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This past weekend, under a canopy of stars in the depths of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, Marcus King stepped up to the microphone and tore into a rendition of the Marshall Tucker Band’s “Can’t You See” at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

“I’m gonna take a freight train, down at the station, Lord,” King howled, his voice echoing out into the box canyon. “I don’t care where it goes.”

By the time King came around to the chorus, Charlie Starr, lead singer and guitarist for Blackberry Smoke,...

Paul T. Riddle knows that he’s prone to shed a tear or two when the right moment strikes. He’s the first to admit he gets choked up during soft-hearted TV advertisements or when “Silent Night” comes across grocery store speakers during the holiday season.

So, on a Monday morning when Riddle, a longtime drummer and co-founding member of the Marshall Tucker Band, called to talk about his late bandmate Toy Caldwell, he got a little misty-eyed.

“Mine and Toy’s thing was the music,” says Riddle, a soft-spoken...

This year marks 60 years since the Grateful Dead’s formation, and in celebration of the occasion, the band’s spin-off group, Dead & Company, will perform three himetown shows at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this August.

The concerts will go down on August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, with Grateful Dead co-founders Bob Weir and Mickey Hart joining Dead & Company’s John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti, and Jay Lane for the three-night run. Additionally, a special opening act will join Dead & Company each night: Billy Strings on Friday, August 1st; Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson on Saturday, August 2nd; and Trey Anastasio Band on Sunday, August 3rd.

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A general ticket on-sale for three-day tickets begins Friday, May 30 at 10 Am Pt via Ticketmaster, with 3-day tickets starting at $635 ($556 + $79 fees). Single-day tickets will be available soon, starting at $245 ($209 + $36 fees).

Beyond the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary,...

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The Brothers haven’t rocked the stage at Madison Square Garden since 2020, just before the pandemic, but tonight the band including Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Jaimoe, and Marc Quiñones will pay tribute to the Allman Brothers Band for the group’s 55th anniversary. The Brothers play back-to-back shows on April 15 and April 16, and fans can watch the special tribute shows online from home on Nugs.net.

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Throughout April, The Brothers will host the new SiriusXM Southern Rock channel, where early Southern Rock pioneers and contemporary trailblazers come together.

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Hear a healthy dose of Allman Brothers classics as part of the channel’s unique blend of classic and contemporary rock influenced by country and blues, with an extra helping of Southern pride.

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The app-exclusive SiriusXM Southern Rock channel, hosted by The Brothers for a limited time, pops up on satellite channel 79 from April 8–21.

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This special month of exclusive SiriusXM content is hosted by The Brothers — featuring Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones, and guests — in celebration of their two highly-anticipated concerts at Madison Square Garden.

Artists you’ll hear include Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule, Tedeschi Trucks Band,...

Standing in front of a raucous sold-out audience at the Macon City Auditorium in Georgia on Friday night, guitarist Duane Betts paid tribute to his late father, Allman Brothers six-string ace Dickey Betts, with a soaring cover of “Ramblin’ Man.”

“And when it’s time for leavin’, I’ll hope you’ll understand,” Betts howled. “That I was born a ramblin’ man.”

“This means everything. It’s my father’s legacy,” Betts tells Rolling Stone backstage. “Everybody’s here for the right reasons — to celebrate a great man, a great visionary of music.

With the passing last year of Dickey Betts, combined with the deaths in the last decade of Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks, tributes to the Allman Brothers Band have taken on a new poignancy. And one of the most highly regarded of those will return to New York’s Madison Square Garden next month.

On April 15 and 16, the Brothers, comprised of former Allmans band members and associates, will play a return engagement five years after their first (and only) show at that venue. The band includes original Allmans drummer Jaimoe...

A hollow, lifeless conference hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center is just about the last place you would expect to find a Grateful Dead tribute concert on a Friday night. But it was there that MusiCares put on a show for the ages, honoring the band at its Persons of the Year gala with founding members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart in attendance (drummer Bill Kreutzmann could not make the trip and delivered a message by video) and a slew of acolytes who understood the assignment.

