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USA Today
a day ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Dead & Company in IMAX: Upcoming concert will play in select theaters
The dog days of summer will bring Deadheads some musical relief, with the ability to watch Dead & Company's weekend of concerts Aug. 1-3 from San Francisco. The band, led by Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, along with John Mayer, will perform three shows at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Fans can stream each night on subscription streaming service The Aug. 3 concert will also be shown live in select IMAX theaters across the U.S. and Canada. Speaking of IMAX, later in the month fans of the Grateful Dead can gather in theaters for the annual "Meet-Up At The Movies" for a screening of "The Grateful Dead Movie" at theaters including some select IMAX locations. Ozzy Osbourne's iconic songs: See top tracks from the Prince of Darkness The Golden Gate Park concerts by Dead & Company – which in addition to Weir, Hart and Mayer includes bassist Oteil Burbridge, keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and drummer Jay Lane – serve as a celebration of 60 years of the Grateful Dead's music. Here's the details on joining the celebration – in theaters or at home. Dead & Company: Watch Aug. 3 Golden Gate Park concert in IMAX You can watch Dead & Company's Sunday, Aug. 3 performance on the immersive big screen at about 30 IMAX locations across the U.S. Attendees also get a mini-poster and concert lanyard at participating theaters. For more information, go to Dead & Company livestream of Aug. 1-3 San Francisco concerts Can't get to a movie theater? No problem. You can stream one or all three concerts at home via Single-night access is $39.99 for HD video or $49.99 for 4K video; three-night access, $99.99 (HD) or $129.99 (4K). Each concert stream includes two full Dead & Company sets and the opening guest sets: You can watch your pay-per-view purchase live and watch on-demand for up to 48 hours after the event ends. Live sound recordings of the Golden Gate Park concerts will also become available in extensive Dead & Company recording archive. With your purchase, you also get a 60-day all access pass to to listen to those Aug. 1-3 concerts, plus you can also stream past sound and video recordings from many artists including Dead & Company, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros shows, Phil Lesh & Friends and more. Win tickets to Dead & Company Golden Gate Park concerts Through Thursday, July 24, at 11:59 a.m. PT, you can donate via Fandiem for a chance to win a Super VIP Weekend With Dead & Company at Golden Gate Park including travel, hotel and tickets for two to attend the three-day event. Don't want to leave it to chance? Some Super VIP packages remain available; $2,175 for a one-day package and $6,346 for three-day package. 'The Grateful Dead Movie' Meet-Up at the Movies 2025 Across the U.S., IMAX and standard theaters will be screening "The Grateful Dead Movie," a 1977 film co-directed by Jerry Garcia, which captures the band's five-night stand at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom in October 1974. These screenings, which begin Aug. 13 and run through Aug. 20, will include a bonus live performance of "China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider," not included in the official film release. For more information, go to Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at mikegsnider & @ & @mikesnider & msnider@ What's everyone talking about? Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day
San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
400 Grateful Dead banners to fly across San Francisco as 60th anniversary celebrations begin
With more than 400 Grateful Dead -themed banners displayed across San Francisco, the city is diving headfirst into a multi-week celebration of the legendary band's 60th anniversary. City leaders hope the effort will bolster local businesses and tourism during a crucial phase of economic recovery. The concerts are expected to draw 60,000 fans nightly, with special guests including Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson (as Johnny Blue Skies) and the Trey Anastasio Band. 'San Francisco is coming alive to celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead,' Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a statement marking the official kickoff Tuesday, July 22. 'Our bars and restaurants will be packed, our hotels will be booked, our neighborhoods will come alive, and there will be more revenue to fund the services that benefit all San Franciscans.' Hotel demand between July 31 and Aug. 3 has surged by more than 50%, according to city officials — a spike that has them optimistic about exceeding nearly $31 million in economic impact generated by Dead & Company's 2023 visit to Oracle Park. To ease the flow of concertgoers, Muni will provide expanded service on the 5 Fulton and N Judah lines, and offer free rides to ticket holders through the 'Your Ticket, Your Fare' program. Shakedown Street, the unofficial open-air market synonymous with Dead tours, returns as a fully sanctioned event along JFK Promenade during the three-day concert. Nearly 100 vendors are expected. 'It's a vibrant, colorful bazaar of modern-day hippies selling their wares,' said organizer Molly Henderson. Other c itywide events will stretch into the fall, including art exhibitions, after-parties, tribute concerts, panel discussions and special performances — from Jerry Day in McLaren Park to the San Francisco Giants' Grateful Dead tribute night at Oracle Park on Aug. 12. 'This three-day festival is more than just an anniversary — it's a homecoming,' said Phil Ginsburg, general manager of San Francisco Recreation and Parks, in a statement. 'It promises the kind of energy, joy, and soulful creativity that only Deadheads can bring.' Meanwhile, the Grateful Dead announced Tuesday that a 50th anniversary deluxe edition of its album 'Blues for Allah' will be released Sept. 12, featuring a newly remastered album and nearly two hours of unreleased live and rehearsal recordings. The set captures the band's groundbreaking 1975 comeback with rare performances and restored audio from original analog tapes.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jerry Garcia died almost 30 years ago. We want to hear your memories about the Grateful Dead icon.
