Can’t make it to Santa Clara, CA this weekend or Chicago the next for the Fare Thee Well shows by the remaining members of the Grateful Dead? No matter. You will now be able to watch them in real time on YouTube. It joins such other options as a SiriusXM simulcast, pay-per-view cable, satellite and theater showings, video-on-demand Internet broadcasts and also the just-announced Nugs.tv webcast.
YouTube will charge $19.95 per night for the Santa Clara shows and $29.95 a night for Chicago, and they can be viewed on all YouTube-connected devices.
On the other hand, Time reports that despite the huge initial demand of 500,000 requests for tickets to the three Chicago Soldier Field performances, prices on the secondary ticket market have plunged from hundreds and even thousands of dollars to about the same cost as watching them remotely. Resold Santa Clara seats have fallen as low as $19. Chicago tickets can be had for about $200 for one night or $600 for a three-show pass.
