Groovy, Man.

It's Friday! And you know what this weekend is?! If you guessed Valentine's Day, you're right. But if you guessed the Furthur concert, you're more right! This Sunday is the Grateful Dead's return to Barton Hall, and it will be epic. The show is sold out, and 75% of the tickets went to the general public. If you're not great at math, that means we can expect a few thousand deadhead hippies, at least.

Apparently, the amount of police officers and security personnel at this concert will be more than pretty much ever. They're really worried about it.

It's funny how more
Security is needed
For older people


Really. Most of these people are probably going to be in their 50s and 60s. And so, of course, this means that the cops need to step up their game. They will be patrolling parking lots to stop old hippies from dealing any arthritis medications or other illicit substances. They will be in front of the stage, to make sure none of the deadheads get hernias while trying to jump the stage. They will be at the door, to make sure that all of the guests are fully clothed upon entering. And they will make sure that no one does anything remarkably stupid and/or reminiscent of the '77 Grateful Dead concert here (which resulted in the maximum capacity of Barton Hall being cut in half from 10,000 to 5,000). In any case, these middle-aged hooligans are a major threat, and the campus police are taking them very serious with multiple safety warnings and making sure they have enough officers on the job.