Next month will mark the 30th anniversary of Jerry Garcia's death. The legendary Grateful Dead cofounder, guitarist and vocalist died on Aug. 9, 1995, in his room at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility outside of San Francisco. He was 53. Fans of the pioneering psychedelic rock band known as Deadheads — many of whom followed the band across the country from show to show, trading tapes of live recordings of their performances — knew this day would come. Garcia had struggled with drug addiction and diabetes for years, and was in bad shape weeks earlier on what would be his final tour. Still, news of his death was no less shocking. "I'm probably like a lot of people entering the first waves of numbness,' Tom Constanten, a former Grateful Dead keyboardist and a close friend of Garcia's, told San Francisco's KCBS radio that night. Yahoo is asking readers like you to share your memories of Garcia, including where you were when you heard he had died, what he and his music meant to you then and what it means to you today.
San Francisco Chronicle
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart to bring solo art show to S.F. ahead of Dead & Co's sold-out shows
Mickey Hart is shedding light on a lesser known talent of his just ahead of Dead & Company 's sold-out Golden Gate Park concerts. The Grateful Dead drummer is teaming up with the Haight Street Art Center to showcase nearly 100 original paintings and prints later this month, marking his largest show ever and his first in a San Francisco museum. Hart has shared his artistic passions with fans for years, and previously brought the immersive art exhibition to Las Vegas ahead of Dead & Co's first run of shows at the Sphere. Though he works with paint, Hart rarely uses paintbrushes. Instead, he utilizes subwoofer vibrations to shape his works, a process he has previously referred to as 'vibrational expressionism.' 'I love the flow of things, to be in the moment, to experience magic,' Hart said in a statement. 'When I paint, I can feel the vibration, I can see it in the colors. … This mix is exotic and profound in a vibratory and sensual way. I use musical instruments to create and power the paintings out of the vibrations that are formed.' 'Mickey Hart: Art of the Edge of Magic' is set to run from July 24 through Sept. 21, and an opening celebration is scheduled at the nonprofit art center from 4-6 p.m. on July 31, the night before Dead & Company kicks off its three-night stint of Grateful Dead 60th anniversary concerts, set for Aug. 1-3. Hart plans to show his paintings lit from behind in addition to pieces on 'plexiglass rendered in pigments sensitive to blacklight,' according to a statement. The exhibit is also expected to feature the devices Hart uses to create his poured paintings as well as a musical audio experience. 'We have always gravitated to art that transforms and transports viewers,' Kelly Harris, executive director of the Haight Street Art Center, said in a statement. 'Hart's entire musical career has been devoted to doing just that, while his art of the past several decades has expanded this ethos into the visual realm.' Grahame Lesh, the son of the late Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, who died in October, is also hosting his own string of concerts for Deadheads to enjoy during the milestone celebration weekend later this month. His three-night concert series Heart of Town is set to run July 31-Aug. 2 at Pier 48. It will feature performances from Grahame's jam band, Grahame Lesh & Friends, as well as others such as Santa Ana saxophonist Karl Denson, Louisville jazz musician John Medeski and New York indie rock singer Karina Rykman.
San Francisco Chronicle
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Grateful Dead's San Francisco concert film hits IMAX theaters for band's 60th anniversary
The Grateful Dead is headed to the big screen. In honor of the legendary Bay Area band's 60th anniversary, Rhino Entertainment and Trafalgar Releasing will release the newly remastered 1977 concert film 'The Grateful Dead Movie' in 60 IMAX theaters across the country. The screenings are part of the Dead's annual 'Meet Up at the Movies,' an annual event where the band's concert films or videos are screened, and will hit select theaters on Aug. 13, followed by a wide release on Aug. 14. Tickets are on sale at Directed by Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia and documentarian Leon Gast, the movie was filmed during a five-night run at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom in October 1974, which at the time were thought to be the band's final performances. The Oct. 20, 1974, show was billed as 'The Last One.' The concerts featured the Dead's 'Wall of Sound,' the sound system that was designed specifically for the band and that redefined concert audio. A favorite among Deadheads, 'The Grateful Dead Movie' also features interviews with band members and crew, a rare focus on the band's fans and even animation. David Lemieux, the Grateful Dead archivist and legacy manager, said in a statement that after experiencing the film in IMAX, 'It was the greatest screening I've ever experienced of a film I've seen hundreds of times.' Also included, after the film, is the theatrical premiere of 'China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider,' a bonus live performance from the Winterland shows not included in the official film release. The 'Meet Up at the Movies' event follows a three-day concert at Golden Gate Park Aug. 1-3 that is expected to draw 60,000 fans per day. The performances, held at Polo Fields, will feature surviving members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart playing along with their band Dead & Company, which includes an ensemble of musician friends — guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, pianist Jeff Chimenti and drummer Jay Lane. Tickets are on sale at
