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.
32 bands tagged Festival act
Aardvark
1 upcomingsince 2011
Seven-piece Bay Area Dead band, together since 2011, built on rehearsal and authentic renditions.
Faithful arrangementsPeninsulaFestival actAlamo Mission Band
2 upcomingJerry Garcia Band-inspired Americana, roots, R&B, gospel, and reggae.
Jerry Garcia BandEast BayFestival actBrown Eyed Women
1 upcomingWoodstock, NY · since 2019
The world's only all-female Grateful Dead tribute, assembled from five states.
Full catalogFaithful arrangementsFestival actDead Collective
1 upcomingEasthampton, MA · since 2014
Western Mass Dead and JGB band since 2014, danceable tunes plus jazzy improv, with rotating bassists.
Jerry Garcia BandJam bandDance partyDead Man's Waltz
2 upcomingAll-star triple tribute braiding the Dead, the Allman Brothers, and The Band into one set.
Pioneer ValleyAll-starDead-adjacentDead Roses
5 upcomingPetaluma, CA · since 2022
Petaluma's Grateful Dead tribute, pitched at the late-'80s stadium sound and playing every week.
'80s soundBay AreaFestival actDead Sky
2 upcomingBozeman, MT · since 2019
A Bozeman six-piece built on three-part harmonies, born from a one-off Dead night at the Filling Station.
Full catalogImprov-heavyFestival actGlass Camels
1 upcomingJacksonville, FL · since 1989
North Florida's longest-running Dead band, playing psychedelic Dead sets since 1989.
Full catalogRegional stalwartFestival actGrateful Dads
1 upcomingLouisville, KY
Louisville's psychedacoustic Dead tribute, stripping the catalog to a rootsy acoustic core.
AcousticReinterpretationFestival actGrateful Shred
16 upcomingLos Angeles, CA · since 2016
LA six-piece that plays the Dead loose and harmony-heavy; now a national touring act.
National touringImprov-heavyReinterpretationGrateful To The Core
9 upcomingsince 2023
Joel Martin's Grateful Dead band, three hundred West Coast shows and counting.
Full catalogWest CoastFestival actJ and the Tie Dyers
2 upcomingCazenovia, NY
Cazenovia band covering the Dead plus The Band, with tight harmony as the selling point.
Central New YorkJam bandFestival actJGBCB
1 upcomingAthens, GA · since 2012
Athens, Georgia crew playing only Jerry Garcia Band material — a cover band of a cover band.
Jerry Garcia BandImprov-heavyFestival actLightning Dan and the Crawdads
1 upcomingsince 2018
Inland Empire Dead band since 2018, two drummers, a fixture up the hill at Mt. Baldy Lodge.
Jam bandRegional touringFestival actManitou Truckin' Company
3 upcomingTraverse City, MI
A big northern Michigan outfit with dual lead guitars and twin bassists on the Dead's catalog.
Improv-heavyHigh energyFestival actNew 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 actNot Fade Away Band
2 upcomingContoocook, NH · since 2013
New Hampshire mashup specialists who weld the Dead's catalog onto Zeppelin, the Who and Pink Floyd.
High energyReinterpretationFestival actRosewater
1 upcomingArcata, CA · since 2015
Humboldt County Dead band since 2015 that throws its own three-day Camp Rosewater festival.
North CoastImprov-heavyFestival actSouljam
1 upcomingVero Beach, FL
Vero Beach six-piece jam band playing Dead, Panic and Allmans plus originals.
Dead-adjacentJam bandFestival actThe Deadlocks
2 upcomingJackson, WY · since 2010
Jackson Hole's eight-piece Dead band, named the night they found it at the Knotty Pine.
Faithful arrangementsFull catalogFestival actThe Grass Is Dead
6 upcomingJacksonville, FL · since 1998
Florida's bluegrass Dead band since 1998, now touring nationally.
BluegrassAcousticNational touringThe Storytellers
9 upcomingLos Angeles, CA · since 2017
LA bluegrass band that grasses the Dead, JGB and Old & In the Way instead of imitating them.
BluegrassReinterpretationLos AngelesUncle John's Band
15 upcomingClearwater, FL · since 1989
Florida's longest-running Dead tribute — Thursday-night church since 1989.
Full catalogResidencyRegional stalwartWall of Sound
2 upcomingPalos Verdes, CA
South Bay all-stars playing the big, high-energy 1980s Grateful Dead, named for the 1974 PA.
'80s soundAll-starLos AngelesWebster
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 stalwartChill Sesh & Friends
No datesCoastside jam collective on the Steal Your Labor Day bill.
Festival actFriends of the Phamily
No datesRogers, AR · since 2008
An eight-piece Northwest Arkansas collective that has played the Dead with rotating friends since 2008.
Full catalogJam bandFestival actJerryland
No datesTampa, FL
A Tampa Bay outfit devoted strictly to Jerry Garcia's solo and Jerry Garcia Band repertoire.
Jerry Garcia BandSoulFestival actNUGZ
No datesSan Jose, CA · since 2018
San Jose jam band — medleys, hypnotic grooves, and a Dead-heavy songbook.
Jam bandSouth BayFestival actOMG (One Man Gathers)
No datesSix-piece Dead tribute working the NJ/NY border, built on vocal harmonies and jazzy jams.
North JerseyHudson ValleyImprov-heavyTed & Company
No datesPacifica, CA
Pacifica regulars playing the Dead catalog at Winters Tavern.
Full catalogCoastsideFestival actThe Wicked Messengers
No datesPeninsula act on the Steal Your Labor Day bill at Winters Tavern.
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