Last August, Red Rocks Amphitheater hosted a special celebration in honor of Jerry Garcia‘s 75th birthday. The evening, simply dubbed “Jerry Garcia 75th Birthday Concert,” featured performances by both Bob Weir’s Campfire Band and The Jerry Garcia 75th Birthday Band; a special collaboration featuring Melvin Seals, Jackie LaBranch, and Gloria Jones as well as Oteil Burbridge, Kamasi Washington, Tom Hamilton, Duane Trucks, and a surprise appearance from John Mayer. With all that talent on the stage, perhaps the biggest stars of the night were the collection of Jerry Garcia’s guitars in attendance, including Wolf, Tiger, Rosebud, and two Travis Bean axes, which Hamilton had the distinct honor of playing.
This January, the majority of the same all-star cast of musicians will reunite to honor the late, great Captain Trips on January 11th and 12th at San Francisco’s Warfield. Longtime Jerry Garcia Band members Melvin Seals, Jackie LaBranch and Gloria Jones will be joined by bassist Oteil Burbridge, guitarist Tom Hamilton and drummer Duane Trucks for the two-night run dubbed, “Like A Road Leading Home: Celebrating Jerry Garcia.”
A fan pre-sale for the upcoming Garcia Birthday Band’s shows at The Warfield begins this Wednesday, November 7th at 10 a.m. (PST) here. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, November 9th at 10 a.m. (PST) here.
You can watch the all-star Jerry Garcia Birthday Band’s debut performance below:
Jerry Garcia 75th Birthday Band – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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