Dave Matthews, Noah Kahan and Vampire Weekend are among the artists set to pay tribute to the Grateful Dead as they are honored as the Recording Academy’s MusiCares Person of the Year at a gala taking place Jan. 31 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Also on the bill are The War on Drugs and My Morning Jacket, along with Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Sammy Hagar, Zac Brown and more.
Dead & Company, which includes Dead members Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti, will also perform at the ceremony, with a set celebrating The Dead’s late founding members, Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh.
Watch What Happens Live host and well-known Deadhead Andy Cohen will be the emcee for the evening, with funds raised going to help music professionals in need, including those affected by the California wildfires.
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