On the heels of numerous sold-out shows, Dead & Company are announcing additional U.S. dates. Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir joined forces with singer/guitarist John Mayer to form the band Dead & Company. The band will take the stage at a series of shows this Fall including two nights at the legendary Madison Square Garden and will perform two sets of music drawing largely from the Dead’s historic catalog of songs.
The Grateful Dead members Hart, Kreutzmann, Weir, and bassist Phil Lesh reunited this summer for Fare Thee Well, a run of five sold-out stadium shows celebrating the Dead¹s 50th anniversary as well as marking the last time the “core four” members would perform together. (Lesh will continue to perform in his band “Phil and Friends.”) The shows were a record-setting success, and ignited enthusiasm for more concerts featuring Grateful Dead members. “There is a place where music, dreams and magic come together,” says band member Mickey Hart. “Grateful Dead music is a portal to that place. It was built to last!”
“Fare Thee Well proved to me that I’m not done exploring new rhythmic territory with Mickey — I’m recommending that everyone puts their helmet on, because we are going to blast our way into some serious drums and space,” said Bill Kreutzmann. “And with Mayer riding shotgun with Weir — we’re in good company, so to speak.”
Mayer will join Hart, Kreutzmann and Weir, along with Allman Brothers’ bassist Oteil Burbridge and Fare Thee Well and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. “I deeply love the Dead’s music, and it has inspired me in ways I never imagined. To help carry this music is the opportunity and the honor of a lifetime,” Mayer said.
“We’re not done with these songs and they’re not done with us,” said Weir. “We’re gonna take these old friends on some new adventures.”
Tickets will go on-sale to the general public on September 18 at 10a.m. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning September 16 at 10 a.m. local time (with the exception of Nashville which will begin at 9 a.m. local time). Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com. Top tier tickets will be priced under $100, and a number of $50 tickets will be made available in most markets to honor of the Grateful Dead’s 50th Anniversary.
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Dead & Company Fall 2015 Newly Announced Tour Dates
November 11 – Buffalo @ First Niagara Center
November 13 – Columbus @ Nationwide Arena
November 14 – Greensboro @ Greensboro Coliseum Complex
November 17 – Atlanta @ Philips Arena
November 18 – Nashville @ Bridgestone Arena
November 20 – St. Louis @ Scottrade Center
November 21 – Minneapolis @ Target Center
November 24 – Broomfield @ 1stBANK Center
November 25 – Broomfield @ 1stBANK Center
November 27 – Las Vegas @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
November 28 – Las Vegas @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Dead & Company Previously Announced Fall 2015 Tour Dates
October 29 – Albany @ Times Union Center
October 31 – New York City @ Madison Square Garden
November 1 – New York City @ Madison Square Garden
November 5 – Philadelphia @ Wells Fargo Center
November 6 – Washington @ Verizon Center
November 10 – Worcester @ DCU Center
December 27 – San Francisco @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
December 28 – San Francisco @ Bill Graham Civic uditorium
December 30 – Los Angeles @ The Forum
December 31 – Los Angeles @ The Forum