Typically, the MusiCares dinner is a polite affair, with guests seated respectfully for most of the performances, save the all-star finale, a staple of the event. And that’s not to say that previous Person of the Year recipients — which include Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand — didn’t have their own rabid fanbases in attendance. But the Deadheads just do things differently.

MusiCares’ 2025 Persons of the Year benefit gala, in honor of the Grateful Dead, will feature an A-list group of performers. Noah Kahan, John Mayer, Vampire Weekend, and Maren Morris are all on the lineup, along with Dead & Company, Rolling Stone has learned. The event is slated for Jan. 31.

It will also feature Zac Brown, Sierra Ferrell, Mick Fleetwood with Stewart Copeland, Dave Matthews, Sammy Hagar, Bruce Hornsby, Norah Jones, Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket, Billy Strings, the War on Drugs, the War and Treaty, Wynonna Judd, and Dwight Yoakam, Rs can confirm,...

The MusiCares Persons of the Year benefit gala, one of several official pre-Grammy Awards functions scheduled to take place in Los Angeles ahead of the Feb. 2 show, will go on with its tribute to the Grateful Dead on Jan. 31 and some big names are attached, sources reveal.

The Hollywood Reporter has been tipped to the slated performers on the lineup. They include: Dead & Company, John Mayer, Mick Fleetwood with Stewart Copeland, Norah Jones, Maren Morris, Noah Kahan, Vampire Weekend, Sierra Ferrell and Lukas Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Strings, My Morning Jacket, the War and Treaty, Sammy Hagar, Zac Brown and the War on Drugs. Previous Grateful Dead collaborator Bruce Hornsby is also expected and friend of the band, and Bravo TV host, Andy Cohen — himself a longtime Deadhead who has hosted Weir on Watch What Happens — will Mc the evening.

An official announcement, released on Jan. 21, also includes Dave Matthews,...

Dead & Company are headed back to Sphere in Las Vegas next year to celebrate the Grateful Dead spinoff band’s 10-year anniversary. The 18-show run kicks off March 20 and wraps up May 17. Ticket presales begin Dec. 10. Prices start at $145, and they scale up significantly from there.

A press release notes these will be Dead & Company’s “only Sphere shows in 2025,” hinting at the possibility of more concerts elsewhere. The group wrapped up a farewell tour on July 16, 2023, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, but indicated they were open to residencies...

Dead & Company will reconvene in 2025 for a new residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas that coincides with the group’s 10th anniversary.

“Dead Forever 2025” consists of 18 shows kicking off in March 2025 and running through May. According to a press release, these dates will mark the band’s “only Sphere shows in 2025.”

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An artist ticket pre-sale is set for Tuesday, December 10th at 10:00 a.m. Pt (registration is ongoing), with a Live Nation pre-sale following on Thursday, December December 12th at 10:00 a.m. Pt (use code Joy) via Ticketmaster. A public ticket on-sale is set for Friday, December 13th. Travel and VIP packages will also be available starting Thursday, December 5th.

“Dead Forever 2025” marks Dead & Company’s second residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere following their 30-show run in 2024.

Dead & Company’s current lineup consists of former Grateful Dead members Bobby Weir and Mickey Hart along with John Mayer,...

The Allman Brothers Band played their final concert on October 28th, 2014 at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. Now, a recording of the show is being released as a live album for its 10th anniversary, available via Peach Records digitally on October 25th and as a CD box set on November 22nd (pre-order here).

In addition to the remastered audio of the show, the Final Concert 10-28-14 3xCD edition includes a 16-page booklet with exclusive photos and liner notes. Curated by Warren Haynes, the 29-song concert featured a lineup of founding members Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, and Butch Trucks alongside Haynes, Derek Trucks, Marc Quinones, and Oteil Burbridge.

