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Dave Matthews, Norah Jones, Sammy Hagar in lineup for Grateful Dead MusiCares tribute concert

Lineup also includes Mick Fleetwood, Wynonna Judd, Zac Brown, Vampire Weekend, Dwight Yoakam, Maren Morris, The War & Treaty, Billy Strings and more

The Dead & Company, featuring Grateful Dead member Bob Weir and John Mayer, from right, kick off their 2019 Summer Tour on Friday, May 31 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. (Photo Jacqueline Ramseyer)
The Grateful Dead will be honored at the Jan. 31 MusiCares all-star fundraising concert in Los Angeles. Pictured above are John Mayer, left, and Dead co-founders Bill Kreutzmann, center, Bob Weir. All three will perform at the Jan. 31 event. (Jacqueline Ramseyer)
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Dave Matthews, Norah Jones, Sammy Hagar, John Mayer and Zac Brown will perform Jan. 31 at the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year tribute concert honoring the Grateful Dead. Other artists confirmed for the annual pre-Grammy Awards fundraising concert at the Los Angeles Convention Center include two longtime associates of the Grateful Dead — John Mayer and Bruce Hornsby — along with Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Mick Fleetwood and Stewart Copeland.

The lineup also includes Maren Morris, Noah Kahan,Lukas Nelson, Billy Strings, Wynonna Judd, The War On Drugs, Vampire Weekend, Maggie Rose, Dwight Yoakam, Sierra Ferrell,  My Morning Jacket and The War And Treaty, the husband-and-wife vocal duo who stole the show at the 2024 MusiCares concert honoring Jon Bon Jovi.

Three of the Grateful Dead’s core surviving — Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart — will perform with of their current band, Dead & Company, whose lineup includes Mayer. The 2025 edition of MusiCares comes just two months after the Grateful Dead was celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C.

MusiCares and the Grammy Awards are both presented under the auspices of the Recording Academy. In the four decades since its inception, MusiCares has raised more than $100 million to provide assistance to musicians and other music-industry workers facing financial, medical and personal hardships, including addiction recovery and disaster relief.

This year’s edition of MusiCares is being refocused to help victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

“Music has the power to heal and comfort,” said Recording Academy and MusiCares CEO Harvey Mason Jr.

“This year’s gala honoring the Grateful Dead will not only provide a moment where music people can reunite and one another in the wake of the devastating fires in Greater Los Angeles but together can provide funding for our community in need. I look forward to standing with the MusiCares team and I look forward to standing with the MusiCares team and all our guests for an impactful night.”

Emmy Award-winner Andy Cohen, best known for his talk show “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” will be the host of the 2025 MusiCares. Comedian Bert Kreischer will be a presenter.

More information is available at musicares.org

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