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For the five people who haven't already heard the news through the Grateful Dead's instantaneous grapevine, The Dead have confirmed the addition of three dates to their 2009 tour, which kicks off April 12 in Greensboro, NC. Newly added shows include second nights in Chicago (May 4) and Mountain View, CA (May 14) - on sale February 20 and 22, respectively - plus a show in George, WA at The Gorge May 16, on sale February 20.
This marks the Dead's first concert trek since 2004's Wave That Flag" tour, and all the gigs are An Evening With" marathon, two-set shows, with no opening act, with the exception of The Gorge show, where they will be joined by the Allman Brothers Band and the Doobie Brothers.
2009 Tour Dates
* = newly announced show
Sun 4/12 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
Tue 4/14 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Wed 4/15 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
Fri 4/17 Albany, NY Times Union Center
Sat 4/18 Worcester, MA DCU Center
Sun 4/19 Worcester, MA DCU Center
Tue 4/21 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
Wed 4/22 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza
Fri 4/24 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
Sat 4/25 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sun 4/26 Hartford, CT XL Center
Tue 4/28 E. Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center
Wed 4/29 E. Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center
Fri 5/1 Philadelphia, PA The Wachovia Spectrum
Sat 5/2 Philadelphia, PA The Wachovia Spectrum
Mon 5/4 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena *
Tue 5/5 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Thu 5/7 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Sat 5/9 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
Sun 5/10 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Thu 5/14 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre*
Sat 5/16 George, WA The Gorge (w/ Allman Brothers and Doobie Brothers)*