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Dead & Company Launches Global Pay-Per-View for 60th-Anniversary Polo Fields Residency

A remastered “Grateful Dead Movie” will screen in IMAX on Aug. 13–14 to continue the anniversary festivities.

Dead & Company, Jay Lane, Jeff Chimenti, John Mayer, Bob Weir, Oteil Burbridge and Mickey Hart.
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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Overview

  • Dead & Company has sold out its Aug. 1–3 Golden Gate Park concerts, each expected to draw over 60,000 fans, and will offer a global pay-per-view livestream in HD and 4K via nugs.net.
  • All pay-per-view purchases include 60 days of complimentary All Access to nugs.net’s archive, unlocking historic Grateful Dead recordings and performances.
  • Nationwide IMAX theaters will present the Aug. 3 closing performance live, with attendees receiving collectible mini-posters and lanyards.
  • San Francisco has deployed over 400 themed banners and expanded Muni service on the 5 Fulton, N Judah and 7 Haight lines with psychedelic vehicle wraps.
  • Opening acts for the residency feature Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson performing as Johnny Blue Skies and the Trey Anastasio Band.