Dead And Company Washington Tickets

Attempting to keep the legacy of the Grateful Dead alive is the recent reincarnation of the famous jam band, dubbed the Dead and Company. The group was initiated by three of the core members of the Grateful Dead; guitarist Bob Weir and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. Joining forces with the trio is popular singer/guitarist John Mayer, keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and bassist Oteil Burbridge. The band created quite a stir on the internet when they announced their debut tour starting this fall. Dead and Company Washington tickets are expected to draw thousands of audiences to the group’s upcoming live performance.

Interesting News About Dead and Company that You Might have Missed

News about the formation of Dead and Company spread like wildfire across entertainment websites when it first came to surface in August 2015. Rumors had started to spread as early as April when Billboard reported that John Mayer might be joining some members of the Grateful Dead for shows in the fall. In this article, we have taken a look at some more interesting news regarding the Dead and Company that some people might have missed.

Dead and Company live on Halloween:

Dead and Company will soon embark on their first live tour that kicks off in the Halloween week with a show at the famous MSG set for Halloween night. So far twenty-one dates have been announced for the trek that will culminate at the end of this year. Fans can also get Dead and Company Washington tickets to catch the band live at the Verizon Center.

Chimenti is no newbie to the Dead tradition:

The popular keyboardist performed with the core four members of the Grateful Dead at their Fare Thee Well Tour. He has also played with several associated acts, including The Dead, Furthur and RatDog.

Kreutzmann means business:

Dead and Company tour follows close at the heels of the Fare Thee Well Tour, the top-selling final tour by the Grateful Dead. For Kreutzmann the tour proved that his explorations of new rhythmic territories, with fellow drummer Hart, were not over. In an earlier statement he declared “I’m recommending that everyone puts their helmet on, because we are going to blast our way into some serious drums and space.”