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Photos: Deadheads Flock To Chicago's Soldier Field For "Fare Thee Well" Shows

By Jen Chung in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 4, 2015 2:45PM

Yesterday was the first of three "Fare Thee Well" shows that the remaining members of The Grateful Dead are staging at Soldier Field. The shows are available to stream online for $29.95, but you won't get to experience the colorful atmosphere and fans quite as much that way. Enjoy these photographs from outside the stadium last night, which show an explosion of tie-dye, skulls and a lot of Dead love.

We'll have more on the shows—which include Phish's Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby, and Jeff Chimenti in addition to Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart—later. For now, here was last night's set list: