The Dead In Concert April 12, 2009

THE DEAD will play the Greensboro Coliseum Sunday, April 12 at 7:30 pm.

Tickets are on sale at livenation.com, the Greensboro Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster outlets including participating area Lowes Foods locations and FYE and Macy’s stores or charge by phone 800-745-3000.

After months of fan speculation bolstered by an October 2008 performance at the “Change Rocks” concert/rally for Barack Obama in State College, PA and three recent viral internet videos with band interviews and performance footage, the DEAD officially announced tour dates for 2009. This marks their first trek since 2004’s “Wave That Flag” tour.

Kicking off April 12 in Greensboro, NC and wrapping May 10 near San Francisco, the tour will encompass 19 shows--all to be performed as “An Evening With”--in 16 cities. All the concerts are set for indoor arenas except for the final show at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA.

Original Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart will be joined by keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and Allman Brothers Band/Gov’t Mule guitarist Warren Haynes, both of whom played with the band at the “Change Rocks” concert. The group first formed with lead guitarist Jerry Garcia as the Grateful Dead in 1965 and is legendary for their live performances. The Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group always toured relentlessly, allowing their “Dead Head” fans to tape and trade their exploratory, free-flowing concerts.

The Grateful Dead has a storied history of playing in Greensboro, with five appearances at Greensboro Coliseum, including a two-night stint (3/31 – 4/1, 1991) that drew over 29,000 patrons.