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All four current Grateful Dead members playing Jerry Garcia tribute; Alex Bleeker playing Dead set at Woodsist Fest

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There’s already insane demand for the three Chicago shows that surviving Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann are reuniting for, so perhaps some of that excitement will carry over into this Jerry Garcia tribute happening two months earlier in Maryland.

The tribute includes all four of those members — Mickey and Bob solo, Bill with his band Billy & the Kids, and Phil with his band Communion (featuring Stu Allen, Grahame Lesh, Ross James, Alex Koford, And Jason Crosby) — as well as Bruce Hornsby, who’s also playing at the Chicago shows. Though they’re billed separately, maybe all the band practices they’ve been having will result in some collaborations too?

The rest of the lineup isn’t too shabby either, with reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen, Jerry collaborator David Grisman, country vet Buddy Miller, roots rockers Los Lobos, electro-jammers Disco Biscuits and more. The tribute happens May 14 at Merriweather Post Pavillion, and tickets go on sale March 13 at noon. Full lineup below.

In other Dead news, Real Estate side project Alex Bleeker and the Freaks, who just took part in a Dead tribute in Brooklyn, have announced that they’ll also play a Dead set at Woodsist Festival on May 18 in Big Sur, CA. That fest is also with Real Estate, Woods, White Fence, Peaking Lights, Little Wings, Simon Joyner & the Ghosts and more TBA. Tickets are still available.

Alex Bleeker isn’t the only indie rocker paying tribute to The Dead this year.

‘Dear Jerry: Celebrating the Music of Jerry Garcia’ lineup below…

‘Dear Jerry: Celebrating the Music of Jerry Garcia’ Lineup
Mickey Hart
Bill Kreutzmann’s Billy & the Kids
Bob Weir
Bruce Hornsby
Buddy Miller
David Grisman
Eric Church
Greensky Bluegrass
Jimmy Cliff
Jorma Kaukonen
Los Lobos
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O.A.R.
Railroad Earth
The Disco Biscuits
Trampled by Turtles
Widespread Panic
Yonder Mountain String Band
Communion Ft. Phil Lesh, Stu Allen, Grahame Lesh, Ross James, Alex Koford, Jason Crosby