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Dallas Dead Summit featuring an All-Star Bob Weir Tribute
August 15 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dallas Dead Summit Salutes Bob Weir at Longhorn Ballroom
Bob Weir and Longhorn Ballroom come together this August, as the Dallas Dead Summit stages an all-star tribute to the Grateful Dead co-founder. The show gathers regional and touring musicians who built their reputations on Grateful Dead-style improvisation. Because the lineup rotates through the night, no two songs sound quite the same. As a result, longtime Deadheads and first-time listeners tend to leave equally impressed.
The tribute centers on the songbook of Bob Weir, a Grateful Dead co-founder and rhythm guitarist. Since the band’s early days, Weir has helped shape a style built on extended jams and loose, exploratory playing. In addition, his catalog spans six decades, giving the Dallas Dead Summit plenty of material to draw from. For example, expect deep cuts alongside well-known singalongs. Overall, the format rewards patience: songs stretch out, solos trade off between musicians, and the room fills with the same free-flowing spirit that has kept Grateful Dead tribute shows packing venues for decades.
Longhorn Ballroom itself has hosted Dallas music history since the 1950s, once serving as a home stage for touring country and rock acts alike. Pairing that legacy venue with a Bob Weir tribute gives the Dallas Dead Summit a fitting backdrop, tying the Grateful Dead’s improvisational roots to a room built for exactly that kind of show.
About Bob Weir
Bob Weir co-founded the Grateful Dead in 1965, and he remained one of its most recognizable voices for six decades as the band’s rhythm guitarist and a distinctive vocalist. He died on January 10, 2026, at age 78, following a battle with cancer, and a public memorial was held that January in San Francisco. In the years leading up to his passing, he continued to tour and record with Wolf Bros, the band he formed with Don Was and Jay Lane. Read more about his life and career on Wikipedia.
Show Details & Tickets
Doors open early for this one. The show starts at 6:00 PM on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas. So far, that early start gives fans a full night of dancing before curfew.
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