Weekly Encore: Your Must-Read Setlist

From Phish's return to the Bay Area to New York' SummerStage lineup, Healing Appalachia to the Hudson River Music Festival, here's a look at this week's top headlines.

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Carter Norfleet, Carly Field, Viktor & Corinne Guglielmo
April 26, 2025

April 26, 2025

 

WEEKLY ENCORE

From Phish's return to the Bay Area to New York' SummerStage lineup, Healing Appalachia to the Hudson River Music Festival, here's a look at this week's top headlines.

NEWS

As New York quickly moves into spring, the City Parks Foundation has continued a cherished tradition today by unveiling the Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage’s 2025 concert and entertainment season.

RECAP

After finding their groove and extemporizing select songs in the Pacific Northwest with the onset of Spring Tour, on Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, and the first Portland, Ore., appearance since 1999, on Sunday, April 20, Phish was seasoned and ready for the third location of their four city jaunt.

Suit Up, Deadhead—It’s Game Time! Homage’s collection brings Dead vibes to your favorite teams.

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NEWS

Healing Appalachia has unveiled the headliners for its 2025 festival. Staging at Ashland, Ky.’s Boyd County Fairgrounds on September 19 and 21, the sixth-annual Healing Appalachia will be led by two of the biggest names in country and proud sons of the Bluegrass State: Tyler Childers and Chris Stapleton.

A fresh drop, 54 years in the making. Inspired by the Dead’s epic 11/8/70 show at The Capitol Theatre, these designs by Richard Biffle and Taylor Rushing bring the past to life in stunning new ways.

NEWS

Hudson River Music Festival has unveiled the full artist lineup for its debut presentation. Staging at Croton-on-Hudson’s scenic riverfront Croton Point Park on Saturday, June 14, the new festival from Riverfest FPS (For Pete’s Sake), Dayglo Presents and the Harper House Music Foundation continues the legacy of Toshi and Pete Seeger’s folk picnics with a community-focused celebration of music and activism.

FEATURE

Neal Francis has always dreamt of recording an album like Return to Zero, a sprawling choose-your-own-adventure statement that feels like it could blossom into any style, at any second.

NEWS

The Grammy Museum has unveiled the initial artist lineup for its second-annual Hall of Fame induction gala.

NEWS

When a group of Bay Area beatniks set out to find their sound in the spring of 1965, few would have assumed their convergence would result in a 30-year tenure, 13 studio albums, and a devoted following nearly six decades after that history night at Magoo’s Pizza Parlor. And, for the Grateful Dead, that sense of awe ceases to fade away.