Grateful Dead reunion shows back on track
An appeals board has unanimously overturned the ruling of the Walworth County (Wis.) Highway Committee, clearing the way for the surviving members of the Grateful Dead to reunite as planned.
An appeals board has unanimously overturned the ruling of the Walworth County (Wis.) Highway Committee, clearing the way for the surviving members of the Grateful Dead to reunite as planned.
The sold out “Terrapin Station—A Grateful Dead Family Reunion” remains scheduled for Aug. 3-4 at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wis. Earlier this month, the event was thrown into doubt after highway officials, who were concerned that upwards of 200,000 people would flock to the area, denied a request by promoter Clear Channel Entertainment to stage the show.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that county officials changed their mind after Clear Channel presented a detailed security plan. The plan, reportedly a $200,000 campaign, includes advertising encouraging fans without tickets to stay away from the venue as well as increased security.
The promoter also will cover law enforcement costs for the handling of traffic and security at the shows, and will post a $100,000 bond to cover damage to properties neighboring the amphitheater.
The event is scheduled to feature all surviving members of the Grateful Dead are performing together for the first time since the 1995 death of Jerry Garcia. Reuniting as the Other Ones, Grateful Dead survivors Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir are scheduled to close each day with two sets.
The Grateful Dead performed their last show in Chicago on July 9, 1995. Singer-guitarist Garcia died a month later in California after he suffered a heart attack at a substance-abuse treatment facility.
Though there are reports that the Grateful Dead survivors are planning to tour as the Other Ones, those plans could not be confirmed at press time.
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