Where Do the Grateful Dead Go From Here? Scenarios for the Post-Bob Weir Era

The death of Bob Weir is a major blow to the Grateful Dead fan community, but it doesn't mean the music will suddenly stop.

A Grateful Dead scholar remembers Bob Weir

A memorial for the late Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, rests in front of the band’s former house in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood early Sunday morning, Jan. 11, 2026.

Playing Grateful Dead songs with Bob Weir: Don Was remembers

The Grammy winner and Blue Note label head recalls the unique challenges and rewards he faced when the late Bob Weir recruited him for an intimate new project in 2018.

Dead & Company's Oteil Burbridge says Bob Weir lived enough for two lifetimes

Burbridge formed Dead & Company with Weir, John Mayer, drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti in 2015 (Jay Lane replaced Kreutzmann in 2023). It's unclear how - and if - the Grateful Dead offshoot will continue without Weir, but his bandmates have all released heartfelt tributes honoring him.

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78. Weir’s death was announced Saturday in a statement on his Instagram page.
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Andy Cohen Mourns Bob Weir: He ‘Made Me Feel Better’ About Death

Bob Weir —who co-founded the Grateful Dead alongside Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Jerry Garcia in the mid-1960s— died on Jan. 10 at age 78. His passing left millions of fans in mourning, including Andy Cohen.

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dead at 78

Bob Weir, the singer-guitarist who co-founded the Grateful Dead and later found success with Dead & Company, has died at age 78.
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