Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh and Bob Weir to Take it Further in Brooklyn

BROOKLYN (April 15, 2013) – Former Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh & Bob Weir and their band Furthur will play at Barclays Center on July 11 at 8pm

Tickets go on sale Friday, April 19 at 10 am and can be purchased online via Ticketmaster by visiting www.barclayscenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center, located at 620 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, starting Saturday, April 20 at 10am (if still available).

Fans can expect Lesh & Weir to push the musical envelope with jaw-dropping improvisations and loving renditions of Grateful Dead classics, with an all-star band that includes keyboardist Jeff Chimenti (RatDog), drummer Joe Russo (Benevento - Russo Duo, Trey Anastasio), guitarist John Kadlecik (Dark Star Orchestra), and vocalists Sunshine Becker and Jeff Pehrson.

New and old fans of the Grateful Dead alike will be entranced as Lesh & Weir take the musical journey further, exploring some of the Grateful Dead’s most beloved songs in a tour that promises to keep the feet stomping and the bodies shaking.

For more information on Furthur, please visit www.furthur.net

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