Photo by Katie Friesema Show Last night Dead & Company brought their musical furnishings to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Beth, N.Y. as part of their Summer Tour 2022. The evening saw several tour debuts during their first set along with a bust-out of “Big Boss Man,” which hasn’t been heard live from the group since 2019. Unfortunately, percussionist Bill Kreutzmann did not perform at all during the set and was replaced by Jay Lane–though he was able to close out their show a few days earlier at Pine Knob Music Theatre, in Clarkson Mich. on June 29, 2022 Dead & Company opened up their set with “Deal” and swiftly segued into “Shakedown Street” through the funk inclinations of bassist Oteil Burbridge. The band continued to jam having a corking good time allowing keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to pepper some jazz piano into the mix. Next, Dead & Company busted out “Big Boss Man” marking the tenth time they’ve played it live and the first time in nearly 50 shows. Mayer handled vocals on the 1960s tune penned by Luther Dixon and Al Smith and first recorded by Jimmy Reed. It’s notable that it entered the Grateful Dead’s live performances in ’66 with Ron “Pigpen” McKernan handling leads and was shelved after their Europe ’72 tour in London until they brought it back nearly a decade later in 1981. Dead & Company continued with another tour debut, a saccharine rendition of “It Must Have Been the Roses,” also led by Mayer. After the swooning single, Bob Weir step forward and took on “Me And My Uncle” and Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried.” “If I Had The World To Give” served Dead & Company’s final tour debut of the evening and the penultimate track of the first set. The ensemble took their time before the set break and Weir’s extended “Let It Grow” brought set one to a close. They opened their second set with “Let The Good Times Roll,” a frequent and beloved set opener. After a short pause, they started their non-stop jam of a second set, starting with the first verse of “Dark Star” which quickly morphed into their classic arrangement of “Help On The Way” into “Slipknot!” into Franklin’s Tower.” The tried-and-true pairings carried on as Lane and Micky Hart took control of the stage together on “Drums” freely exploring rhythm which came to a climax as Hart blanked the fans in attendance from The Beam after which the rest of the band rejoined in classic fashion for “Space.” They continued by circling back to “Dark Star” in pristine and full condition before they moved into “Althea” on which Mayer shared a virtuosic solo. For the final meld of their jam, Dead & Company allowed some darkness to seep in with the melancholic “Death Don’t Have No Mercy.” However, the band allowed spirits to rise as they closed with “Not Fade Away” and the crowd sang together finding warmth and strength in their united love for the group. After a brief break, Dead & Company returned to the stage with another Haggard cover and an appropriate final song, “Sing Me Back Home,” which unsurprisingly has been played before during 2022’s summer tour but was the first time they used it for an encore this year. Dead & Company will play again tonight, Saturday, July 2 at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. Livestreams are available via nugs.net.
Set I: Deal > Shakedown Street, Big Boss Man, It Must Have Been the Roses, Me and My Uncle > Mama Tried, If I Had the World to Give, Let It Grow Set II: Let the Good Times Roll, Dark Star > Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower > Drums > Space > Dark Star > Althea > Death Don’t Have No Mercy, Not Fade Away Enc.: Sing Me Back Home Jay Lane on drums in place of Bill Kreutzmann for entire show
 Dead & Company at Madison Square Garden on November 1, 2015 Dead & Company at Folsom Field on June 9, 2017 Dead & Company is an American rock band consisting of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir (guitar and vocals), Mickey Hart (drums), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums), along with John Mayer (guitar and vocals), Oteil Burbridge (bass, percussion, and vocals),[1] and Jeff Chimenti (keyboards).[2][3][4] History[edit]Mayer recounts that in 2011 he was listening to Pandora and happened upon the song "Althea" by the Grateful Dead, and that soon Grateful Dead music was all he would listen to.[5] In February 2015, while Mayer was guest hosting The Late Late Show, he invited Grateful Dead guitar player Bob Weir to join him in a studio performance. A bond developed between the two, and while Weir and the other three surviving core members of the Grateful Dead were preparing for their 50th anniversary shows, dubbed Fare Thee Well, Mayer began practicing the band's large catalog of songs. That August, Mayer and original Grateful Dead members Weir, Hart, and Kreutzmann formed the band, along with keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and bassist Oteil Burbridge. Mayer expressed a particularly strong enthusiasm toward playing with the new band.[6][7] Phil Lesh, the bassist for the Grateful Dead, did not join Dead & Company. Instead he continued to perform with his band Phil Lesh and Friends.[8][9] Mike Gordon of Phish briefly auditioned for the bassist role but had to withdraw due to being too busy with other matters.[6] 2015[edit]Dead & Company initially announced only one concert date on October 31, 2015, at Madison Square Garden in New York but announced a full tour shortly afterwards.