GRATEFUL DEAD TO BE HONORED OCTOBER 19 IN NEW YORK CITY WITH SPECIAL LIGHTING

OF EMPIRE STATE BUILDING IN TIE-DYE COLORS

BOB WEIR AND PHIL LESH IN MANHATTAN FOR NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY FUNDRAISER OCTOBER 21

The Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead will be honored in New York City today (Monday, October 19) when the Empire State Building is lit up with special tie-dye colors celebrating the group’s appearance in the city later that week. The color scheme will represent the group’s iconic imagery and psychedelic influences.

On Wednesday, October 21, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh will attend a fundraiser at the New York Historical Society as part of an exhibit celebrating the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band. The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New York Historical Society traces the career and achievements of a band that became one of the significant cultural forces in 20th century America. Through a wealth of original artwork and documents including concert and recording posters, album art, large-scale marionettes and other stage props, banners and decorated fan mail, the exhibition will explore the musical creativity and influence of the Grateful Dead from 1965 to 1995, the sociological phenomenon of the Dead Heads and the enduring impact of the Dead’s pioneering approach to the music business. Materials in the exhibition will be drawn almost exclusively from the extraordinary holdings of the Grateful Dead Archive at the University of California Santa Cruz, established in 2008.

For more information on the NYHS exhibition, click here.