Shakedown Street, meet the Sphere.
A year after announcing their final tour, Dead & Company will reunite at Las Vegas’ hottest, roundest new venue.
Information is scant, but the Grateful Dead offshoot band featuring John Mayer posted a video to social media that reads, “In 2023, Dead & Company played their final tour. But there are other ways to make sure the music never stops. And it’s gonna be a ball.” The video then shows the iconic Steal Your Face skull logo adorning a tie-dyed Sphere.
It’s unclear when, or how many shows Dead & Company will play at the Sphere, and whether drummer Bill Kreutzmann, who exited the band’s final tour for “creative” reasons, will return.
After the Sphere opened in September 2023, U2 kicked off a 40-date residency focused on their 1991 album “Achtung Baby.” After U2’s final show on March 2, Phish will play from April 18-21.
Describing their “final” tour stop at the Los Angeles Forum, Variety wrote last year, “The show’s arena-sized production complemented the grandness of the moment, the video screens cycling through psychedelic colors and imagery to match the lighting, which felt more Phish-like than previous outings. The L.A. crowd soaked — and smoked — it up in a warm collective embrace.”
Dead & Company formed in 2015 when former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Kreutzmann teamed with John Mayer to revive the spirit of the Dead. The group consistently launched massive summer tours, playing baseball stadiums and festivals. In January, they would go truckin’ down to Mexico for their own beachside “Playing in the Sand” event. The Mayer-led revival group is often credited with introducing the music of the Dead to younger generations.