‘Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia’ Audio & Video Official Release Coming In October

On October 14, Dear Jerry: Celebrating The Music Of Jerry Garcia which documents the May 2015 tribute concert to Jerry Garcia at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland will be issued on multiple formats including Blu-ray, DVD, CD and digital download. The concert featured the likes of Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, moe., the Disco Biscuits, Widespread Panic and more honoring the music of Jerry Garcia.

“I’m loving this,” Weir told Rolling Stone about the tribute concert. “We can get further and further into the roots of the music that Jerry loved, and I think that could be an endless source of exploration and joy.” Don Was served as musical director for an evening that included both full band performances and musicians leading a house band.

The concert film featured as part of the release will span 150 minutes and contains such Garcia gems as “Touch Of Grey,” “The Wheel,” “Friend Of The Devil,” “St. Stephen” and more. Phil Lesh & Communion, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann’s Billy & the Kids, Mickey Hart, Eric Church, Jimmy Cliff, The Disco Biscuits, Peter Frampton, David Grisman, Jorma Kaukonen, Los Lobos, Buddy Miller, moe., O.A.R., Grace Potter, Allen Toussaint, Trampled By Turtles, Widespread Panic and Yonder Mountain String Band are among the artists whose performances are included. Watch Bob Weir lead “Touch Of Grey” from Dear Jerry which premiered via Rolling Stone:

Dear Jerry is available for pre-order here.