[Update 8/6/25]: Tonight, Wednesday, August 6th, nugs will air the premiere of this past Saturday’s The Heart of Town blowout in San Francisco, part of a three-night, guest-filled Grahame Lesh & Friends event celebrating the Grateful Dead‘s 60th anniversary.
Read more about the three-day event here. Scroll down to the bottom of this page for photos from all three nights via Dave Vann. Revisit the streams of all three days on-demand here.
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The Heart of Town, presented by the San Francisco Giants and Relix, began on Thursday night with Grahame Lesh & Friends featuring Al Schnier, Alex Koford, Andy Frasco, Bill Nershi, Elliott Peck, Eric Krasno, Garrett Deloian, Griffin Goldsmith, Holly Bowling, Ivan Neville, Jeremy Hoenig, John Kadlecik, John Molo, JP McLean, Maggie Rose, Melvin Seals, Nathan Graham, Nicki Bluhm, Pete Sears, Peter Rowan, Roger McNamee, Sam Grisman, Stephen Stills, Taylor Goldsmith, and Tony Hall. Read our full coverage of the opening night including photos, videos, and more here. Revisit the full livestream on demand here.
Friday’s The Heart of Town lineup featured Grahame Lesh alongside another group of talented friends including Alex Koford, Aron Magner, Cody Dickinson, Duane Betts, Elliott Peck, Jake Brownstein, Jason Crosby, Kanika Moore, Karl Denson, Leslie Mendelson, Luther Dickinson, Nathan Graham, Neal Francis, Nicki Bluhm, Reed Mathis, Scott Law, Tom Hamilton, Trevor Weekz, and members of BERTHA: Grateful Drag. Tune in to the premiere of the Friday, August 1st show on nugs on Tuesday, August 5th at 8:00 p.m. ET here.
Get a taste of the action from Saturday night below with a pro-shot video of the show-opening “Help on the Way” > “Slipknot!” > “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” (Allman Brothers Band) > “Franklin’s Tower” below.
Grahame Lesh & Friends: The Heart of Town – “Help on the Way” > “Slipknot!” > “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” (Allman Brothers Band) > “Franklin’s Tower” [Pro-Shot] – 8/1/25
Finally, the party will came to a climax with one more Saturday night of collaboration and celebration featuring Lesh alongside Adam Deitch, Alex Koford, Cotter Ellis, Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, Elliott Peck, Eric Krasno, Erick “Jesus” Coomes, Jackie Greene, Jennifer Hartswick, John Lee Shannon, John Medeski, Kanika Moore, Karina Rykman, Mikaela Davis, Natalie Cressman, Nathan Graham, Robert Randolph, Steve Molitz, Stuart Bogie, and Zion Godchaux. Tune in to the premiere of the Saturday, August 2nd show on nugs on Wednesday, August 6th at 8:00 p.m. ET here.
[Originally published 7/30/25]
