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.
19 bands · Free shows
Dead Set Florida
6 upcomingSt. Petersburg, FL · since 2017
Tampa Bay's Dead and JGB band since 2017, free shows most weekends.
Full catalogJerry Garcia BandFree showsJerry's Tone
1 upcomingDetroit, MI
Metro Detroit JGB tribute led by guitarist Matthew Cole, holding down second Thursdays at Bowlero.
Jerry Garcia BandResidencyFree showsNailed Shutt
17 upcomingWarwick, NY
Warwick's acoustic Dead — newgrass, Americana, and the Garcia songbook at Hudson Valley wineries.
AcousticBluegrassHudson ValleyShip of Fools
1 upcomingSarasota, FL
Sarasota five-piece built on the Dead and Garcia, with a first-Sunday residency at Jungle Hideaway.
Full catalogJam bandResidencyStella Blue's Band
2 upcomingNew York, NY · since 2009
Tri-state Dead tribute since 2009 and the band behind Free Dead in the Park.
Full catalogImprov-heavyFree showsThe Mighty Swells
3 upcomingChelsea, MI
A Washtenaw County band playing Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia classics on free-music nights.
Full catalogJerry Garcia BandFree showsThe Spread
1 upcomingOrlando, FL · since 2020
Orlando Dead band since 2020, a regular free-show fixture at Rockpit Brewing.
Central FloridaFull catalogFree showsCosmic Possum
No datesPark City, UT
Park City five-piece whose own site says it plainly: "We Play Dead."
Regional touringFestival actFree showsDeadbolt
No datesLos Angeles, CA
L.A. Dead band working the Venice West brunch slot and Monday Dead night in Sherman Oaks.
Los AngelesFree showsDeadPhishSpread
No datesSt. Petersburg, FL
St. Pete players from Antelope, Morning Dew and Dead Set Florida mashing up the Dead, Phish and Panic.
Tampa BayJam bandResidencyDoug & Co.
No datesNantucket, MA · since 2024
Nantucket's Grateful Dead experience — harmony-minded Dead at Cisco Brewers and the Chicken Box.
Cape Cod & the IslandsFull catalogResidency5.0 · 4 ratingsEastern Parkway
No datesBrooklyn, NY
Brooklyn jam collective playing Dead-leaning sets in Central Park and around the city, announced by drop rather than calendar.
BrooklynJam bandFree showsEyes of the Raven
No datesAnn Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor act built around Miko and Jim Rowan playing Grateful Dead classics.
Full catalogFree showsGrateful To Be Alive
No datesHastings-on-Hudson, NY
Hastings-on-Hudson five-piece whose free riverfront Dead shows pull hundreds to the Hudson.
Full catalogFree showsHudson ValleyGratefulmen
No datesHolmdel, NJ
Four Deadheads out of Holmdel playing the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band songbooks.
Central JerseyJerry Garcia BandFree showsJed's Dog
No datesLos Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Dead tribute playing free Valley dance nights, regularly at Studio City's Tuning Fork.
Los AngelesFree showsDance partySpaceman's Dead Friends
No datesMemphis, TN
Memphis band playing Dead, JGB, Old & In the Way, New Riders and the Byrds, free on Sunday afternoons.
Full catalogJerry Garcia BandResidencyTennessee Dead
No datesNashville, TN
Nashville group with a free weekly Wednesday Grateful Dead residency at Tennessee Brew Works.
ResidencyFree showsFull catalogThe Cosmic Jam
No datesNew Smyrna Beach, FL
New Smyrna Beach Dead and jam covers act with a recurring free Sunday gig in Daytona.
Central FloridaResidencyFree shows