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 · Guest-driven
Alex Jordan & Friends
4 upcomingMill Valley, CA
Host of Grateful Thursdays at Club Fox and the free Dead at the Junction hangs.
ResidencyGuest-drivenMarinCubensis
1 upcomingLos Angeles, CA · since 1987
LA's oldest Dead tribute: born 1987, 4,000-plus shows, every era, a different setlist every night.
Full catalogImprov-heavyRegional stalwartDanny's Live Dead
4 upcomingSebastopol, CA
Sonoma County Dead night built from the Terrapin Crossroads family.
Dead familySonoma CountyGuest-drivenDeadPhish Orchestra
2 upcomingDenver, CO · since 2009
Colorado quartet that braids Grateful Dead and Phish into single seamless setlists.
Improv-heavyDead-adjacentJam bandDirty Dead
3 upcomingWilmington, NC · since 2016
Dead and Jerry Garcia Band tunes rebuilt with funk, reggae and jazz flute, now based in Wilmington.
Jerry Garcia BandFunkReinterpretationFriends of the Dead
1 upcomingColumbus, OH
Columbus Dead project with a core band, a guest list, and a monthly open Super Jam.
Guest-drivenResidencyRegional touringJason Crosby
1 upcomingSchellville, CA
Keyboards and violin from the Terrapin Crossroads house circle, in Phil Lesh & Friends and the Terrapin Family Band.
Dead familyMarinGuest-drivenMark Diomede and Friends
1 upcomingNeptune, NJ
The Solar Circus and Juggling Suns guitarist, leading a rotating Jersey band through the songbook.
Improv-heavyJam bandGuest-drivenPete 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-drivenSans Souci
5 upcomingWorcester, MA · since 2017
Worcester five-piece digging through the whole Garcia solo book - JGB, Legion of Mary, Garcia & Saunders.
Jerry Garcia BandResidencyImprov-heavyScott Guberman
1 upcomingSan Rafael, CA
Phil Lesh's keyboardist, hosting Dead nights and sitting in across the Bay.
Dead familyGuest-drivenBay AreaSkeleton Crew
1 upcomingLaguna Beach, CA · since 2017
Laguna Beach Dead band, born from a local jam session, working the town's bars since 2017.
Orange County'70s soundGuest-drivenTerrapin Family Band
1 upcomingSan Rafael, CA
The Terrapin Crossroads house band, now touring as the Terrapin Roadshow.
Dead familyGuest-drivenMarinTerrapin Flyer
5 upcomingChicago, IL · since 1999
Chicago's premier Dead act, with a long history of touring alongside Melvin Seals and Tom Constanten.
Full catalogImprov-heavyGuest-drivenThe Hartle Gold Band
10 upcomingSanta Cruz, CA
Matt Hartle's Santa Cruz ensemble, holding down Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place since 2017.
Guest-drivenImprov-heavySF BayThe Stolen Faces
12 upcomingNashville, TN · since 2014
Nashville's Dead institution, holding down Grateful Monday at Acme Feed & Seed since 2014.
Full catalogImprov-heavyResidencyA Bear's Choice
No datesDenver, CO
Melvin Seals & JGB guitarist Dave Hebert's rotating-cast Garcia and Dead project.
Jerry Garcia BandGuest-drivenImprov-heavyA Carny Vibe
No datesReno, NV
Reno's Roger Scime and Rick Winfield plus guests, channeling the Dead's Summer of Love.
Guest-driven'60s soundReinterpretationBarry Sless
No datesFairfax, CA
Pedal steel and guitar in the David Nelson Band, Moonalice, Phil Lesh & Friends and Bobby Weir's Wolf Bros.
Dead familyMarinGuest-drivenBeggar's Pay
No datesPleasantville, NJ · since 2023
Pleasantville, NJ Dead tribute built from Chinacat Jubilee players, with a rotating lead guitarist.
South JerseyGuest-drivenHigh energyBushwick's Dead
No datesBrooklyn, NY · since 2023
Chris Mackin's rotating collective of New York jam players, resident at Brooklyn Bowl.
BrooklynAll-starGuest-drivenMidwest Dead Coalition
No datesLincoln, NE
A rotating Plains-states Dead and JGB crew that tapes and posts nearly everything it plays.
Jerry Garcia BandGuest-drivenRegional touringSunshine Garcia Band
No datesSan Francisco, CA
Sunshine Becker of Furthur, fronting a rotating Bay Area rock and soul band that plays the Dead and Jerry Garcia Band.
Dead familyGuest-drivenThe 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 catalog