{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Deadhead Market Scene Wire", "home_page_url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/", "feed_url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news-feed.json", "description": "Source-forward news summaries with the primary source attached.", "items": [ { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/deadnet-jam-of-the-week-binghamton-1983/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/deadnet-jam-of-the-week-binghamton-1983/", "title": "Dead.net opens a one-week window onto Binghamton, April 12, 1983", "content_text": "Dead.net's official Jam of the Week for August 14–20, 2026 points back to the Grateful Dead at Broome County Arena in Binghamton, New York, on April 12, 1983. The archive identifies the date, city, venue, and direct listening stream; that official page remains the authority for availability.\n\nThis is a temporary listening window, not a permanent file added to our servers. Deadhead Market now places the authorized stream at the front of the listening room while it is active, keeps Dead.net attached to the player, and states the August 20 end date so a short-lived feature is not mistaken for an evergreen recording offer.\n\nAfter the stream closes, this article can remain as a dated archive note, but the play path should be treated as expired unless Dead.net extends or republishes it. That distinction—current access versus historical record—is part of the site's source-first editorial contract.", "summary": "The official Jam of the Week is streaming the Grateful Dead at Broome County Arena through August 20, with the source and expiration kept visible.", "date_published": "2026-08-14T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Grateful Dead", "Jam of the Week", "Binghamton", "1983", "official audio" ], "external_url": "https://www.dead.net/features/jam-week/august-14-august-20-2026" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/dead-company-tour-status-2026/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/dead-company-tour-status-2026/", "title": "Dead & Company tour status: no new 2026 dates are currently announced", "content_text": "As of August 12, 2026, Dead & Company's official website does not list an upcoming tour. It remains a thank-you page for the Grateful Dead 60 celebration at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.\n\nFollowing Bob Weir's death in January 2026, we will not turn grief or speculation about the group's future into ticket inventory. A trustworthy calendar distinguishes an official announcement from rumor, stale listings, and wishful thinking.\n\nDeadhead Market will keep this status card pinned and date-stamped. Confirmed family-band, songbook, archival, and community events continue below with their own direct sources.", "summary": "The official site is presently a thank-you page for the Golden Gate Park celebration—not a new tour calendar. We will not manufacture dates to fill a grid.", "date_published": "2026-08-12T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Dead & Company", "tour status", "source check" ], "external_url": "https://deadandcompany.com/" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/jerry-garcia-symphonic-celebration-2026-tour/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/jerry-garcia-symphonic-celebration-2026-tour/", "title": "Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration maps a six-show late-summer run", "content_text": "The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration begins August 28 at TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann in Philadelphia and continues through PNC Bank Arts Center, Bethel Woods, CMAC, Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront, and Wolf Trap's Filene Center.\n\nThe announced players include Melvin Seals, Jacklyn LaBranch, Tom Hamilton, Grahame Lesh, John Morgan Kimock, and Kanika Moore, joined by local orchestral partners on selected dates.\n\nAll six dates now have show guides, venue pages, local scene routes, calendar downloads, and official-source exits in this release. Times and policies still belong to the artist and venue pages, so travelers should reconfirm before leaving.", "summary": "The Garcia family's official calendar confirms Philadelphia, Holmdel, Bethel, Canandaigua, Richmond, and Wolf Trap from August 28 through September 4.", "date_published": "2026-08-12T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Jerry Garcia", "Melvin Seals", "Grahame Lesh", "symphonic celebration" ], "external_url": "https://jerrygarcia.com/events/" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/remembering-bob-weir-official-archive-2026/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/remembering-bob-weir-official-archive-2026/", "title": "Remembering Bobby Weir: the official archive, Deadcast, and community record", "content_text": "Bob Weir died in January 2026. The official Grateful Dead remembrance traces his path from the teenage co-founder of the Warlocks to the guitarist and singer whose counter-rhythmic approach became inseparable from the band's sound.