Dead & Company, the reimagined continuation of the Grateful Dead featuring original members Bob Weir, Billy Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart and new additions John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti, is preparing to mount its summer tour. Entering its fourth year as an ensemble after coming together in fall 2015, as the band looks to the future, they’re sounding better than ever—the group seems to have finally truly settled into its lineup, opening up, taking more risks, and getting looser in its improvisations.
On May 30th, Dead & Company will kick off its highly anticipated summer tour with a performance at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts, before hitting a two-night stand at BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey, on June 1st and 2nd. From there, the group will begin their summer tour in earnest, with an extensive listing of dates that span through to July 13th and 14th, when the band will hit Folsom Field for their annual two-night run in Boulder, Colorado.
As just announced, in celebration of the beginning of Dead & Company’s annual summer tour, nugs.tv will broadcast the entirety of the group’s upcoming Xfinity Center show on Wednesday, May 30th, for free. The free webcast begins at 7 p.m. ET. The band also notes that each ticket bought for an upcoming Dead & Company show this tour will unlock an audio recording of the show. As the press release notes, “All Summer 2018 Dead & Company tickets come with a recording of the show included in the ticket price. Get the nugs.net app for iOS and Android to scan your ticket and listen on demand any time. No subscription necessary.”
Tune in this Wednesday, May 30th, at 7 p.m. to celebrate the start of Dead & Company’s summer tour, and we’ll see you out there!