Led Zeppelin refuses to give us a reunion tour, but the Grateful Dead is willing to give the dead heads one!!! After performing a few concerts for the Barack Obama rallies during the election, the Grateful Dead confirm the rumours and speculation that there will be a Grateful Dead tour in 2009. The tour begins in April in North Carolina and the Dead will make a stop at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. on April 17th.
I’m sure more dates will be booked for the summer and expect the band to book a concert at SPAC in Saratoga Springs also.
The current band line up is Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzman, and Mickey Hart…plus a few new members, keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and Warren Haynes from Allman Bros./Gov’t Mule will front the band replacing Jerry Garcia.
See the rest of the tour listings at this article here:
http://www.guitarworld.com/article/grateful_dead_announce_2009_arena_tour
Sweet! As a dead head, I would love to see the Dead in Albany when they come. I know I said I gave up national concerts, but going to the Dead show in Albany would be worth going to, in my opinion. I believe this is the band’s first concert in Albany since when they played here for their “Dozin’ at the Knick” recording back in 1990 when Jerry was alive.
Kev
K'Brocking 
Aren’t they just called “The Dead” now? No Grateful in the name because Jerry died. They last played in ’95, I can still smell the patchouli. How do I remember that? I was walking around looking to buy mushrooms and lo and behold, there’s big fat Bill Lambdin from Ch. 13 reporting outside the Knick.
Aren’t they just called “The Dead” now? No Grateful in the name because Jerry died. They last played in ’95, I can still smell the patchouli. How do I remember that? I was walking around looking to buy mushrooms and lo and behold, there’s big fat Bill Lambdin from Ch. 13 reporting outside the Knick.
It ain’t “Grateful” without Jerry, period!
It ain’t “Grateful” without Jerry, period!
Who’s on lead?
Who’s on lead?