Grateful Dead Packs Levi's Stadium; Secondary Ticket Market Goes Soft

Last night's performance by the Grateful Dead -- the "first of a final five shows" for the band under the moniker -- was "expected to break" the Levi's Stadium attendance record of 77,000 set by Wrestlemania in March. Still, a ticket with a face value of $200 "could be had for as little as $39 on StubHub in recent days." The assumption is that speculators "scooped them up in anticipation of a healthy aftermarket that did not materialize." StubHub Communications Specialist Cameron Papp said, "The prices for the Santa Clara shows have been dropping pretty rapidly since April." Capacity for the band's two Santa Clara shows, the latter of which will be held tonight, "was 80,000, which is about 10,000 more than for a 49ers game." Meanwhile, a "happy energy was everywhere" at last night's concert (S.F. CHRONICLE, 6/28). The setlist from last night's show included both old favorites and rarities.

Great start to the #FareTheeWell tour. Thx @GratefulDead for coming to @LevisStadium pic.twitter.com/3V1JQoLSDq

— Al Guido (@AlGuido) June 28, 2015