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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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Hey nowI kinda like the psycho iko clown. Sure the new one is cool, but not sure if it is better. I thrive on originality, and if anything, that clown was pretty damn original. At least I had never seen it.
Oh, and klang, you weren't making things unhappy, if anything you brought some humor to this message board. I hope you get tickets, but if you're one of the hallway twirlers, just don't spill my beer. Oh, and if they do add Santa Clara shows, I hope you get tickets. I think they should add them after everything that happened with tickets here in Chicago, and, not that they owe us anything, but it would be nice to see them give the west coast a Free Thee Well.
Peace bro, and keep the faith.
;-)p
for what it's worth...
...and I don't condone supporting the scalpers....but....
Vivid seats is lower than StubHub for the cheapest no view seats (under 3 bills)
Hey Joe...
..where are you going with that gun in your hand. Hey thanks man(!) gun notwithstanding. Agree +100 on the Cali show comment.
Also bargainseatsonline has same price (under 300). Stay away from Seatgeek and TicketsNow, they are higher. One thing all these places offer are ticket guarantees though, like StubHub; but Craigslist...nothing.
With CL better go in with backup, and have a ticket validity expert with you as well and only buy when they HAVE THE TICKETS.
But if you (we, I) can wait, that is best. (Prices should continue to fall, but how much is unknown and I can't wait until mid-June to get a ticket)
they blocked me
maybe can't use dollar sign or include link to aftermarket site
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Scalper competition
When I bought my "broker" ticket way back before all the real (and beyond limited #'s ) of firsthand tickets went on sale VIvid tix were way cheaper than Hub GA Pit tix. I was told the reason if Vivid can't produce they sub equiv or 100% money back but Hub has a 200% money back guarantee. I went with Vivid but have no idea where that seat will be even though I purchased GA Pit. I lucked out with CID VIP for same night so I know I've got atleast one legit seat. Will not be surprised at all if Vivid just refunds me as not available as promised like the Super Bowl tix they could not deliver. My CID was 200$ cheaper that the broker ticket. So I'm in limbo waiting to sell the extra ticket at cost in case it does not materialize. it will be good when people actually have tickets in hand-- then these sales will be real not just based on people waiting to see what tickets they are actually in possession of.
Chicago Shows
This event has produced so much negative energy that there's no way it will be a true Grateful Dead event. Jerry would never have allowed something like this. When I first heard about these shows I was all-in despite the fact that I had gone to very few shows since Jerry died. After seeing the negativity that has surrounded the ticket situation, I have no desire to pursue tickets or attend the shows. I'll be much happier listening to my favorite shows at home instead of wrestling with clueless douchebags at a Jerry-less quasi-Dead show.
@dupreesaid
You have the right to your own opinion. Many of us have banded together in an attempt to overcome the ticket situation and negativity. Personally one of the main reasons I see it as a GD show (and different than The Dead) is Bruce will be there. He was an actual member of the band and also has dead tunes in his repertoire (e.g. lady with a fan and Jack Straw).
We know Jerry isn't gonna be there in the flesh, but we are summoning up the ol' guy for 1 more journey into the unknown. I think it is gonna be special and the before and afterparties will be for the ages!
P.S. Those thoughts of 'why bother' have crossed the minds of more than 1 person here (myself included who is ticketless but still has a line on something local, limbo locale that's me). We are trying to put together something that will elevate the scene and make the event even better than what those people are saying it won't be cracked up to be in the first place! Sunshiney Daydreamers Unite! KLANG IS BACK!!!! (and inspired)
Tickets Will Get Cheaper By The Dozen
Tickets will get cheaper by the dozen, don’t succumb to these scalper scumbags.
Stub Hub Quick Analysis
Notes I hand wrote down on each date:
Mar 7 Mar 31
Friday 1611 1769
Saturday 1578 1786
Sunday 1407 1620
3 Day 829 847
Total 5425 6022
That is 597 more tickets now which is an 11% increase in the past 23 days. I honestly thought the number would have gone down in this time frame when I first wrote down the number back on March 7.
I have also seen for example 2x3 day passes directly behind the stage go from over $3000 on 3 occasions several weeks back, to many now selling well below $2000. Lowest sold for $1615. 2 such passes end today in 14 hours from now and both have highest bid less than $1250 right now.
Don’t sweat getting tickets, they will be plentiful and much cheaper as time passes. All tickets, not just behind the stage will drop!!
Cheers
Greg
Stubhub vs Vivid
I may be stating the obvious, but Stubhub's list prices are the "all in" price - what you see is what you pay. Vivid, Liquidator and others show list prices before the add-on charges (they come up at check-out). Taking that into account, the sites are usually comparable, and Stubhub often is the cheapest.
