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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

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

Concert, Gigs & Tours
PRS Dead Spec Silver Sky
“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

Guitars
(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

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

Guitarists
John Mayer, Bob Weir and Dave Matthews playing live on stage with Dead & Company
“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

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John Mayer performing live
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

Electric Guitars
John Mayer playing a PRS Silver Sky prototype
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

Guitars
John Mayer and a prototype replica of Jerry Garcia's Wolf guitar
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

Electric Guitars
John Mayer and Bob Weir
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

Concert, Gigs & Tours
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

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

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John Mayer onstage with Dead And Company (and his Dumble amp) earlier this month
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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