December 13, 2021— Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros—consisting of Bobby Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti featuring The Wolfpack along with Barry Sless on pedal steel are set to tour the U.S. this coming spring. The tour will see stops in 13 cities, kicking off March 9 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium— where the band last held a special Tornado Relief Show performance featuring a host of special guests.
Presales begin this Wednesday, December 15 at 10am local time concluding Thursday, December 16, with general on-sale beginning Friday, December 17. Sign up for early access to tickets HERE.
The forthcoming tour will be Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros first extensive run since the pandemic abruptly ended the last tour in the middle of two nights at Chicago Theatre. They will be returning to Chicago, as well as Kansas City, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Syracuse. The tour will also see a first ever performance in Nashville, IN, plus returns for Weir to Memphis for the first time since 2003 and Wichita for the first time since 1972.
This will be the first opportunity for most to see Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack and Barry Sless on pedal steel, who will be joining the band for the full tour.
They’ll join the National Symphony Orchestra for four special shows in a landmark collaboration at The Kennedy Center. Tickets HERE.
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Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live In ColoradoTRACKLISTING
1. New Speedway Boogie
2. Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
3. Big River
4. West L.A. Fadeaway
5. My Brother Esau
6. Only A River
7. Looks Like Rain
8. Lost Sailor/Saint of Circumstance
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BOBBY WEIR & WOLF BROS FEATURING THE WOLFPACKTOUR DATES
February 9—Kennedy Center Concert Hall—Washington, DCFebruary 10—Kennedy Center Concert Hall—Washington, DCFebruary 12—Kennedy Center Concert Hall—Washington, DCFebruary 13—Kennedy Center Concert Hall—Washington, DCMarch 9—Ryman Auditorium—Nashville, TNMarch 10—Orpheum Theatre—Memphis, TNMarch 14—Orpheum Theatre—Wichita, KSMarch 15—Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland—Kansas City, MOMarch 17—Riverside Theater—Milwaukee, WIMarch 18—Chicago Theatre—Chicago, ILMarch 19—Brown County Music Center—Nashville, INMarch 21—Palace Theatre—Columbus, OHMarch 24—Thomas Wolfe Auditorium—Asheville, NCMarch 25—Tivoli Theatre—Chattanooga, TNMarch 26—Durham Performing Arts Center—Durham, NCMarch 29—Roxian Theatre—Pittsburgh, PAMarch 30—Landmark Theatre—Syracuse, NY
Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros formed in 2018 by Weir along with Don Was and Jay Lane. The band set out performing the expansive catalogue of Grateful Dead, Bobby’s solo albums and more and has toured extensively throughout the US. Together, Weir, Was and Lane produced Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live In Colorado.
Bobby Weir, a founding member of the legendary Grateful Dead, who received a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007—is one of rock’s finest and most distinctive rhythm guitarists. Weir has been honored with the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Les Paul Spirit Award, as well as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Program. His first solo album in more than ten years, Blue Mountain (2016), was critically praised upon release. Weir currently plays with Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, originally a trio formed in 2018 alongside Don Was and Jay Lane.
Don Was is a GRAMMY-winning producer and founder of the ’80s funk-rock band Was (Not Was), known for hits such as “Walk The Dinosaur” and “Spy In The House Of Love.” As an in-demand, highly acclaimed producer, Was has been honored with four GRAMMY Awards for his production work in each of the past three decades, including Best Album honors for work with the Rolling Stones and Bonnie Raitt. Production credits include the Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Gregg Allman, John Mayer and Neil Young. Albums produced by Was have achieved dozens of multi-Platinum, Platinum and Gold certifications and have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. As one of music’s top bass players, Was has collaborated with countless musicians throughout his storied career, spanning a multitude of genres.
Jay Lane is a longtime Weir collaborator and drummer, who played with Weir’s RatDog for more than 16 years. He was also one of Primus’ first drummers and recently performed with Phil Lesh and Friends as well as Dead & Company.
Acclaimed keyboardist Jeff Chimenti has a long history of working with former members of Grateful Dead having performed with Bob Weir & RatDog, The Dead and Furthur. He has been a member of Dead & Company since the band’s formation in 2015. In 2020, Jeff Chimenti joined the Wolf Bros and the band began featuring The Wolfpack—a string and brass quintet consisting Alex Kelly, Brian Switzer, Adam Theis, Mads Tolling and Sheldon Brown.