3 Day Pass Question???
Does anyone know if the three day passes are one ticket or three separate ones for each night? How did it work with Phils Birthday run or other runs anyone knows of in the past that sold multiple day passed? I appreciate the help thanks for any info.
3-Day Pass is 1 separate ticket for each show.
Just one thing, then I'll be OK....
Vegas shows
Cant wait to dance in Chicago, DA Bears! See you there, looking for anyone with the last 5 vegas shows on tape. pm me.
Re: Tickets will get cheaper by the dozen
I agree that more tickets are being offered and it looks like the no view/obstructed view prices are dropping but anything with a view is still outrageously high and not getting bids or BINs on eBay. Who will blink first? I don't know.I know from experience and I'm sure you all do too, after the stage is set up and the exact configuration is known, some more tickets might pop up on TM a day or two before the shows. However, since it appears all the seats on the sides and in the back were already sold I'm not sure if there are any remaining seats that could become available.
I believe the crap no view/obstructed view/nosebleed seats will come down a lot. I think the GA Pit/GA Field will come down too, but not as much or as quickly. The demand is too high.
I think some people will get lucky and score a GA or something otherwise decent in the parking lot for face value on show day, but overall I'm not confident that tickets will be plentiful and cheap. Deadheads who got extras and are trying to make a profit to pay for their trip might finally relent and let theirs go for face value if it gets down to the wire but I think professional scalpers will remain stubborn a lot longer.
Reality Check
Been watching the posts for the last several weeks and just wanted to weigh in with a reality check. Fuck this whole abortion! To hell with all this Holy Than Thou Bullshit!Fuck Warner Music, Rhino Records, GD Productions and the Band! (Not GDTS TOO) they got fucked to just like the rest of the Deadheads!
Not one person I know who has been going to shows for 37 plus years has gotten any tickets! I do know of 2 separate people that got tickets who are very nice people. 1 never saw the Grateful Dead and the other saw 1 show......Both have seen Furthur etc etc.
I can easily afford the tickets but there is no FUCKING way I am paying $500 plus to see a show! I never paid more than face for any of the 330 shows I have seen and in many cases paid less than face and have been Miracled and have Miracled many tickets!
Everybody that is attending is NOT attending a Dead show. They are attending a FUCKshow!
Its just total Bullshit...
Like Dennis McNally was quoted in a Rolling Stone article a few years back concerning Marin County " There nothing left of the Grateful dead out there but memories"
I don't even want to go...Just disgusted and happily sitting this one out...Forever!
My brothers, sisters and the Ghost of Tours Past are just laughing now and enjoying all of our old war stories comfortable in the knowledge that we wont be missing anything in Chicago that remotely resembles the time or space of a Grateful Dead concert.
Peace out!
cheaper by the dozen
I'm still optimistically thinking there may be an additional ticket release and some sections haven't been placed on the market yet. There is a pattern of sections across all three days with no scalper tickets. So either those haven't been sold or they are mail order. If they were mail order, I would think there would be at least 1 ticket for sale in almost all sections even without having tickets in hand since it makes sense to list them now while prices are high. This may be why more tickets were listed early March as people got confirmation emails. The empty sections may be tix not released yet. Add to that a second tix release would knock the sails out of scalpers prices. The people who run the shows know this.
Having said that, my opinion on prices is that without an additional tix release or more shows, good seats aren't going to drop down to anywhere near face until the day of the show. Maybe $500 for the floor. Crappy seats maybe to 2-3x face.
Bruce?
First off I love Bruce Hornsby and his solo shows are amazing! But if him being there makes it a GD show then what does Donna not being there make it? Definitely not trying to sound like I'm dumping on Bruce but damn she was around longer than he was! And I've heard from many an older family member that although Jerry was a huge part of the band, it hasn't been the Grateful Dead since Pig left the band.
re: reality check
Stadiums are not my thing at all. Wife never saw any of the members play, nevermind together. I dropped out after Jerry died. It will be somewhat of a frankenstein, but I'll have fun....even sitting behind the stage.
I know of nobody in my circle who got mail order or TM (other than me) or VIP and none of them know anybody either. Completely shut out. I was able to get two behind the stage via TM for one night.
re: reality check
Kudos The-11 for speaking your peace man...
Do you think you'd feel the same if you had scored GDTS TOO tix?
I struck out on all ticket oppty's but I received miracles combined with paying the piper. It is what it is.
I'm certainly not going for the "quality" of the music - that went away decades ago. We all know that.
