Fare thee well, fat wallet.
To celebrate their 50th anniversary as a group, the remaining members announced
three nights of shows at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL on July 3-5, 2015. They said these shows will be the last time they ever perform together as The Grateful Dead. Fans around the world scrambled for tickets when they went on sale this past Saturday morning. In all, 210,000 tickets sold out in mere minutes. As tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of people turned to secondary market ticket websites, like StubHub, they were
in for a shock:
The Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well show has sold out in minutes, but Deadheads with deep pockets are still in with a chance. Stubhub is offering tickets for the three-day show with a top-price at $116,000 (and change), down to the "cheap-seats" at a touch under $1,350. According to various news outlets, a million dollar ticket was posted on Stubhub, the largest secondary ticket marketplace, but that the offer is no longer online.
A million dollar ticket? $116,000? Of course, tickets are only worth what someone will pay—and hopefully nobody will bite on the offer of $116,000. In the meantime, if anyone has a miracle ticket, you know where to reach me. ;)