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Grateful Dead Tickets For Levi's Stadium Might Not Yet Be Completely Sold Out

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Due to incredibly high demand, many fans missed out on the opportunity to purchase Grateful Dead tickets in both Chicago and San Francisco when they went on sale. Exorbitant prices on the secondary market soon followed, throwing many concert-going hopefuls to the wind and left to spin their vinyl records instead. Not all hope is lost, however. Now just a week out from kicking off their monumental Fare Thee Well shows in San Francisco, the Grateful Dead are giving fans one more chance to purchase tickets at face value.

On Friday, an online-only re-release of tickets for the band’s June 27 and June 28 shows at Levi’s Stadium occurred through Ticketmaster. Re-released tickets for sold out shows are not completely uncommon, and Grateful Dead fans can benefit from this opportunity. While there is not full availability across the stadium (the event is technically sold out), there are tickets available for purchase in every price range, including general admission floor seats at $230.55.

On the secondary market prices for the two Levi’s shows have not come close to those in Chicago, but there are still many fans who would rather buy straight from the source than dealing secondary ticket brokers. The online re-release also gives many more fans that were not selected through the original online order fan the opportunity to purchase face value tickets. Due to the demand for tickets to the first announced Chicago shows, tickets at Levi’s Stadium were given out through an online order lottery without a traditional onsale. There were more requests than tickets available, leaving many empty-handed. Tickets from the re-release are expected to sell out.

According to TiqIQ, the current secondary market average price of Grateful Dead tickets at Levi’s Stadium is $230.60 across the two shows. Sunday’s concert on June 28 has an average of just $196.66. For both shows tickets on the secondary market can be found below face price. The secondary market get-in price is $51 for the June 27 show while the low price on Sunday is only $23. At face value, the least expensive ticket is listed at $77.05 after fees.

Secondary market prices have also come down significantly for the band’s final three shows at Soldier Field. After averaging over $1,000 following the initial ticket onsale in February, the secondary market average for the three Chicago shows is $668.71. The July 4 show is currently the most expensive with an average price of $696.14. It will still cost at least $200 to get into each show, though the most expensive get-in price is $204 on July 4.

A three-day pass now has the average each individual show owned soon after tickets were released. Three-day passes on the secondary market currently average at $1,616.25 with a get-in price of $612.