\n\nDead.net's 2026 Deadcast season adds a deeper two-part oral history built from archival interviews and commentary about his songwriting, stage language, guitar approach, and life beyond the Grateful Dead. We link those official sources instead of reducing the loss to a headline or recycled social post.\n\nThis hub will treat Bobby's work as a living index: shows, songs, rooms, charitable work, stories, and firsthand memories stay connected, sourced, and open to respectful community contribution.", "summary": "The official Grateful Dead archive now anchors a respectful path through Bobby's life, music, interviews, and the community response after his death in January 2026.", "date_published": "2026-08-12T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Bob Weir", "Bobby Weir", "Deadcast", "official archive" ], "external_url": "https://www.dead.net/features/news/bob-weir-1947-2026" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/dark-star-orchestra-fall-2026/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/dark-star-orchestra-fall-2026/", "title": "Dark Star Orchestra's September run threads through the East Coast", "content_text": "The September leg begins at Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville on September 10, then moves through Harrisburg, Atlantic City, Utica, New Haven, and a two-night Hampton Beach run on September 18–19.\n\nCollege Street Music Hall's New Haven date gives this project a practical Connecticut test case: a real show page, a real venue page, local arrival notes, an official ticket link, and a moderated place for people to add what the listing missed.\n\nA good calendar does not stop at the door time. It helps the community understand the entire night without pretending to be the artist, venue, or promoter.", "summary": "Charlottesville to Hampton Beach, with a New Haven stop that matters to the Connecticut family.", "date_published": "2026-08-11T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Dark Star Orchestra", "New Haven", "Hampton Beach" ], "external_url": "https://www.darkstarorchestra.net/tour" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/grateful-shred-fall-2026/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/grateful-shred-fall-2026/", "title": "Grateful Shred's fall route reaches Hartford, New York, Rochester, Toronto, and Texas", "content_text": "Grateful Shred lists a September 6 show at Timberline Lodge, then an East Coast run beginning October 28 at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford and October 29 at Webster Hall in New York.\n\nThe route continues through Water Street Music Hall in Rochester, The Opera House in Toronto, Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh, then Stable Hall in San Antonio, The Echo Lounge in Dallas, and Scoot Inn in Austin.\n\nThe venue pages below are built to collect the kind of information a generic ticket grid misses: entry flow, sightlines, transit, nearby gathering spots, accessibility, sound, vending expectations, and memories from people who have actually been there.", "summary": "A wide loop of rooms keeps the loose, harmony-heavy Dead tradition moving into November.", "date_published": "2026-08-11T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Grateful Shred", "Hartford", "Webster Hall", "Texas" ], "external_url": "https://www.gratefulshredmusic.com/tour" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/jrad-pacific-northwest-and-fall-2026/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/jrad-pacific-northwest-and-fall-2026/", "title": "JRAD heads through the Pacific Northwest before its October run", "content_text": "Joe Russo's Almost Dead lists August 13 at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, August 14 at the Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, and August 15 at Remlinger Farms in Carnation, Washington.\n\nThe official calendar then shows an October return beginning at The Sylvee in Madison on October 1 and The Salt Shed in Chicago on October 2.\n\nEvery listing on Deadhead Market links back to the artist or venue source. Ticket marketplaces may be useful, but they are never treated as the authority for whether a show exists.", "summary": "Portland, Eugene, and Carnation arrive first; Madison and Chicago restart the calendar in October.", "date_published": "2026-08-11T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "JRAD", "Portland", "Eugene", "Carnation" ], "external_url": "https://www.joerussosalmostdead.com/" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/terrapin-roadshow-last-stops-2026/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/terrapin-roadshow-last-stops-2026/", "title": "Terrapin Roadshow carries the family spirit to Truckee and Glenwood Springs", "content_text": "The Terrapin Roadshow's final announced weekends of 2026 are August 15–16 at Salty Gebhardt Amphitheater in Truckee, California, and August 22–23 at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.\n\nTruckee is billed around a Terrapin Helm Ramble lineup featuring Grahame Lesh, Amy Helm, Stu Allen, Adam MacDougall, Reed Mathis, Natalie Cressman, and Jennifer Hartswick. Glenwood Springs lists Grahame Lesh, Bill Nershi, Kyle Hollingsworth, Mark Levy, Ross James, Elliott Peck, and special guests.