Billy Strings Kicks Off European Tour, Widespread Panic Welcome a Guest at Mempho Music Festival
New Grateful Dead X Nike Collaboration
Relix Daily
October 06, 2025
October 6, 2025
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On Friday, October 3, Billy Strings arrived in Oslo, Norway, for the first stop on his European Fall Tour 2025. The musician and his band’s latest stint in the region followed previous runs, including late-year appearances in 2022 and 2023, which once again validated the bluegrass troupes’ international appeal. Their latest return coincided with the bandleader’s birthday, which was celebrated during the onset of the evening, preluding the night’s extensive roster of returns–songs that had not been played in a year or longer.
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Widespread Panic returned to the stage this weekend with another appearance at Memphis, Tenn.’s Mempho Music Festival on Oct. 3 and 4. While festival sets are rarely the best venue for any act, Mempho stands apart from the standard for the legendary Southern jam outfit, whose members have frequented the event since its 2017 debut and given many memorable performances along the way. Full-show headline bookings on Friday and Saturday night were Panic’s first since 2022, and the band surpassed the high bar they’d set yet again.
The Revivalists make their return to one of the world's most iconic venues, Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Tune in on Volume.com for the free livestream as they are joined by Wilderado and Hans Williams for this special event on October 9, 2025.
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A new collaboration will have sneakerheads dancing in the streets. The Grateful Dead have partnered with Nike and the University of Oregon to introduce a new Air Max 90 sneaker, inspired by the band’s deep connection to the college, particularly their storied performance history at Autzen Stadium. The shoes are expected to launch in limited quantities on October 24, 2025.
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On July 29, 2025, a brand-new supergroup made their debut at The Mint in Los Angeles: The Heavyweights, featuring Eric Krasno (Soulive, Lettuce), Cory Henry (Snarky Puppy, Funk Apostles), and Robert “Sput” Searight (Snarky Puppy, Ghost-Note). Captured in full on this gatefold 3-LP set, Live From The Mint showcases three of the most virtuosic players in modern funk, soul, and jazz colliding for the very first time.
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“We talk all the time about how the best stuff happens when you accept the fact that you’re not in control. The misconception about the creative act is that it comes from you,” Chris Wood observes, as he looks back on the process of creating Puff of Smoke, the latest studio effort from The Wood Brothers. “The more that I’ve witnessed and experienced it, the more I’ve come to believe that it’s not me. We’re not separate from our environment. For example, I’m a bass player. If I want to groove with a drummer, I don’t listen to me—I listen to the drummer. So I try to think of myself less as someone doing something and more as someone receiving something.”
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On Friday, Oct. 3, Goose took the stage in Richmond, Va. for their second night at Allianz Amphitheatre. In the aftermath of a Thursday show that included their debut spin on Ween’s Quebec classic “Chocolate Town,” expectations were high for the follow-up, and the band signaled that the best was yet to come.
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On Saturday, October 4, The Vortex in Catonsville, Md., served as the location for a seasonal Oktoberfest gathering. The occasion drew a range of jam-leaning entertainers, including the Asbury Park, N.J. band Dogs In A Pile, who brought out a member of fellow event participants, Neighbor, Rob Compa, who stepped in for Lyle Brewer earlier this year. Compa, who also plays with Dopopod, contributed to a vigorous 20-minute back-and-forth with his hosts.
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On Saturday night, Eggy opened for Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers at Higher Ground in South Burlington, Vt. The evening represented Dani Battat, Jake Brownstein, Alex Bailey, and Mike Goodman’s final appearance in support of the Grateful Dead’s ‘90s collaborator, after initially commencing a series of shared dates on September 27, at the Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, Va. Following pre-existing patterns, members of the Noisemakers sat in with Eggy, adding collaborative flair to the night.
