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Dead & Company Kick Off Sold-Out 60th Anniversary Run in Golden Gate Park

Officials have issued extensive park closures, boosted hotel demand, deployed thousands of officers, readied logistics for two more weekends of music at Golden Gate Park.

From left, organist/vocalist Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, lead guitarist/vocalist Jerry Garcia, bassist Phil Lesh, drummer Bill Kreutzmann and rhythm guitarist/vocalist Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead perform their brand of psychedelic rock at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco in 1967.
Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead plays in front of a large crowd at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on May 7, 1969.
In an aerial view, an SF Muni N Judah train is seen wrapped in tie-dye colors on July 28, 2025, in San Francisco.
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Overview

  • The first concert opened Friday with about 60,000 attendees and a full deployment of San Francisco police officers, park rangers and private security staff.
  • Park roads and several entrances will remain closed through mid-August to manage crowds across three consecutive concert weekends.
  • San Francisco hotels are operating at near-capacity after a 135% year-over-year surge in weekend bookings from Dead & Company fans.
  • Dead & Company’s Aug. 3 Golden Gate Park concert will be livestreamed on Nugs.net and screened live in select IMAX theaters across the U.S. and Canada.
  • City officials are finalizing preparations for the Aug. 8–10 Outside Lands festival, Jay Lane’s free community concert on Aug. 8 and a Zach Bryan performance on Aug. 15.