Divided into three sets, the concert featured selections from six Allman Brothers Band albums, kicking off with “Little Martha” and “Mountain Jam.” Abb also played songs like “One Way Out,” “Blue Sky,” “Statesboro Blues,” “The Sky Is Crying,” and “Melissa” before closing with “Trouble No More.

Comedians Charles McBee and Mike Finoia have teamed with Acast for podcast Are We Old?

As hosts, McBee and Finoia comedically explore confront the experience of growing old by delving into the often-ignored truths of aging with a blend of nostalgia, vulnerability, and humor. The goal is to a provide a platform where listeners can laugh at the absurdities of growing older while also finding solace in the shared experiences that come with it. We believe that aging is inevitable, but taking ourselves too seriously isn't.

Through candid conversations, hilarious anecdotes, and the occasional sage advice, "Are We Old?" aims to remind listeners that while aging may come with its challenges, it also brings a wealth of wisdom, laughter, and new perspectives. So, whether you're dreading the inevitable march of time or embracing it with open arms, join us on "Are We Old?" for a laugh-out-loud journey through the trials and tribulations of getting older.

Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir are among the 2024 Kennedy Center honorees.

Now in its 47th year, the Kennedy Center Honors are given to those in the performing arts space for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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Alongside members of the Grateful Dead, other recipients receiving the honor in 2024 include filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola; singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt; and jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval.

Additionally, the Kennedy Center Honors will recognize the famed Apollo Theater with a special Honors as an iconic American institution.

The 47th annual Kennedy Center Honors will be air Monday, December 23rd beginning at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart are currently playing shows with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chiment as Dead & Company at Las Vegas’ Sphere through the middle of August.

The iconic Grateful Dead spin-off band, Dead & Company, has launched its highly anticipated Dead Forever residency at the immersive Sphere venue in Las Vegas.

The three-night opening weekend, held from May 16 to 18, saw Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane take the stage to deliver performances of classic Grateful Dead songs, such as fan favorites “Fire on the Mountain,” “Truckin'” and “Franklin’s Tower.” The band’s signature mind-bending visuals were showcased on the venue’s 160,000-square-foot wraparound screen, which created an immersive psychedelic landscape.

The event saw the presence of several notable celebrities, such as Mayer’s best friend, Andy Cohen, as well as Diplo, Miles Teller, Chantel Jefferies and Cruz Beckham.

The “most integral” piece of the four-hour show was the iconic Grateful Dead skeleton “rising from the grave, doing a little jig and grinningly mounting a motorcycle to go journeying through a psychedelic landscape,...

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Dead and Company have extended their residency at the Las Vegas Sphere with a bunch more shows scheduled to take place in August.

The Grateful Dead offshoot group added six new dates to their “Dead Forever” residency: Aug. 1, 2, and 3, and Aug. 8, 9, and 10. Tickets for the new dates will go on sale Friday, May 31, at 10 a.m. Pt. Fans can register now for an advance presale, with those tickets...

Dead & Company are the latest group to announce a residency at Las Vegas’ $2.3 billion multi-media venue, The Sphere. The supergroup, which consists of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chiment, kicked off their 30-night residency beginning on May 16th, 2024, with shows now running through the middle of August.

Get tickets here, and read on for more details, including how to get tickets to one of the live concert events of the year.

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What is Dead & Company’s 2024 Residency at The Sphere?

Dead & Company’s residency at The Sphere follows U2 and Phish’s respective runs in the billion dollar Las Vegas venue. Dead & Company previously embarked on what they billed as their “farewell tour” in 2023, making their return to live shows a blessing for Dead Heads everywhere.

The band initially previewed the residency by...

Dead & Company have announced they will reunite for a residency at the $2.3 billion Sphere in Las Vegas.

The residency will consist of 18 shows taking place over six consecutive weeks from May 16th through June 22nd.

Dead & Company intend to take advantage of the Sphere’s cutting-edge technology, including its high resolution wrap-around LED display and immersive audio setup to present “never-before-seen visual storytelling.” What’s more, each weekend’s three performances will feature a unique setlist.

