About Bobby. He is obviously slow now, but while living under the shadows of Jerry, he was/is arguably one of the greatest and most unique rhythm guitarists ever.

Great listen, more jam band content!!

Vegas deadhead here, thank you for doing this show. Been to the sphere every week, truly a transcendental experience every show. and hearing big cat and co share the love is awesome, have always wanted to talk dead with him

The bass player is Oteil Burbridge, not Otis 😂. That aside, great conversation

“Without a Net” late 80s, easy entry, full Brent

I saw Dead & Co 6/6-6/8 for 3 nights at the Sphere and it was like nothing I have ever experienced. I first saw the Grateful Dead for the 1st time Sept 69 and it has always been fun!

Didn’t even realize barstool had a music podcast so thrilled to have found this through big cat coming on. Don’t get enough big cat jam band talk on PMT and always been curious about his Grateful Dead fandom.

John was guest hosting a late night show and interviewed Bobby. They played Althea together and they hit it off.and the rest is history.

Ain’t no time to hate, barely time to wait ✌️

Great show guys! Really enjoy the conversation about The Dead and Company sphere shows. Thank you!

I was at that Philly 89 Show and it was a great one!

Dead and company are fantastic. The grateful dead vibe is alive and well. And the community continues to evolve, but the cause always remains the same....peace, love, community and fun. Peace ❤

Mayer was filling in as host of Late Late Show and part of his thing was also guest playing with the musical guest Player Althea with Weir and I believe the whole thing took off from there He did cover a few dead songs on Born and Raised tour kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9SFdNR43qyxn2Q.htmlsi=8loOiMzkdpg-k4EO

Otis???? Its OTeil Burbridge!!! He's F'king Great!!! Otis was Weir's Old dead dog!!!? 😮😮😮😂😂

I was at the Saturday show last weekend best concert experience I have had in my life. Wasn’t the best musically but this is a completely different experience

I am not rich. Never will be. Don’t care. Came close. Had health issues. But I will say music is subjective. Just find what you love. I have shared so much of this from back in the days when we all shared tapes. I barely got to see Jerry. 30 shows. Blew me away always. ❤ed it. I can listen to any formula of the Dead and know what year going back to 1965. How amazing. And sometimes I do take breaks but because I play music and their music is something I play a lot that I can’t imagine not jamming The Grateful Dead.

Wonderful show. Great listen. Big Cat rocks

Just discovered this. Nice. God, I wish I could afford the Sphere. The tix are the least of the worries. Flight/hotel are just out of my reach. Long time fan. First show was Deer Creek ‘89 and it was straight to Alpine a week later. Next year will be the 60th anniversary. Who knows? Maybe Phil will join Bobby one more time.

Mayer would slap him for calling Oteil ... Otis😂

I saw 2 Dead & CO shows at the Sphere in June. I was blown away by the band and the venue and I was worried it ruined future concerts for me. I saw Dark Star Orchestra a couple nights ago and loved every minute of it. Whew!

I went to the 6/6-6/8 run of shows and it was so amazing! Dan let’s go again!

Phil & Friends 2001 was really awesome. One of my all time favorite shows any band. 7/27/2001 Phil and Friends great show!

Great call out for Isbell and DBT! Great episode!

This is a great conversation. Thank goodness that Kenny guy wasn’t there with his ignorance.

Bob Weir had an informal jam session with Jon Mayer and enjoyed it so much that he invited him for more. Check out a book called Fare Thee Well: The Final Chapter of the Grateful Dead's Long, Strange Trip

Wharf Rat is my fave. Hope they play it when I go to the Sphere on 8-8.

It’s always organic - You never know what they’re going to play . It’s sooooo in the moment - THAT IS PART OF THE EXPERIENCE

Got on the bus so to speak in 1989, did Europe in 90 too, was a Travel agency Mgr took 60 Deadhead from across the US, going to LAS for my bday and going to Sphere Jul 11 so excited haven't been to a Dead show since 1990

Love this podcast, don’t get me wrong. The comment about John Mayer gaining credibility is a joke. At this point he’s had a 25 year career with 7 Grammys, not to mention the collaborations with artists throughout all genres (not just music, see: Dave chappelle). He has evolved and stayed relevant for 25 years. Like Big Cat says - he is deserving to be considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He’s a great artist and playing in Dead and Co further proves that. His ability to fit with the band is not surprising to anyone who’s been a fan of his for a long time.

Great conversation. Wish it was longer lol

Here is how dead and co formed. John was super into the dead during 2012-2013 and while at Columbia studios one day his producer Don Was introduced John to Bob and Mickey. A few months later John was guest hosting the Late Night Show and had Bob on as a musical guest and they played Althea and Truckn. They gelled immediately and thats when talks of Dead and co started. John attended the Fare Thee Well shows backstage and hung with the band. That summer Mayer literally lived in an RV in Bobbys drive way while they rehearsed daily.

My last deadshow was LA Coliseum 1991. Crowd and whole scene was ghetto, people there just for drugs and to cause problems. After that just JGB until Jerry passed. The Sphere convinced me to finally see Dead and Co. It got pretty weird, in a good way if you know what I mean, especially from Althea on. It brought me back to shows from the 80's and I had forgotten that feeling. Incredible. I saw the 6/13 show btw. Will be returning in August

I've seen The Grateful Dead and Dead and Co. There are eras I don't like as much, but I love the band and fall in love with them every decade or so.

Brent Dead rules!

Ratdog was my first show

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Otis 🤦‍♂️

Its Oteil not Ottis… come onnnn Cat

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"Deadheads are diehards" 😂 Deadheads are dye hards.

Ottis on Bass? You lost me there man!

Have guitar wizard Billy Strings on the show 🙏🛸🚀🌈

Big cat is my dad

take a peek into widespread panic lads

Weir Everywhere ☝️ 💀🌹😊

APRIL?

Check out goose guys!

GOOSE

Oteil*** not Otis.

OTIS?

This is like watching Scientologists except they are talking about a GD cover band. Jerome Garcia would never approve - I hope his estate is benefitting. The spirit is about traversing the unknown not canned experiences. The bus was called "Furthur" not "Backwards".

Vegas deadhead here, thank you for doing this show. Been to the sphere every week, truly a transcendental experience every show. and hearing big cat and co share the love is awesome, have always wanted to talk dead with him