Dead & Company Conclude Golden Gate Run, Trey Anastasio Band Play “Mission in the Rain” for First Time
Tedeschi Trucks Band Debut “Franklin’s Tower” with Jerry Garcia’s TB500
Relix Daily
August 04, 2025
August 4, 2025
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Suspense reached its peak on Sunday, August 3, in tandem with Dead & Company’s third and final concert at the Polo Fields at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in celebration of the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary. After setting a standard for nightly sit-ins featuring the opening talent during the main frame, Billy Strings tore up “Wharf Rat” during the Friday, August 1, concert, and Sturgill Simpson christened “Morning Dew” on Saturday, August 2, the crowd accrued enough foresight to know Phish’s Trey Anastasio was up next.
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On Sunday, August 3, Trey Anastasio Band arrived at the Polo Fields at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for the third and final day of live music in tandem with the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary, hosted by the band’s modern offshoot, Dead & Company. Sticking to the series standard, TAB warmed up the audience with a single set of music. During their 75-minute frame, the eight-piece ensemble, Anastasio, Ray Paczkowski, Russ Lawton, Dezron Douglas, Cyro Baptista, Natalie Cressman, Jennifer Hartswick, and Kenneth Whalum collectively stirred a euphoric response during their live debut of Jerry Garcia’s “Mission in the Rain,” which arrived halfway through a 13-song presentation.
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This beautifully printed 1990 broadside features the complete lyrics to “Touch of Grey” by Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, presented as a formal literary work. Issued by Okeanos Press with approval from Ice Nine Publishing, it was part of a limited-run initiative to preserve and recognize the poetic merit of Hunter’s contributions to American songwriting. Preserved in near-mint condition, it stands as a rare and elegant tribute to the Grateful Dead’s enduring anthem and Hunter’s legacy as a poet.
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Over the weekend, Tedeschi Trucks Band followed their sprawling Live in 25! Tour to the heart of the Rocky Mountains for two nights at Morrison, Colo.’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The storied Southern rock ensemble’s return marked their 20th and 21st performances at the iconic outdoor stage since their 2012 debut, a rare achievement that they properly honored with two massive, action-packed shows. Highlights from the series included a powerful tribute to the late Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday and a rare cover of The Beatles with support from Grace Bowers.
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Over the weekend, while Dead & Company marked the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary with three nights in San Francisco, a litany of the Dead’s devotees gathered on the other side of their original stomping grounds for The Heart of Town, a star-studded tribute to the group and their immortal music. Presented by the San Francisco Giants and Relix, the concert series united more than 60 storied performers for three enthralling nights of reverent and innovative treatments of the Grateful Dead’s beloved catalog, amounting to the most ambitious statement of the band’s influence ever endeavored on stage.
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Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival pedaled into Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, N.Y., on Friday, August 1. During the event, which was billed to feature independent sets from Waylon Payne, Lucinda Williams, Wilco, Bob Dylan and Nelson & Family, particular players sought opportunities to place thoughtful nods and added personnel into specific spots, among them, the Jeff Tweedy-led ensemble worked up to the arrival of longtime Nelson collaborator, and harmonica legend, Mickey Raphael on the Billy Bragg co-release/ Woody Gutherie scribed, “California Stars.” Wilco followed up from the sit-in by paying homage to Jerry Garcia on his birthday, by covering the Grateful Dead’s “U.S. Blues.”
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On Sunday, Aug. 4, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country took the stage at Rhythms on the Rio for the festival’s final headline set. Against a stunning backdrop of nightfall on the Rio Grande River in Del Norte, Colo., Donato and his tried-and-true backing ensemble delivered two sprawling sets that pored over his catalog and a litany of beloved covers to conclude the 18th annual fundraising festival for South Fork Music Association in style. The evening’s energy culminated in the encore, during which the band welcomed a sit–in from banjo powerhouse Billy Failing, best known for his work with Billy Strings.
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On Sunday, August 3, Mumford & Sons resurrected the Railroad Revival Tour, a concert concept originated in 2011 as a tribute to troubadour Woody Guthrie, by hitting the tracks with a plethora of talent for four consecutive stops at outdoor venues near locomotive travel hubs. The event was built around the folk rock ensemble’s catalog of songs, and a house band featuring Nathaniel Rateliff, Trombone Shorty, Madison Cunningham, Lucius, Chris Thile, Celisse, Lief Vollebekk, Ketch Secor and more.