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When the Grateful Dead took the stage a few weeks ago to play a benefit concert for Barack Obama at Penn State University, it was more than just a political event — it was the end of four years of tension. “It spawned all kinds of petty disagreements,” says Mickey Hart, speaking of the troublesom 2004 reunion tour. Click below for more on the latest reunion, the band’s current take on bootleggers and what the future may hold for the legendary group.

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