January 2009

Happy New Year, everybody!! Hope and change are in the air! So what better way to kick off 2009 than to confirm what’s been buzzing in the rumor mill for some time: The Dead will be touring for the first time in more than four years, with nearly twenty shows spread across a month from mid-April through mid-May! Details will be announced here soon, so keep your eyes on dead.net!

The lineup for this edition of The Dead will be the same one that rocked the house at Penn State last fall at the Obama benefit: The Core Four of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, joined by guitar monster Warren Haynes and RatDog keyboard ace Jeff Chimenti (both veterans of the 2004 Dead "Wave That Flag" tour). The mood of the band for this Spring Fling is way up, so it’s sure to be a great tour!

Dead.net will be your official hub for ALL news about the tour, including dates and ticket info... and perhaps even a few surprises along the way!

So gas up the Tourmobile, get out that really wild tie-dye--you know, the one with the red spiral melting into the purple and green that’s in a heap of clothes in the back of your closet--and start getting into Show Shape!

You know it’s gonna get stranger, so let’s get on with the show...

Dead World Roundup

Jeff Chimenti: Keyboard Ace Adds Dimension to RatDog
When I catch up with soft-spoken RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti for our Dead.net interview, he's only been home for a couple of days, after playing with the Dead at...
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Rocking the Cradle: Grateful Dead, Egypt 1978
First, it took 30 years to produce this ultra-cool 2CD/DVD set from the Dead's legendary September 1978 run at the Sound & Light Theater, outside Cairo ...
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Larry Campbell: Fret Master Brings Diverse Colors to Phil and Friends
In his nightly band introductions, Phil Lesh often simply labels lead guitarist Larry Campbell “The Master.” And indeed, he is.
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Bill Cutler: With a Lot of Help from His Friends
Drum roll, please…The 2008 Patience and Perseverance Award for a Rock Recording goes to….BILL CUTLER!
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Phil and Friends Complete Historic Warfield Run
Gather ’round all you young’uns and I’ll tell you a crazy story about the old days. See, when, I was comin’ up as a Dead Head, back in the fall of ’69, all we had were vinyl albums to listen to.
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Jackie Greene: New Album is Out; Touring with P&F and Solo
For anyone who has followed Greene’s remarkable pre-P&F career, the depth and excellence of Giving Up the Ghost will come as no surprise.
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