\n\nThe Roadshow is less a conventional package tour than a moving gathering place. Our event and venue pages keep the official ticket source beside local notes, accessibility prompts, ride planning, and fan discussion.", "summary": "The remaining 2026 stops pair small outdoor rooms with rotating players rooted in the Grateful Dead songbook.", "date_published": "2026-08-11T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Terrapin Roadshow", "Grahame Lesh", "Truckee", "Glenwood Springs" ], "external_url": "https://www.terrapincrossroads.net/roadshow2026" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/meet-up-at-the-movies-2026-recap/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/meet-up-at-the-movies-2026-recap/", "title": "The 2026 Meet-Up at the Movies returned to Giants Stadium, June 17, 1991", "content_text": "The 2026 Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies screened the complete June 17, 1991 Giants Stadium concert on August 8 and 10.\n\nThat show opens with Eyes of the World and features the two-keyboard era with Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick. The point of a community archive is not to reduce a night to a score; it is to connect the set, the room, the recording, and the people who carried it forward.\n\nOur show-memory and venue architecture is designed for exactly that: sourced facts in one layer and moderated first-person memory in another.", "summary": "The annual gathering put the complete 1991 show back on big screens for its 35th anniversary.", "date_published": "2026-08-10T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Meet-Up at the Movies", "Giants Stadium", "1991" ], "external_url": "https://www.meetupatthemovies.com/" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/tapers-section-august-10-16-2026/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/tapers-section-august-10-16-2026/", "title": "This week's official Tapers' Section moves through 1977, 1978, and 1986", "content_text": "Dead.net's weekly Tapers' Section spotlights a major second-set run from Springfield on April 23, 1977, first-set material from Pittsburgh on April 18, 1978, and the first set from Berkeley on April 21, 1986.\n\nRather than reposting the official write-up, our radio page links the source and loads the three authorized streams directly from Dead.net when a listener presses play.\n\nThe sequence is a useful reminder that the archive is not one frozen golden year. The same songbook keeps changing shape as rooms, equipment, lineups, and instincts shift.", "summary": "Three authorized listening stops make a sharp little time machine: Springfield, Pittsburgh, and Berkeley.", "date_published": "2026-08-10T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "tapers", "1977", "1978", "1986" ], "external_url": "https://www.dead.net/features/tapers-section/august-10-august-16-2026" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/melvin-seals-jgb-october-2026/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/melvin-seals-jgb-october-2026/", "title": "Melvin Seals & JGB map an October path from Orinda to Port Chester", "content_text": "The October calendar includes Siesta Valley Bowl in Orinda on October 10, The Stanley in Utica on October 16, XL Live in Harrisburg on October 17, and The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on October 23.\n\nMelvin Seals remains one of the most direct living bridges to the Jerry Garcia Band sound. These pages therefore foreground official ticket links, taping information when published, venue logistics, and room-specific fan knowledge instead of resale speculation.\n\nDates can change. Each card carries a source and a last-checked date so readers know exactly what was verified and when.", "summary": "The fall run reconnects West Coast family music with Northeast rooms that understand the audience.", "date_published": "2026-08-05T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Melvin Seals", "JGB", "Capitol Theatre" ], "external_url": "https://www.melvinsealsandjgb.com/" }, { "id": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/dark-star-orchestra-fall-florida-2026/", "url": "https://deadheadmarket.com/news/dark-star-orchestra-fall-florida-2026/", "title": "Dark Star Orchestra adds a Reckoning benefit and four-night Florida return", "content_text": "Dark Star Orchestra's fall announcement centers a November 21 Rex Foundation benefit at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., built around the acoustic-and-electric Reckoning era.\n\nThe run then returns to Florida for December 2 at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, December 3 and 4 at Fort Lauderdale's War Memorial Auditorium, and December 5 at The BayCare Sound in Clearwater.\n\nThose dates are now connected to direct artist sources, venue guides, city pages, and safe ticket guidance. Start times were not published in the announcement we checked, so this site labels them TBA instead of guessing.", "summary": "The official fall announcement adds The Anthem in Washington, D.C., then Jacksonville, two Fort Lauderdale nights, and Clearwater in December.", "date_published": "2026-07-28T12:00:00Z", "tags": [ "Dark Star Orchestra", "Reckoning", "Rex Foundation", "Florida" ], "external_url": "https://www.darkstarorchestra.net/news/news-2026-07-28/" } ] }