Bands
846 acts from Ashkenaz regulars and Long Island stalwarts to Tampa Bay's Thursday-night church, the Cape, and the Catskills — and the touring bands that come through all of them.
24 bands · Acoustic
Bosco Jigs
2 upcomingChagrin Falls, OH
Chagrin Falls acoustic act recreating real Dead setlists as psychedelic Americana.
AcousticSetlist recreationBluegrassCatfish John
3 upcomingMyrtle Beach, SC · since 2025
Mike Greene's Grand Strand acoustic trio, mixing Dead and Garcia Band with Dylan and the Allmans.
Dead in the mixAcousticJerry Garcia BandCats on the Bandstand
10 upcomingLos Angeles, CA · since 2023
Acoustic LA duo playing the Dead songbook straight, with a monthly residency at Culver City's Cinema Bar.
AcousticLos AngelesResidencyDavid Gans
1 upcomingBroadcaster, author and musician who has spent a working life inside the Grateful Dead's music.
Full catalogAcousticDead scholarDead Rise
1 upcomingYorktown, VA
Yorktown acoustic sextet playing the Dead and Allman Brothers on unplugged instruments.
AcousticDead-adjacentRegional stalwartDeadgrass
3 upcomingMontclair, NJ · since 2015
Montclair string band exploring the life's work of Jerry Garcia.
BluegrassAcousticJerry Garcia BandFalco & Book Play Garcia
5 upcomingTwo Infamous Stringdusters playing Jerry Garcia as an acoustic duo — solo, Dead and traditionals.
Jerry Garcia BandAcousticBluegrassGillian Welch & David Rawlings
7 upcomingNashville, TN
The Nashville duo playing the Dead's acoustic Reckoning end to end, two guitars and two voices.
AcousticReinterpretationNational touringGratefolk
3 upcomingPhiladelphia, PA · since 2013
A Philadelphia deadgrass five-piece with dobro, field drum and a monthly Mermaid Inn residency.
BluegrassAcousticResidencyGrateful Dads
1 upcomingLouisville, KY
Louisville's psychedacoustic Dead tribute, stripping the catalog to a rootsy acoustic core.
AcousticReinterpretationFestival actJerry's Dead
8 upcomingAsheville, NC
Asheville quartet that plays only the Garcia-sung side of the catalog, 150-plus songs deep.
Jerry Garcia BandGarcia/GrismanAcousticNailed Shutt
17 upcomingWarwick, NY
Warwick's acoustic Dead — newgrass, Americana, and the Garcia songbook at Hudson Valley wineries.
AcousticBluegrassHudson ValleyRaising The Dead
4 upcomingDetroit, MI
Detroit-area quartet the Dead's own Dead Covers Project picked as its 2023 headliner.
Faithful arrangementsAcousticResidencySam Grisman Project
5 upcomingAcoustic readings of the Garcia/Grisman and Old & In the Way songbook.
AcousticGarcia/GrismanDead-adjacentShakedown Strings
10 upcomingKansas City, MO
A Kansas City acoustic trio of jazz players running the Dead songbook through fiddle, guitar and bass.
BluegrassAcousticImprov-heavySteal Your Face
5 upcomingPhiladelphia, PA
Philadelphia-area five-piece, 20-plus years on Dead and Dylan, touring upstate NY as an acoustic duo.
Full catalogImprov-heavyAcousticThe Deadgummits
2 upcomingTulsa, OK
A big Tulsa porch-pickin' band that plays the Dead on banjo, fiddle, mandolin and washboard.
BluegrassAcousticReinterpretationViolin River
3 upcomingEast Providence, RI · since 2008
Rhode Island's long-running Dead tribute, with a monthly acoustic night in Johnston.
AcousticImprov-heavyResidencyFour Lean Hounds
No datesPhiladelphia, PA
Philadelphia Dead tribute working the acoustic end of the songbook, two to eight pieces.
AcousticFull catalogImprov-heavyGrateful Bluegrass Boys
No datesSan Francisco, CA
Bay Area pickers running the catalog through a bluegrass filter.
BluegrassAcousticBay AreaThe Deadly String Band
No datesEast Lansing, MI
East Lansing string band playing the Dead catalog on mandolin, dobro, banjo and guitar.
AcousticBluegrassFull catalogThe Grass Is Dead
No datesJacksonville, FL · since 1998
Florida's bluegrass Dead band since 1998, now touring nationally.
BluegrassAcousticNational touringThe Grateful String Band
No datesChicago, IL
Chicago's deadicated bluegrass quintet, picking the Dead and Old & In The Way songbooks.
BluegrassAcousticGarcia/GrismanWake the Dead
No datesBerkeley, CA · since 2000
The world's only Celtic all-star Grateful Dead jam band, since 2000.
CelticAcousticEast Bay