Dead & Company

Dead & Company
Background information
Genres Rock
Years active 2015-present
Website deadandcompany.com
Members Mickey Hart
Bill Kreutzmann
John Mayer
Bob Weir
Oteil Burbridge
Jeff Chimenti
Dead & Company at Madison Square Garden on November 1, 2015

Dead & Company is a band consisting of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir (guitar), Mickey Hart (drums), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums), along with John Mayer (guitar), Oteil Burbridge (bass), and Jeff Chimenti (keyboards).[1][2][3]

History

Mayer recounts that in 2011 he was listening to Pandora and happened upon by a song by the Grateful Dead, and that soon Dead music was all he would listen to.[4] In February 2015, while Mayer was guest hosting the 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.[2][5]

Phil Lesh, the original bassist for the Grateful Dead, declined to join.[6][7] Mike Gordon of Phish briefly auditioned for the bassist role but had to withdraw due to being too busy with other matters.[2]

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.[8] The shows were called "magical" (Billboard) and the tour was very well received.[9]

Following the band's final 2015 performance on December 31, 2015 John Mayer told fans that they could expect more Dead & Company concerts in 2016 and this was confirmed by Bob Weir when he was interviewed on Periscope.[10] The band initially had one performance confirmed for 2016 at the Bonnaroo Music Festival[11] but announced a full summer tour on February 8, 2016.[9][12] On February 18, 2016 the band performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to promote the tour.[13]

Members

Tours

See also

References

  1. ↑ Halperin, Shirley (August 5, 2015). "The Grateful Dead Is Resurrected Once More, This Time with John Mayer". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Kreps, Daniel (August 5, 2015). "Grateful Dead Members, John Mayer Form Dead & Company". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Doyle, Patrick (October 9, 2015). "John Mayer and Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Talk Upcoming Dead & Company Tour", Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "John Mayer Talks Grateful Dead Legacy, Fare Thee Well and Learning to Play 'A Universe of Great Songs'". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  5. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (August 5, 2015). "Grateful Dead Members to Tour as Dead & Company With John Mayer". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ Lawrence, Jesse (August 5, 2015). "Could Dead & Company Ticket Prices At MSG Reach Levels Of Fare Thee Well Shows?". Forbes. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Phil Lesh & Friends Fall Shows at Capitol Theatre". JamBase. March 17, 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Halperin, Shirley (August 5, 2015). "The Grateful Dead Is Resurrected Once More, This Time With John Mayer: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Dead & Company To Launch 2016 Tour, New York Times, February 8, 2016, retrieved April 8, 2016
  10. ↑ "Bob Weir Promises More Dead & Company and Ratdog". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Bonnaroo 2016 Lineup Announced". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Dead & Company Announce Summer Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  13. ↑ http://www.jambase.com/article/dead-company-to-perform-on-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon

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