Overview
- Mickey Hart described the three-night celebration as “profound,” recalling visions of Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Pigpen hovering over a united crowd.
- Bob Weir summed up the weekend’s emotional resonance on social media, writing “60 years… I’d say that’s a damn good start.”
- John Mayer hailed his role as a guest guitarist and celebrated his interplay with Trey Anastasio on “Scarlet Begonias” and “Fire on the Mountain,” while thanking Grahame Lesh for performing “Box of Rain” each night.
- More than 180,000 attendees flocked to the park over three nights, participating in “Jerry Day” commemorations and celebrating the unveiling of Jerry Garcia Street.
- Fans can look forward to IMAX screenings of the 1977 Grateful Dead Movie this month and a deluxe 50th-anniversary edition of Blues for Allah arriving in September.