Terrapin Crossroads Announces Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Events

Plenty of speculation has surrounded what a Grateful Dead 50th anniversary celebration will entail as the band marks its fifth decade next year. While there has been no official word on anything taking place with the remaining core four – guitarist Bob Weir, bassist Phil Lesh and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreuztman – Lesh has revealed some celebratory happenings with his band Phil & Friends at his Terrapin Crossroads club.

The first installment will kick off with gigs on January 2 and January 3, 2015 with Lesh joined by Stu Allen, Scott Law, Jeff Chimenti, and Cody Dickinson. The first set of the first show will feature Grateful Dead music from 1965 while the first set of the second night will feature the band’s 1966 repertoire. Both shows will include more typical Phil & Friends second sets “due to the scarcity (and brevity) of set lists“ from that era. Tickets go on sale at the Terrapin Crossroads box office December 3 and online December 4.

The full text from the Facebook announcement,

2015 is the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead and Terrapin Crossroads will be celebrating throughout the year. Phil will host shows twice a month that reflect each year since the band was first formed in 1965, and also from time to time present art exhibits, conversations with Phil about the shows and their context, along with memorabilia displays tied to the shows themselves.

We begin on January 2nd and 3rd with Phil, Stu Allen, Scott Law, Jeff Chimenti, and Cody Dickinson. These shows will pay tribute to the Grateful Dead by having a full first set of music from the year 1965 on January 2nd, and a set of music from 1966 on January 3rd. Due to the scarcity (and brevity) of set lists from ’65 and ’66, these shows will have normal PLF 2nd sets. This will mark the beginning of a very special year for all of us who love the Grateful Dead.

We invite Terrapin Nation to join us in celebrating this historic anniversary. Tickets for these shows go on sale December 3rd at 11am at the Terrapin Crossroads box office, and December 4th online. Don’t miss out! “Well everybody’s dancing in a ring around the sun Nobody’s finished, we ain’t even begun…”