I'm going for what the band and their music and it's scene has meant to me (for the past 38 years).
Sounds like they meant a lot to you too - get to Chicago - you'll have a blast.
Cheers !!
It is what it is
Take it or leave it. It's your choice, but all the serious negativity from some is nonsense and does not contribute to the scene. It only takes away.
Smile Smile Smile
Stay Grateful All! Stellar to see positivity gaining momentum. More blessings of beautiful music and people coming soon. Nothing left to do or say except see you in Chicago and it will be pristine.
Phish tickets to trade...
Has anyone heard or read anything that gives us any idea of how many GD Chicago tickets went to Phish-heads? Just wondering if it might make sense for those of us that have been shut out of Chicago to buy Phish tickets for their show in Alpine Valley (and possibly Shoreline, in case GD Santa Clara happens) to trade for GD Chicago (and possibly Santa Clara) tickets? These Phish tickets go on sale in a few days, so not much time to think about it. If enough of them really do have GD Chicago tickets, they might be very interested in a trade if they can't get Phish tickets for Alpine (and Shoreline) because we have them.
Relax, the Phish heads aren't taking all our tix
I've talked to friends who are Phish heads [cause I'm not one either] and other people in the jam band scene, plus I lived in Vermont for five years. Most Phish heads don't like Grateful Dead music and some are resentful of deadheads cause they were labeled as a copycat band.Besides, even though Trey is joining the band, they are going to play GD songs not Phish songs!
Really?
What's the problem with a guy/gal stopping by and speaking their mind. Are we really that insecure that someone with an opinion one way or the other poses a threat to our well-being. I might state things a bit differently, but WTF do I know. Personally, I have a much bigger problem with "heads" paying their way on the backs of Heads than I do with anyone venting about what they perceive. Smiling while you're handing over money to a dbag is not, has not, and never will be part of the scene. I am ticketless, but I can wait 'em out. I may be old(er), but the last time I checked there were still three months to July. I don't understand the rush. If I am still standing outside the stadium ticketless as the show goes on, then it will be time to smile, smile, smile. For now, rage away if you so desire.
They are all cover bands now
I was streaming Billy and the Kids last weekend. It occurred to me that now even the drummer has his own cover band! It feels like everyone in the Jam community has to have their own version of a Grateful Dead cover band - but no one really comes close without Jerry. With props to Phil and Bob for some great jams over the years since 1995 - I still feel like we have arrived to find ourselves in a musical paradigm no better than the world of Elvis Impersonators and Beatles Tribute bands. I am going to Chicago with my crappy seats. But frankly, I am more excited about the Phish tour. At least they do original stuff. And they are still creating new stuff. I'm for one am getting tired of everyone and their brother rehashing old dead concerts. Enough already! Let's enjoy the 50 (or not, as the case may be), then move on! It's done.
The 11
Makes some very good points and i am too very pissed at the way it has all gone down. Just reading a few posts today really makes me realize even more how so many heads did not get tickets. Including me and all my fiends up here in the Great White North.
My understanding is Pit were only sold through CID and GDTS, so it seems fucking scalpers infiltrated mail order to get tickets?!! Unfuckingbelievable pricks. Snail mail was put in place to stop them.
Don't want you or the likes
Don't want you or the likes of you at the Chicago shows anyway Duprees! Stay home and bask in your negative aura and hope you don't regret not going!
And for the zillionth time, the remaining band members are uniting to CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD! They are not and have not said come see a Grateful Dead concert.
Re: Tickets will get cheaper by the dozen
Correct, prices will NOT come down to cost but they will come down from the stratosphere to reasonable prices over time.
The question is how much, honestly that depends on all of us without tickets.
I can take or leave these shows, never went to stadiums after my first summer tour and without Jerry, it really isn't the Grateful Dead, and the band knows it otherwise they would have continued with the name.
But, I have met a lot of cool people on here over the past 2 plus months and it would be great to go for one last scene and meet all these people.
Back to us without tickets. I know lot of people want to go and have piece of mind they have tickets, but honestly, if we band together and just resist every bloody day, the good seats will come down big time.
Crappy seats have dropped from $500 plus to close to $250 when buying 3 day passes on Ebay. I will NOT touch Stub Hub or any of those others, just too much of a ripoff. Good seats are NOT selling anymore for these prices, Ebay auctions just end with no bids. The odd person pays up but they are far and few between.
On a final note. DONT BUY NOW, WAIT OUT THE PRICKS!!!
