On May 12, San Francisco Mayor Dan Lurie revealed in a post on his social media pages that Dead & Company will be playing three concerts in the city’s Golden Gate Park on August 1, 2, and 3, in celebration of the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary. Now, full official details about the shows have been revealed.
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The concerts will be held on the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park, and each show will feature a unique set by Dead & Company. In addition, different guest artists will play an opening set at each concert. The support acts will be Billy Strings on Friday, August 1; Sturgill Simpson on Saturday, August 2; and Trey Anastasio Band on Sunday, August 3.
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A pre-sale for three-day ticket packages will begin Wednesday, May 28, at 10 a.m. PT. Fans can register now for a chance to purchase pre-sale tickets, although advance registration does not guarantee tickets will be available to buy, as supplies are limited. Three-day ticket packages will go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 30, at 10 a.m. PT. Prices for three-day tickets start at $635, including fees.
Information about single-day tickets will be announced soon. Those prices for those tickets start at $245, including fees.
A limited amount of discounted $60 tickets will be made available via a lottery for California firefighters starting Wednesday, June 4, at 10 a.m. PT.
Various VIP and travel packages also will be available, starting Wednesday, May 28. Visit DeadandCompany.100xHospitality.com for more details.
More About Dead & Company
Dead & Company was formed in 2015 to celebrate the music of the Grateful Dead. The original lineup featured three core Grateful Dead members—singer/guitarist Bobby Weir, and drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Micky Hart—as well as singer/guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. Kreutzmann departed the group in 2023 and was replaced by Jay Lane.
Dead & Company wrapped up a final tour in July 2023. Since then, though, the band has played 48 Las Vegas residency shows at the Sphere venue in 2024 and 2025. The group wrapped up its most recent series of residency dates on May 17.
More About the Grateful Dead’s 60th Anniversary Celebrations
In November 2024, Weir, Hart, and Kreutzmann revealed in an CBS Mornings interview that they’d been planning to celebrate the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary with some reunion performances with founding bassist Phil Lesh before Lesh died in October at age 84.
The old bandmates said at the time that they weren’t sure if they would go ahead with the reunion shows without Lesh, although Kreutzmann said that he still was open to playing with the others to mark the anniversary. It hasn’t been announced if Kreutzmann will join Dead & Company at the San Francisco shows.
Meanwhile, a couple of special releases have also been prepared in honor of the anniversary.
A massive 60-CD box set titled Enjoying the Ride will be released on May 30. The collection explores key live moments in the band’s history. It includes performances spanning from 1969 through 1994, recorded at 20 different venues across the U.S.
Most of the recordings on Enjoying the Ride are previously unreleased. The box set features more than 450 tracks, with a running time exceeding 60 hours.
Then, on June 13, the band will release its first-ever official greatest-hits compilation, the aptly titled Gratest Hits. The compilation will feature nine of the San Francisco group’s most popular and recognizable tunes.
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