April 22--Grateful Dead fans will be able to watch the band's July 3-5 50th anniversary concerts at Soldier Field from their living room, Live Alliance streaming service announced Wednesday.
The band's three Chicago shows will be available via per-per-view broadcast, online streaming and at various movie theaters around the country. Two California shows will be available to watch online.
Each Chicago show will cost $29.95 to watch on TV or online, Live Alliance president Nate Parienti told the Tribune. Each California show will cost $19.95 to watch online, Parienti said.
Separately, Dead50 will offer a $79.95 online stream of the five shows that can be pre-purchased from May 1-15.
Tickets for the theater broadcast will be available May 4, according to the Fathom Events website (fathomevents.com).
Dead concert promoter Peter Shapiro told the Tribune in an interview several weeks ago that demand for the shows far exceeded expectations; all three Soldier Field shows sold out within minutes, and tickets are selling on the secondary market at hundreds of dollars over face value.
The Dead announced that the Soldier Field shows will be the band's final live concert appearances. The band, including original members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, also scheduled two 50th anniversary concerts June 27-28 in California.
