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.
9 bands · Faithful arrangements
Aardvark
7 upcomingsince 2011
Seven-piece Bay Area Dead band, together since 2011, built on rehearsal and authentic renditions.
Faithful arrangementsPeninsulaFestival actBrown Eyed Women
2 upcomingWoodstock, NY · since 2019
The world's only all-female Grateful Dead tribute, assembled from five states.
Full catalogFaithful arrangementsFestival actCaught Dead Handed
1 upcomingPortland, OR
A Portland band drawn from four generations of Deadheads, in steady rotation at McMenamins rooms.
Faithful arrangementsImprov-heavyResidencyLast Fair Deal
3 upcomingVirginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach seven-piece covering every Dead role, Pigpen and Donna included.
Full catalogFaithful arrangementsEra-accurateOld Head
3 upcomingBaltimore, MD · since 2018
Maryland players who stay inside 1965-1970, the Pigpen years and the primal jams.
'60s soundEra-accurateFaithful arrangementsRaising The Dead
4 upcomingDetroit, MI
Detroit-area quartet the Dead's own Dead Covers Project picked as its 2023 headliner.
Faithful arrangementsAcousticResidencyDark Star Project
No datesBurlington, VT · since 1983
Burlington Dead band whose two founders have been at it since Boston in 1983.
Faithful arrangementsFull catalogResidencyRose Alley
No datesPortland, ME
New England's Jerry Garcia Band tribute, built on three-part harmony and Hammond organ.
Jerry Garcia BandSoulFaithful arrangementsThe Deadlocks
No datesJackson, WY · since 2010
Jackson Hole's eight-piece Dead band, named the night they found it at the Knotty Pine.
Faithful arrangementsFull catalogFestival act