• Dead & Company Announce 17-Date U.S. Summer Tour for 2016

    After the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary Fare Thee Well stint in Santa Clara and Chicago, three of the four "Core Four" members, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, decided to keep truckin' on, playing their classic tunes under a new moniker with the help of John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti. Weir recently admitted that both Dead & Company, the grateful dead reincarnate super group and RatDog would be making moves in 2016. The long strange trip will continue on through the United States with a highly anticipated 2016 summer tour.

  • Dead & Company Truck On with Fall North American Tour at Atlanta Gig [WATCH]

    Dead & Company's first North American tour as a group keeps truckin' on as they recently stormed the stage at Atlanta's Philips Arena. The newly formed group, blending together Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart with John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge, pulled out a number of Dead staple tunes each night over the span of two sets and an engaging, sentimental encore.

  • John Mayer, Grateful Dead Members Unite as Dead & Company

    Iconic folk-rockers the Grateful Dead wrapped up their extensive and mystifying careers over Fourth of July weekend with their Soldier Field Fare Thee Well gigs but Eastcoasters have been eager to bring the Dead across country. Although the "Core Four" took their final bow, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir have decided to join forces with musician John Mayer, Allman Brother's bassist Oteil Burbridge and Ratdog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to invent Dead & Co.

  • Grateful Dead's 'Fare Thee Well' Isn't the End for Bill Kreutzmann [WATCH]

    Farewell tours rarely bid a final adieu for musicians, especially acts like the Rolling Stones, the Who and Mötley Crüe. Over the Fourth of July weekend, the Grateful Dead played a three-night 'Fare Thee Well' set at Chicago's Soldier Field, coinciding in time with Jerry Garcia's last show on July 9, 1995 with the American folk rockers. Since performing their final show on July 5, drummer Bill Kreutzmann already misses the action and high emotions of entertaining on stage and if he called the shots, the Dead would play many more shows to come. Instead, he'll settle for some solo work.

  • Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzmann and Airbnb to Give Chicago VIP Passes to Contest Winner

    Fourth of July weekend will bring more bustle than usual to Chicago--specifically, Soldier Field--for the three Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well reunion shows. With deadheads flocking to embark on a long, strange trip to the windy city, room and board may be bit scarce. The Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann decided to team up with Airbnb for a contest where one traveler and their guest can win VIP tickets to the three-day gig.
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