Martin Scorsese, who helmed the iconic "The Last Waltz," possibly the finest rock 'n' roll film ever made, will film the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary shows at Chicago's Soldier Field in July, according to The Daily Beast, citing "a source close to the production."
The website, which exclusively reported the news Monday, reported that footage of the three concerts, dubbed "Fare The Well," will be folded into an upcoming documentary film about the Dead which is set to hit theaters in 2016. Amir Bar-Lev, who made the documentary "The Tillman Story," will also shoot footage of the concerts, The Daily Beast reported.
In January, the surviving members of the band - Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann - announced the July 3, 4 and 5 shows, "marking the Grateful Dead's last-ever performance together," according to a post on the band's official Facebook page. Rounding out the band lineup for the three stadium shows will be Phish guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio, pianist vocalist Bruce Hornsby, who was a touring member of the Dead in the early 1990s, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, who has played in various Dead offshoot bands.
The core members of the Grateful Dead have played together in various incarnations, including The Other Ones, The Dead and Furthur, since the 1995 passing of its most famous member, Jerry Garcia. The last time they played under the Grateful Dead banner was on July 9, 1995 - at Soldier Field. Garcia died exactly one month later.
You can watch Garcia and the Dead perform "So Many Roads" at his final show below:
