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Published on 2026-09-15
Live Dead & Brothers Photo: Courtesy of Sweetwater Music Hall
Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley has a packed fall calendar ahead, with several shows likely to stand out for Grateful Dead, jam-band and roots-music fans alongside a broad mix of rock, folk, bluegrass, funk and community events.
One of the biggest nights arrives September 28, when Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Out of the Park and Music Heals International present Lukas Nelson & Friends. The sold-out show brings together an especially notable lineup featuring Grahame Lesh, Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, Holly Bowling, John Molo and Paul Beaubrun. A portion of the proceeds benefits Sweet Relief and the Furthur Foundation.
Jam fans get back-to-back nights with Spafford on September 29 and 30, while AJ Lee & Blue Summit appear October 2 as part of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Out of the Park, followed by a sold-out Old Crow Medicine Show performance October 3.
The psychedelic side of Sweetwater’s fall schedule picks up again October 11 with an early Moonalice Sunday Matinee. Two nights later, Live Dead & Brothers: An All-Star Celebration of Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers comes to the room on October 13, bringing two of American improvisational music’s most enduring catalogs together for one night.
There are plenty of other shows touching the broader orbit of the Deadhead, jam and roots communities. Pete Floyd brings Pink Floyd’s psychedelic catalog to Sweetwater September 25, the monthly Marin Bluegrass Sessions returns September 27, and Wolf Jett shares an October 17 bill with Sqwerv. The calendar also includes two nights of Zepparella, a Talking Heads-themed kids show, and The Coffis Brothers presenting “Coffis Does Petty.”
Sweetwater Music Hall is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization and intimate live music venue established in 1972. The venue presents music across genres while supporting its mission to cultivate creativity, nurture talent and make the arts accessible to the community.
SWEETWATER MUSIC HALL — UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, September 16
Mill Valley Briefing and Sweetwater Music Hall present a discussion on local fire, water and policy issues featuring Anne Crealock of Marin Wildfire Prevention, Leah Curtis of Southern Marin Fire District and Carl Sanders of Marin Water.
7:30 pm — No Cover / Free with RSVP
Thursday, September 17
Larkspur Community Battle of Bands Winners featuring The Meaty Ogres and Ga$ Money
8 pm
Friday, September 18
Kaki King
8 pm
Saturday, September 19
Carlos Y Charlos, presented by Nepantla Nights
8 pm
Tuesday, September 22
Ariel Posen with Zach Person
8 pm
Thursday, September 24
Carsie Blanton
8 pm — Sold Out
Friday, September 25
Pete Floyd
8 pm
Sunday, September 27
Marin Bluegrass Sessions — monthly open jam session
12 pm–2 pm — No Cover / Free
Monday, September 28
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Out of the Park and Music Heals International present Lukas Nelson & Friends featuring Grahame Lesh, Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, Holly Bowling, John Molo and Paul Beaubrun
8 pm — Sold Out
Tuesday, September 29
Spafford
8 pm
Wednesday, September 30
Spafford
8 pm
Thursday, October 1
Polyrhythmics with The Westones
8 pm
Friday, October 2
AJ Lee & Blue Summit with Bandits On The Run, presented by Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Out of the Park
8 pm
Saturday, October 3
Old Crow Medicine Show with Ismay, presented by Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Out of the Park
8 pm — Sold Out
Monday, October 5
Mike Dawes
8 pm — Sold Out
Friday, October 9
Zepparella
8 pm
Saturday, October 10
Zepparella
8 pm
Sunday, October 11
Moonalice Sunday Matinee
1 pm
Tuesday, October 13
Live Dead & Brothers: An All-Star Celebration of Grateful Dead & Allman Brothers
8 pm
Wednesday, October 14
Shovels & Rope with Nolan Taylor
8 pm
Thursday, October 15
The Young Dubliners
8 pm
Saturday, October 17
Wolf Jett with Sqwerv
8 pm
Sunday, October 18
The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of Talking Heads + More for Kids
11:30 am
Josh Zee And Friends Sunday Residency Free Show
6 pm — No Cover
Thursday, October 22
5th Annual Sweetwater Music Hall Fall Gala: An Evening with St. Vincent
8 pm
Friday, October 23
The Coffis Brothers present “Coffis Does Petty”
8 pm
Sweetwater Music Hall
19 Corte Madera Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
All Ages | Wheelchair Accessible
www.sweetwatermusichall.org
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