On Thursday night, a number of high-profile acts came together at San Francisco’s AT&T Park for a special fire relief benefit dubbed Band Together Bay Area. On tap for the evening were Metallica, Dead & Company, Dave Matthews, Raphael Saadiq, Rancid, and G-Eazy, with all proceeds from the show going toward victims of the recent North Bay firestorm that let Northern California devastated via Tipping Point Emergency Relief Fund.

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While the lineup alone was interesting in and of itself, Band Together also marked Dead & Company’s first show together since their successful summer tour. With Fall Tour starting on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, west coast fans were eager to see what the Grateful Dead torchbearers had in store. With less than an hour set in their hands, the band played through a selection of signature standards including “Playing in the Band”, “Deal”, “Scarlet Begonias”, “Fire on the Mountain”, “Not Fade Away”, and “Touch of Grey”. With Bob Weir, John Mayer, and Oteil Burbridge trading lead vocals and sharing harmonies throughout, it’s clear the band is ready to pick back up where they left off in July.

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You can watch the entire performance below, courtesy of Bmac39 bmac39:

The funds raised by Band Together Bay Area will go into an emergency relief fund established by Tipping Point Community and will be directed to the North Bay community foundations, service providers and government partners supporting the low-income communities hit hardest by the fires. The fund aims to address urgent needs, such as temporary housing, food, education and healthcare services, as well as rebuilding efforts. Beneficiaries to date include: Community Foundation Sonoma County, Napa Valley Community Foundation, the Redwood Credit Union Community Fund, Inc. as part of the North Bay Fire Relief Fund established by the Press Democrat and Senator Mike McGuire, Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa, among others. Pending reports of how much the benefit raised.

Setlist: Dead & Company | Band Together Bay Area | 11/9/17

Playing In The Band, Deal, Scarlet Begonias, Fire On The Mountain, Not Fade Away, Touch of Grey

[photo via Oteil Burbridge Facebook]

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Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, veteran Jeff Chimenti, and firmly-welcomed newcomers John Mayer and Oteil Burbridge will embark on a 16-date tour this fall, starting with two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 12 & 14. From there, the band will make stops in Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Hartford, Detroit, Columbus, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Orlando, and Sunrise, Florida to close out on December 8th. Without any multi-night runs scheduled beyond MSG and TD Garden, Dead & Company will head south of the border early next year (February 15-18) for their first-ever destination event, dubbed Playing In The Sand.

Dead & Company 2017 Fall Tour Dates

November 9 San Francisco, CA – Band Together
November 12 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
November 14 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
November 16 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
November 17 Boston, MA – TD Garden
November 19 Boston, MA – TD Garden
November 21 Washington, DC – Verizon Center
November 22 Hartford, CT – XL Center
November 24 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
November 25 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
November 28 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
November 29 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
December 1 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
December 2 Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
December 5 New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
December 7 Orlando, FL – Amway Center
December 8 Sunrise, FL – BB&T Center