Posted: May 20, 2021 8:29 AM ET | Last Updated: May 20 We are, sadly, never going to have the chance to put out new stuff. For us, in our minds, this is new, said Gord Sinclair.(Jim Herrington) comments It is 1990 in New Orleans, in an old mansion that looms over the neighbourhood called Vieux Carré or the French Quarter. It is a place of ghosts, mostly friendly, that suddenly find themselves sharing space with a Canadian rock band trying to exorcise demons of its own.
So begins the introduction to a just-announced set of previously unreleased songs from the Tragically Hip. It contains five songs recorded during the band s 1990
Jeff Chimenti.
Mickey Hart shed light on the emotions the Dead feels once on stage and in the moment: “It’s magic, y know? You can’t really describe it, but it’s transformational in nature. I mean, you’re taking a spirit, and you’re changing it into some kind of a form. In this case, it’s vibration controlled vibration, which we call sound or music. So, that’s the great alchemist’s work, y know? That’s what we’re doing we’re taking nothing and turning it into some thing of great beauty. So, that’s the alchemical work. We’re sculpting in sound.”
It s official: Dead and Company will be back on tour this year.
The Grateful Dead legacy act will hit the road for a 31-date-run of shows, starting Aug. 16 at Raleigh, North Carolina s Coastal Credit Union Music Park before crossing the country and wrapping up with a Halloween bash capping off a three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Tickets go on sale noon local time Friday, May 21, via Ticketmaster. Verified Fan pre-sale runs 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, through 10 p.m. Thursday, May 20, and registration to Ticketmaster s Verified Fan program is open until 10 p.m. Sunday, May 16, via verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/deadandco.
Article Contributed by solters.com | Published on Thursday, May 13, 2021
Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, and Bob Weir, with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti – is thrilled to announce its 2021 tour, kicking off August 16th in Raleigh, North Carolina, and running through Halloween, with a three-night stand at the iconic Hollywood Bowl on October 29th, 30th, & 31st.
The 31-date tour also includes a night in New York at Citi Field (August 20th), two nights in Boston (September 2nd & 3rd), two nights at Wrigley Field in Chicago (September 17th & 18th), and two nights in Denver (October 22nd & 23rd), among others. A full listing of these 2021 tour dates can be found below.