June 23--Grateful Dead fans who can't make it to the 50th anniversary shows will be able to watch the concerts on YouTube, concert promoter Peter Shapiro and video production company Live Alliance announced Tuesday.
Deadheads can purchase the webcast on YouTube for $19.95 per night for the Santa Clara, Ca., shows Saturday and Sunday and $29.95 per night for the July 3-5 shows at Soldier Field.
The webcast, available at youtube.com/dead50, will stream on nearly every YouTube-connected device including Android, iOS, Chromecast, Apple TV, Samsung and Panasonic Smart TVs, Xbox360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and WiiU, according to the press release.
The sold-out shows will reunite four original band members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bob Weir nearly 20 years after the last Grateful Dead concert with Jerry Garcia.
YouTube is not the only way Deadheads can watch the Chicago shows. Fans can watch a live stream of the concerts in movie theaters, including about a dozen in the Chicago area. Cable and satellite TV subscribers can purchase the live broadcast, and SiriusXM subscribers who tune in to the Grateful Dead Channel will have access to a live stream of the concerts.
