San Francisco is preparing to see up to 60,000 people a day for the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary festival in Golden Gate Park this weekend, and Mayor Daniel Lurie said the city is ready.

Even for those not attending the concerts, people on the west side can expect to hear Grateful Dead classics, see Deadheads roaming the streets and find difficulty getting around Golden Gate Park.

At the park’s polo field — where the Dead haven’t played since 1991 — workers on Thursday were erecting a large stage where remaining members of the Grateful Dead will play as Dead & Company through Sunday.

Lurie stood at a podium in front of the stage in the field’s northwest corner, where stagehands were testing lights and setting up equipment. Next to Lurie stood San Francisco law enforcement, fire

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