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.
25 bands · All-star
Box of Rain
4 upcomingBeacon, NY
Six-piece Hudson Valley tribute to the Dead's 1968–1974 golden era.
'60s sound'70s soundAll-starCT Grateful Dead All Stars
3 upcomingEaston, CT
Matt Helm's all-star Connecticut Dead band, deadicated to the dance floor.
All-starDance partyConnecticutDead Man's Waltz
3 upcomingAll-star triple tribute braiding the Dead, the Allman Brothers, and The Band into one set.
Pioneer ValleyAll-starDead-adjacentGrahame Lesh & Friends
9 upcomingSan Rafael, CA
Phil Lesh's son leading rotating all-star lineups through the family songbook.
Dead familyAll-starMarinGrateful Gals
1 upcomingMinneapolis, MN
Three Twin Cities frontwomen trading leads on the Dead catalog over a crack backing band.
ReinterpretationFull catalogAll-starGratefully Yours
7 upcomingBeacon, NY · since 2012
Hudson Valley all-stars playing fan-submitted dream setlists since 2012.
Dream setlistsAll-starHudson ValleyHi-Cal Dead
3 upcomingAn all-star Hawaii-and-California Dead band, assembled a tour at a time.
Dead familyAll-starNational touringMorning Dew
3 upcomingSt. Petersburg, FL · since 2024
Tampa Bay all-star Dead band formed in 2024 from Uncle John's Band and Dead Set Florida.
Tampa BayAll-starFull catalogPete Sawyer & The Left Hand Monkey Wrench Gang
15 upcomingSanta Cruz, CA
All killer, no filler — Pete Sawyer's rotating cast of the Dead's finest interpreters.
All-starDead familyGuest-drivenShred Is Dead
3 upcomingLos Angeles, CA
High-octane Dead and JGB from guitarist Marcus Rezak and a rotating all-star cast.
Jerry Garcia BandAll-starHigh energySpud Boy All Stars
1 upcomingAustin, TX
Austin all-star lineup recreating the Jerry Garcia Band, drawn from Deadeye, The Watters and HeartByrne.
Full catalogJerry Garcia BandAll-starSteal Your Peach
1 upcomingPhiladelphia, PA
Philadelphia mashup of the Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead, drawn from the city's busiest players.
Dead-adjacentAll-starRegional touringThe Grateful Allman Band Experience
3 upcomingFrederick, MD
An all-star Mid-Atlantic band splitting sets between the Dead, the Allmans and The Band.
All-starImprov-heavyDead-adjacentThe Music Never Stopped!
1 upcomingMiami, FL
Miami all-stars' Grateful Dead night at Savage Labs, with Ed Calle on sax.
South FloridaAll-starWall of Sound
3 upcomingPalos Verdes, CA
South Bay all-stars playing the big, high-energy 1980s Grateful Dead, named for the 1974 PA.
'80s soundAll-starLos AngelesBushwick's Dead
No datesBrooklyn, NY · since 2023
Chris Mackin's rotating collective of New York jam players, resident at Brooklyn Bowl.
BrooklynAll-starGuest-drivenDead Alive
No datesBoulder, CO
Boulder veterans of four other Front Range Dead bands who turned a weekly jam into a working band.
Full catalogAll-starImprov-heavyDead On Live
No datesAsbury Park, NJ · since 2010
Note-for-note recreations of the Dead's classic records and eras, led by Marc Muller.
Album recreationEra-accurateAll-starDeadPhishSpread
No datesSt. Petersburg, FL
St. Pete players from Antelope, Morning Dew and Dead Set Florida mashing up the Dead, Phish and Panic.
Tampa BayJam bandResidencyFunkin' Grateful
No datesJupiter, FL
Jupiter all-stars playing the Dead as funk — two dance sets and a DJ at setbreak.
FunkAll-starDance partyJerry Tripsters
No datesWashington, DC
DC-area all-star band devoted to Jerry Garcia, with the Jerry Garcia Band at its center.
Jerry Garcia BandAll-starImprov-heavyLive Dead & Brothers
No datesAn all-star celebration of the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band.
All-starAllman BrothersTouringSages & Spirits
No datessince 2024
All-star Dead project with Melvin Seals, John Kadlecik, Rob Eaton, Rob Barraco and Jay Lane.
All-starDead familyJerry Garcia BandThe Dead Thing
No datesDallas, TX · since 1989
Dallas's Deep Ellum Dead night from 1989, revived by Kenny Withrow as a rotating-cast band.
All-starGuest-drivenFull catalogThe Golden Road
No datesSeattle, WA
Seattle jazz and jam heavyweights who recreate whole Grateful Dead albums live.
Album recreationAll-starImprov-heavy