Phish Conclude Sphere Residency with No Song Repeats, Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Allman Brothers Reunion

The Meters’ New Orleans Homecoming, The Rolling Stones Tease Tuesday Announcement

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Relix Daily
May 04, 2026

May 4, 2026

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Phish concluded its Sphere residency on Saturday evening. The ninth and final installment of The Vermont quartet’s extended stay at Sin City’s screen-laden dome realized the group’s commitment to single-use songs, a no-repeat wrangle of two-set performances split over three weekends and totaling 161 pieces.

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On Sunday, May 3, Tedeschi Trucks Band arrived at Fair Grounds Race Course for their hotly anticipated New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival entry. The Southern-rooted band’s latest live entry arrived amidst their ongoing Future Soul Tour, which backs the release of their sixth studio album. The nature of the aforementioned live support informed parts of their setlist before the ensuing arrival of Derek Trucks’ Allman Brothers Band collaborators, Jaimoe, Warren Haynes and Marc Quinones. The reunion of sorts trailed earlier-set sit-ins by George Porter Jr. and Teddy Swims.

Rare and archival photography traces Bobby Weir's remarkable journey, from the Haight-Ashbury days of the mid-1960s through decades of evolution as a performer, bandleader, and cultural touchstone. Archival interviews, newly discovered conversations and fresh pieces of journalism trace his earliest days with the Dead through Ratdog, Furthur, Dead & Company, and Wolf Bros.

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There are few bands as integral to New Orleans’ musical identity as The Meters. Since they first set out in 1965, the ensemble has gone on to champion a legacy of funk in the Crescent City, backing high-profile collaborators and inspiring generations of descendants while remaining active as storied, innovative musicians for six decades. This legacy, and their continued influence on music culture more broadly, resounded from the band’s revival at the Saenger Theatre on Saturday night, where The Meters’ surviving members reconnected to celebrate their time-honored catalog with an all-star cast of support and special guests.

Before Janis Joplin had an album. Before Syd Barrett left Pink Floyd. Before Santana’s debut existed. Before “Light My Fire” hit number one. These shows happened, and Bill Graham printed the paper to prove it.

These are the documents from before the records existed. Graham called it The Sound. This is what it looked like.

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The Rolling Stones’ mysterious marketing campaign for a new studio album continued yesterday with the closest thing we’ve gotten to a proper announcement. On Sunday, the band shared a graphic that will presumably serve as the cover art for their 26th studio album, now more or less officially titled Foreign Tongues. The post is backed with a 10-second clip of a new song and captioned “5/5/26,” with time zones corresponding to 12 p.m. ET.

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On Friday, May 1, Gov’t Mule performed at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans. The concert represented the final installment of the band’s spring tour and carried a throughline by way of guest assistance. Following Larkin Poe and Maggie Rose’s supporting roles at already completed stops, the group was primed and prepped to receive Jackie Greene during their weekend kick-off. Greene emerged during the tail end of set one, and later returned to help conclude the concert with a special tribute to Dave Mason. As an added note to an already striking event, the band revived two songs to complement the occasion.

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On Sunday, May 3, St. Vincent joined the Dave Matthews Band during their appearance at the Riverbeat Music Festival in Memphis. The collaboration sprawled a two-song selection, beginning with Before These Crowded Streets’ “Spoon,” and the first cover of Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House” after a 45 concert lapse and last performed during the 39th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 19, 2024.

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Joe Russo’s Almost Dead returned to New Orleans on Saturday to continue their longstanding custom of shows in the city during Jazz Fest. In keeping with the wildly collaborative citywide musical celebration, the premier Grateful Dead cover band welcomed a few esteemed peers throughout their performance for a night that honored the Dead’s Crescent City connection and influence on a wide range of torchbearers.

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BeachLife Festival returned to Redondo Beach, Calif. over the weekend for its seventh annual staging. Against coastal views from the Redondo Beach Pier, the local favorite festival welcomed a grand total of 43 acts spanning the world of rock, indie-pop, Americana, roots-rock, new wave and more, amounting to an eclectic spectacle up there with the event’s most enticing lineups to date. The 2026 presentation was helmed by Duran Duran and The Chainsmokers on Friday, The Offspring and Slightly Stoopid on Saturday, and James Taylor and his All-Star Band and My Morning Jacket on Sunday.