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Citywide Banners and Transit Upgrades Herald Dead & Company’s 60th Anniversary

Tickets are available for a live IMAX simulcast of the Aug. 3 show alongside nationwide screenings of a newly remastered Grateful Dead film.

The Grateful Dead performing at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco in 1975.  The city will honor the band’s 60th anniversary with concerts, Muni tie-ins and 400 banners flying across the city.
On Jerry Day in San Francisco, Deadheads wear tie dye to honor the legacy of the late Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead.
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Dead & Company will stream their final Golden Gate Park concert live in IMAX theaters nationwide Aug. 3 to celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead.

Overview

  • Over 400 Grateful Dead–themed banners are now installed across San Francisco ahead of the sold-out Aug. 1–3 Dead & Company concerts at Golden Gate Park.
  • Muni has expanded service on the 5 Fulton and N Judah lines and launched the “Your Ticket, Your Fare” program offering free rides to concert ticket holders.
  • Tickets are now on sale for a live IMAX simulcast of the Aug. 3 Golden Gate Park show in more than 30 theaters nationwide.
  • A newly remastered version of the 1977 concert film The Grateful Dead Movie will screen in IMAX theaters on Aug. 13 and Aug. 14.
  • Citywide cultural activations such as tie-dye wrapped Muni vehicles, a Bill Graham Civic pop-up merch venue and a sanctioned Shakedown Street market have launched as hotel bookings spike by 50%.