Furthur

• Lesh, Weir Add Furthur Concert Dates

Furthur Information

The Furthur lineup consists of Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik, Joe Russo, Sunshine Becker and Jeff Pehrson. Phil Lesh and Bob Weir had previously been touring as a two man band in RatDog since 1995 and have since put the act on hiatus to perform as part of Furthur. Beginning with a west coast run, the band has mapped out a 22-dates expected to run from the weekend of September 16th in Oregon to the weekend of November 20 with a two night stint at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This tour follows the band’s critically acclaimed winter and summer tours, with several festival appearances in between.

The tour is somewhat of a revisit of the past: appearing at venues once played by Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead back in the ‘70s, Phil and Friends in the ‘90s, Ratdog in the 2000s and some combination of members from each. Red Rocks in Colorado in particular is a venue that holds most dear to Dead Heads as the Grateful Dead began performing there in ’78, with each of the members’ project band visiting the amphitheater throughout the last decade.