Ace - A Celebration of the Life & Music of Bobby Weir ft. Jonathan Levine, Matt Martin, Luke Sands, Allen Thompson, Matthew Walberg, Jeff Malinowski, and Jack Silverman plus special guests

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Ace - A Celebration of the Life & Music of Bobby Weir ft. Jonathan Levine, Matt Martin, Luke Sands, Allen Thompson, Matthew Walberg, Jeff Malinowski, and Jack Silverman plus special guests Ginger Sands, Jon Latham, Jay Rutherford, Rich Mahan, Josh Womack , JB Strauss, Russel & Ty from OmCat, Mike Miz, and more! On October 9, we'll gather at The Basement East to celebrate the life and music of Bobby Weir --- exactly one week before what would have been his 79th birthday. The last concert I saw before the world shut down was Bobby at the Ryman on March 7, 2020. The show had been sold out for months --- long before any of us knew what was coming. Then, in the early morning hours of March 3, devastating tornadoes tore through Nashville and Middle Tennessee. When Bobby learned of the destruction and what the city was going through, he did something that has stayed with me ever since: he turned his already sold-out Ryman show into a benefit for tornado relief. Proceeds from the night supported the Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund, helping a community suddenly in need. Bob being Bob. So it feels especially fitting that, more than six years later, we gather again in Nashville --- this time to celebrate him --- and close that circle by once again using the music to help others. All net proceeds from Ace will benefit Porter's Call, a remarkable Middle Tennessee nonprofit that provides free, confidential care and support to recording artists and their partners as they navigate the unique pressures of a life in music. I had the extraordinary good fortune to spend many years in Bobby's orbit --- first as a fan, and ultimately as someone privileged to work with him. The same was true of Phil Lesh. Losing Phil in 2024 and Bobby this year has left an absence that is difficult to put into words. But what they gave us remains: the songs, the community, the curiosity, and that enduring invitation to keep going a little further down the road. My favorite Grateful Dead song, , "