Dead & Company, which includes Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane, are returning to Sphere in Las Vegas this week.
The Las Vegas Sphere is still turning heads with eye-catching visuals
The MSG Sphere in Las Vegas has already secured its place as of the best displays off the Strip with its eye-catching visuals.
Dead & Company have unfinished business in Las Vegas.
The band, led by Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, along with John Mayer, are about to start a second Dead Forever residency at Sphere, the $2.3 billion venue that opened with a U2 concert in September 2023.
This run of 18 shows, which starts Thursday and is scheduled to end May 17, coincides with the 10th anniversary of Dead & Company’s formation.
Last year, Dead & Company became the third band to have a residency at Sphere, playing 30 shows. U2 christened the $2.3 billion venue, playing 40 shows from September 2023 to March 2024. Then, Phish played four shows in April 2024.
The Eagles, the fourth band to have a residency at Sphere, began their run in September 2024 and will play their final shows next month – then return for additional dates in September.
Kenny Chesney takes over the Sphere stage in May after Dead & Company’s run is over and the Backstreet Boys saunter in come July.
Who performs with Dead & Company?
The band formed after the Grateful Dead’s “Fare Thee Well” shows in summer 2015, which included the “Core Four” of Weir, Hart, bass player Phil Lesh (who died in October 2024) and drummer Bill Kreutzmann – Trey Anastasio of Phish supplied guitar work to stand in for the late Jerry Garcia, who died in 1995.
Lesh continued to perform with Phil and Friends. But Weir and Mayer clicked when they appeared together on The Late Late Show host (Mayer was serving as the host).
That led to the formation of Dead & Company with Hart, fellow Grateful Dead percussionist Bill Kreutzmann, bassist Oteil Burbridge from the Allman Brothers Band and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti (who had also played the Fair Thee Well shows). Drummer Jay Lane, who served as a replacement previously for Dead & Company – and played with Weir in his bands Ratdog and Wolf Bros. – has been on board since 2023, replacing Kreutzmann.
Dead & Company dates at Sphere
The band will play three consecutive nights over six weeks this spring. Concerts during March and April will run Thursday-Saturday. In May, the band will play Friday to Sunday (May 9-11) and Thursday to Saturday (May 15-17).
- March 20-22
- March 27-29
- April 17-19
- April 24-26
- May 9-11
- May 15-17
How to get tickets to see Dead & Company at Sphere in Las Vegas
Tickets can be had. For Thursday’s show, Ticketmaster had tickets starting at $135 for limited view of Sphere screen but full view of the band and stage. Other choices include general admission tickets at a resale price of $363 and second level tickets starting at under $400 .
For Saturday, March 22, tickets start at $182 for limited Sphere view seats. There’s Platinum seats in the 100 level at about $475.
Three-night hotel and VIP packages from Vibee appear to be sold out for the entire residency.
Got a group? Suite reservations are still available at $22,000 for 20 guests (includes tickets and amenities).
Grateful Dead happenings
Can’t get to Vegas and need a Dead connection? You can pre-order “Enjoying the Ride,” a 60-CD box set ($599.98) with 60 hours of the Grateful Dead’s live performances from 1969 to 1994.
That collection commemorates the band’s 60th anniversary – it formed in 1965 – and so does another collection from outdoor gear company Retrospec. Among the Grateful Dead-styled limited edition products are bikes, ebikes, kayaks and paddle boards decorated with Dead iconography.
For little ones, there’s a Baby Walker Balance Bike (for ages 12-24 months; $59.99) decorated with a parade of bears. For bigger kids: Grateful Dead Koa Rev+ 2 Fat Tire Electric Bike ($2,049.99) emblazoned with lightning bolts and a Steal Your Face skull on the frame.
In December 2024, the Grateful Dead was among artists recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. The band was also dubbed 2025’s MusiCares Persons of the Year at an event before the Grammys in February.
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