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 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.
DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / AvailableRevenue
October 29, 2015AlbanyUnited StatesTimes Union Center12,648 / 15,258$999,667
October 31, 2015New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Gardenrowspan="2" rowspan="2"
November 1, 2015New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden--
November 5, 2015PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo Center17,863 / 17,863$1,461,285
November 6, 2015Washington, D.C.United StatesVerizon Center
November 7, 2015New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden—
November 10, 2015WorcesterUnited StatesDCU Center13,942 / 13,942$1,042,557
November 11, 2015BuffaloUnited StatesFirst Niagara Centerrowspan="3" rowspan="3"
November 13, 2015ColumbusUnited StatesNationwide Arena--
November 14, 2015GreensboroUnited StatesGreensboro Coliseum--
November 17, 2015AtlantaUnited StatesPhilips Arena12,037 / 12,783$953,506
November 18, 2015NashvilleUnited StatesBridgestone Arena10,082 / 11,760$690,524
November 20, 2015St. LouisUnited StatesScottrade Center11,066 / 13,706$953,560
November 21, 2015MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget Center8,222 /11,896$715,125
November 24, 2015BroomfieldUnited States1stBank Centerrowspan="4" rowspan="4"
November 25, 2015BroomfieldUnited States1stBank Center--
November 27, 2015ParadiseUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden Arena--
November 28, 2015ParadiseUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden Arena--
December 27, 2015San FranciscoUnited StatesBill Graham Civic Auditorium17,032 / 17,032$1,277,400
December 28, 2015San FranciscoUnited StatesBill Graham Civic Auditorium17,032 / 17,032$1,277,400
December 30, 2015InglewoodUnited StatesThe Forum30,852 / 30,852$2,850,192
December 31, 2015InglewoodUnited StatesThe Forum30,852 / 30,852$2,850,192

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