Overview

• Three-night series from Aug. 1–3 drew over 180,000 attendees to Golden Gate Park to honor six decades of the Grateful Dead.
• Bob Weir and Mickey Hart led Dead & Company alongside John Mayer, who hailed the experience as “the great honor of [his] life.”
• Trey Anastasio joined on the final night for classics like “Scarlet Begonias,” while Grahame Lesh performed his father’s parts across the weekend.
• City officials marked the anniversary by proclaiming “Jerry Day,” unveiling Jerry Garcia Street and flying Grateful Dead flags downtown.
• Mickey Hart called the event “profound” and likened the crowd’s energy to a collective homecoming that honored late members including Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh.