The Heart Of Town: Grateful Dead 60th Anniversary Celebrations To Feature Grahame Lesh & All-Star Friends

UPDATE (6/30/2025 11:30 a.m. PT): The String Cheese Incident guitarist Bill Nershi, singer-songwriter Maggie Rose and legendary guitarist Peter Rowan have been added to The Heart Of Town lineup.

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The Heart Of Town, a special three-night concert series featuring Grahame Lesh & Friends, will be held at San Francisco’s Pier 48 in Mission Rock July 31 – August 2. The series commemorates the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary and will see Grahame Lesh joined by an impressive roster of all-star guests.

The Grahame Lesh & Friends performances will include special guests rotating throughout the weekend. Taylor & Griffin Goldsmith (Dawes), Jackie Greene, John Medeski, Melvin Seals, Eric Krasno, Karina Rykman, Tom Hamilton, Karl Denson, Neal Francis, Duane Betts and Jake Peavy are among those who will share the stage with the son of late Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh over the course of The Heart Of Town.

Also set to participate are Adam Deitch, Alex Koford, Andy Frasco, Cody Dickinson, Cotter Ellis, Lebo (Dan Lebowitz), Elliott Peck, Eric Coomes, Holly Bowling, Jake Brownstein, Jason Crosby, Jennifer Hartswick, John Molo, Leslie Mendelson, Luther Dickinson, Mikaela Davis, Natalie Cressman, Nicki Bluhm, Reed Mathis, Tony Hall, Trevor Weekz and more.

Presented by the San Francisco Giants and Relix, The Heart Of Town will start on Thursday, July 31 with a show at 8 p.m. Then, performances on Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2 will begin at 11 p.m. to allow fans attending Dead & Company's Golden Gate Park concerts to keep the music going.

Grahame Lesh shared the following about The Heart Of Town:

“My family has recently talked about the Grateful Dead’s legacy as a grand old tree, still growing after 60 years. Its roots are deep in the earth of America’s musical history. Its trunk is the original members of the band, and its branches and leaves are all the musical offshoots and musicians who were and continue to be inspired by the music of the Grateful Dead. The Heart of Town is a celebration of that 60-year legacy, and I am honored to host this all-star celebration at Pier 48 in Mission Rock with all of these beautiful musicians – all of these branches on the tree.

“I’m so thrilled to be among the countless Deadheads flocking to beautiful San Francisco to celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead – the timeless music of my father Phil and his dear friends – in Golden Gate Park with Dead & Company. And I know that San Francisco will be filled with that music all weekend – I’m honored to contribute to that with all of my friends at The Heart of Town.”

Three-Day and Single-Day Passes are on sale now. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will benefit The Rex Foundation.