Dead and Company
Dead & Company Announce Final Tour Dates for 2023
A few weeks after announcing that this upcoming tour will be their last, Dead & Company have revealed their 2023 tour dates. The run will kick off with two arena shows at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on May 19 and 20. The tour will hit a number of notable venues, including Boston’s Fenway Park and Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The final shows will end at the Dead’s spiritual hometown of San Francisco. Those shows will take place at Oracle Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants, on July 15 and 16. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Oct. 14 at 10 am local time at the band’s website. Dead & Company 2023 tour dates: Fri May 19 Los Angeles, CA Kia ForumSat May 20 Los Angeles, CA Kia ForumTue May 23 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin PavilionFri May 26 Dallas, TX Dos Equis PavilionSun M...
Dead & Company’s Summer 2023 Tour Will Be Their Last
Grateful Dead spinoff group Dead & Company are calling it quits. In an Instagram post on Friday, the band, which features John Mayer, Bob Weir, and other former Dead players, said that next summer’s run will be their last. “As we put the finishing touches on booking venues, and understanding that word travels fast, we wanted to be the first to let you know that Dead & Company will be hitting the road next summer for what will be our final tour,” the statement said. “Stay tuned for a full list of dates for what will surely be an exciting, celebratory, and heartfelt last run of shows.” Dead & Company formed in 2015 following the Grateful Dead’s final shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The group didn’t include Dead bassist Phil Lesh, who continued with his solo career. Since then, ...
Dead & Company Plot 2022 Summer Tour
Dead & Company are going back on the road. The band will kick off their seventh tour this June starting with a two-night appearance in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. The tour runs through July, ending with a two-night performance at Citi Field in New York City. Other shows include two nights at Wrigley Field in Chicago (June 24 and 25) and two nights at the University of Colorado’s Folson Field (June 17 and 18). Dead & Company was formed in 2015 when former Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir collaborated with John Mayer, Allman Brothers’ bassist Oteil Burbridge, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to create a touring band. Tickets will be available for sale to the general public on Friday, April 8 at 10 am local venue time via deadandcompany.com. Early Fan R...
Days of the Dead
To understand the slippery nature of bliss, to glimpse a stress-free manifestation of fleeting euphoria, I would direct your attention to Bill Walton at a Grateful Dead concert. The ancient Buddhists called this state “the divine abode.” Modernity might consider the NBA Hall of Famer as having fallen into the zone – a serotonin-rich wonderland where time is suspended, every shot is all net, and no lifelong synapse destruction can impair one’s flawless recollection of the lyrics to “Scarlet Begonias/Fire on the Mountain.” For three hours, Walton’s fists pump, his head bobbles a groovy “amen,” his smile beams with such incandescent rapture that he might as well be a 7-foot tall, 68-year-old, ginger glow stick. The big man, still throwing it down in this year of the devil’s friend, 2021. Amid...
