The surviving members of the Grateful Dead are teaming up to headline a benefit concert for the Presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama, at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, PA on October 13. The Allman Brothers Band and one band to be named later will open this politically-charged affair.
Billy, Mickey, Phil and Bobby will be joined by RatDog’s Jeff Chimenti on keys and Warren “Mother Fucking” Haynes on lead guitar. According to Jambands/Relix, The Dead plan to tour with this lineup early next year.
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On August 20 we ran a piece by Luke Sacks detailing five potential targets for Wilco/Neil Young collaborations on their upcoming tour. Recently, Wilco and Fleet Foxes teamed up for some shows and the two bands joined forces for a cover of Bob Dylan’s I Shall Be Released – a song that Luke suggested Neil rock with Wilco. Let’s hope this is a sign of collaborations to come later this year.
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