Late NBA great and consummate Deadhead Bill Walton received a special tribute during Dead and Company’s performance at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 30.
The moment came during Dead and Co’s rendition of “Fire on the Mountain,” during which the Sphere’s immersive screen was already displaying a virtual scrapbook filled with archival Grateful Dead memories. The crowd then erupted in cheers when a photo of Walton in a tie-dye Dead shirt appeared on the screen.
As Dead and Co. jammed out “Fire on the Mountain,...
The moment came during Dead and Co’s rendition of “Fire on the Mountain,” during which the Sphere’s immersive screen was already displaying a virtual scrapbook filled with archival Grateful Dead memories. The crowd then erupted in cheers when a photo of Walton in a tie-dye Dead shirt appeared on the screen.
As Dead and Co. jammed out “Fire on the Mountain,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The iconic Grateful Dead spin-off band, Dead & Company, has launched its highly anticipated Dead Forever residency at the immersive Sphere venue in Las Vegas.
The three-night opening weekend, held from May 16 to 18, saw Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane take the stage to deliver performances of classic Grateful Dead songs, such as fan favorites “Fire on the Mountain,” “Truckin'” and “Franklin’s Tower.” The band’s signature mind-bending visuals were showcased on the venue’s 160,000-square-foot wraparound screen, which created an immersive psychedelic landscape.
The event saw the presence of several notable celebrities, such as Mayer’s best friend, Andy Cohen, as well as Diplo, Miles Teller, Chantel Jefferies and Cruz Beckham.
The “most integral” piece of the four-hour show was the iconic Grateful Dead skeleton “rising from the grave, doing a little jig and grinningly mounting a motorcycle to go journeying through a psychedelic landscape,...
The three-night opening weekend, held from May 16 to 18, saw Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane take the stage to deliver performances of classic Grateful Dead songs, such as fan favorites “Fire on the Mountain,” “Truckin'” and “Franklin’s Tower.” The band’s signature mind-bending visuals were showcased on the venue’s 160,000-square-foot wraparound screen, which created an immersive psychedelic landscape.
The event saw the presence of several notable celebrities, such as Mayer’s best friend, Andy Cohen, as well as Diplo, Miles Teller, Chantel Jefferies and Cruz Beckham.
The “most integral” piece of the four-hour show was the iconic Grateful Dead skeleton “rising from the grave, doing a little jig and grinningly mounting a motorcycle to go journeying through a psychedelic landscape,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
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When it comes to Halloween, few people do it up — and do it as well — as Rande Gerber, the co-founder of Casamigos Tequila and host of the annual Casamigos Halloween Party. Previous editions of the costume party have drawn stars as varied as Dave Grohl, Harry Styles, Trevor Noah and Megan Fox, not to mention Casamigos’ other co-founder George Clooney, and this year’s edition — taking place in...
When it comes to Halloween, few people do it up — and do it as well — as Rande Gerber, the co-founder of Casamigos Tequila and host of the annual Casamigos Halloween Party. Previous editions of the costume party have drawn stars as varied as Dave Grohl, Harry Styles, Trevor Noah and Megan Fox, not to mention Casamigos’ other co-founder George Clooney, and this year’s edition — taking place in...
- 10/24/2023
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
This Oct. 4 marks 48 years since the very first Volunteer Jam, Charlie Daniels’ Nashville celebration of Southern music. The Allman Brothers’ Dickey Betts and Marshall Tucker Band’s Toy Caldwell both performed at the War Memorial Auditorium that Friday night, coming together for a summit of country and rock and launching a musical tradition that carried on for decades.
Today, the full live performance finally goes to streaming with the release of Volunteer Jam 1 – 1974: The Legend Begins. The collection of 12 songs from the Charlie Daniels Band’s headlining set leans...
Today, the full live performance finally goes to streaming with the release of Volunteer Jam 1 – 1974: The Legend Begins. The collection of 12 songs from the Charlie Daniels Band’s headlining set leans...
- 8/26/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
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