years give the scalpers the ride of their life. Hope all of you sleep well at night knowing it should have all been mail order only you guys have gone commercial all the way. What a way to give back. Really disgusted with how this all played out.
GR8FULNH
Thanks. However this whole thing blows. On top of all this BS and stress, todays email from GD PRODS encourages us to "let the band know how much they mean to you" ! What a crock! why doesn't "the band lets us know how much we mean to them" and do a reasonable amount of shows for the heads. I don't blame ticketmaster or the scalpers for this mess! it was entirely caused by the boys! 3 shows for the whole country???????? For the very last time!!!!!! WE all want to be there and are just trying to get there! only 180,000+/_ will get to see the band after 50 freakin years! some celebration.
GDTS - please reach out to us today
An email update from Frankie and the gang later today would be nice.
Are Emails still going out, and if so, for how many more days?
Please let those of us still in limbo know whether or not to move on...
No View Seats?
Unconfirmed, but posted on the RatDog Forum site...
Only tickets on the sides and behind the stage were available today on ticketmaster.
Some of the tickets are listed as NO VIEW.
Everyone wanted to just get in, so the NO VIEW tickets sold. But this will be a security and confort issue to be sure. The Dead has never set up in a football stadium (or hockey arena for that matter) in a way that allows seating behind the stage - and this ain't U2's 360 tour. All night long people will be trying to get to the seats facing the stage. Security will be tested over and over again. The Chicago Park Board will respond to this by closing beer sales early and maybe not selling beer at all for nights 2 & 3.
would like to unplug
Agree, please GDTS please give us a status update and include deadlines and process for getting money back from uncashed MO's if we don't get hear anything either way.
Won't let go until I have some closure, thank you.
Happy for all the heads that have positive news!
Behind the Stage
What were the final Ticketmaster prices for "Side of Stage" and "Behind The Stage" tickets?
Jazzin you are correct
Only tickets on the sides and behind the stage were available today on ticketmaster.
$780 for 2 tix
For nose bleed, cheapest on e-bay that I can find so far.
To say that they have never
To say that they have never had seating behind the stage is incorrect. I recall a couple of shows at the Rosemont Horizon (aka Allstate Arena) that had seating behind.
It was actually a pretty cool scene.
My old, tired and in-the-way butt would rather have a seat behind, than to stand in the pit.
Unfortunate Visceral Response
I never thought anything would turn me against the Dead, but this whole fiasco may be the catalyst. I wouldn't even want to go at this point even if I scored a "Miracle Ticket." Perhaps I will chill out and alter my viewpoint in the future but this disappointment and disgust comes from the gut. I echo the thoughts of the poster that said it would have been better for the Dead to ride off into the sunset with no 50th celebration than to pull a stunt like this. I think Bobby said it best--he's doing this to honor the music. That's a pretty self-absorbed viewpoint in my opinion. Only Phil seems to at least give lip service to the fans. I guess most become old curmudgeons at some point and why should we expect members of the Dead to be any different? Oh right, because they supposedly stood for something.
Kristine D
Thanks for the correction. I only saw 16 shows with Jerry from '81 to '94 and a few after that. I was assuming way to much that all were similar in configuration. - Best wishes.
todays prices!
i kept trying on three screens constantly getting kicked and retrying...changed what nights and how many tickets everytime. finally 46 minutes in...i scored 3 to the first night way the f up in the phil zone just inside by three seats side view. cost- 226.00! ill take it! section 440. see ya there!
nice score eyes43
Good job and good for you! You know we are all a bit jealous here though...
any new emails?
any emails coming in on this 28th day of February? Still in Limbo, lost out on TM
"obi wan kenobi, your our only hope" (P.L.)
MIGHT have one extra
Hello fellow TicketBastard haters,
My girlfriend and I were on two separate laptops and hers, after an hour, got us two section 320 for 7/4. I want to miracle sonmeone, but here's the honest catch: I need a place to crash lol. Tell me your story, let me know the truth and why you want to go and how you can help me out. I'm coming from Detroit and REALLY don't want to drive 4 hours home lol. Peace, and remember there's still some good ppl out there. I don't want anything but a floor to sleep on, ride and good conversation. I'm a professional, 33 years old, first and only GD show was the second Palace show in '95. Been to tons of non-GD shows. I wouldn't be here if I haven't.
Check some of the posts on
To MiracleMan --
Check some of the posts on the CDI (ick) page. There was a girl offering B&B for one ticket, a few days ago.
To Jazzin' -- best wishes back atcha!
CID Package
This is a very weird day. So glad to hear the success stories and very sad for those still without tickets. I was one of the 90% that didn't connect with GDTSTOO ("KAA-BLOO-EEE!"). With only slow satellite connection speed here in the middle of nowhere, I drove 250 miles (each way) to El Paso for yesterday's CID sale. Also enlisted my wife, sister and nephew in other cities and states. Between us, only one was able to purchase a package. As it turns out, not one, but two "Grateful Dead: Steel Your Face 3-night CID Experience GA Field Travel Packages for 2" (JWMarriott - King Bed) were inadvertently purchased. I need to sell one of these packages. I refuse to scalp this package at a predatory price, but I still need to recoup my costs (Face Value + service fee + 600.00 mileage, motel, time off, etc.). If you are interested send me a PM. PayPal would probably a good way to do a transaction.
how many tix were available thru mail i wonder
What a sad way to end this trip...anyone knew the demand would be huge but it seems no one was prepared. I am certain scalpers got more than their fair share of the tix. I have nothing against scalping...if you don't want to pay it...don't. However I do have a problem with a band who professed for decades that they got more from the fans than the fans got from them, and then made so few tix available in the fairest forum of GDTSTOO. oh well...just give me my money back. If they're only sending out 410 or so emails, figure out how to return the MOs.not a lot of jam band options here in DFW but I'll continue to catch Forgotten Space when I can...they actually sound better than many of the recordings of the various versions of post GD lineups I've heard.
