It is with great sorrow that I must announce the death of Bobby Weir.

shecky
shecky San Francisco Posts: 2,814
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I'm sorry, it has been confirmed within the last hour by Bobby's daughter, Chloe, that Bobby Weir has indeed passed away. It sounds like cancer got our dear friend. Thank you Bobby, for the decades of magical music you bestowed upon the world, both with the Grateful Dead and also via your many other solo and group projects. Bobby, please say "hello" to everyone up there with you. Lord, is Heaven going to sound sweet tonight...

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  • shecky
    shecky San Francisco Posts: 2,814

  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 12,594
    Beautiful^^
  • RatherStarved
    RatherStarved Posts: 5,890
    Glad to have seen Dead and Co. a small handful of times over the last few years, having never been into the Dead back in the day.  May he rest in peace.  
    PJ: 2013: London (ON); Buffalo; 2014: Cincinnati; 2016: Sunrise, Miami, Toronto 1-2, Wrigley 2; 2018: London (UK) 1, Milan, Padova, Sea 2, Wrigley 1-2, Fenway 1-2; 2021: SHN, Ohana, Ohana Encore 1-2; 2022: LA 1-2, Phx, Oak 1-2, Fresno, Copenhagen, Hyde Park 1-2; Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto; MSG, Camden, Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis, OKC; 2023: St. Paul 1-2, Chicago 1-2; Fort Worth 2; Austin 1-2; 2024:  Vancouver 1-2, LV 1-2, LA 1-2, Napa, Barcelona 1-2; Indy; Chicago 1-2; MSG 1-2; Philly 2; Boston 2; Ohana 1-2; 2025: FL 1-2, ATL 1-2, Nash 1-2, Pit 1-2.
     
    EV Solo: 2017 Louisville and Franklin, 2018 Ohana, 2019 Innings Fest, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Dublin and Ohana; 2021 Ohana Friday (from beach) and Saturday; 2022 Earthlings Newark; 2023 Innings Fest and Benoraya 1-2.

    Gutted:  London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
  • yanknuck
    yanknuck Peterborough, ON Posts: 123
    Sad day for sure. I saw the Dead numerous times over the years. Messing up the lyrics on Truckin' most nights always made me smile. We don't need no stinkin' teleprompters. The true troubadour. Always on the bus. Love ya Bob! RIP
  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,412
    Very sad, Bob and his music were a big part of my music experience growing up. My Mom loved the Dead and it was played a lot in my house as a kid. I was fortunate to be able to take the family to one of the Fare Thee Well shows in Chicago in 2015. A few years later our father/daughter dance at my oldest daughter's wedding was Ripple.  
  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,256
    RIP dear Bobby.  Got to first see you at age 15, of which I'll always have Dozin' At the Knick as a reminder of.  You were mesmerizingly egoless at everything you did; in a world of musicians who wanted to be the best, you weren't here for that.  Instead you were here for for the music, for the adventure, and most of all, for us.  Thanks for the endless musical enjoyment and the family you helped create for me.

    May the four winds blow you safely home.
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.

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