Overview

• Roughly 180,000 attendees converged on Golden Gate Park from Aug. 1–3 to mark six decades of Grateful Dead music.
• Original members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart joined John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane for wholly unique setlists each night.
• Guest artists Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson and Trey Anastasio made surprise appearances during jams and classic Dead numbers.
• City officials reported a 50 percent jump in hotel bookings and Haight-Ashbury businesses cited record weekend sales.
• San Francisco is planning a series of fall Dead-themed exhibitions, concerts and talks to sustain the celebration’s economic momentum.