# Dead & Company 2015 Tour

The Dead & Company 2015 Tour was a tour by the band Dead & Company that took place between October and December 2015. It was the band's debut tour.

## Overview

Following the surviving Grateful Dead members' successful Fare Thee Well concerts during the summer of 2015 Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart formed a band called Dead & Company with John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge. The tour was sponsored by American Express.
The band initially announced one concert for October 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Following the presale for that show they announced another show at Madison Square Garden for the following night. On August 24 a full ten date tour was announced. The tour was extended to include a total of 21 dates on September 10. One additional concert at Madison Square Garden was later announced for November 7. This was a free show and was filmed and broadcast as part of the American Express Unstaged series. Fans were given the opportunity to win tickets through the band's website. Additional tickets were also given away by John Mayer's fan forum and by HeadCount outside of Madison Square Garden at the band's November 1 show.

## Reception

The tour was very well-received, with The New York Times referring to its "tremendous success" and Billboard calling the shows "magical". Mayer's playing was particularly praised; a review of the 11/21 Minneapolis show said that since original Grateful Dead lead guitarist Jerry Garcia's passing, "there's been no finer 'Jerry' than the uber-talented Mayer".

## Tour dates

The band performed a total of 22 concerts in sixteen different cities.
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / Available | Revenue |
| October 29, 2015 | Albany | United States | Times Union Center | 12,648 / 15,258 | $999,667 |
| October 31, 2015 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | — | — |
| November 1, 2015 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | — | — |
| November 5, 2015 | Philadelphia | United States | Wells Fargo Center | 17,863 / 17,863 | $1,461,285 |
| November 6, 2015 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center | — | — |
| November 7, 2015 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | (free show) | — |
| November 10, 2015 | Worcester | United States | DCU Center | 13,942 / 13,942 | $1,042,557 |
| November 11, 2015 | Buffalo | United States | First Niagara Center | — | — |
| November 13, 2015 | Columbus | United States | Nationwide Arena | — | — |
| November 14, 2015 | Greensboro | United States | Greensboro Coliseum | — | — |
| November 17, 2015 | Atlanta | United States | Philips Arena | 12,037 / 12,783 | $953,506 |
| November 18, 2015 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena | 10,082 / 11,760 | $690,524 |
| November 20, 2015 | St. Louis | United States | Scottrade Center | 11,066 / 13,706 | $953,560 |
| November 21, 2015 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center | 8,222 / 11,896 | $715,125 |
| November 24, 2015 | Broomfield | United States | 1stBank Center | — | — |
| November 25, 2015 | Broomfield | United States | 1stBank Center | — | — |
| November 27, 2015 | Paradise | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | — | — |
| November 28, 2015 | Paradise | United States | MGM Grand Garden Arena | — | — |
| December 27, 2015 | San Francisco | United States | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | 17,032 / 17,032 | $1,277,400 |
| December 28, 2015 | San Francisco | United States | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | 17,032 / 17,032 | $1,277,400 |
| December 30, 2015 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | 30,852 / 30,852 | $2,850,192 |
| December 31, 2015 | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | 30,852 / 30,852 | $2,850,192 |

## Musicians

* Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
* Bill Kreutzmann – drums
* John Mayer – lead guitar, lead/backing vocals
* Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, lead/backing vocals
* Oteil Burbridge – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
* Jeff Chimenti – keyboards, backing vocals