Bob Dylan to join second leg of the Dead's summer tour

The Dead --a group that features the four surviving members of the Grateful Dead--will be joined by Bob Dylan on the second leg of their summer tour.

The Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan last co-headlined when they toured the stadium circuit in 1987, according to the Dead's publicist. Dylan and his band will join the Dead from July 29 through Aug. 10; confirmed dates are listed below, and more will be announced.

The Dead's tour, dubbed "Summer Getaway 2003," is scheduled to get underway at Tennessee's Bonnaroo Festival on June 15. The first leg runs through July 8, and includes a July 4 stop at Willie Nelson's annual "picnic" show in Austin, Texas.

Singer-songwriter Joan Osborne will handle some of the vocals on at all of the Dead's summer shows. Steve Winwood will be on the bill from June 17 through June 25, and Willie Nelson supports from June 27 through July 2.

Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Steve Winwood will appear with their own bands and will sit in with the Dead during each of their respective shows.

The Dead's lineup includes Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann (both on percussion), Phil Lesh (on bass) and Bob Weir (vocals and guitar).

It falls to guitarist Jimmy Herring--who paid his jam-band dues over the last dozen years by playing in Col. Bruce Hampton's Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead and the Allman Brothers Band--to fill the void left by late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia.

Rounding out the group are Jeff Chimenti (from Weir's Ratdog ) on keyboards and Rob Barraco (from Phil Lesh and Friends) on keyboards and vocals.

In August of 2002, the surviving members of the Grateful Dead performed together for the first time since the death of Jerry Garcia during an event at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wis. Earlier this year, they changed their name from the Other Ones to the Dead.

The Grateful Dead performed their last show in Chicago on July 9, 1995. Singer-guitarist Garcia died a month later in California after he suffered a heart attack at a substance-abuse treatment facility.

Bob Weir's Ratdog is currently in the midst of a spring tour, and Dylan opens a headlining tour later this month.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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June 2003
15 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
18 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
20 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
21 - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Center
22 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
24, 25 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
27, 28 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Waterfront
29 - Vernon, NY - Vernon Downs Raceway

July 2003
1 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
2 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
4 - Austin, TX - Willie Nelson Picnic

Second Leg (co-headlining with Bob Dylan)

July 2003
30 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum

August 2003
2 - Joliet, IL - Route 66 Raceway
3 - Somerset, WI - Float Rite Amphitheater
5 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
8 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lakes PAC

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