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 · National touring
Bearly Dead
15 upcomingBoston, MA · since 2015
Boston's touring Dead tribute since 2015, with a 250-song book and no two nights alike.
Full catalogNational touringImprov-heavyBERTHA: Grateful Drag
11 upcomingNashville, TN · since 2023
The world's only drag-infused Grateful Dead tribute — two sets, three hours.
DragNational touring'70s soundBrown Eyed Women
2 upcomingWoodstock, NY · since 2019
The world's only all-female Grateful Dead tribute, assembled from five states.
Full catalogFaithful arrangementsFestival actCyril Neville
1 upcomingNew Orleans, LA
The youngest Neville brother, touring a Plays The Dead show between his own New Orleans nights.
New OrleansDead familyNational touringDark Star Orchestra
31 upcomingChicago, IL · since 1997
Recreates a specific historic Grateful Dead concert, night after night.
Setlist recreationEra-accurateNational touringDeadPhish Orchestra
2 upcomingDenver, CO · since 2009
Colorado quartet that braids Grateful Dead and Phish into single seamless setlists.
Improv-heavyDead-adjacentJam bandDeadtronica
2 upcomingAron Magner's late-night set reworking the Dead through an electronic lens.
ReinterpretationNational touringGillian Welch & David Rawlings
7 upcomingNashville, TN
The Nashville duo playing the Dead's acoustic Reckoning end to end, two guitars and two voices.
AcousticReinterpretationNational touringGrahame Lesh & Friends
9 upcomingSan Rafael, CA
Phil Lesh's son leading rotating all-star lineups through the family songbook.
Dead familyAll-starMarinGrateful Shred
12 upcomingLos Angeles, CA · since 2016
LA six-piece that plays the Dead loose and harmony-heavy; now a national touring act.
National touringImprov-heavyReinterpretationHi-Cal Dead
3 upcomingAn all-star Hawaii-and-California Dead band, assembled a tour at a time.
Dead familyAll-starNational touringJerry's Middle Finger
10 upcomingLos Angeles, CA
Los Angeles band devoted to the Jerry Garcia Band repertoire.
Jerry Garcia BandWest CoastSoulJoe Russo's Almost Dead
17 upcomingBrooklyn, NY · since 2013
Brooklyn's muscular reinterpretation of the songbook — not a recreation.
ReinterpretationImprov-heavyNational touring5.0 · 1 ratingKeller Williams' Grateful Grass
16 upcomingFredericksburg, VA
Keller Williams' bluegrass project: "Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style."
BluegrassReinterpretationImprov-heavyMelvin Seals & JGB
17 upcomingSan Francisco, CA
Hammond B-3 organist from the Jerry Garcia Band, carrying that book forward.
Jerry Garcia BandSoulDead familySam Grisman Project
5 upcomingAcoustic readings of the Garcia/Grisman and Old & In the Way songbook.
AcousticGarcia/GrismanDead-adjacentShred 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 energySteely Dead
19 upcomingDenver, CO · since 2019
Denver's fusion of the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan, on the road nationally since 2019.
ReinterpretationDead-adjacentNational touringTerrapin 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 Garcia Project
8 upcomingNorthampton, MA · since 2012
Complete Jerry Garcia Band setlists from 1976–1995, recreated night by night.
Jerry Garcia BandSetlist recreationNational touringUntz Is Dead
4 upcomingAllen Aucoin's project reimagining the Grateful Dead as live electronic music.
ReinterpretationNational touringHolly Bowling
No datesSan Francisco, CA
The San Francisco pianist who transcribes the Dead and Phish for solo piano, note for improvised note.
ReinterpretationNational touringDead familyMidnight North
No datesSan Rafael, CA · since 2012
Grahame Lesh's own Americana band, listed here for its Grateful Dead nights.
Dead familyMarinNational touringSages & 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 Grass Is Dead
No datesJacksonville, FL · since 1998
Florida's bluegrass Dead band since 1998, now touring nationally.
BluegrassAcousticNational touring