Bob Weir news and features

Dead & Ccompany MSH Sphere Residency 2024

“This is the Super Bowl of trips for the lifelong Dead Heads”: John Mayer and Dead & Company are officially returning for a 6-week residency at the MSG Sphere

By Phil Weller published 5 February 24

Mayer help will lead a Grateful Dead-honoring residency at the world's most futuristic venue in Las Vegas this summer, months after the supergroup's farewell tour

“Playing with Victor Wooten? It’s always as much fun as a challenge. But I quickly learned that you should go first when it comes to soloing!” From the Allman Brothers Band to Dave Grohl, Oteil Burbridge has played with them all

By Andrew Daly published 8 January 24

The Dead & Company and Tedeschi Trucks man might wield a six-string bass, but he prefers feelings and intentions to technical wizardry

“Jerry's most sophisticated guitar setup… the culmination of decades of experimentation with state of the art gear”: Jerry Garcia’s final touring rig – featuring Bob Weir’s revered Wall of Sound McIntosh amp and an embedded pedal panel – is up for auction

By Matt Parker published 15 November 23

The Grateful Dead guitar legend’s final rig is open to bids and it features a bit of 2-for-1 gear history

Bob Weir and Jason Isbell perform Johnny B. Goode for Michael J. Fox

“McFly vibes from that 345!” Jason Isbell and Bob Weir perform Johnny B. Goode for Michael J. Fox, as Isbell tips his cap to the famously inaccurate Back to the Future guitar – the Gibson ES-345

By Matt Parker published 15 November 23

The guitarist and songwriter chose a particular Gibson to perform in front of a crowd of celebrity guests at Fox’s fundraiser

(from left) Dead & Company's John Mayer, Jay Lane, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart perform onstage at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on July 16, 2023

Watch John Mayer lead Dead & Company out for the final time with a series of stunning fretboard displays

By Jackson Maxwell published 18 July 23

The Grateful Dead offshoot closed their final performance – held, of course, in San Francisco – with Dead classics Truckin' and Brokedown Palace, and a spirited version of Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away

Bob Weir: “I’ve pretty much abandoned signal processing. The guitar itself has such variety to offer and it’s so much more elemental”

By Alan Paul published 4 November 22

Bob Weir and company take classic Grateful Dead songs to bold new places on Live in Colorado, his first live album with the Wolf Bros. Also up for discussion? How he and Jerry Garcia dealt with stage fright

Dead & Company will end after their final tour next year

By Matt Owen published 27 September 22

John Mayer, Bob Weir and their bandmates in the Grateful Dead offshoot will play a string of send-off shows in summer 2023

John Mayer and Bob Weir perform with Dead & Company in 2017. In Montana, on Monday night, the setting was a lot more intimate

Watch John Mayer and Bob Weir play acoustic versions of Grateful Dead classics at the Rise for the River benefit

By Jonathan Horsley published 11 August 22

The duo treated the crowd at Pine Creek Lodge, Montana, to a string of Dead standards including Friend of the Devil, Bertha and Brown-Eyed Women, all to support SWMT Flood Relief

John Mayer recruits Bob Weir and Dave Chappelle for three Yellowstone Flood Relief benefit concerts

By Matt Owen published 27 July 22

The trio of shows will span August 8 to 21, and will see Mayer share the stage with each guest on separate occasions before concluding the run with a headline solo slot

How John Mayer came to join Dead & Company

By Ellie Rogers published 20 September 21

Mayer's journey as a Deadhead was like many who got into the band after the fact – except he soon found himself onstage beside Bob Weir and a custodian of the Grateful Dead's legacy

D’Angelico commemorates 50 years of the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty with special-edition Premier SS semi-hollow

By Michael Astley-Brown published 30 October 20

New model comes adorned with artwork inspired by the classic album

Dead & Company's Bob Weir on the Merits of "Listening to Your Guitar"

By Ryan Kershaw published 5 August 19

In this particular case, he's talking about D'Angelico Guitars' New Deluxe Bob Weir Bedford Model

D’Angelico Announces New Deluxe Bob Weir Bedford

By Richard Bienstock published 30 May 19

New signature model from the Dead & Company guitarist boasts an all-basswood solid-body design.

Listen to Don Felder's "American Rock 'n' Roll," Featuring Slash

By Richard Bienstock published 28 January 19

The former Eagles guitarist's star-studded upcoming album is out April 5.

Dead and Company Announce 2019 American Tour Dates

By Jackson Maxwell published 29 November 18

Grateful Dead offshoot will play 19 shows across the U.S. next summer.

The Grateful Dead's 50 Best Live Performances

By Blair Jackson published 16 October 18

Grateful Dead Announce Massive Live Box Set, 'Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings'

By Jackson Maxwell published 12 June 18

Watch Chickenfoot Cover Otis Redding with Taj Mahal, Bob Weir, REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin

By Guitar World Staff published 17 May 18

Dead & Company Announce Summer Tour

By Jackson Maxwell published 18 January 18

Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Phil Lesh Will Tour As a Duo in 2018

By Damian Fanelli published 11 December 17