On campus, Cornell Chimes will play their annual Grateful Dead Concert from 6 to 6:30 p.m.Īdministered through multiple lotteries, around half of the 4,800 concert tickets were reserved for Cornell alumni, staff, and students, with discounted tickets available for students. Viewers from around the world can purchase passes to livestream the show, and tickets are on sale for an in-person livestream at the State Theatre of Ithaca – with proceeds also going to the 2030 Project and MusiCares. on May 8, the same date as the 1977 show, which is well-known in Grateful Dead circles as one of the most iconic and beloved performances of the band’s long career. The sold-out concert is part of Dead & Company’s final tour and will raise funds for Cornell’s 2030 Project, which aims to accelerate real-world solutions to climate change, and MusiCares, a nonprofit that supports the health and welfare of music industry professionals.ĭoors open at 6:30 p.m. “The band has such a rich history, and they’ve been such a big part of my life and my childhood – to be a part of this now, while I’m still at Cornell, feels like everything perfectly aligned.” “I just couldn’t believe this is happening in my lifetime, at my institution,” Gupta said. When she heard that Dead & Company, which includes remaining members of the Grateful Dead, would return to Barton Hall on May 8, it felt almost cosmic. In 2019, Gupta, now a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering, played an event in Barton with her own band, where she snuck in acoustic Dead covers – dedicating the songs in her mind to Jerry Garcia – and thought she’d reached a pinnacle in her relationship to the music and band.
Her father had every Grateful Dead album and bootleg, including the recording of the legendary 1977 concert at Barton Hall. Her family listened at the breakfast table, in the car she danced to the music with her sister from as early as she can remember.
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