Bands
318 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.
21 bands tagged Acoustic
Bosco Jigs
4 upcomingChagrin Falls, OH
Chagrin Falls acoustic act recreating real Dead setlists as psychedelic Americana.
AcousticSetlist recreationBluegrassCatfish John
5 upcomingMyrtle Beach, SC · since 2025
Mike Greene's Grand Strand acoustic trio, mixing Dead and Garcia Band with Dylan and the Allmans.
AcousticJerry Garcia BandDead-adjacentCats on the Bandstand
7 upcomingLos Angeles, CA · since 2023
Acoustic LA duo playing the Dead songbook straight, with a monthly residency at Culver City's Cinema Bar.
AcousticLos AngelesResidencyDead Rise
1 upcomingYorktown, VA
Yorktown acoustic sextet playing the Dead and Allman Brothers on unplugged instruments.
AcousticDead-adjacentRegional stalwartDeadgrass
8 upcomingMontclair, NJ · since 2015
Montclair string band exploring the life's work of Jerry Garcia.
BluegrassAcousticJerry Garcia BandGratefolk
3 upcomingPhiladelphia, PA · since 2013
A Philadelphia deadgrass five-piece with dobro, field drum and a monthly Mermaid Inn residency.
BluegrassAcousticResidencyGrateful Dads
1 upcomingLouisville, KY
Louisville's psychedacoustic Dead tribute, stripping the catalog to a rootsy acoustic core.
AcousticReinterpretationFestival actGrateful Dave
1 upcomingIsland Heights, NJ · since 2024
Island Heights singer-guitarist playing Dead-flavored originals and covers at Ocean County breweries.
Jersey ShoreDead-adjacentAcousticJerry's Dead
1 upcomingAsheville, NC
Asheville quartet that plays only the Garcia-sung side of the catalog, 150-plus songs deep.
Jerry Garcia BandGarcia/GrismanAcousticNailed Shutt
23 upcomingWarwick, NY
Warwick's acoustic Dead — newgrass, Americana, and the Garcia songbook at Hudson Valley wineries.
AcousticBluegrassHudson ValleyRaising The Dead
4 upcomingDetroit, MI
Detroit-area quartet the Dead's own Dead Covers Project picked as its 2023 headliner.
Faithful arrangementsAcousticResidencySam Grisman Project
10 upcomingAcoustic readings of the Garcia/Grisman and Old & In the Way songbook.
AcousticGarcia/GrismanDead-adjacentShakedown Strings
6 upcomingKansas City, MO
A Kansas City acoustic trio of jazz players running the Dead songbook through fiddle, guitar and bass.
BluegrassAcousticImprov-heavySteal Your Face
4 upcomingPhiladelphia, PA
Philadelphia-area five-piece, 20-plus years on Dead and Dylan, touring upstate NY as an acoustic duo.
Full catalogImprov-heavyAcousticThe Deadgummits
1 upcomingTulsa, OK
A big Tulsa porch-pickin' band that plays the Dead on banjo, fiddle, mandolin and washboard.
BluegrassAcousticReinterpretationThe Deadly String Band
1 upcomingEast Lansing, MI
East Lansing string band playing the Dead catalog on mandolin, dobro, banjo and guitar.
AcousticBluegrassFull catalogThe Grass Is Dead
6 upcomingJacksonville, FL · since 1998
Florida's bluegrass Dead band since 1998, now touring nationally.
BluegrassAcousticNational touringThe Grateful String Band
2 upcomingChicago, IL
Chicago's deadicated bluegrass quintet, picking the Dead and Old & In The Way songbooks.
BluegrassAcousticGarcia/GrismanViolin River
2 upcomingEast Providence, RI · since 2008
Rhode Island's long-running Dead tribute, with a monthly acoustic night in Johnston.
AcousticImprov-heavyResidencyWake the Dead
1 upcomingBerkeley, CA · since 2000
The world's only Celtic all-star Grateful Dead jam band, since 2000.
CelticAcousticEast BayGrateful Bluegrass Boys
No datesSan Francisco, CA
Bay Area pickers running the catalog through a bluegrass filter.
BluegrassAcousticBay Area