Dead & Company’s Golden Gate Park Celebration Of 60 Years Of The Grateful Dead: Every Song From Night 1

Tens of 1000’s of Deadheads descended on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Friday night time for the primary of Dead & Company’s three weekend exhibits celebrating 60 years of the Grateful Dead. The exhibits have been consequential not only for the anniversary they commemorated, however for followers of the group, which had not carried out wherever aside from Las Vegas’ Sphere since July 2023, when it concluded its closing tour.

After a gap set by jamgrass phenom Billy Strings, Dead & Firm – comprised of Grateful Dead founders Bobby Weir and Mickey Hart, alongside John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane – dove into its catalog with gusto for 2 crowd-pleasing units that spanned materials from the Dead’s 30-year profession. Highlights included visitor appearances by Grahame Lesh (for “Field of Rain,” the beloved Dead music written and sung by his late father, Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh) and Strings (for the Dead traditional “Wharf Rat”), in addition to a touching encore of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” that honored the date, which might have been Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia’s 83rd birthday.

Dead & Company’s setlist selections on Friday depart loads of choices on the desk for followers returning on Saturday and Sunday – the band not often, if ever, repeats a music throughout these types of runs – together with classics like “Contact of Gray,” “Casey Jones” and “Truckin’.” On Saturday, Sturgill Simpson will open the present beneath his “Johnny Blue Skies” moniker, whereas on Sunday, Phish frontman Trey Anastasio will kick off the festivities.

Right here’s a take a look at Dead & Company’s full opening-night setlist for its three-show San Francisco run celebrating 60 years of the Grateful Dead.