Bob Weir
American musician; member of the Grateful Dead
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| January 31 2025 | Accepted a MusiCares Persons of the Year award for philanthropic work alongside Mickey Hart and other Grateful Dead family members. |
| January 2025 | Weir returns to curate the second Dead Ahead Festival in Riviera Cancún, Mexico, performing alongside artists like Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile. |
| 2024 | Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack conducted a fall symphony tour, performing with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra in Cincinnati, the Chicago Philharmonic in Chicago, and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans, totaling five shows. The concerts included 'A Grateful Overture' by Giancarlo Aquilanti and music from Grateful Dead albums Aoxomoxoa, Wake of the Flood, and Shakedown Street. |
| January 31 2024 | Weir, Mickey Hart, and Grateful Dead family members accept MusiCares Persons of the Year awards for their philanthropic work. |
| October 2023 | Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros performed with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra at Frost Amphitheater. |
| February 2023 | Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros performed three concerts with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta. |
| 2022 | Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros launched a series of performances with symphony orchestras, including four sold-out shows with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, featuring 'sonic elaborations' of Grateful Dead classics, Weir solo numbers, and covers. |
| 2022 | Released two live albums with Wolf Bros: 'Live in Colorado' and 'Live in Colorado Vol. 2'. |
| 2020 | D'Angelico Guitars released Weir's Deluxe Bedford solid-body signature guitar model. |
| 2018 | Weir forms Wolf Bros, a band featuring himself, Don Was, and Jay Lane. |
| 2017 | Collaborated with Josh Ritter on the album 'Gathering'. |
| 2017 | Weir collaborated with D'Angelico Guitars to produce his first signature model, the Premier semi-hollow guitar. |
| September 2016 | Weir releases the album 'Blue Mountain' of 'cowboy songs', inspired by his time as a ranch hand in Wyoming. |
| August 2016 | During a preview of his solo album Blue Mountain, Weir stated he used only a Martin acoustic guitar for the album's recording. |
| June 2016 | Weir receives the first Les Paul Spirit Award at the Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival and wins the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville. |
| June 2016 | Weir receives the first Les Paul Spirit Award at the Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival. |
| May 2016 | Weir is a guest speaker and performer at the second annual Einstein Gala in Toronto, Canada, and confirms he is writing a book. |
| October 2015 | Weir forms Dead & Company with Mickey Hart, Billy Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti. |
| October 5 2015 | Weir performs with Ratdog at a special celebratory 60th Birthday Bash for Steve Kimock. |
| July 2015 | Weir joins the surviving Grateful Dead members for reunion shows at Soldier Field in Chicago, marking 20 years since the band's final concert with Jerry Garcia. |
| April 25 2013 | Weir collapses onstage during a Furthur performance at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York. |
| March 3 2013 | Weir resuscitates RatDog with the RatDog Quartet, debuting at the Sweetwater Music Hall. |
| 2011 | Weir founds the Tamalpais Research Institute (TRI Studios), a high-tech recording studio and virtual music venue for streaming live concerts. |
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