Bob Weir and John Mayer carry out in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, 2025.
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Dead and Company celebrated 60 years of the Grateful Dead with live shows in San Francisco over the weekend — and John Mayer couldn’t be extra honored to be a part of the festivities. In a candy Instagram submit, the guitarist thanked followers for accepting him as he honored the band’s legacy.
“Night time 3 in Golden Gate Park celebrating 60 years of @gratefuldead will likely be a one we’ll always remember,” he wrote, additionally thanking Graheme Lesh, son of Grateful Useless’s late bassist Phil Lesh, for becoming a member of the group for all three nights. (Founding member Phil Lesh died in October 2024, his son carried out “Morning Dew” with the band on Saturday.)
“Irrespective of what number of exhibits we play as a band, I’ll at all times be a visitor on this musical world, and I’ll by no means lose sight of what’s the nice honor of my life,” Mayer mentioned. “Pleased sixtieth, Grateful Useless, and lengthy could you run, @bobweir, @mickeyhart, and @billkreutzmann.”
Mayer ended his submit by acknowledging the legacy of Jerry Garcia. “It have to be mentioned… I’ll by no means come near taking part in like @jerrygarcia,” he wrote. “But when I can in some way get you nearer to him – and to the spirit he created 60 years in the past – then I suppose I’ve achieved my job. Thanks for accepting me.”
Mayer additionally celebrated performing with Phish’s Trey Anastasio in the course of the exhibits. The Phish member joined Useless and Co. for performances of “Scarlet Begonias” and “Hearth on the Mountain” in the course of the Golden Gate Park present Sunday night time. The Trey Anastasio Band additionally served because the warm-up act for the exhibits.
“Past the full-circle second of all of it, the lock we had going was instantaneous,” Mayer wrote. “Trey’s ear-to-fretboard information switch time is unparalleled. I’m nonetheless blown away.”
In December 2024, the Useless have been honored on the Kennedy Center and have been celebrated as MusiCares’ Persons of the Year in January in Los Angeles. Simply earlier than Phil Lesh died final fall, Bobby Weir told Rolling Stone the band was contemplating reuniting for the anniversary.
“I feel when Phil checked out, so did that notion, as a result of we don’t have a bass participant who’s been taking part in with us for 60 years now,” he mentioned. “And that was the intriguing prospect. … I feel you want any individual holding down the underside. Phil had every kind of concepts that have been just about distinctive to him. I grew up with Phil holding down the underside in his distinctive method.”
From Rolling Stone US.