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“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
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

“The first time I played it, I was smiling”: PRS unveils the latest evolution of John Mayer’s signature guitar – the ‘Dead Spec’ Silver Sky, inspired by Jerry Garcia’s Alligator Stratocaster
By Matt Owen published
It was first spotted on stage when Mayer hit the road with Dead & Company. Now, the purpose-built Silver Sky – which has a few new tricks up its sleeve – has been given a limited-edition release

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

“Beyond special”: Watch John Mayer and Dead & Company nail Knockin’ on Heaven's Door, All Along the Watchtower and Not Fade Away with Dave Matthews
By Matt Owen published
Dead & Co turned into a classic rock covers band for a portion of the night, with a setlist that also featured The Band's The Weight

Watch John Mayer two-hand tap and divebomb on a Charvel before switching to a prototype PRS Silver Sky in the same solo
By Matt Owen published
The Sob Rock star pulled the ol’ six-string switcheroo mid-solo, flexing two very different sides of his playing in the process

PRS Silver Sky 2.0? John Mayer spotted playing newly spec’d, freshly finished signature model
By Matt Owen published
With a see-through finish, hardtail setup and Alembic Blaster-loaded output jack, this Advanced Research Division prototype is the most radical PRS Silver Sky we've seen yet

John Mayer receives a prototype replica of Jerry Garcia’s iconic Wolf guitar – watch him play it during Dead & Company’s last-ever tour
By Matt Owen published
The like-for-like recreation of Garcia's original $1.9 million Wolf saw plenty of action as Dead & Company kicked off their final tour in Mexico over the weekend

Dead & Company will end after their final tour next year
By Matt Owen published
John Mayer, Bob Weir and their bandmates in the Grateful Dead offshoot will play a string of send-off shows in summer 2023

Watch John Mayer and Bob Weir play acoustic versions of Grateful Dead classics at the Rise for the River benefit
By Jonathan Horsley published
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’s 2022 Dead & Company touring rig and pedalboard have been revealed
By Matt Parker published
There are some choice stompboxes in rotation with a typically premium suite of guitars and amps, as the pop-rock superstar decides he’s gonna need a bigger ‘board for this run of US dates
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