• 'Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead' Box Sets Announced

    For those who didn't get a chance to make the trip to Chicago's Soldier Field or the Bay Area's Levi Stadium, the Grateful Dead will now bring all of the music from their wildly accomplished 50th anniversary 'Fare Thee Well' tour gigs to living room television sets worldwide this fall. It's just been announced that 'Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead' box sets will hit stores on Nov. 20, available across an array of formats including digital downloads.

  • John Mayer Defends Dead & Company Fall Tour Trailing 'Fare Thee Well' Final Concerts

    Over the summer, the Grateful Dead had fans pack up the van and start truckin' to their final 'Fare Thee Well' tour concerts in both the Bay Area and Chicago. Trailing the performances, many deadheads were dedicated to bringing the Dead over to the east coast for some fare thee well fun of their own but to their surprise, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann announced that they'd regroup. Lacking Phil Lesh, the guitarist and two percussionists decided to take on John Mayer for their latest project, Dead & Company.

  • Grateful Dead and John Mayer Announce Fall US Tour As Dead & Company

    Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, three of the remaining members of the Grateful Dead, announced a pair of concerts at Madison Square Garden with John Mayer and The Allman Brothers' Oteil Burbridge. Now, the group dubbed Dead & Company has announced a tour culminating in a blowout New Year's Eve show in Los Angeles.

  • Bob Weir Discusses his Funeral, Jerry Garcia for AXS TV Series' 'The Big Interview'

    On the heels of revealing that the Grateful Dead's music would continue to grace the ears of Deadheads around the world through the freshly assembled Dead & Company, Bob Weir sat down with Dan Rather for an extensive discussion to air on AXS TV series' "The Big Interview." Tuesday night at 8 p.m., listeners can tune into an hour long Q&A that spans topics from Weir's musical influences, what song he wants played at his own funeral and the late Jerry Garcia.

  • 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 Bob Weir to Record an 'Album of Cowboy Songs'

    With the long-awaited Fare Thee Well shows now just a Fourth of July weekend memory, the Grateful Dead have wrapped up their live performances, for now. Guitarist and lyricist Bob Weir, on the other hand, is ready to jump into his next musical venture. The 67-year-old founding member of the Dead has now shifted his focus to crafting "an album of cowboy songs," offering an extensive lineup of musicians including songwriter Josh Ritter.

  • Deadhead Crafted Charity Campaign Hopes to Bring Grateful Dead to the East Coast

    Deadheads on the East Coast decided against sitting idly by while their musical heroes performed Fare Thee Well shows across the country in the Santa Clara and Chicago areas. After hearing of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann's unwavering drive to continue performing and his expressed sadness for east coast fans, Atlanta deadhead Rick Kline and company took matters into their own hands, challenging the band to give fans on the East the Fare Thee Well they yearn for.

  • 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 'Fare Thee Well' Concerts Earns Estimated $55 Million

    The Grateful Dead has never been about the money...but the "Fare Thee Well" concert seems to have provided quite enough to supplement its members' retirements (in case they don't continue with their other acts). Although AEG Live hasn't opted to reveal any of the financial information for the two weekends of the concert series, Billboard has compiled its own estimate and concluded that the band made, at the very least, $55 million over the last two weeks.
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