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.
29 bands tagged Dead-adjacent
Bandolero
1 upcomingDallas, TX · since 2017
Dallas jam-rock that runs the Dead alongside the Allmans, the Crowes and Widespread Panic.
Dead-adjacentJam bandHigh energyBetter Weather
1 upcomingBaltimore, MD
Baltimore jam band built on Dead roots, with Dylan, Steely Dan and blues worked into the sets.
Jam bandDead-adjacentRegional stalwartBlue Drew and the Magoos
5 upcomingProvidence, RI · since 2024
Providence jam band on Dead, JGB and deep funk, with a first-Friday residency at Prudence in Bristol.
Jam bandResidencyImprov-heavyCaltucky
1 upcomingsince 2023
Northern California instrumental jamgrass with a metal and grunge streak.
BluegrassInstrumentalDead-adjacentCatfish 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-adjacentCryptical Development
1 upcomingVan Nuys, CA
San Fernando Valley outlaw jam band mixing Dead and JGB with Traffic and Phish.
Los AngelesJam bandJerry Garcia BandDead Centric
1 upcomingCincinnati, OH
Cincinnati jam band centered on the Dead but happy to detour into Allmans, Phish and Panic.
Jam bandDead-adjacentImprov-heavyDead Floyd
7 upcomingFort Collins, CO · since 2009
Fort Collins veterans who braid the Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd catalogs into one unpredictable set.
ReinterpretationImprov-heavyDead-adjacentDead Man's Waltz
2 upcomingAll-star triple tribute braiding the Dead, the Allman Brothers, and The Band into one set.
Pioneer ValleyAll-starDead-adjacentDead Panic
3 upcomingBoulder, CO · since 2025
A Boulder County crew splitting the difference between Dead improvisation and Widespread Panic grit.
Improv-heavyHigh energyDead-adjacentDead Rise
1 upcomingYorktown, VA
Yorktown acoustic sextet playing the Dead and Allman Brothers on unplugged instruments.
AcousticDead-adjacentRegional stalwartDeadPhish Orchestra
1 upcomingDenver, CO · since 2009
Colorado quartet that braids Grateful Dead and Phish into single seamless setlists.
Improv-heavyDead-adjacentJam bandDelilah West
1 upcomingFort Collins, CO
Fort Collins jam five-piece whose covers lean Dead but roam country, folk and psych.
Jam bandDead-adjacentRegional stalwartGrateful Dave
1 upcomingIsland Heights, NJ · since 2024
Island Heights singer-guitarist playing Dead-flavored originals and covers at Ocean County breweries.
Jersey ShoreDead-adjacentAcousticMr. Blotto
5 upcomingChicago, IL · since 1991
Chicago's veteran jam band, writing originals with John Perry Barlow and weaving Dead songs throughout.
Dead-adjacentJam bandImprov-heavyNew Potato Caboose
2 upcomingWashington, DC · since 1983
DC-area jam band named for an Anthem of the Sun deep cut, running on two drummers since 1983.
Dead-adjacentJam bandFestival actSam Grisman Project
10 upcomingAcoustic readings of the Garcia/Grisman and Old & In the Way songbook.
AcousticGarcia/GrismanDead-adjacentSouljam
1 upcomingVero Beach, FL
Vero Beach six-piece jam band playing Dead, Panic and Allmans plus originals.
Dead-adjacentJam bandFestival actSteal Your Peach
1 upcomingPhiladelphia, PA
Philadelphia mashup of the Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead, drawn from the city's busiest players.
Dead-adjacentAll-starRegional touringStealin' the Farm
2 upcomingLa Porte, IN · since 2009
Northwest Indiana jam band working the lakeshore brewery circuit since 2009.
Dead-adjacentJam bandRegional touringSteely Dead
24 upcomingDenver, CO · since 2019
Denver's fusion of the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan, on the road nationally since 2019.
ReinterpretationDead-adjacentNational touringThe Grateful Allman Band Experience
6 upcomingFrederick, MD
An all-star Mid-Atlantic band splitting sets between the Dead, the Allmans and The Band.
All-starImprov-heavyDead-adjacentThe Grateful Brothers
2 upcomingGreenville, SC · since 2016
Greenville six-piece that segues the Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead into one another.
Improv-heavyDead-adjacentResidencyThe JiMiller Band
2 upcomingCleveland, OH · since 1988
Cleveland jamband since 1988, mixing originals with Dead and Allman Brothers improvisation.
Improv-heavyJam bandDead-adjacentThe Rusted Strings Band
1 upcomingGriffith, IN
A seven-piece Northwest Indiana band whose setlists run, in their own words, from Dark Star to Dolly.
Dead-adjacentJam bandRegional stalwartToken Rhymes
1 upcomingEugene, OR
A Lane County act that brings Haight-Ashbury era Dead music to the 3 Legged Crane in Oakridge.
Dead-adjacentRegional touringTouch of Grey
1 upcomingMendham, NJ · since 2014
Northern New Jersey trio playing the Dead and the music that grew out of it, since 2014.
North JerseyDead-adjacentRegional touringWebster
1 upcomingAtlanta, GA · since 2005
Atlanta jam band and Lake Claire mainstay that folds Dead and Neil Young into R&B and reggae.
Jam bandDead-adjacentRegional stalwartOld Shoe
No datesChicago, IL · since 2010
Chicago Americana roots-rock five-piece that plays its own songs with a Deadhead's sense of the jam.
Dead-adjacentJam bandImprov-heavy