(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Touring into the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, the Grateful Dead spawned legions of “Dead Heads” who would follow the band from gig to gig, creating a kind of ...

A group of players from the NFL's San Francisco 49ers headed to Sphere over the weekend to catch Dead & Company and hang with Bob Weir.

It's best to start with Jerry Garcia, the guiding light of the Grateful Dead. In 1961, Garcia met a man named Robert Hunter, who would go on to be a long-time friend and lyricist for the Dead. Back then, they'd play local places in San Francisco, sometimes as a duo, sometimes with bands like the Wildwood Boys and the Hart Valley Drifters.

Earlier this month, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie revealed that Grateful Dead offshoot Dead & Company (Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann joined by John Mayer, Jeff ...

with a series of concerts dedicated to arguably The City’s most iconic band. Local officials want to honor the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary this year with a trio of Dead & Company concerts ...