Guitar Played By Bob Weir At Recent Santa Clara Grateful Dead Show Draws Huge Winning Bid At Auction
Overall, the auction brought in well over $750,000.
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Overall, the auction brought in well over $750,000.
With their weekend shows at Levi's Stadium and another three next weekend at Chicago's Soldier Field, the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip draws to a close.
During an epic week in America that saw same sex couple gain equal rights to marriage on the eve of Pride weekend, and an epic week in music as the Grateful Dead play their final concerts with a show Saturday night and again Sunday at Levi's Stadium, fans couldn't help but embrace a rainbow over the concert as a sign of the late Jerry Garcia looking down on them, and celebrating pride.
Some of you are so excited to celebrate the Supreme Court marriage equality ruling that you already have the car packed up and ready to drive down to Sunday's San Francisco Pride Parade. That's a good thing. You might want to consider leaving now.
It hasn't really been all that long since Grateful Dead ticket prices were being priced in the thousands, and yet, now you can buy a ticket for not much more than the cost of an IMAX movie ticket.
Randy Shaw, executive director for the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, talks about the district's history, how it got it's name, what led up to its seedy reputation and how it deals with gentrification while protecting housing.
Grateful Dead fans rejoice! A huge box set commemorating the band from 1966 to 1995 is available for presale from Dead.net and Rhino Records.
Jerry Garcia opened up about his near-death experience, and his days with the Grateful Dead in long-lost interview tapes from 1988.
This is the year of the Dead, as America says farewell to the Grateful Dead 50 years after the band was founded, marks the 20th year since the passing of lead singer Jerry Garcia, and anticipates the triumphal and final return of the band to the Bay Area stage June 27th and 28th at Levi's Stadium. This recording is a great way to count down to that concert.
After weeks of rumors, surviving members of the Grateful Dead will perform farewell shows at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara this summer, the band and stadium officials confirmed Friday.
Deadheads rejoice! The documentary 'The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir' will be debuting in May on Netflix.
The sale goes from April 11-12, and will offer up many items from throughout the band's heyday that have never been on sale before.
A look at five of the best small best venues for locals bands in San Francisco, including two of the world's most famous spots for live music.
Rumors had already been flying that the legendary Bay Area band would be playing the San Francisco area on their tour.
Thirty years after Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was arrested in Golden Gate Park, the mystery continues. The story involves music, drugs, and a briefcase, allegedly seized by the San Francisco police.
After fans of the Grateful Dead quickly snapped up tickets for this summer's "Fare Thee Well" concerts in Chicago, the surviving members of the band could be looking at performing for Deadheads in the Bay Area.
For an American institution that loved to keep things loose and easy, saying goodbye to the Grateful Dead is proving to be very hard work, and it all started when the promoters went old school.
The coach is ready to leave the baseball grind and play a little more music...
The acclaimed director is teaming up w/ noted documentarian Amir Bar-Lev to mark a half-century since the group first formed...
If you've watched the national broadcast of the last few San Francisco Giants home playoff games you know that former Journey frontman Steve Perry does a darn fine lipsync of his own song 'Don't Stop Belevin.'" While the journey tune may fire up the fans at AT&T, the Giants are hardly a one-note team. Here's a look at Perry's act and several of the other big name artists the Giants have turned to for musical inspiration.
Five of the most legendary concert venues in America are the Apollo Theater, the Fillmore, the Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden and Ryman Auditorium.
This list includes five of the best rock 'n roll cities in America, with honorable mentions to the cities of Austin, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Seattle.
After collapsing on stage during a show, Grateful Dead & guitarist/singer of the band Furthur, Bob Weir announce they will not be able to perform at the upcoming BottleRock Napa...
Grateful Dead guitarist/singer Bob Weir collapsed onstage during a show with his band Furthur (which also features the Dead's Phil Lesh) last night (April 25) at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.
Grateful Dead rocker Bob Weir stormed off the stage Monday night in an angry fit when loud audience members refused to quiet down during a performance at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley.
