If you can say one thing about the Grateful Dead’s catalog, it’s that the material has been road tested and is proven to work in the format chosen. While Dead & Company may lack a bag of flashy tricks, splashy guests, and the like, that is exactly the point of this iteration of post-Dead projects, after all. Beyond the placement in the set, the night was long on crowd-pleasing jams and exploratory cosmic vibes and yet short on surprises.ĭead & Company – “Scarlet Begonias” > “Bertha” – 1/16/23 ![]() ![]() ![]() Dead & Company, the Grateful Dead offshoot consisting of rhythm guitarist/vocalist Bob Weir, drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, bassist/vocalist Oteil Burbridge and lead guitarist/vocalist John Mayer, got right into the second show of their signature Mexican getaway festival, Playing In The Sand, with a burst of energy and an uncharacteristic opening “Scarlet Begonias” (the fourth ever per Phantasy Tour).
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