Epstein Files Revealed: Inside the Ticket Resale Operation with Grateful Dead, Dead & Company, and More
Court documents recently made public as part of the Epstein files have shed light on a ticket resale operation that allegedly profited from high-demand concerts and events, including the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary Fare Thee Well shows, Dead & Company's 2015 fall tour, and Coachella. The operation, spearheaded by businessmen Kevin Law and Joe Meli, pitched Epstein on investing $30 million in their ticket resale business, promising an 8% preferred return on investment and a profit-sharing arrangement. The proposal outlined successful deals involving the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company tickets, as well as plans for future opportunities with Hamilton and Adele tickets, projecting a total return of $47 million over two years across 22 deals. Epstein forwarded the pitch to his accountant and a modeling agency co-founder, indicating he may have been considering the opportunity but no confirmation of investment is found in the released documents. The documents are available on the U.S. Department of Justice's website.