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==="Fare Thee Well"=== {{Main|Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead}} In 2015, Weir, Lesh, Kreutzmann, and Hart reunited for five concerts called "Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead".<ref name="Pareles">{{cite web|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Review: No Song Left Unsung, Grateful Dead Plays Its Last|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 6, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/07/arts/music/no-song-left-unsung-grateful-dead-plays-its-last.html|access-date=July 10, 2015|quote="When the Dead's music was working best, it always sounded like a healthy argument among old friends—one that could spark new ideas."|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709032026/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/07/arts/music/no-song-left-unsung-grateful-dead-plays-its-last.html|archive-date=July 9, 2015}}</ref> The shows were performed on June 27 and 28 at [[Levi's Stadium]] in [[Santa Clara, California]], and on July 3, 4 and 5 at [[Soldier Field]] in [[Chicago]].<ref name="Pareles"/><ref>Sallo, Stewart (July 10, 2015). [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stewart-sallo/grateful-dead-fare-thee-well-report-card_b_7771296.html "Grateful Dead 'Fare Thee Well' Report Card"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714212014/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stewart-sallo/grateful-dead-fare-thee-well-report-card_b_7771296.html |date=July 14, 2015 }}, ''Huffington Post''. Retrieved July 12, 2015.</ref> The band stated that this would be the final time that Weir, Lesh, Hart, and Kreutzmann would perform together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/grateful-dead-farewell-concert-chicago|title=Grateful Dead 50th-Anniversary Reunion in the Works|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 19, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2015|author=Nelson, Jeff|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122211604/http://www.people.com/article/grateful-dead-farewell-concert-chicago|archive-date=January 22, 2015}}</ref> They were joined by [[Trey Anastasio]] of [[Phish]] on guitar, Jeff Chimenti on keyboards, and Bruce Hornsby on piano.<ref>Halperin, Shirley (January 16, 2015). [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6443522/grateful-dead-reunion-shows-trey-anastasio-chicago-anniversary "Grateful Dead to Reunite, Jam with Trey Anastasio for Final Shows"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630035619/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6443522/grateful-dead-reunion-shows-trey-anastasio-chicago-anniversary |date=June 30, 2015 }}, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Retrieved July 6, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Leopold|first1=Todd|title=Grateful Dead Reuniting for 50th-Anniversary Shows|date=January 16, 2015|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/16/entertainment/feat-grateful-dead-50-anniversary-show/index.html|access-date=January 16, 2015|publisher=[[CNN]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116205503/http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/16/entertainment/feat-grateful-dead-50-anniversary-show/index.html|archive-date=January 16, 2015}}</ref> Demand for tickets was very high.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6487516/grateful-deads-fare-thee-well-tickets-offered-for-116000-on-secondary|title=Grateful Dead's 'Fare Thee Well' Tickets Offered for $116,000 on Secondary Market|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 2, 2015|access-date=March 9, 2015|author=Brandle, Lars|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310002507/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6487516/grateful-deads-fare-thee-well-tickets-offered-for-116000-on-secondary|archive-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/chi-grateful-dead-concert-soldier-field-20150306-story.html|title=Op-Ed: Grateful Dead fans need a miracle, or big bucks, to see final Chicago shows|work=Chicago Tribune|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2015|author=Bernstein, Lenny|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310022036/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/chi-grateful-dead-concert-soldier-field-20150306-story.html|archive-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> The concerts were simulcast via various media.<ref>[http://www.relix.com/news/detail/peter_shapiro_were_working_on_a_way_to_bring_the_show_to_fans_who_arent_in_soldier_field "Peter Shapiro: "We're Working on a Way to Bring the Show to Fans Who Aren't in Soldier Field"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707061323/http://www.relix.com/news/detail/peter_shapiro_were_working_on_a_way_to_bring_the_show_to_fans_who_arent_in_soldier_field |date=July 7, 2015 }}, ''[[Relix]]'', March 3, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.</ref><ref>Coscarelli, Joe (July 2, 2015). [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/03/arts/music/as-dead-exit-a-debate-will-not-fade-away.html "As Grateful Dead Exit, a Debate Will Not Fade Away"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416081227/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/03/arts/music/as-dead-exit-a-debate-will-not-fade-away.html |date=April 16, 2017 }}, ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 6, 2015.</ref> The Chicago shows have been released as a box set of CDs and DVDs.<ref>Grow, Kory (June 25, 2015). [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/grateful-dead-announce-box-set-releases-of-final-concerts-20150625 "Grateful Dead Announce Box Set Releases of Final Concerts"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627223148/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/grateful-dead-announce-box-set-releases-of-final-concerts-20150625 |date=June 27, 2015 }}, ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved June 28, 2015.</ref> [[File:Grateful Dead - Fare Thee Well - Soldier Field - Chicago - 2015.jpg|thumb|center|825px|{{center|The ''Fare Thee Well'' concert at [[Soldier Field]] in [[Chicago]] on July 5, 2015}}]]
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