The Grateful Dead concluded their concert career on July 9, 1995, in Chicago, a month before Jerry Garcia's death due to diabetes complications. Despite their inactivity in the late 1990s, they ranked as the second highest-grossing band of the decade, only after the Rolling Stones. Over 30 years, the band entertained approximately 25 million fans. They currently hold records, including the largest live audience of 600,000 at the 1973 Watkins Glen festival. The surviving members celebrate their legacy with a 60-CD box set entitled Enjoying The Ride and a greatest hits vinyl release.
The Grateful Dead's final concert in 1995 marked the end of an iconic band that played live for around 25 million people over their 30-year career.
Despite inactivity in the latter half of the 1990s, The Grateful Dead was the second highest-grossing band of the decade, surpassed only by the Rolling Stones.
The band set the record for the largest audience in rock history, drawing 600,000 people at the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen festival in 1973.
Jerry Garcia's legacy continues with the release of a 60-CD box set titled Enjoying The Ride, celebrating the band's extensive live recordings.
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