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.
41 bands · Dead-adjacent
Bandolero
1 upcomingDallas, TX · since 2017
Dallas jam-rock that runs the Dead alongside the Allmans, the Crowes and Widespread Panic.
Dead in the mixDead-adjacentJam bandBlue Drew and the Magoos
1 upcomingProvidence, RI · since 2024
Providence jam band on Dead, JGB and deep funk, with a first-Friday residency at Prudence in Bristol.
Dead in the mixJam bandResidencyCaltucky
1 upcomingsince 2023
Northern California instrumental jamgrass with a metal and grunge streak.
BluegrassInstrumentalDead-adjacentCatfish 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 BandDead Floyd
6 upcomingFort Collins, CO · since 2009
Fort Collins veterans who braid the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd catalogs into one unpredictable set.
ReinterpretationImprov-heavyDead-adjacentDead Man's Waltz
3 upcomingAll-star triple tribute braiding the Dead, the Allman Brothers, and The Band into one set.
Pioneer ValleyAll-starDead-adjacentDead Panic
2 upcomingBoulder, CO · since 2025
A Boulder County crew splitting the difference between Dead improvisation and Widespread Panic grit.
Improv-heavyHigh energyDead-adjacentDead Rise
1 upcomingYorktown, VA
Yorktown acoustic sextet playing the Dead and Allman Brothers on unplugged instruments.
AcousticDead-adjacentRegional stalwartDeadPhish Orchestra
2 upcomingDenver, CO · since 2009
Colorado quartet that braids Grateful Dead and Phish into single seamless setlists.
Improv-heavyDead-adjacentJam bandLove Mischief
7 upcomingSacramento, CA
Love Mischief, a jam group from Sacramento, CA.
Dead-adjacentSam Grisman Project
5 upcomingAcoustic readings of the Garcia/Grisman and Old & In the Way songbook.
AcousticGarcia/GrismanDead-adjacentSouljam
2 upcomingVero Beach, FL
Vero Beach six-piece jam band playing Dead, Panic and Allmans plus originals.
Dead in the mixDead-adjacentJam bandSteal 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 touringSteely Dead
19 upcomingDenver, CO · since 2019
Denver's fusion of the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan, on the road nationally since 2019.
ReinterpretationDead-adjacentNational 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 Grateful Brothers
3 upcomingGreenville, SC
Greenville, South Carolina band paying tribute to the Dead and the Allman Brothers together.
Full catalogAllman BrothersRegional touringTouch of Grey
1 upcomingMendham, NJ · since 2014
Northern New Jersey trio playing the Dead and the music that grew out of it, since 2014.
North JerseyDead-adjacentRegional touringAndy Belt & Friends
No datesTowson, MD
Grateful Dead tribute from Towson, MD.
Dead-adjacentBetter Weather
No datesBaltimore, MD
Baltimore jam band built on Dead roots, with Dylan, Steely Dan and blues worked into the sets.
Dead in the mixJam bandDead-adjacentBlue Lotus Live
No datesEugene, OR
Grateful Dead tribute from Eugene, OR.
Dead-adjacentCryptical Development
No datesVan Nuys, CA
San Fernando Valley outlaw jam band mixing Dead and JGB with Traffic and Phish.
Dead in the mixLos AngelesJam bandDead Centric
No datesCincinnati, OH
Cincinnati jam band centered on the Dead but happy to detour into Allmans, Phish and Panic.
Dead in the mixJam bandDead-adjacentDelilah West
No datesFort Collins, CO
Fort Collins jam five-piece whose covers lean Dead but roam country, folk and psych.
Jam bandDead-adjacentRegional stalwartFT Blindman
No datesGrateful Dead tribute from Maryland.
Dead-adjacentJellyband
No datesEast Setauket, NY
Grateful Dead tribute from East Setauket, NY.
Dead-adjacentLiquid Reflections
No datesAshland, OR
Grateful Dead tribute from Ashland, OR.
Dead-adjacentLove Valley
No datesCocoa, FL
Love Valley, a rock group from Merritt Island, FL.
Dead-adjacentMysteryTrain (PA)
No datesCentral, PA
Mysterytrain is a psychedelic jam band from Central Pennsylvania.
Dead-adjacentNate Gross Band
No datesNorwich, NY
Central NY blues guitarist whose Blues Is Dead show plays the blues the Grateful Dead covered.
Dead in the mixDead-adjacentOld Shoe
No datesChicago, IL · since 2010
Chicago Americana roots-rock five-piece that plays its own songs with a Deadhead's sense of the jam.
Dead-adjacentJam bandImprov-heavySam Pointer
No datesBirmingham, AL
Grateful Dead tribute from Birmingham, AL.
Dead-adjacentSeeing Stars
No datesNederland, CO
Grateful Dead tribute from Nederland, CO.
Dead-adjacentSmall Craft Warning
No datesNew York, NY
Grateful Dead tribute from New York, NY.
Dead-adjacentStealin' the Farm
No datesLa Porte, IN · since 2009
Northwest Indiana jam band working the lakeshore brewery circuit since 2009.
Dead-adjacentJam bandRegional touringThe JiMiller Band
No datesCleveland, OH · since 1988
Cleveland jamband since 1988, mixing originals with Dead and Allman Brothers improvisation.
Dead in the mixImprov-heavyJam bandThe Rusted Strings Band
No datesGriffith, IN
A seven-piece Northwest Indiana band whose setlists run, in their own words, from Dark Star to Dolly.
Dead in the mixDead-adjacentJam bandToken Rhymes
No datesEugene, OR
A Lane County act that brings Haight-Ashbury era Dead music to the 3 Legged Crane in Oakridge.
Dead-adjacentRegional touringWafer
No datesSalt Lake City, UT
Grateful Dead tribute from Salt Lake City, UT.
Dead-adjacentWalking Dead
No datesPhiladelphia, PA
Grateful Dead tribute from Philadelphia, PA.
Dead-adjacentWebster
No datesAtlanta, GA · since 2005
Atlanta jam band and Lake Claire mainstay that folds Dead and Neil Young into R&B and reggae.
Dead in the mixJam bandDead-adjacentWillie Jack and the Northern Light
No datesSunbury, PA
Grateful Dead tribute from Sunbury, PA.
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