Grateful Dead: See Beautiful Onstage Photos From Fare Thee Well Shows
Fans who missed out on the Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well shows this past summer have plenty of opportunities to relive the magic. An audio and video document of the performances is out now, and on December 1st, the band unveils a beautiful new coffee-table book featuring all-access photographs from the shows by Jay Blakesberg along with supplementary images by Chad Smith, a foreword by former NBA star and noted Deadhead Bill Walton, and an afterword by Dead archivist David Lemieux. We're previewing the volume with an exclusive advance selection of photos.
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Trey, Phil and Bob (Chicago, July 3rd)
Trey Anastasio, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir perform at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 3rd, 2015.
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Mickey, Phil, Trey and Bill (Santa Clara, June 28th)
Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio and Bill Kreutzmann perform at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on June 28th, 2015.
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Jeff (Chicago, July 4th)
Jeff Chimenti performs at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 4th, 2015.
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The Stage (Chicago, July 4th)
The Fare Thee Well shows featured eye-popping set design.
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Mickey (Santa Clara, June 27th)
Mickey Hart performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on June 27th, 2015.
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Bill and Mickey (Chicago, July 3rd)
Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart perform at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 3rd, 2015.
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Trey (Santa Clara, June 27th)
Trey Anastasio performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on June 27th, 2015.
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Phil and Bob (Chicago, July 3rd)
Phil Lesh and Bob Weir perform at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 3rd, 2015.
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Trey, Phil and Bob (Santa Clara, June 27th)
Trey Anastasio, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir perform at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on June 27th, 2015.
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Bob, Phil and Trey (Santa Clara, June 27th)
Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Trey Anastasio perform at at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on June 27th, 2015.
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Jeff, Mickey, Bob, Phil, Trey and Bill (Santa Clara, June 27th)
Jeff Chimenti, Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio and Bill Kreutzmann perform at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on June 27th, 2015.
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Pedals (Chicago, July 2nd)
Jay Blakesberg captures a pedal board onstage at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 2nd, 2015.
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Trey, Bob and Phil (Chicago, July 3rd)
Trey Anastasio, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir perform at Chicago's Soldier Field in Chicago on July 3rd, 2015.
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Mickey and Bill (Chicago, July 3rd)
Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann perform at Chicago's Soldier Field in Chicago on July 3rd, 2015.
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Guitars (Santa Clara, June 26th)
Jay Blakesberg captures a pair of guitars onstage at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on June 26th, 2015.
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Mickey (Chicago, July 4th)
Mickey Hart performs at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 4th, 2015.
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Bruce, Jeff, Mickey, Bob, Phil, Bill and Trey (Chicago, July 5th)
Bruce Hornsby, Jeff Chimenti, Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Trey Anastasio wave to the camera at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 5th, 2015.
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Mickey and Bill (Chicago, July 5th)
Mickey Hart and Bill Kretuzmann perform at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 5th, 2015.
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Fireworks (Chicago, July 4th)
The Dead's July 4th show at Chicago's Soldier Field featured an unforgettable fireworks display.
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Bruce, Jeff, Bob, Phil, Trey, Mickey and Bill (Santa Clara, June 28th)
Bruce Hornsby, Jeff Chimenti, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann take a bow at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on June 28th, 2015.