[10] The shows were called "magical" (Billboard) and the tour was very well received.[11] Following the band's final 2015 performance on December 31, 2015, Mayer told fans that they could expect more Dead & Company concerts in 2016 and this was confirmed by Weir when he was interviewed on Periscope.[12] The band initially had one performance confirmed for 2016 at the Bonnaroo Music Festival[13] but announced a full summer tour on February 8, 2016.[11][14] On February 18, 2016, the band performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to promote the tour.[15] 2016[edit]In 2016, Mayer and Weir expressed strong optimism about the band's future, including the possibility of new studio recordings. Mayer said he "will never close the door on Dead & Company, ever."[16] Weir spoke of a "cosmic, out-of-body vision" he had, and a subsequent dream, of the band continuing for decades hence:
When Dead & Company played their first festival performance at the 2016 Bonnaroo Music Festival, former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux sat in with the band for several songs. She joined the band again for their shows at Citi Field in Flushing, NY on June 25 and 26, 2016, and at Fenway Park in Boston, MA on July 15 and 16, 2016. 2017[edit]On December 1, 2016, Dead & Company officially announced their 2017 Summer Tour.[17] The tour began on May 27, 2017 and wrapped up on July 1, 2017. The tour consisted of 20 shows in 15 cities. In a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone, Phil Lesh praised the band's performances, saying "I think they're doing a great job. They're bringing the music to the people just like we always wanted to do, and I commend them for it. I hope they're having a good time. It's not something I could do myself. I'm done with that kind of touring."[18] On September 7, 2017, Dead & Company officially announced their Fall Tour 2017.[19] The tour began on November 12, 2017 and was scheduled to wrap up on December 8, 2017. However, on December 5, Mayer was hospitalized for an emergency appendectomy, which postponed the New Orleans show that night. Dead & Company subsequently postponed the remaining tour dates, rescheduling them in February, following several independent shows in Mexico. The Fall Tour consisted of 16 shows in 14 cities. 2018[edit]On May 30, 2018, the band began their 2018 summer tour, originally set to end on July 14[20] but extended to include two shows at the Lockn' Festival on August 25 and 26.[21][22] On February 15, 17 and 18, 2018, the band kicked off their inaugural Playing In The Sand concerts at the Barceló Maya resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico [23] 2019[edit]From May 31 to July 6, the band played their 2019 Summer Tour. They performed 19 concerts at 14 locations across the U.S.[24][25] The band played a short fall tour in New York City on October 31 and November 1 followed by 2 shows at Uniondale's Nassau Coliseum on November 5 and 6. They then moved south to Hampton, Virginia on November 8 and 9.[26] On December 27 and 28, they played at The Forum in Inglewood (Los Angeles), California as part of their "Fun Run" tour. On December 30 and 31, they played in their hometown of San Francisco at the Chase Center, featuring a bi-plane that descended from the ceiling of the Chase Center carrying the daughters of Jerry Garcia, Trixie Garcia and her half-sister, Ken Kesey's daughter Sunshine Kesey, dropping rose petals on the audience as they toured the arena.[27][28] 2020[edit]In January 2020, Dead & Company played three concerts as part of the "Playing in the Sand" event at the Moon Palace resort in Cancún, Mexico.[29] The band planned on performing at New Orleans Jazz Fest[30] and to embark on a 2020 Summer Tour, consisting of 17 dates at 14 locations from July 10 to August 8, all of which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] 2021[edit]The band played a national tour in August through October 2021.[32][33] Jay Lane joined Dead & Company as stand-in drummer while Bill Kreutzmann recovered from a non-COVID respiratory illness for their October 19 and 20, 2021 shows at Red Rocks in Morrison, CO, their October 22 and 23 shows at Fiddler's Green in Greenwood Village, CO, and their October 31 show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.[34][35] 2022[edit]Dead and Company were scheduled to play six concerts – on January 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, and 16 – at the Playing in the Sand festival at the Moon Palace resort in Cancun. However on January 6 the shows were cancelled due to a surge in cases of COVID-19.[36][37] On March 31 the band announced plans for a national concert tour to take place in June and July.[38] 2023[edit]The band is scheduled to resume their tradition of "Playing in the Sand" shows from January 14-17, 2023.[39] On September 23, 2022, the band announced that their Summer 2023 concert series would be their final tour.[40] On October 6, 2022, they revealed the tour schedule, to run from May 19 through July 15, 2023.[41][42] Discography[edit]The band has not released any studio recordings, but all of the concerts from their 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 tours have been (or are being) released on CD, iTunes, streaming services, and through their Livedead.co website. Members[edit]
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Standalone shows[edit]The band has played thirteen concerts that are not officially part of any tour:
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