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Supergroup Dead And Company To Reunite For Residency At Vegas Sphere
Supergroup Dead and Company are reuniting for a Las Vegas residency at the Sphere.The rock band - including surviving Grateful Dead band members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, as well as John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 February 2024
Dead And Company Pull The Plug On Playing In The Sand Festival
Dead & Company have cancelled their Playing In The Sand festival.After drummer Bill Kreutzmann was forced to sit out the planned gigs in Mexico’s Riviera Cancún on doctor's orders relating to a heart condition, days...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 January 2022
John Mayer Tests Positive For Covid-19, Pulls Out Of Dead And Company Festival
John Mayer has pulled out of Dead & Company's Playing In The Sand festival, due to a positive COVID-19 test.After his bandmate Bill Kreutzmann was forced to miss the upcoming gigs in Mexico’s Riviera Cancún...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 January 2022
Bill Kreutzmann No Longer Playing At Mexico Festival Due To Heart Condition
Dead & Company's Bill Kreutzmann has pulled out of the band's Mexico gigs on doctor's orders, due to a heart condition.The supergroup – also comprising his fellow surviving Grateful Dead band members Bob Weir and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 January 2022
Jonah Hill To Star As Jerry Garcia In Martin Scorsese's Grateful Dead Biopic
Jonah Hill will play Jerry Garcia in Martin Scorsese's Grateful Dead biopic.The 37-year-old actor has been tapped to play the late rocker in Scorsese's latest project for Apple.Jonah is set to produce the flick through...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 November 2021
John Mayer To Form New Group With Grateful Dead Musicians
John Mayer is to help carry on the spirit of the Grateful Dead, with the news that he’ll be forming a new band, called Dead & Company, with three of the now-defunct group’s four remaining...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 August 2015
The Grateful Dead’S Farewell Show: Fan Rushed To Hospital After Falling 20 Feet At Soldier Field
The Grateful Dead’s farewell show has been hailed as a success, both in terms of their performance and financial gain, yet there was also an unpleasant incident involving one of their fans. The legendary rock...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Music / Festivals on 07 July 2015
Grateful Dead's Last Ever Shows Available Through Online Streams
To celebrate their last ever live shows, the Grateful Dead have announced that their concerts at Soldier Field in Chicago – dubbed ‘Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead’ - are to be...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 03 July 2015
John Mayer To Tour With The Grateful Dead Members - Report
Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann are reuniting under the official group name this July (15) to perform a trio of shows with Phish star Trey Anastasio to celebrate their...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 April 2015
Remaining Grateful Dead Members To Reunite For Chicago Concerts
The four surviving members of legendary rock band the Grateful Dead are set to reunite this July for a series of concerts in Chicago. The shows will celebrate the band's 50th anniversary and mark their...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 17 January 2015
Phil Lesh & Bob Weir End Furthur As Dead Reunion Talk Heats Up
Grateful Dead stars Phil Lesh and Bob Weir have disbanded their jam group Furthur.The split news has fuelled rumours suggesting the two veteran rockers are planning a Dead reunion to mark the band's 50th anniversary...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 November 2014
Bob Weir Scraps Ratdog Shows
Former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir has sparked fears for his health after cancelling his remaining 2014 Ratdog shows.The rocker has cited unspecified "circumstances" as the reason for his band's hiatus. The news affects...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2014
Grateful Dead Star Back Onstage After Health Scare
Former Grateful Dead star Bob Weir returned to the stage on Wednesday night (12Jun13) over a month after cancelling a string of shows following a collapse at a gig in New York.The veteran rocker was...
By WENN on 13 June 2013
Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Collapses Onstage
Grateful Dead star Bob Weir sparked concern for his health on Thursday (25Apr13) after collapsing onstage during a concert in New York.The rocker was performing with his band Further at the Capitol Theatre in Port...
By WENN on 26 April 2013
Grateful Dead Star Joins Norah Jones Onstage At San Francisco Festival
Grateful Dead star Bob Weir thrilled fans at the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, California on Saturday (11Aug12) when he joined Norah Jones onstage for a rendition of his classic band's hit It Must...
By WENN on 13 August 2012
Weir Forms New Band With The National Brothers
Grateful Dead star Bob Weir has formed a new supergroup with The National stars Scott and Bryan Devendorf.The band, calling themselves The Bridge Session, will make its debut at Weir's Tri Studios in San Rafael,...
By WENN on 27 February 2012
Bob Weir Reopens Legendary California Music Hall
Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir celebrated the opening of his new music hall in California on Friday (27Jan12) with a performance by The Outlaws.Legendary San Francisco hotspot Sweetwater Music Hall closed its doors in 2007...
By WENN on 30 January 2012
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