Sometimes the joy is in the journey.

That well-known lyric from the Grateful Dead song “Truckin’” was on my mind this weekend. “She” might refer to America’s most iconic band. “She” might be a Deadhead who was born before Jerry Garcia took his first breath – or a Deadhead who never heard a lick of Dead music until after Garcia died. “She” might be San Francisco, the city that reluctantly birthed the psychedelic movement and its most famous rock band in the tumultuous 60s. Or “she” could be that same city in its current incarnation, the city that welcomed Dead & Company with open arms for a 60th birthday celebration this past weekend.

A cavalcade of accomplished, like-minded musicians with connections to Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and/or Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads nightclub appeared in San Francisco on July 31 for The Heart of Town, a four-hour, all-killer-no-filler tribute to Garcia, “GD60,” and the spirit of San Francisco.

Dead & Company and IMAX are teaming up to beam the magic of Golden Gate Park directly to big screens across North America. On Sunday, August 3, the band’s third straight sold‑out show in their hometown will stream live to select IMAX theatres, giving fans everywhere a front‑row view of a night that caps 60 years of Grateful Dead music.

Dead & Company is set to perform at the Polo Field in San Francisco’s legendary Golden Gate Park for a landmark three-night engagement on Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 3, 2025.

The Grateful Dead’s spirit will once again fill Golden Gate Park this summer as Dead & Company returns to the Polo Fields in celebration of the band’s 60th anniversary. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie confirmed on Monday that the ensemble—anchored by founding guitarist and vocalist Bob Weir alongside longtime percussionist Mickey Hart—will headline three consecutive evenings, August 1st through 3rd.

Coinciding with Dead & Company’s 2025 Dead Forever residency at Sphere Las Vegas, a special art and photography exhibition celebrating 60 years of the Grateful Dead is now open at A