US EditionThe Grateful Dead: A Story of Hippies, LSD and Lithuania’s Iconic Basketball Uniforms
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 8 – The Grateful Dead hold the record for the largest live audience in rock history with around 25 million attendees over 30 years, celebrated through new archival releases.
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The Grateful Dead: A story of hippies, LSD and Lithuania’s iconic basketball uniforms
On July 9, 1995, The Grateful Dead played their final concert in Chicago. Just one month later, their leader, Jerry Garcia, passed away at 53 due to complications from diabetes. Despite being inactive during the latter half of that decade, they were the second highest-grossing band of the 1990s, surpassed only by the Rolling Stones.Seguir leyendo
Jerry Garcia’s last concert with the Grateful Dead was not a lasting tribute. Ronco and tired, Garcia’s trembling face on July 9, 1995 at Soldier Field in Chicago, spoke of the health problems that would consume it. Relix magazine, in a brutally frank contemporary review, described the whole tour as “desventured.” That bad streak continued that night, as García had problems with the team that corresponded to his own. Finally, he had to replace h…
From Soldier Field to Forever: Such a Long Long Time to Be Gone
Thirty years ago today, on July 9, 1995, the Grateful Dead took their final bow at Chicago's Soldier Field. To some, it marked the end of an era; to others, it was the beginning of a never-ending dance with a musical legacy that defies explanation. For both those who "get it" and those still wondering what all the fuss is about, this anniversary offers a chance to reflect on why the Grateful Dead remain an unparalleled cultural phenomenon.
Grateful Dead. This band is a musical legend and inseparably linked to the psychedelic culture. At the height of the hippie culture in San Francisco and decades later, Grateful Dead was the epitome of a psychedelic rock band. The band lived together in a Victorian house in Ashbury St. and performed at all famous venues in San Francisco and at the most famous hippie events. The posters designed for their performances became the most consistent ps…
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