Performers
Location
About
- Doors: 7:30pm
- Show: 8:30pm
- Ages: 18+
- Tickets: $20 Advance / $25 Day of Show
Not just another Grateful Dead cover band. A cosmic exploration of the Grateful Dead catalog! Bearly Dead, Boston-based quintet, performs a concert-style show that celebrates the journey of the Grateful Dead from their earliest records until their final tours. The band delivers a full-spectrum concert experience filled with danceable energy and world-class musicianship. Each and every Grateful Dead member is honored through a collection of classics, b-sides, deep cuts, and exploratory jams. Holding true to the spirit of the music, Bearly Dead frequently adds to their 250+ song catalog and continues to showcase authentic, spontaneous improvisation — live and in-person — making each show a wildly unique Grateful Dead experience.
Bearly Dead played their first show at Church of Boston in 2015, marking the beginning of its hallowed Wednesday Night Residency. Over the next five years the phrase "Never Miss A Wednesday Show" became ubiquitous around Boston and Bearly Dead was nominated multiple times for Boston Music Awards Live Music Residency of the Year. Shows have featured notable appearances by Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Paul Wolstencroft (Slightly Stoopid), Steve Molitz (Particle/Phil Lesh & Friends), Kebbi Williams (Tedeschi Trucks Band), Rob Compa (Dopapod), Hayley Jane (Hayley Jane & The Primates), Richard James (Neighbor), and Johnny Trama (Dub Apocalypse), and even a surprise appearance by Jerry Garcia’s "Wolf" guitar in 2018 on Jerry Garcia’s birthday.
In 2020 Bearly Dead began performing at other Massachusetts venues, including headline shows at Paradise Rock Club, Sinclair, Worcester Palladium, MGM Music Hall Fenway, and House of Blues Boston. After becoming a staple in the Northeast US festival community with multiple appearances at Camp Creek, Jerry Jam, Strangecreek, Wormtown, and many more, the band began touring nationally in October 2022, performing their interpretation of the catalog across the United States and growing the Bearly Dead Family.
Website: www.bearlydeadmusic.com