The Las Vegas Strip has been transformed into a massive Shakedown Street thanks to Dead & Company, who officially opened their “Dead Forever” residency at The Sphere on Thursday night.
Taking the stage of Las Vegas’ hottest new venue for the first of 24 shows, Dead & Company played a jam-packed, 19-song set delivered in two parts. After opening with “Feel Like a Stranger,” the group performed fan favorites like “Jack Straw,” “Bird Song,” and “Brown-Eyed Woman.”
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Following a half-hour break, Dead & Company picked up with “Uncle John’s Band” and ran through classics like “Help on the Way,” “Slipknot!,” and “Franklin’s Tower.” They closed the evening with back-to-back covers of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and The Crickets’ “Not Fade Away.”
Check out photos, video, and the full setlist below.
Coming up on their 10th year as a band, Dead & Company’s residency at The Sphere is their first run of dates since wrapping their 2023 tour last July (allegedly their final “tour” ever). Now, each night at The Sphere will feature a unique setlist with “never-before-seen visual storytelling” courtesy of the venue’s state-of-the-art technology.
Dead & Company’s “Dead Forever” residency runs through mid-July, with the band set to perform three-night runs at the venue on weekends. Check out the full list of their upcoming residency dates, and grab tickets here.
Previously, The Sphere hosted a residency for U2 and a run of shows by Phish.
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Setlist – Dead & Company at The Sphere in Las Vegas, May 16th, 2024
Set 1
Feel Like a Stranger
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Jack Straw
Bird Song (Jerry Garcia cover)
Me and My Uncle (John Phillips cover)
Brown-Eyed Woman
Cold Rain and Snow
Set 2
Uncle John’s Band
Help on the Way
Slipknot!
Franklin’s Tower
He’s Gone
Drums
Space
Standing on the Moon
St. Stephen
Hell in a Bucket
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan cover)
Not Fade Away (The Crickets cover)
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