Call Them Hippies, But the Grateful Dead Were Tech Pioneers

For concert sound pioneer Bob Heil, the Grateful Dead's “Truckin'” is more than a classic rock favorite. The song, which opened their five-show Fare Thee Well concerts on June 27, tells a personal story. Heil, as every Deadhead knows, was the audio

CHICAGO–Friday night was the beginning of the end: the first of the Grateful Dead's final three concerts at Soldier Field, for about 75,000 people here and untold numbers more at theater simulcasts, pay-per-view web streams and the free concert replay 

CHICAGO–Friday night was the beginning of the end: the first of the Grateful Dead's final three concerts at Soldier Field, for about 75,000 people here and untold numbers more at theater simulcasts, pay-per-view web streams 

When the musicians once and forever known as the Grateful Dead take the stage in Chicago this weekend to cap a two-city, five-show 50th anniversary run, Deadheads the world over will have myriad ways to join the fun. As with any high-profile event

It was the first of the final three shows for the Grateful Dead. The band came back to Chicago to pay tribute to the final show for Jerry Garcia 20 years ago before his death. Outside the show, another show is underway, as fans