The Dead & Company 2015 Tour was a tour by the band Dead & Company that took place between October and December 2015. It was the band's debut tour.
| Tour by Dead & Company | |
 2015 concert tour poster | |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Start date | October 29, 2015 |
| End date | December 31, 2015 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 22 |
| Dead & Company concert chronology | |
Overview edit
Following the surviving Grateful Dead members' successful Fare Thee Well concerts during the summer of 2015 Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart formed a band called Dead & Company with John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge. The tour was sponsored by American Express.[1]
The band initially announced one concert for October 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Following the presale for that show they announced another show at Madison Square Garden for the following night. On August 24 a full ten date tour was announced.[2] The tour was extended to include a total of 21 dates on September 10.[3] One additional concert at Madison Square Garden was later announced for November 7. This was a free show and was filmed and broadcast as part of the American Express Unstaged series. Fans were given the opportunity to win tickets through the band's website.[4] Additional tickets were also given away by John Mayer's fan forum[5] and by HeadCount outside of Madison Square Garden at the band's November 1 show.
Reception edit
The tour was very well-received, with The New York Times referring to its "tremendous success" and Billboard calling the shows "magical".[6] Mayer's playing was particularly praised;[7] a review of the 11/21 Minneapolis show said that since original Grateful Dead lead guitarist Jerry Garcia's passing, "there's been no finer 'Jerry' than the uber-talented Mayer".[8]
Tour dates edit
The band performed a total of 22 concerts in sixteen different cities.[3]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / Available | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2015 | Albany | United States | Times Union Center | 12,648 / 15,258 | $999,667 [9] |
| October 31, 2015 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | — | — | |
| November 1, 2015 | |||||
| November 5, 2015 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 17,863 / 17,863 | $1,461,285 [10] | |
| November 6, 2015 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | — | — | |
| November 7, 2015 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | (free show) | — | |
| November 10, 2015 | Worcester | DCU Center | 13,942 / 13,942 | $1,042,557 [11] | |
| November 11, 2015 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center | — | — | |
| November 13, 2015 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | |||
| November 14, 2015 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |||
| November 17, 2015 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 12,037 / 12,783 | $953,506 [12] | |
| November 18, 2015 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 10,082 / 11,760 | $690,524 [13] | |
| November 20, 2015 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | 11,066 / 13,706 | $953,560 [14] | |
| November 21, 2015 | Minneapolis | Target Center | 8,222 / 11,896 | $715,125 [14] | |
| November 24, 2015 | Broomfield | 1stBank Center | — | — | |
| November 25, 2015 | |||||
| November 27, 2015 | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
| November 28, 2015 | |||||
| December 27, 2015 | San Francisco | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | 17,032 / 17,032 | $1,277,400 [15] | |
| December 28, 2015 | |||||
| December 30, 2015 | Inglewood | The Forum | 30,852 / 30,852 | $2,850,192 [15][16] | |
| December 31, 2015 |
Musicians edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ "What a Trip! Grateful Dead Team With John Mayer, AmEx on Charity Tour". NBC News. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ "Grateful Dead and John Mayer announce US tour as Dead & Company". Consequence of Sound. August 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ a b "Dead and Company Expand Fall Tour With Newly Announced U.S. Dates". Ultimate Classic Rock. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ "Dead & Company Add Free MSG Show to New York Run". Rolling Stone. October 5, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ "ALL MSM TICKETS GONE - 11/7 Madison Square Garden Show in My Stupid Mouth Forum". Yuku. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ "Dead & Company To Launch 2016 Tour", The New York Times, February 8, 2016, retrieved April 8, 2016
- ^ Taylor, John (December 1, 2015), Review + photos: Dead & Company a tale of two shows in one night at MGM Grand, Las Vegas Sun, archived from the original on April 6, 2016, retrieved April 8, 2016,
With superb guitar skills and strong vocals on several titles ("West L.A. Fadeaway" and "Deal," among them), Mayer continued to win over the army of itinerant Deadheads in the audience Saturday night.
- ^ Rupar, Aaron (November 23, 2015), Dead & Co. at Target Center: Is Mayer the spiritual heir to Garcia?, City Pages, retrieved April 8, 2016
- ^ "current boxscore". web archive. Billboard. 2016-11-12. Archived from the original on 2015-11-12.
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- ^ a b "current boxscore". web archive. Billboard. 2016-01-14. Archived from the original on 2015-11-26.
- ^ a b "current boxscore". web archive. Billboard. 2016-01-28. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28.
- ^ "Dead & Company, Tool & The Weeknd Lead New Hot Tours Roundup". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-27.