Advanced registration is now ongoing for an artist pre-sale, which will take place beginning Monday, February 5th at 10:00 a.m. Pt. A public ticket on-sale will follow on Friday, February 9th via Ticketmaster. The price of tickets range from $145.00 to $395.00 all in. Additionally, a number of VIP packages are also available.

Once tickets are on sale, you can also find them at StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub...

Dead & Company’s “final tour” wasn’t the end of the road for the Grateful Dead offshoot, as the John Mayer-featuring band has confirmed they’ll reconvene this spring for a lengthy residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere.

The group — featuring Dead legends Bob Weir and Mickey Hart alongside Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, and drummer Jay Lane — previously announced their final tour in 2023, culminating with a pair of hometown gigs in San Francisco.

However, toward the end of 2023, Dead and Company were rumored to be ending their...

Country singer Jamey Johnson and saxophone player Dave McMurray have combined their talents for a new cover of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter’s “To Lay Me Down” that’s out now. The song appears on McMurray’s upcoming album Grateful Deadication 2, a tribute album that reimagines the work of the Grateful Dead.

The track opens with some celestial sax runs and percussion, but quickly shifts to a subdued arrangement of acoustic guitar and piano for Johnson’s tender delivery of the verses. McMurray accents the tune with some soulful...

Dead and Company are officially gearing up for its final tour.

John Mayer posted a tour poster on his Instagram page that read “The Final Tour: Dead & Co. Summer 2023” and noted the group would have details on tour dates soon.

“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,” Mayer wrote. “Stay tuned for a full list...

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Dead & Company is kicking off a U.S. tour this summer, and, luckily, any Deadheads who can’t make it in person can still watch the concerts live online through nugs.net. The live music streaming service has partnered with Dead & Company to bring fans live streams of every 2022 Summer Tour performance.

Read on for details on how to watch the Dead & Company tour live stream online with nugs.

Update: Sources close to Dead and Company initially claimed that 2022 will be the last year the band tours together. However, after guitarist Bob Weir tweeted his surprise about Dead and Company suspending touring, the same sources changed their tune and say discussions continue about the fate of the band. The band itself said in a statement: “Dead & Company has made no official decision as to this being their final tour.”

“Whew,” drummer Bill Kreutzmann tweeted to Weir. “I thought you knew something that I didn’t! “#themusicneverstops #wewillsurvive.”

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Dead & Company will return to the road this summer for a month-long tour of amphitheaters and stadiums nationwide.

The jam supergroup — featuring John Mayer, the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann alongside Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti — will kick off their 2022 summer tour in the same city that their 2021 fall tour concluded: Los Angeles, with Dead & Co. performing June 11th at Dodger Stadium.

The 20-date trek also includes two nights at Mountain View, California’s Shoreline Amphitheatre, Boulder, Colorado’s Folsom Field and Chicago’s Wrigley Field,...

The Grateful Dead offshoot Dead & Company has canceled scheduled resort shows in Cancun, Mexico this weekend. Frontman John Mayer tested positive for Covid-19 shortly before departing.

Initially, the band planned to continue on without Mayer, but decided today to cancel the “Playing in the Sand” shows. Ticketholders will be refunded, with details expected to be emailed to holders.

Dead & Company includes former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, with Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti augmenting them. The group has been around since 2015.

Notice of the canceled show was posted to the band’s Instagram.

“With much sadness and after great consideration of every possible scenario, the Playing in the Sand shows in Riviera Cancun on January 7-10 and January 13-16 have now been canceled by Cid Presents due to the spiking Covid-19 cases. Dead & Company and Cid Presents tried everything possible to bring normalcy and...

John Mayer has tested positive for Covid-19 and will no longer appear during Dead and Company’s Playing in the Sand concerts in Mexico, which take place at Moon Palace resort in Cancún Jan. 7 to Jan. 10 and Jan. 13 through Jan. 16.

