It is no coincidence that Billy Strings' livestream dates coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s legendary 6-night run at The Capitol Theatre
in 1971. With a nod to those historic shows, Billy Strings
is performing “The Deja Vu Experiment” in which the band hopes to tap
into the musicianship and fearlessness that the Grateful Dead did 50
years ago, unlocking improvisational boundaries of music and
psychedelia in a familiar yet unique way.
During the 1971 shows, the Grateful Dead conducted ESP Experiments,
prompting Deadheads in the audience to focus on imagery shown by the
band and telepathically send the imagery to a test subject. The Deja Vu Experiment
is aiming to similarly tap into a sense of clairvoyance and
togetherness by asking the streaming audience to use their minds to
collectively “see” and send imagery to special guest receivers.
The first and final nights of the series will be streamed for free, exclusively via The Relix Channel on Twitch. A portion of proceeds will benefit The Rex Foundation and Backline.
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