Epic Fail
No fan club presale, pink slip 10 days ago . Presale for Bears Club members, What The ****. No tickets through box office or outlets. Ticket Brokers/Resellers/Scalpers had thousands of tickets on many different sites days ago some with interactive maps with sections, number of tix and prices. Craigslist Chicago had ads for tickets this week . Shoulda handled this whole thing differently. Maybe with mail order limit of 2 tickets per show per person more fans could of gotten in. Ticketmaster; well was down to 1 minute wait then up to 7 down to 5 then it stayed there for an hour plus. Not even close to the old days. Got to think that these "brokers" secured there tickets weeks ago with large amounts of cash for envelopes filled with tickets. Hey now this is Chicago which was just voted most corrupt city in America.
t shirt idea
Chicago, July 3rd 4th and 5th the RIPOFF DEAD live, in person NO Jerry
NO Love
NO deadheads allowed
NO drinking, drugs or dancing
Lost one round but the price wasn't anything but a knife in the back, and more of the same...
Brought to you by the same fools who destroyed our scene in the 90's and endorsed by the remaining members.
The design will be the core 4 laughing at a large crowd on one side and a huge pile of money on the back.
All joking aside, this is a pretty hard pill to swallow. No final Dead show for the rest of us. I've got to let that sink in for a while, NO FINAL DEAD SHOW.
Feel tears wellin' up deep inside
I've been reluctant to share a comment. Really torn, joy for those attending, please dance for me.
Anybody wanna a help a head?
i have a room at a hotel down
i have a room at a hotel down 2 miles away from the venue, but sadly me and my buddy were not able to get tickets but would be willing to share if you had 2 extra tix
How many tix were available for mail order vs general onsale
I know most of us have been wondering just how many mail order tix were available. Generally speaking, Ticketbastard does not allow a band to hold back more than 10% of tickets for pre-sale or fan club. This is something they put in place a bit less than ten years ago in response to Pearl Jam and String Cheese Incident. Both bands had built such a robust fan club ticketing system that it threatened to eliminate most Ticketbastard profits.
It was said a few days ago that only 1 in 10 got picked for mail order... so that sounds consistant with my experience.
We did mail order and haven't heard back either way... so we went online this morning and got tix... with 5 computers and one of them got through.
If you are looking, DO NOT BUY now from the secondary market. My guess is at least a third of those tickets sold today were to scalpers. Prices will go up for about a month, and then start dropping off. Right now, start chasing lodging. That will be the biggest challenge
** or, and some more fun for you who hate Ticketbastard. They allow employees to log in to any show and buy tickets for anything for 15 minutes before they go onsale to the public.
Ramble On
For these past few weeks I’ve been doing just like everyone else… “pac’in the halls and climbin’ the walls.” It’s been a damn sure stressful ride. But at this point I got to get off this train. Like most of you I didn’t get tickets. And I will not feed from the hand of the scalper.
So I will hold out some hope that the bandmates will get wind of this craziness and make a case to have the show(s) broadcast in some form or another (web-cast, t.v. pay per view… whatever). It would be a ceremonious way to end their 50 years. I read that, in the New York area, promoter Peter Shapiro is planning to simulcast at the Capitol Theatre and Brooklyn Bowl. Looking into doing the same in other areas too. Not the same but it is an option.
“Clank your chains and count your change and try to walk the line.” For the price of what it might have cost me to travel, attend the show, board, etc. I have a multitude of ways I can spend those thousands of dollars and celebrate that 4th of July weekend. Jerry truly would be laughing at all this chaos and sighing at the greed of those who are only interested in the money aspect of this whole venture. At this point there is a part of me that okay with not attending. “The grass ain't greener, the wine ain't sweeter either side of the hill.”
Here’s hopin’ some of you will also come around, and settle down easy.
NOTHING AND NO MONEY
Went to mail box no pink and money orders.No e-mail TM was a joke just don't know why everything is gone and lots of sights have lots of tickets for LOTS OF MONEY???????
blakesmith007
90% of the tix were gone before today
10% mail order
presales, packages, PSL holders, season ticket holders, band affiliates and stadium employess and their families and friends, local big wigs, they got 80%
loyal fans were left with 10% of the remaining tickets to be sold today on TM
add in that, 90% of today's tickets were grabbed by scalpers
so there you go, that's where the tix went
of course these are my extremely rough guesstimates but you get the idea
looking for a miracle
got a room from Friday until Monday but was not able to get any tickets, looking for 2 willing to share the room. just throwing it out there to see if anyone is interested. message me if you or anyone you know may want to help out a fellow head. peace and love