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San Francisco street named for Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia during celebration of legendary band

A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia ...

7 Best Moments From Dead & Company's Kickoff Celebrating 60 Years of the Grateful Dead in SF

Led by founding Grateful Dead members Bobby Weir and Mickey Hart, the group launched its three-night run in San Francisco's ...

Review: Here’s why 50,000 Grateful Dead fans were smiling on Friday

More than 50,000 Deadheads turned out to see Night 1 of the Grateful Dead 60th anniversary celebration at Golden Gate Park.
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Billy Strings joins Dead & Co for ‘Wharf Rat’ on Jerry Garcia’s birthday in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Billy Strings joined Dead & Company on stage, delivering a musical nod to Jerry Garcia on the rock legend’s birthday. Billy Strings, 32, a native of Ionia County, Michigan, opened ...

Grateful Dead concerts create traffic and parking woes for residents

A tribute to the Grateful Dead kicked off a busy month of concerts in Golden Gate Park this weekend. It's great for the San Francisco economy, but it’s causing weeks of traffic backups and parking ...

Deadheads save San Francisco tourism. Again.

Each night, about 60,000 attendees are expected to attend the Dead shows, and then a week later, the same infrastructure is ...

Behind-the-scenes photos of the Grateful Dead in their early years

Legendary music photographer Jim Marshall started photographing the Grateful Dead in 1966. The resulting images are intimate ...
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Popup store in Haight celebrates Grateful Dead and raises funds for SF nonprofit that teaches job skills

A pop-up store in the Haight opened its doors for the first time on Wednesday. It provides items, some custom-made, for music ...