THE DEAD TO PERFORM ON “LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN” 4/23 GROUP MEMBERS TO APPEAR ON “THE VIEW” 3/30

DT:    March 26, 2009

 

FM:    TODD BRODGINSKI/MITCH SCHNEIDER/BARI LIEBERMAN

 

 

 the DEAD

TO PERFORM ON “LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN”
THURSDAY, APRIL 23

GROUP MEMBERS TO APPEAR ON “THE VIEW”
MONDAY, MARCH 30

BRANFORD MARSALIS ADDED AS SPECIAL GUEST
AT NEW JERSEY SHOWS

TICKETS FOR TOUR BEING OFFERED THROUGH CHARITYFOLKS.COM

As their first tour in five years gets set to launch April 12 in North Carolina, the DEAD have confirmed an appearance Thursday, April 23 on “Late Show with David Letterman” when the tour makes its way through New York City with a sold-out April 25  Madison Square Garden performance.

Prior to the tour, on Monday, March 30, founding group members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh—along with touring guitarist Warren Haynes—will be interviewed on “The View” and perform acoustically.

The group’s founding members–guitarist Weir, bassist Lesh and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann–reunited late last year at a Barack Obama fundraiser and are touring this Spring, with guitarist Haynes and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti.

In other tour news, the DEAD have confirmed a partnership with www.charityfolks.com, whereby a limited number of excellent tickets are being auctioned off with net proceeds benefiting DEAD-related charities.  Beyond good seats for good causes, fans will also have the chance to bid on rare, signed memorabilia from the group’s personal archives, including limited-edition show posters.  To avert scalping, all auction winners will have to pick up their tickets in-person on the day of the concert.

Meanwhile, the Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group recently confirmed that they’ll make their only summer appearance, headlining the Rothbury Festival, taking place over July 4 weekend in Michigan. 

All the headlining DEAD gigs will be performed as “An Evening With:” marathon, two-set shows, with no opening act, except for the Gorge. For the latest DEAD news and ticketing info, please go to www.Dead.net or www.Dead.Net/Dead09, or check out a recent Q&A with the group at http://www.msopr.com/?q=node/4380.

 

DATE:		CITY:	VENUE:
Sun         4/12		Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Coliseum
Tue         4/14		Washington, DC	Verizon Center
Wed        4/15		Charlottesville, VA	John Paul Jones Arena
Fri           4/17		Albany, NY	Times Union Center
Sat          4/18		Worcester, MA	DCU Center
Sun         4/19		Worcester, MA	DCU Center
Tue         4/21		Buffalo, NY	HSBC Arena
Wed        4/22		Wilkes-Barre, PA	Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza
Fri           4/24		Uniondale, NY	Nassau Coliseum
Sat          4/25		New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Sun         4/26		Hartford, CT	XL Center
Tue         4/28		E. Rutherford, NJ	IZOD Center (w/special guest Branford Marsalis
Wed        4/29		E. Rutherford, NJ	IZOD Center (w/special guest Branford Marsalis
Fri           5/1		Philadelphia, PA	The Wachovia Spectrum
Sat          5/2		Philadelphia, PA	The Wachovia Spectrum
Mon         5/4		Chicago, IL	Allstate Arena
Tue         5/5		Chicago, IL	Allstate Arena
Thu         5/7		Denver, CO	Pepsi Center
Sat          5/9		Los Angeles, CA	The Forum
Sun         5/10		Mountain View, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre
Thu         5/14		Mountain View, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat         5/16		George, WA	The Gorge (w/ Allman Band and Doobie Brothers

 

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For more information on The Dead contact:

MSO 818.380.0400

Todd Brodginski 818.380.0400 x239 toddb@msopr.com

the DEAD TO PERFORM ON “LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN” THURSDAY, APRIL 23; GROUP MEMBERS TO APPEAR ON “THE VIEW” MONDAY, MARCH 30; BRANFORD MARSALIS ADDED AS SPECIAL GUEST AT NEW JERSEY SHOWS; TICKETS FOR TOUR BEING OFFERED THROUGH CHARITYFOLKS.COM