Dead & Company Add Second Madison Square Garden Show

New band have just announced their second show – November 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The sextet features Grateful Dead members Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart and Bob Weir joined by bassist Oteil Burbridge, keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and guitarist John Mayer. The first confirmed show for Dead & Company is a Halloween gig at Madison Square Garden in NYC. An AmEx pre-sale for the November 1 performance starts at 12 p.m. ET today (August 10) with the general on-sale scheduled for Friday, August 14 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

Billboard made mention of the pairing back in April. Mayer went on to play two shows with Phil Lesh & Friends at Terrapin Crossroads in June not long after he welcomed and jammed with Weir on the Late Late Show during the guitarist’s stint as guest host. Bobby told Billboard a full tour is currently being planned. The guitarist also revealed Mike Gordon of Phish was originally tapped to play bass with the outfit.

The Grateful Dead performed at MSG 52 times between 1979 and 1994. Madison Square Garden inducted the Grateful Dead onto the venue’s Walk Of Fame back in May at a ceremony attended by Weir and Kreutzmann. Tickets for Dead & Company at MSG on Halloween went on sale via Ticketmaster this morning for American Express cardholders and will be followed by the general on-sale August 14 at 10 a.m. ET. An American Express pre-sale for the November 1 performance starts at 12 p.m. ET today (August 10) with the general on-sale scheduled for Friday, August 14 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.