“Today, just prior to leaving for Mexico, per his physician, @JohnMayer tested positive for Covid-19 and will be unable to perform at the upcoming ‘Playing in the Sand’ event in Riviera Cancun January 7-10,” Dead and Company posted on Instagram. The weekend will now feature Dos Hermanos con Amigos.” The post lists Mickey Hart,...

A man died following a 30 to 50-foot fall at Dead & Company’s Friday night show at Flushing, New York’s Citi Field.

According to local news reports, the man — described as a Brooklyn resident in his 40s — fell from an upper tier balcony to the concrete below during the show’s intermission at around 9 p.m.

“He attempted a body flip, fell, and landed on the balcony below,” police told the Daily News. The man was transported to New York Presbyterian Hospital in Queens, where he pronounced dead.

A driver...

One month ago, it appeared that the concert season — rearranged, stifled or outright canceled for more than a year — may have begun to return to what music fans have hoped for and expected: sweaty, unmasked mosh pits for some, cozy seats with obscenely large cupholders for others. Tours began to rebook. Fans planned road trips. And the worst of the pandemic to many seemed more retrospective fever dream than continuing nightmare.

But with recent outbreaks spreading across festivals and concerts, giant promoters like Live Nation and Aeg have been forced to rethink protocols,...

On March 10, 2020, surviving and alumni members of the Allman Brothers Band came together to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary.

Given that the coronavirus was beginning to bear down on the country, as well as the world, the timing was dicey at best; live shows were effectively shut down two days later. “It was just starting to dawn on everyone that day that this isn’t something to fuck around with,” guitarist Derek Trucks told Rolling Stone soon after the show. “But it also felt like one of the last...

Oysterhead, the eclectic musical collective of Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool, and Stewart Copeland, will headline the 2021 Peach Music Festival. After the pandemic canceled the 2020 fest, the Peach, founded by members of the Allman Brothers Band in 2012, returns to Scranton, Pennsylvania, over Independence Day weekend.

This year’s festival dovetails with the 50th anniversary of the Allmans’ seminal live document At Fillmore East, released July 1st, 1971. The Peach will celebrate the album with a tribute set featuring various special guests.

The legacy of the Allman Brothers is well represented on the Peach lineup,...

Dead & Company have announced they’re hitting the road on a 2021 tour, kicking off August 16th in Raleigh, North Carolina, and running through Halloween, with a three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl on October 29th, 30th, and 31st.

The supergroup consisting of John Mayer, Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti will play 31 dates overall, including stops in New York, Chicago, Denver, Boston, and more cities throughout the U.S.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, May 21st at 12:00 p.

Dead & Company will return to the Riviera Cancun, Mexico, in January 2022 for their fourth Playing in the Sand concert vacation, a three-day residency where the all-star jam band performs from a stage just feet from the Caribbean Sea.

After holding the first Playing in the Sand in 2018, the supergroup of John Mayer, Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti returned to the Moon Palace Cancún in 2019 and 2020, with the latter marking Dead and Company’s final shows prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

Alanis Morissette, Black Pumas, and Dawes will perform at the upcoming virtual charity concert, Set Break, which aims to bring awareness to mental health issues in the music industry, especially one year after Covid-19 brought the live entertainment sector to a halt.

The non-profit Backline, which connects those in the music industry with mental health professionals, is hosting the event, which will air April 10th on the Relix Channel on Twitch. The show will feature a mix of performances, public service announcements, and conversations about mental health, and interactive sessions involving yoga and meditation.

Earlier this month, 11E1even Group hosted an all-star livestream in tribute to Bill Withers, who died on March 30th. The entire one-hour livestream, featuring performances from Finneas, Stephen Marley and more, is now available to view on YouTube.

Other performers who paid their respects to Withers included Nicki Bluhm, Marc Broussard, Oteil Burbridge, Alecia Chakor, Nigel Hall, Marcus King, Eric Krasno, Lawrence, Son Little, Ivan Neville, Suzanne Santo, David Shaw and Allen Stone, performing some of Withers’ most recognizable hits, including “Just the Two of Us,” “Lovely Day,” “Make a Smile for Me,...

