Dead and Company announce three Golden Gate Park shows...

By Matt Levy

Dead and Company rock out in concert with their iconic backdrop behind them.
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The Dead are returning to their birthplace.

From Aug. 1-3, Dead and Company will headline three huge back-to-back-to-back concerts at San Francisco’s Polo Field in the iconic Golden Gate Park to celebrate their 60th anniversary.

According to a press release “fans can look forward to an incredible series of performances, featuring unique sets by Dead & Company each night.”

In addition to delivering different songs at all three gigs, Bob Weir, John Mayer and co. will be joined by a new opening guest every evening.

On Friday, Aug. 1, Billy Strings will handle opening duties. The next night, Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson takes over. Finally, the Trey Anastasio Band featuring Phish‘s frontman closes things out on Sunday, August 3.

These shows come on the heels of the Rock Hall of Fame group’s second residency at Las Vegas Sphere (which followed their alleged 2023 retirement). At their most recent gig, they played 18 songs including fan favorites like “Casey Jones,” “Scarlet Begonias” and “Fire on the Mountain” as well as a few Bob Dylan covers and their take on Jimmy Cliff’s reggae classic “The Harder They Come.”

If you’d like to catch this one-of-a-kind live show featuring Weir, Mayer, Mickey Hart, bassist Oteil Burbridge, keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and drummer Jay Lane, tickets can be yours as soon as today.

Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Dead and Company shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the three Golden Gate Park shows is Friday, May 30.

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Dead and Company Golden Gate Park tickets 2025
A complete calendar including all Dead and Company Golden Gate Park show dates, special guests and links to buy tickets can be found below.

Dead and Company show dates
Aug. 1-3
Three-day passes
Friday, Aug. 1
with Billy Strings
Saturday, Aug. 2
with Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson
Sunday, Aug. 3
with Trey Anastasio Band
Dead and Company special guests
As noted above, the classic rockers are sharing the stage with a number of sonically adventurous icons in their own right over the three-night stint.

In the off chance you’re not familiar with their work, here’s each artist’s most streamed song on Spotify (and information about their tours):

Dead and Company opening acts
Billy Strings
Most-streamed song: “The Great Divide”
Tour runs May 22 through Dec. 13
Sturgill Simpson
Most-streamed song: “Turtles All The Way Down”
Tour runs May 23 through Sept. 13
Trey Anastasio Band
Most-streamed song: “Clint Eastwood”
Not on tour; Trey is playing with Phish from June 20 through Sept. 12 this summer
Dead and Company set list
At their first show back at Sphere after the 2024 run, Dead and Company played 18 songs. For a closer look, you can find them below, courtesy of Set List FM.

Set I

01.) “Gimme Some Lovin’” (The Spencer Davis Group cover) (Live debut by D&C)

02.) “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo” (Grateful Dead cover)

03.) “Bertha” (Grateful Dead cover)

04.) “New Speedway Boogie” (Grateful Dead cover)

05.) “Brown-Eyed Women” (Grateful Dead cover)

06.) “Good Lovin’” (The Olympics cover)

07.) “Don’t Ease Me In” (Henry Thomas cover)

Set II

08.) “Feel Like a Stranger” (Grateful Dead cover)

09.) “Scarlet Begonias” (Grateful Dead cover)

10.) “Fire on the Mountain” (Grateful Dead cover)

11.) “Terrapin Station” (Grateful Dead cover)

12.) “Drums” (Grateful Dead cover)

13.) “Space” (Grateful Dead cover)

14.) “Standing on the Moon” (Grateful Dead cover)

15.) “Althea” (Grateful Dead cover)

16.) “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad” ([traditional] cover)

17.) “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (Bob Dylan cover)

Dead Forever Video Clip (Featuring Phil Lesh)

18.) “Touch of Grey” (Grateful Dead cover)

Dead and Company members
The latest iteration of the long-running band will feature these six music vets:

Bob Weir rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (2015–) (Grateful Dead 1965–1995)
Mickey Hart – percussion, drums (2015–) (Grateful Dead 1967–71; 1974–1995)
John Mayer – lead guitar, lead and backing vocals (2015–)
Jeff Chimenti – keyboards, backing vocals (2015–2023)
Oteil Burbridge – bass, percussion, backing and lead vocals (2015–)
Jay Lane – drums (2023–) (occasional sub for Kreutzmann 2021–2022)

Original Grateful Dead member Bill Kreutzmann is sitting out this round of shows. Phil Lesh passed away Oct. 25 at 84-years-old.

Huge jam bands on tour in 2025
Weir, Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Jerry Garcia essentially created the template for freewheeling, improvisatory rock back in the ’60s.

Over the years, many acts have followed their lead and created their own version of the “no two set lists are the same” spectacle.

Here are just five of our anything goes favorites you won’t want to miss live this year.

• Phish

• Dave Matthews Band

• Goose

• String Cheese Incident

• Widespread Panic

Who else is out and about this year? Check out our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.

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