Not Dead Yet: Dead & Company Continues Grateful Dead Legacy

After a TV jam session, John Mayer, Bob Weir and other members of the Grateful Dead decided to create a new Dead-inspired entity for tours and maybe new material Many people assumed that when the surviving members of the Grateful Dead booked a pair of stadium runs last summer billed as the "Fare Thee Well" shows, it would be the last time the members of the legendary group would play together. But guitarist Bob Weir says that was never the intention behind those massive shows.