Live From Out There — a subscription-based digital music festival — didn’t have superstars on the bill for its first weekend near the end of March. There were no special discount codes, no merchandise bundles, no particular gimmicks to draw attendees in. It still raked in $100,000 in one weekend.

Event organizer 11Eleven Group, an artist management company in Denver, Colorado, put on the fest with the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a charitable foundation offering aid to musicians, after the coronavirus pandemic started shutting down live events. Artists who played in the...

As one of the few musicians to perform in New York just before and just after the coronavirus effectively shut down live music in the city, Derek Trucks witnessed the impact of the pandemic firsthand. On March 10th, the guitarist joined fellow former members of the Allman Brothers Band, including co-founder and drummer Jaimoe, for a 50th-anniversary tribute at Madison Square Garden. Billed as “The Brothers,” the lineup, which also featured guitarist and singer Warren Haynes and bassist Oteil Burbridge from the last Abb, ripped through nearly four hours of classic Allmans material,...

At Madison Square Garden last night, Al and Mitch from Saratoga Springs, New York, came prepared. Both longtime Allman Brothers Band fans who had first seen the group in the Seventies, they had their tickets in hand for “The Brothers: Celebrating 50 Years of the Allman Brothers Band.” Yet like everyone around them, they knew this would not be a normal night for music. Al, a Labor Department employee, pulled out a baggie his wife had stuffed with wipes, which he was planning to use to dab his seat.

“Gregg was...

Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir planned out only two things before each of the thousands of concerts they played together in the Grateful Dead: The song they would begin with and the song they would end with. Everything else was decided in the moment. “While Jerry was singing, I had plenty of time to think about the next tune that I was going to do,” says Weir. “And while I was singing, he had plenty of time to think about what tune he was next going to do. We developed a feel for that.

On March 10, Madison Square Garden will host The Brothers: Celebrating 50 Years of The Allman Brothers Band. The one-time concert will celebrate The Allman Brothers Band’s notorious career. Get Tickets For The Brothers Here! The lineup includes The Brothers – Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones who will be joined by […]

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In 2014 — when the Allman Brothers Band decided the time had come to stop touring — the band briefly discussed a show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. In the end, the group opted for a series of farewell performances at another Manhattan venue, the Beacon Theatre, where they had long done residences.

But on March 10, about six years after the band’s goodbye, that dream of a Garden event will become a reality. To pay tribute to the band’s 50th anniversary year, the surviving members of the last Allmans lineup — drummer Jaimoe Johanson,...

Dead and Company is on their Fall Run Run 2019 tour! The band was originally formed after singer-songwriter, John Mayer discovered the music of Grateful Dead. Members of the Dead and Company are Bob Weir (guitar), Mickey Hart (drums), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums), along with John Mayer (guitar), Oteil Burbridge (bass/drums), and Jeff Chimenti (keyboards) Get Dead & Co. Tickets Here! The […]

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In 2001, Phish were at the peak of their first wave of success, but the band’s piano player Page McConnell was looking for a new challenge. Then he went to see the Funky Meters play New York City’s Irving Plaza. Watching his friend Russell Batiste Jr. drum behind the R&b legends, McConnell says, “It just kind of hit me: ‘I know Russell, I could ask him to be in a band with me. I think the next week, I went to see the Allman Brothers and saw Oteil.

Dead & Company announced a U.S. summer tour. The band – comprised of Grateful Dead alumni Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir, along with John Mayer, former Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti – will launch the 2019 trek with back-to-back dates (Friday, May 31st and Saturday, June 1st) in Mountain View, California.

The tour will include two-night stands at iconic venues like Los Angeles, California’s Hollywood Bowl; George, Washington’s the Gorge Amphitheatre; and Chicago, Illinois’ Wrigley Field, where the band broke the all-time...

