After a gap of five long years, the Dead, as the surviving members of The Grateful Dead are called, have announced plans to perform at a month long tour in 2009. The tour starts off at Greensboro, NC on April 12 and hits a total of 16 cities, finally ending at Mountain View, CA on May 10. The cities they visit on the tour include Albany, NY; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Rosemont, IL and Inglewood, CA. They make a few 2-day stops in cities including Worcester, MA; E. Rutherford, NJ and Philadelphia, PA.
The Dead lineup includes Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. The tour will feature guitarist Warren Haynes from Gov't Mule/Alllman Brothers Band and Keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. The Dead decided on conducting a tour when 3 members of the band Hart, Lesh and Weir played a fund raising concert for Barack Obama's Presidential campaign last year.
The Dead 2009 Tour Dates
04/12/2009 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
04/14/2009 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
04/15/2009 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
04/17/2009 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
04/18/2009 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
04/19/2009 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
04/21/2009 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena
04/22/2009 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza
04/24/2009 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
04/25/2009 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
04/26/2009 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
04/28/2009 - E. Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
04/29/2009 - E. Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
05/01/2009 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
05/02/2009 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
05/05/2009 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
05/07/2009 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
05/09/2009 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum
05/10/2009 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater
