Furthur Festival News

5/14/10 - SINGLE DAY TICKETS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NOW AVAILABLE.

Single day tickets for Saturday and Sunday are now available at Ticketmaster. Single day tickets do not include camping, Friday Night Open Aire Soundcheck or All-Star Jam. Saturday tickets DO include Late Night Galactic Show.

Weekend tickets can still be purchased at Ticket Outlet locations. Camping Opens at Noon on Friday, May 28th. Weekend Ticket includes camping.

5/3/2010 - Discussing Workingman's Dead

In our ongoing series of videos discussing the Grateful Dead's classic albums, the latest installment features Phil and Bob, along with kindred spirit-turned-intrepid-interviewer Jackie Greene and longtime Grateful Dead road manager Rock Scully, talking about the creation of Workingman's Dead. The quality of the songs Jerry was bringing to the table, along with the influence of Crosby, Stills and Nash, are revealed as two of the biggest reasons such a masterpiece was created. Check out the entire video above. Previous videos can be seen here.

4/23/2010 - Join us on Memorial Day weekend and help us take the musical journey Furthur.

When Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh & Bob Weir were pondering where to play this summer with their new band Furthur ~ the notion came to them to host a festival in Northern California where they could invite many of their musical friends for a holiday weekend of fun and jamming. And what better place to incorporate music, camping and adventure than to return to those thrilling days of yesteryear to the Calaveras County Fairgrounds ~ a place where the Grateful Dead and Phil Lesh and Friends have played over the years ~ and call it The Furthur Festival.

Fans can expect Lesh & Weir to push the musical envelope Furthur with high-flying improvisations and timeless renditions of Grateful Dead classics with their all star band that includes keyboardist Jeff Chimenti , drummer Joe Russo (Benevento – Russo Duo), and guitarist John Kadlecik (Dark Star Orchestra).
Phil Lesh & Bob Weir will take the musical journey Furthur performing some of the Grateful Dead’s most beloved albums in their entirety, including a very special 40th Anniversary celebration of their classic recordings; Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty.

Furthur will treat fans to a special sound check on Friday night while also headlining both Saturday and Sunday evenings. There will be jamming on several stages with some of their friends and lots of side trips like a spoken word stage that will feature some of our Grateful Dead family members and a trove of iconic Grateful Dead memorabilia, rare instruments and sound recordings.