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Dead & Company Celebrate Final Tour With Sky Story
Dead and Company closed their final tour with a drone Sky Story that left audiences awestruck. Emerging from behind the stage, hundreds of blue lights rose into formation and shaped the band’s most iconic imagery.
In Boulder, drones replaced traditional July Fourth fireworks and created a moment that matched the band’s long relationship with the city. The formations floated above Folsom Field as the Flatirons framed the sky, giving the audience a new way to experience familiar symbols.
The final stop in San Francisco carried the same energy as drones rendered a Stealie, a skeleton in a top hat, a Dancing Bear, and a closing message from Mickey Hart, asking everyone to please be kind. The aerial show added a strong final note to a historic farewell and captured the spirit that has connected fans to the music for decades.
Location
Folsom Field, Colorado and Oracle Park, California
Date
July 2023
Drone Count
600
Production
Nova Sky Stories
"From the iconic Steal Your Face logo to a Dancing Bear pirouetting above the stage, the drones painted a celestial canvas that left the audience awestruck."
"In a nice touch, the impressive drone display culminated in a quotation referencing percussionist Mickey Hart’s words 'Please be kind.'"
"Dead & Company Draws Thousands to San Francisco For Final Shows, Dazzles With Drone Display"
"The lit drones switched and swerved across the sky, settling into a five-story high skull pattern affectionately known to fans as a “Stealie."
