Looking ahead to next year, Phil Lesh has announced that as part of his 80th birthday celebration, he will offer a special concert offering a nod to days past of a special concert offering a nod to days past.
Lesh has enlisted some familiar names to recreate the concert recreating the concert. Joining Lesh will be the exact lineup from his previous performance of the iconic gig: Barry Sless, Scott Law, David Nelson, Jason Crosby and John Molo. The new show will take at the Capitol Theatre on April 1, 2020. The original show took place at the Capitol Theatre on November 5, 2015. The original, original show took place at the Capitol Theatre on February 19, 1971.
Lesh explains, “It’s profound and conceptual. You can think of it as a simulation of a simulation inside another giant simulation…Game day bucket go boom!”

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Jim
April 2, 2019 at 7:57 amPhil is still putting out some fine live stuff. Way to go Phil and hoping for more years in the drivers seat. Yep Jerry is gone but the music isn’t dead its still DEAD music in the DEAD tradition.
MC
April 1, 2019 at 3:18 pmMSG has already been booked for Phil on his 80th. No April fools joke
Big John Slade
April 1, 2019 at 4:50 pmWho cares? Jerry is dead. Besides, it’s all just a cash grab nowadays and boring as all hell.
Jim
April 2, 2019 at 11:09 amSo many bands play out for free. Phil actually does sometimes. BIG JOHN SLADE what days you go to work for free?
Tellsemlikeismellsem!!!
April 1, 2019 at 1:38 pmDidn’t read the article but despite being April fools, still sounds about right for the whole Grateful Dead franchise and what it’s been for the last 24 years.