Dead & Company To Launch 2016 Tour

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the tremendous success of the band's 2015 tour, Dead & Company is launching its highly-anticipated 2016 tour on Friday, June 10 in Charlotte, North Carolina, before headlining Bonnaroo 2016 that weekend.  The celebrated group's cross-country run features two nights at Citi Field in New York, a two show independence day weekend celebration at Folsom Field in Boulder and two nights at the famous Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin with the tour scheduled to conclude with two shows at Boston's iconic Fenway Park on Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16.  Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir; singer/guitarist John Mayer; Allman Brothers' bassist Oteil Burbridge; and "Fare Thee Well" and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti will perform two sets of music drawing from the Dead's historic catalog of songs.  A full listing of tour dates can be found below.

Tickets go on sale starting on Friday, February 12 at 10:00 a.m. at www.livenation.com** with presale tickets available beginning Tuesday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m. Check http://www.deadandcompany.com/ for complete ticketing information.  Fans with the Live Nation mobile app will have access to a password-free presale starting Thursday, Feb. 11 at 10:00 a.m. at Ticketmaster-ticketed venues.  The app is available via the App Store and Google Play.

Dead & Company will make their late night debut on Thursday, February 18 when the band performs on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. / 10:35 p.m. Central time on NBC.

In October of 2015 the band took to the stage for their inaugural nationwide tour, kicking off with three sold-out concerts at the legendary Madison Square Garden and ending the year with two sold-out performances at the "Fabulous" Forum, and according to Billboard, the concerts are "magical." 

Dead & Company 2016 Tour Dates

Friday, June 10, 2016	Charlotte, NC	PNC Music Pavilion
Thursday, June 16, 2016	Cincinnati, OH	Riverbend Music Center
Friday, June 17, 2016	Noblesville, IN	Klipsch Music Center
Monday, June 20, 2016	Camden, NJ	BB&T Pavilion
Tuesday, June 21, 2016	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Thursday, June 23, 2016	Bristow, VA	Jiffy Lube Live
Saturday, June 25, 2016	Flushing, NY	Citi Field**
Sunday, June 26, 2016	Flushing, NY	Citi Field**
Tuesday, June 28, 2016	Hartford, CT	Xfinity Theatre
Saturday, July 02, 2016	Boulder, CO	Folsom Field**
Sunday, July 03, 2016	Boulder, CO	Folsom Field**
Thursday, July 07, 2016	Detroit, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre
Saturday, July 09, 2016	East Troy, WI	Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Sunday, July 10, 2016	East Troy, WI	Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Wednesday, July 13, 2016	Pittsburgh, PA	First Niagara Pavilion
Friday, July 15, 2016	Boston, MA	Fenway Park**
Saturday, July 16, 2016	Boston, MA	Fenway Park**

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, unless otherwise noted.

**Tickets are not available through Ticketmaster for these concerts:
Citi Field concert tickets available HERE.
Folsom Field tickets available HERE.
Fenway Park tickets available HERE.

About Live Nation Entertainment
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For Dead & Company, contact:
Scoop Marketing
Larry Solters, Erik Stein, Anna Loynes, 818-761-6100, [e-mail]

For Live Nation, contact:
Victor Trevino
[e-mail]

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