Dead & Company will reconvene this winter for their second annual Playing in the Sand concert vacation, which invades Riviera Maya, Mexico in January.

The supergroup – featuring John Mayer, Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti – will perform three concerts between January 17th to the 20th, with the stage just feet away from the Caribbean Sea.

Like last year’s maiden fest, Playing in the Sand in an all-inclusive festival with premium resort accommodations, 24-hour concierge service and “on-site activities including yoga, tequila tasting,...

“This is the third year and it’s kind of becoming a thing,” said manager and environmentalist Keith Addis, surveying the annual backyard benefit concert for Oceana, the seawater conservation organization, held at his home in the Los Feliz hills. “Sting was the first. [Don] Henley was the second. They’re all guys who have supported Oceana in the past so they’re pre-enrolled in the cause.”

This year’s talent? Dead & Company, who performed a seven-song set — perhaps the smallest (only 260 guests) and shortest in the band’s legendary history — on Sunday night (July 8) that included such favorites as “Dark Star,” “Shakedown Street” and “Franklin’s Tower.” Among the revelers in the crowd were Shiri Appleby, Kelly Lynch, Eli Roth and Rodger Berman, husband of fashion designer Rachel Zoe.

“Their manager, Bernie Cahill, is a really good friend of mine,” Addis said. “Normally, it takes me a couple of months to lock down the talent.

John Mayer is on the mend.

The musician is “in good spirits” after being hospitalized Tuesday morning for an emergency appendectomy, his rep tells People.

Mayer, 40, tweeted a thank you note shortly after, writing, “Thank you everyone for the well wishes. Had surgery yesterday and woke up to see some amazingly kind and loving tweets. I’m so sorry that we couldn’t finish out the last few dates of the tour. This band and these shows mean the world to me. Love you all dearly.” On a less serious note, he shared a photo from the hospital on Instagram,...

John Mayer is recovering from the emergency appendectomy he underwent on Tuesday after he was rushed to the hospital.

"Still got it," he wrote on Instagram on Wednesday, sharing a pic of himself in a hospital gown.

A rep for the 40-year-old singer tells Et that he is in good spirits, but due to the recovery process, Dead & Company has been forced to postpone three more shows.

Mayer was scheduled to perform with the band, which consists of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, along with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti, multiple times this month. They postponed Tuesday's show in New Orleans for a later date. Additionally, the concerts scheduled for Dec. 7 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, and Dec. 8 at the Bb&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, are postponed.

The rep tells Et that all tickets for these shows will be honored for the rescheduled dates. Information on the rescheduled...

John Mayer was rushed to the hospital for emergency appendectomy on Tuesday, Et can confirm.

Dead & Company, which consists of Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir, also announced the news via Twitter. Mayer was scheduled to perform with them on Tuesday in New Orleans, along with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti. The show is now being postponed for a later date.

"All tickets for the December 5 show will be honored for the rescheduled date," another post on Dead & Company's Twitter page reads. "Information on the rescheduled date will be announced as soon as possible. Should ticketholders choose to seek a refund, they will be available at point of purchase."

Mayer recently performed with Dead & Company over the weekend in Austin, Texas. Following the postponed New Orleans show, they are also scheduled to play at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 7, and the Bb&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, on Dec. 8.

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The United Nations Development Programme (Undp) last month appointed legendary musician and founding member of the Grateful Dead and Dead & Company Bob Weir as its newest Goodwill Ambassador.

The ceremony took place during the eighth annual Social Good Summit at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

In this new role, Weir will be teaming up with Undp to raise awareness and mobilize support for the Un agency’s work to end poverty while fighting climate change.

Weir will help Undp shine a spotlight on the important role climate action plays in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, which were agreed upon by world leaders to protect the planet and achieve a brighter future for all. Weir will help Undp advocate for climate initiatives and projects that promote renewable energy, preserve coastlines, combat deforestation and ensure a healthy planet for generations to come.

“I am most honored to join the...