The Empire State Building and the Grateful Dead

[chacoguy]

This can’t possibly be real, right?

[Pai325]

Our local news reported it, so I figured it was.

[Eyebrows_0f_Doom]

It’s real. You can see what the colors will be for a particular date on their website: Tower Lights: New York Lights Today | Empire State Building

Looks like this was from July 4th and then repeated Sunday at 9pm.

They have other light shows on the site as well.

From the Grateful Dead website:

U.S. Blues Empire State Building Takeover

Happy 4th of July from the Grateful Dead! We’re waving that flag, high and wide, atop the Empire State Building.

This “U.S. Blues” production was specifically designed for the Soldier Field Anniversary crowd, where members of the original band were reunited for the “Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead" tour 20 years to the day after the band’s last performance together.

ESB lighting designer Marc Brickman teamed up with the band to create the vision and technical design of the music-to-light show, which featured an assortment of Grateful Dead imagery in the mast of the building.