Stevie Nicks united with this Grateful Dead legend at the Pollstar Awards
Former Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks and Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir posed for a photo with Weir's Dead & Company bandmate John Mayer while backstage during the 36th annual Pollstar Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 16.
'The 2025 Pollstar Awards brought legends together,' the post, shared by the concert and live music data company on Saturday, April 19, read. 'Moments like these are pure magic.'
In the photo, Nicks, wearing a long simple black dress and a stack of necklaces, is standing between the two bandmates while leaning on Mayer's shoulder.
The image, posted to Pollstar's official Instagram account over the weekend, has since garnered more than 1,500 likes and dozens of fan comments.
During the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton, Nicks announced that she is working on her first new album in 14 years, which she's currently referring to as a 'ghost record.'
'I have seven songs, and they are autobiographical real stories,' she said during the ceremony. 'I'm not pulling any punches for probably the first time in my life. They are not airy-fairy songs. … They're real stories of memories of mine of fantastic men.'
Nicks, who is scheduled to return to the Bay Area in October for a co-headlining concert with Billy Joel at Santa Clara's Levi's Stadium (not far from San Jose State University, which she briefly attended in the late 1960s), isn't the only musician that Weir has hung out with recently.
In February, the San Francisco native posed for photos with pop star Taylor Swift at the Grammy Awards, putting their opposing football loyalties aside. Swift is a loyal fan of her boyfriend Travis Kelce's team, the Kansas City Chiefs, while Weir is a longtime fan of the San Francisco 49ers.
Since 1989, a specially selected group of industry professionals consider nominations for the Pollstar Awards, which recognize trailblazers in the live music industry. This year, honorees included stars such as Swift, Bad Bunny and Bruce Springsteen.
Weir and Mayer received the award for residency of the year for their recent shows with Dead & Company on Wednesday, while Nicks was inducted into Pollstar's Live Hall of Fame for her solo work and her Fleetwood Mac legacy.
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