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Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs country superstar for new residency

Sphere Las Vegas signs up for its next headliner residency.

The Street

"It’s a common misconception among the unconverted that the Grateful Dead’s music was characterised by aimless noodling, rather than by deftly deployed fretboard know-how": 5 songs guitarists need to hear by the Grateful Dead

Best of 2024: Newcomers can dig in for a long strange trip here

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Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs rock legends to longer residency

The legendary rock band is the first to resume a residency at the Sphere Las Vegas after a hiatus of several months.

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Dead & Company announce 10th anniversary shows at Sphere in Las Vegas

Grateful Dead spin-off Dead & Company will be the first band to play a second residency at the revolutionary Las Vegas venue

Louder

Las Vegas Strip Sphere brings back popular rock band residency

Legendary rock band extends its residency at Sphere Las Vegas.

The Street

Las Vegas Strip Sphere closes legendary rock band residency

The Street

John Mayer plays a Telecaster, taps through a solo, and tackles some of Dead & Company’s final shows with only three fretting fingers following serious finger injury

Mayer was forced to alter his playing style after injuring the "team captain" of his fretting hand last week – and whatever he's been doing in the practice room has clearly worked wonders…

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“I have spent every day practicing guitar using the other three fingers”: John Mayer reveals hand injury and how it will impact his playing at the final Dead & Company Las Vegas residency shows

Mayer has explained how the injury forced him to rethink his approach to guitar playing

Guitar World

“I was practicing with it in the dressing room and it was feeling too good to put down”: John Mayer honors Jerry Garcia by performing with a replica Alligator Strat at The Sphere – but says he wasn't ready for its “unbridled fury”

Mayer said the replica model deserved a moment in the limelight and was quickly reminded how hot its input is

Guitar World

Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs huge rock band for longer residency

Legendary rock and roll band has doubled the amount of shows in its new residency at the Las Vegas Sphere in fall 2024.

The Street

“File under ‘whatever it takes’. If you happen to be walking through, you’ve got no choice but to hear it!” John Mayer is still using his tube amps at The Sphere – but you’ll never guess where he’s hiding them

Mayer is staying true to his usual crop of highly desirable guitar amps for Dead & Company's ongoing shows, but they've been hidden in a rather unusual place

Guitar World

“A guitar of one of his heroes”: John Mayer has been playing Jeff Beck’s Fender Stratocaster – and Joe Bonamassa has confirmed it’s the real deal

Mayer brought the Custom Shop model out during Dead & Company's residency at The Sphere, and used it to channel his inner Beck

Guitar World

Dead & Company have kicked off their residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas: The show looks completely batshit

That long and strange trip may have finally peaked

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Iconic rock band closes popular Las Vegas Strip residency

Legendary rock band will pack up its Las Vegas Strip residency after two more shows March 1-2.

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How to buy Dead & Company tickets at the Sphere in Las Vegas

Want to see Dead & Company in person at the Sphere in Las Vegas? Tickets are selling fast...

Guitar World

“This is the Super Bowl of trips for the lifelong Dead Heads”: John Mayer and Dead & Company are officially returning for a 6-week residency at the MSG Sphere

Mayer help will lead a Grateful Dead-honoring residency at the world's most futuristic venue in Las Vegas this summer, months after the supergroup's farewell tour

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Dead & Company add six more dates to residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas

The remains of the Grateful Dead have now confirmed 30 trips to Sin City

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“The first time I played it, I was smiling”: PRS unveils the latest evolution of John Mayer’s signature guitar – the ‘Dead Spec’ Silver Sky, inspired by Jerry Garcia’s Alligator Stratocaster

It was first spotted on stage when Mayer hit the road with Dead & Company. Now, the purpose-built Silver Sky – which has a few new tricks up its sleeve – has been given a limited-edition release

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The Grateful Dead’s Enduring Legacy Intertwines with Meyer Sound Systems

PANTHER carries Dead & Company through the final chapter of a musical epic.

Louder

9 legendary bands who are playing farewell tours in 2023

This year will be your last chance to see Kiss, the Eagles, Foreigner ever play live

Tribune News Service

Review: Love for Dead & Company won’t fade away as band brings career to close

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dead & Company opened it’s three-night final stand at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Friday with “Not Fade Away.”

Guitar World

Watch John Mayer lead Dead & Company out for the final time with a series of stunning fretboard displays

The Grateful Dead offshoot closed their final performance – held, of course, in San Francisco – with Dead classics Truckin' and Brokedown Palace, and a spirited version of Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away

Guitar World

“Beyond special”: Watch John Mayer and Dead & Company nail Knockin’ on Heaven's Door, All Along the Watchtower and Not Fade Away with Dave Matthews

Dead & Co turned into a classic rock covers band for a portion of the night, with a setlist that also featured The Band's The Weight

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Did John Mayer’s triumphant last-minute support slot for Ed Sheeran prove the Fractal FM9 is the ultimate fly-rig?

Mayer has sounded agnostic about modelling tech but when drafted for Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium show, Mayer grabbed a Silver Sky, his Martin acoustics and an FM9 and got to work

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