I looked over to my left and Jeff's hair was all gray." "it was new guys, younger guys holding forth, doing a great job.playing with fire and aplomb.It changed my whole view of what it is that we're up to. I looked over at Oteil and his hair was white. We were playing.and suddenly I was viewing this from about 20 feet behind my head, and I looked over at John from that point of view and it was 20 years later and John was almost fully gray. Mayer said he "will never close the door on Dead & Company, ever." Weir spoke of a "cosmic, out-of-body vision" he had, and a subsequent dream, of the band continuing for decades hence: In 2016, Mayer and Weir expressed strong optimism about the band's future, including the possibility of new studio recordings. On February 18, 2016, the band performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to promote the tour. The band initially had one performance confirmed for 2016 at the Bonnaroo Music Festival but announced a full summer tour on February 8, 2016. įollowing 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. The shows were called "magical" ( Billboard) and the tour was very well received. 2015 ĭead & 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. Mike Gordon of Phish briefly auditioned for the bassist role but had to withdraw due to being too busy with other matters. Instead he continued to perform with his band Phil Lesh and Friends. Phil Lesh, the bassist for the Grateful Dead, did not join Dead & Company. Mayer expressed a particularly strong enthusiasm toward playing with the new band. That August, Mayer and original Grateful Dead members Weir, Hart, and Kreutzmann formed the band, along with keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and bassist Oteil Burbridge. 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. 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. 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. The five-piece jamgrass act ended the evening with “Shakedown Street.” Just another “Casual Wednesday” for a band that sure loves Hump Day.Dead & Company at Folsom Field on June 9, 2017ĭead & 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), and Jeff Chimenti (keyboards). Greensky Bluegrass had one more Grateful Dead cover in store for the encore. Among the highlights was a wild “Cassidy” > “Cryptical Envelopment” > “The Other One” > “Cassidy” sequence, a gorgeous “Black Muddy River” and a euphoric “China Cat Sunflower” > “I Know You Rider.” Beck talked about how Wednesdays are underrated and that “we here at Greensky Bluegrass we celebrate Wednesdays.” The band then worked “Casual Wednesday” into “Eyes Of The World,” one of 10 Grateful Dead covers that would end the show. Wednesday’s show started innocently enough with a set chock full of heavy rotation fan-favorites including “Windshield,” “Living Over,” “Just To Lie” and “Kerosense.” Greensky Bluegrass returned to the stage for the closing stanza at which point Anders Beck gave a speech as his mates played “Casual Wednesday” behind him. The latest “Casual Wednesday” took place last night at The Millennium Center in Winston-Salem, where GSBG unveiled a rare Grateful Dead set as part of their performance. A few years back the band unveiled an original titled “Casual Wednesday” and have used the tune to introduce such wild affairs as all-cover sets, tag team performances with Fruition and more. Jam fans love to say “Never Miss A Sunday Show,” but for Greensky Bluegrass followers (aka “Campers”) Wednesdays are the can’t miss shows.
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