Photos & Videos: Looking Inside Dead & Company’s Tour Debut
Load remaining images Last Friday, Dead & Company made their summer tour debut at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC. The band has seemingly captured the Deadhead spirit by the horns, kindling an enthusiasm for the Grateful Dead’s music in a new and exciting way. With new band members John Mayer and Oteil Burbridge fitting in perfectly, longtime contributor Jeff Chimenti holding things down on the organs, and original members Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart tying the band into the legacy, there’s only a bright road ahead.The band continually showed their enthusiasm between last fall and this summer, with Bob Weir even talking about the band carrying on the torch when he’s unable. From start to finish, Dead & Company was locked in, bringing the Charlotte crowd to new heights on classics like “Estimated Prophet” and “Eyes Of The World.” Check out clips of both below. The band had also said they were planning to debut new music throughout the summer. They got out a couple new ones at their warm-up free performance at The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA, and continued the trend with a debut of “Liberty” in Charlotte, NC. Who knows what other new songs are on the horizon?When Dead & Company hit Bonnaroo tonight, expect some big things! Check out full audio, the setlist, and a gallery all below.Setlist: Dead & Company at PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC – 6/10/16Set I: The Music Never Stopped bw, Cold Rain & Snow jm, Friend Of The Devil bw jm, They Love Each Other jm, Liberty bw, Cassidy bw, The Promised Land bwSet II: Eyes of the World bw > Deal jm > Estimated Prophet bw > Drums/ Space > Feel Like A Stranger bw > Black Peter bw > Turn On Your Lovelight bw Check out a full gallery of images below, courtesy of Ellison White Photography.