The Dead & Company Summer Tour 2016 was a concert tour by the rock band Dead & Company during June and July 2016.Halperin, Shirley (February 8, 2016). "Dead & Company Announces Summer Tour", Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2016.Kreps, Daniel (February 8, 2016). "Dead & Company Announce Summer Tour", Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 9, 2016."Dead & Company Announce Summer Tour Dates", Relix, February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016. It was the band's second tour, following their 2015 tour. At the band's final show for the 2015 tour at The Forum in Inglewood, California, John Mayer hinted that the band would continue touring in 2016, stating at the conclusion of the show, "At the risk of rocking any boats—known and unknown—we'll see you next year."
During the hiatus between the two tours, the band played a free show on May 23, 2016 in San Francisco.
Overview The Dead & Company Summer Tour 2016 took place between June 9 and July 30, 2016, comprising a total of 24 concerts in 20 different cities (including performances at three different baseball and football stadiums). The band was one of the headliners at the 2016 Bonnaroo Music Festival.
The tour ended with the July 30 show at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The final concert on the east coast was on July 16 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. During the course of their career, the Grateful Dead never performed at Fenway Park, and these concerts marked the first shows ever performed there by members of the former band.
Prior to the tour, the band had two public performances in 2016: a promotional appearance on February 18 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and a free show on May 23 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, for which in lieu of payment the band asked attendees to "pay it forward" in some way.
Former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay sat in with the band at their performance on June 12 at the Bonnaroo Music Festival as well as their performances on June 25 and 26 at Citi Field in Flushing, NY and on July 15 and 16 at Fenway Park in Boston, MA.
Tour dates The band performed a total of 24 concerts in 20 different U.S. cities.
Date City Country Venue Tickets sold / Available RevenueJune 10, 2016CharlotteUnited StatesPNC Music Pavilion18,251 / 18,881$1,244,311 June 12, 2016ManchesterGreat Stage Park(Bonnaroo Music Festival) June 16, 2016CincinnatiRiverbend Music Center16,211 / 20,508$941,133 June 17, 2016NoblesvilleKlipsch Music Center16,631 / 24,740$961,113 June 20, 2016CamdenBB&T Pavilion19,172 / 25,441$1,277,629 June 21, 2016Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center19,429 / 25,151$1,139,939 June 23, 2016BristowJiffy Lube Live12,941 / 23,389$973,368 June 25, 2016New York CityCiti Field49,745 / 69,370$5,145,264 June 26, 2016June 28, 2016HartfordXfinity Theatre16,419 / 24,028$865,725 July 2, 2016BoulderFolsom Field49,166 / 85,582$4,179,233 July 3, 2016July 7, 2016ClarkstonDTE Energy Music Theatre13,945 / 14,871$883,298 July 9, 2016East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre41,915 / 71,030$2,583,858 July 10, 2016July 13, 2016BurgettstownFirst Niagara Pavilion15,615 / 23,143$950,169 July 15, 2016BostonFenway Park57,606 / 72,710$5,617,256 July 16, 2016July 22, 2016PortlandModa Center8,791 / 10,972$971,613 July 23, 2016GeorgeThe Gorge Amphitheatre12,144 / 21,531$777,667 July 26, 2016IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre13,529 / 14,246$1,090,966 July 27, 2016Chula VistaSleep Train Amphitheatre8,906 / 18,086$710,057 July 29, 2016WheatlandToyota Amphitheatre9,141 / 16,731$663,004 July 30, 2016Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre21,564 / 21,564$1,268,290
Musicians Mickey Hart – drums, percussion Bill Kreutzmann – drums John Mayer – lead guitar, lead/backing vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, lead/backing vocals Oteil Burbridge – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals Jeff Chimenti – keyboards, backing vocals With: Donna Jean Godchaux - Vocals (some dates)
See also Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead Reunions of the Grateful Dead
References
External links Dead & Company official website