OMG Sammyb
Well folks, what did I tell you about Phish heads! Unfortunately, some of them [who also liked the GD] did take your tix. Talkin shit on the Grateful Dead and it's fans, even though they wouldn't be anything without what the Grateful Dead created. I'll guarantee Phish will never reach the legendary status that the GD has. That's pretty impressive that you compared them to the Beatles and Elvis! Seriously dude, without the back and forth, do you [or anyone on here slamming the Grateful Dead] feel justified in the rhetoric your spewing!
The band members don't want the likes of you pilfering tix from those of us who are dead to the core!!
Foolish Ebay Purchase
Ok, so here is some fool that just paid up almost double what they are going for. Thought it was a deal getting 4 X 3 day passes but paid $5560 which come to $1390 per pass. 4 passes in one sale and paid a fortune.
2 sets of 2 x 3 day passes are over in next couple of hours just over $1500. Even if they sell for $1700 that is $850 a pass.
Ok, maybe harsh to call him a fool, but seriously, it is Heads like this guy that don't help the cause to get reasonably priced tickets.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GRATEFUL-DEAD-FARE-THEE-WELL-Soldier-Field-July…
STFU Sammy
Give your tix to someone who really deserves them!! You sit there and slam the band and say enjoy the 50th, then move on, it's done! Why do you think the band [who Phish modeled themselves after] allowed taping by fans and we have bootlegs > so we can relive our experiences. So many roads, so many experiences that made us who we are!! I've been around Phish heads, have friends who are into Phish, lived in Vermont for 5 years > they sit around just like deadheads and REHASH old concerts. Phish heads relish in their tape collection, just like deadheads!The Grateful Dead Community will live long after the last band member passes away and the original music is over! I am so proud to tell people I am a Deadhead - it's who I am and who I will always be! (~);}
those in glass houses...
Smile, smile, smile
Well at least I could make you laugh! Oh I will enjoy, so glad I'm not where you are!
@TCarr great idea
great idea TCarr, the only downfall is the worst case scenario... having NO Grateful Dead tickets and being stuck with Phish tickets! :)
re: @dupreesaid and Klang
I have been lurking for sometime and posted when the mail order madness started flowing. Bruce is awesome. If you have never seen him live, you have missed out. He is a true artist and has talent far beyond what we all saw in the 90's. I am really hoping that the scene is a good one. Positive and respectful. I would hate to see a repeat of the chaos of gate crashing. I wanted to throw my name into the hat for the pic-a-nic, but I have been reading and not posting.
Let's all agree that this is not the GD of Jerry, PigPen, Donna, etc, etc, etc......
This the chance to see the band we all know and love play the tunes that are familiar to us and hopefully do the best they can do to bring the magic back for three full days.
I took pictures of the band at Hampton in '88 and Phil graciously autographed the one I took of him singing Box of Rain. It is a proud memory I have of that day, of that era, of that band.
Looking forward to three days of music. The spirit is there. Let's embrace it.
Well really
Of course it's ok to drop by and give one's opinion on here, the problem is after reading the same old complaints and same old comments that put down the band and the scene really wears on others. So, I can only help shed light on some of the absurdness on here!
Just my opinion! And, for those who think all this negative vibe surrounding these shows is going to ruin it or "it won't be like a Grateful Dead concert", well you're missing out on what's going to be a real Celebration. Look into the "other" events and gatherings going down in Chicago that wkend! It's gonna be a real good time!!
I like reading different opinions
At the risk of redundancy, I appreciate that everyone can post here both positively and negatively. If you don't like a post, just stop reading it. People get so defensive at times--I guess it's a natural reaction.
I was pretty damn pissed off at the beginning about the way this whole thing went down. Even though I still harbor criticism toward the band and others, I found myself turning the proverbial frown upside down when I decided to go to Chicago for other reasons. In many ways, it's another time's forgotten space. It ain't a Dead show, for sure, but there is something drawing Deadheads to this particular celebration a bit more than Phil and Friends, Furthur, etc. Maybe it's a need for closure, maybe it's to spark old memories that can never be truly relived, maybe it's a freakin' pic-a-nic or a bunch of strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hands.
Can't wait to see some old friends and some new friends, flashing the eagle and blue sun logo and wearing a shit-eating grin. Meet me there, or moan and groan if you like. Either works.
re: simulcast
Nice find DevilsFriend!
"Plans are being made to simulcast the three Grateful Dead concerts scheduled to take place in Chicago, July 3rd-5th. The California Film Institute intends to live stream all three shows into the Rafael Film Center"
Get in the Groove and Let the Good Times Roll
I'm with ya BobL. I'll keep an eye out for the colors. The circus in full regalia travels at least one more time. This shit is hard to find in this world and I damn sure wanna watch the scalper roast in person.