Zach Bryan Breaks US Record for Largest Ticketed Concert, Eddie Vedder Sits-in with Tedeschi Trucks Band
Grateful Dead Drop ‘Blues For Allah: The Angel’s Share’
Relix Daily
September 29, 2025
September 29, 2025
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On Saturday, September 27, Zach Bryan made history. The country sensation drew a crowd of 112,408 to the first-ever show held at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. The gig represented the largest gathering of guests to attend a single concert in the U.S., according to AEG Presents, the promoter behind the event. The epoch-making night also included special guest John Mayer, who took the stage for a collaborative cover by one-time torchbearers of the same title, the Grateful Dead.
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This past weekend, the Eddie Vedder-founded Ohana Festival returned to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Calif. The annual beachfront gathering, which originated in 2016, featured high-profile collaborations between the event’s founding father and select acts over the course of three days and ranging from country-informed Lukas Nelson to blues-rock troubadours Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, and more.
DelFest’s bluegrass heart meets the Grateful Dead songbook on DelFest Does Dead, a live 2-LP vinyl featuring 10 interpretations captured across DelFest 2025 (May 22–25, 2025), in Cumberland, MD.
Festival favorites bring their own pulse and picking to Dead staples: Del McCoury Band, The Travelin’ McCourys, Leftover Salmon, Kitchen Dwellers, Darrell Scott, Sister Sadie, Railroad Earth, Mountain Grass Unit, Clay Street Unit, and The Price Sisters.
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On Sunday evening, Bruce Springsteen delivered a surprise performance, which followed the New York Film Festival premiere of the Jeremy Allen White-cast Deliver Me From Nowhere, which focuses on the Nebraska chapter of the Boss’ career. During the artist and activist’s stage time, Springsteen played “Land of Hope and Dreams” and spoke candidly about government censorship.
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Celebrate Bill Kreutzmann’s 75th with the Grateful Mahalo Trucker Hat, a limited-edition piece that fuses Deadhead spirit with island ease. Featuring a classic black-and-white Yupoong design, breathable mesh, and the embroidered Grateful Mahalo logo, it’s built for festivals, road trips, and long, jam-filled nights.
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Grateful Dead Drop 1975 Rehearsal Outtakes and Alternative Versions of Blues for Allah Material on All-Instrumental Angel’s Share Album
Earlier this month, the Grateful Dead’s seminal eighth studio album, Blues for Allah, reached its 50th anniversary and received a deluxe rerelease. The collection, known for its capacity to carry a Middle Eastern edge and also demonstrate the group’s unconventionality when it comes to incorporating intricate time signatures, has garnered the Angel’s Share treatment, through the arrival of 15 newly unearthed session recordings.
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Trey Anastasio and Cassandra Wilson have been added to Cyro Baptista’s 75th birthday celebration at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. As previously reported, the uptown jazz institution will honor the percussionist on November 7 and 8 with a program titled Cyro Baptista at 75: Banquet for the Spirits. Anastasio will provide guitar and vocals on November 7 while Wilson will sing on November 8. Hassan Hakmoun will also appear on sintir both nights.
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Dolly Parton has postponed her Las Vegas residency. The country star shared a statement on social media yesterday, Sunday, September 28, citing “health challenges” as the catalyst.
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Fela Kuti: Fear No Man Podcast Features Over 200 Interviews, Including David Byrne, Burna Boy, Ayo Edebiri, Questlove and Paul McCartney
A new podcast will explore the life and music of Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. Jad Abumrad who created Radiolab as well as Dolly Parton’s America will host the show. Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, which will unfold over 12 episodes, is produced by Higher Ground, the media company founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. The series will draw on over 200 interviews with Fela Kuti’s friends. family members and a variety of musicians. Ayo Edebiri, David Byrne, Brian Eno, Ayo Edebiri and Santigold will offer recent reflections while Burna Boy, Questlove and Paul McCartney will appear via archival audio.
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Relix will stream a series of spiritual and musically inclined High Holiday services this week. The free streams include the Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur morning service slated to take place at New York’s Cutting Room this Wednesday at 7:30pm and this Thursday at 10am, respectively. Tickets are available to attend because services in person as well.