City Winery Chicago Plans Weir World Events
By Andy Kahn Apr 24, 2015 • 4:45 pm PDT
Bob Weir, the Garcia Family, TRI Studios and Sweetwater will stage Weir World at City Winery Chicago June 30 -July 5. The daily events coincide with the Fare Thee Well, a celebration of 50 years of Grateful Dead concerts at Soldier Field July 3, 4 and 5, and include live streams of all three concerts.
Artists selected for Weir World include Steve Kimock & Jerry Joseph, Jonathan Wilson, Railroad Earth, Matisyahu & Friends and Alex Bleeker & The Freeks -Play Dead. Wilson will serve as musical host and play with a house band and special guests June 30, July 1 and July 2 beginning at 6 p.m. each night. Steve Kimock & Jerry Joseph will play a brunch set at 11 a.m on July 3 and Alex Bleeker & The Freeks -Play Dead will perform a late night set. Matisyahu & Friends appear late night just before midnight on July 4 and Railroad Earth closes things out with a late night show on July 5. The evenings of July 3 -5 will include the aforementioned live streams from Soldier Field. Additional artists are expected to be added.
Tickets are currently on sale including an all access pass that grants admission to all of the Weir World events and comes with a commemorative Weir World poster. More information can be found here.
Artists selected for Weir World include Steve Kimock & Jerry Joseph, Jonathan Wilson, Railroad Earth, Matisyahu & Friends and Alex Bleeker & The Freeks -Play Dead. Wilson will serve as musical host and play with a house band and special guests June 30, July 1 and July 2 beginning at 6 p.m. each night. Steve Kimock & Jerry Joseph will play a brunch set at 11 a.m on July 3 and Alex Bleeker & The Freeks -Play Dead will perform a late night set. Matisyahu & Friends appear late night just before midnight on July 4 and Railroad Earth closes things out with a late night show on July 5. The evenings of July 3 -5 will include the aforementioned live streams from Soldier Field. Additional artists are expected to be added.
Tickets are currently on sale including an all access pass that grants admission to all of the Weir World events and comes with a commemorative Weir World poster. More information can be found here.
