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THE DEAD ARE BORN AGAIN
New Tour Promises to Get "The Heads"
Shaking Their Bones One More Time

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Happy New Year from The DEAD.

After months of fan speculation bolstered by an October 2008 performance at the "Change Rocks" concert/rally for Barack Obama in State College, PA and three recent viral Internet videos with band interviews and performance footage, The DEAD officially announced tour dates for 2009 on New Year's Day.

The Dead Tour in 2009

This marks their first trek since 2004's "Wave at Flag" tour. Kicking off April 12 in Greensboro, NC and wrapping May 10 near San Francisco, the tour will encompass 19 shows--all to be performed as "An Evening With"--in 16 cities. Details for pre-sale and on-sale tickets will be announced in the near future. All the concerts are set for indoor arenas except for the final show at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA.

Original Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart will be joined by keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and Allman Brothers Band/Gov't Mule guitarist Warren Haynes, both of whom played with the band at the "Change Rocks" concert. The group first formed with lead guitarist Jerry Garcia as the Grateful Dead in 1965 and are legendary for their live performances. The Grammy-winning, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members always toured relentlessly, allowing their "Dead Head" fans to tape and trade their exploratory, free-flowing concerts.

"We've got some unfinished business," says guitarist/singer Bob Weir. "Everybody has a whole new bag of tricks; we have the body of material we worked up over the years and we have a mind meld going on here and it would be a sin to let that just wither and die." Drummer Mickey Hart adds, "A mind meld is a terrible thing to waste." Bassist Phil Lesh says, "For me, it's the question mark that's really pulling me in...what's gonna happen? When you walkout on the stage the possibilities are infinite every time. The musical possibilities are infinite: there is no end to it, there's no back wall and there's no ceiling, there's no floor. It's infinite and therefore you can still explore it till the day that you die."

Drummer Bill Kreutzmann says, "I get goose bumps just thinking about the possibilities."

Seeds of the idea of touring again were first planted in February of this year when Hart, Lesh and Weir played a "Dead Heads For Obama" show at the Warfield in their native San Francisco, and last year Weir, Kreutzmann and Hart performed at a post-inauguration for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Always sonic and technological adventurers, the Grateful Dead formed in San Francisco's electric Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in the mid-'60s, combining their love of bluegrass, country, electric rock and jazz to create one of the most iconic repertoires in rock music. By touring continuously and never relying on radio hits or latest trends, the Dead and Dead Heads created an unparalleled bond. Fans were turned on to the group by live bootlegs and word of mouth, with many following the band on the road for whole tours.

For more information, go to www.dead.net:

Date: City: Venue:
4/12 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
4/14 Washington, DC Verizon Center
4/15 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
4/17 Albany, NY Times Union Center
4/18 Worcester, MA DCU Center
4/19 Worcester, MA DCU Center
4/21 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
4/22 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza
4/24 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
4/25 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
4/26 Hartford, CT XL Center
4/28 E. Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center
4/29 E. Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center
5/1 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum
5/2 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum
5/5 Chicago, IL All State Arena
5/7 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
5/9 Los Angeles, CA e Forum
5/10 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheater

Related Links: For more information on the GRATEFUL DEAD and the other organizations mentioned please visit the following links -- Search "Grateful Dead" | Search "Bob Weir" | Search "Ratdog"

Originally Published: 01/08/2009 on Kweevak.com

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