Proving the second time is a charm, Bob Weir and his pals returned to Cancun for the second annual Dead Ahead Festival in the Mexican resort town.
Joining the Grateful Dead guitarist and singer were Rick Mitarotonda of Goose, Don Was of the Wolf Bros, country star Sturgill Simpson; along with Dead & Co. cohorts Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti, and Jay Lane.
Together they played many of the Dead staples fans have enjoyed for decades, except these were performed in the all-inclusive digs of the Moon Palace Hotel.
On Friday night (1/10) after kicking off the night with the crowd pleasing, upbeat “Sugar Magnolia,” Weir stepped aside to let Simpson take the spotlight on the Jerry Garcia classic “Sugaree.”
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