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Topic: Celebrate Grateful Dead’s 60th AnniversaryPosted By: snobb
Subject: Celebrate Grateful Dead’s 60th Anniversary
Date Posted: 23 May 2025 at 4:43am
Dead & Company to Celebrate Grateful Dead’s 60th Anniversary With San Francisco Concerts
Billy Strings, Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson, and Trey Anastasio Band will open for the jam band at Golden Gate Park’s Polo Fields
Dead & Company, January 2025 (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
https://pitchfork.com/artists/dead-and-company/" rel="nofollow - Dead & Company have announced three concerts to celebrate https://pitchfork.com/artists/5843-grateful-dead/" rel="nofollow - the Grateful Dead ’s 60th anniversary. The shows will take place at Golden Gate Park’s Polo Fields on Friday, August 1; Saturday, August 2; and Sunday, August 3. Support on the first night comes from https://pitchfork.com/artists/billy-strings/" rel="nofollow - Billy Strings ; the second show features opener https://pitchfork.com/artists/32293-sturgill-simpson/" rel="nofollow - Sturgill Simpson (billed as Sturgill “ https://pitchfork.com/artists/johnny-blue-skies/" rel="nofollow - Johnny Blue Skies ” Simpson); and Trey Anastasio Band are opening the Sunday night concert. The opening sets will be up to 75 minutes long, according to a press release.
Dead & Company—featuring John Mayer with former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and others—recently wrapped up their https://pitchfork.com/news/dead-and-company-announce-2025-las-vegas-sphere-residency/" rel="nofollow - residency at the Las Vegas Sphere. The band has not https://pitchfork.com/news/dead-and-company-detail-final-tour-with-2023-concert-dates/" rel="nofollow - performed in San Francisco since 2023.
Grateful Dead will continue their anniversary celebrations with https://pitchfork.com/news/grateful-dead-releasing-60-cd-box-set-for-60th-anniversary-share-live-songs-listen/" rel="nofollow - a massive box set that’s out on May 30.