Announcing
Mahalo Dead
Porter Pavilion, Kauai
Mahalo Dead is SOLD OUT
except for a limited number of VIP packages...
grab them while you still can!
Aloha,
In all my life, I’ve found no greater joy than getting to play the music that I love, in the places that I love, and for audiences that I not only love but that make me feel so alive, I never want to stop drumming.
One of the reasons I wanted to do these shows around Thanksgiving is because I’m very grateful to all of you for that gift. Here on island, that’s called mahalo.
So I hope to see some of you out here, on Kauai, for a weekend where we’ll gather in a garden on the north shore to dance, celebrate, and go rising up to paradise. We’re not JUST going to play Grateful Dead songs… we’re also going to jam them!
As you know with me, there’s always other songs too that I want to take for a spin, so I’m flying in some talented friends - new and old - to come join me in making some sounds of joy. The lineup will include Jake Brownstein, Daniel Donato, Jason Hann, Adam MacDougall and, of course, Reed Mathis.
These three shows take place at the intimate and idyllic Porter Pavilion and a portion of the proceeds are going to help support the venue — it’s my local spot and it’s a nonprofit that brings so much to the community and I need them to keep bringing world-class musicians to my neighborhood; I need them to keep bringing live music to Kauai.
That way, I’ll always have a place to play that’s close to home.
Mahalo - grateful,
Billy
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The Kennedy CEnter Honors
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has selected the 47th Honorees for lifetime artistic achievements and legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead will be honored this December.
“The Grateful Dead has always been about community, creativity, and exploration in music and presentation. We've always felt that the music we make embodies and imparts something beyond the notes and phrases being played -and that is something we are privileged to share with all who are drawn to what we do—so it also must be said that our music belongs as much to our fans, the Dead Heads, as it does to us.
This honor, then, is as much theirs as ours."
–Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bobby Weir of the Grateful Dead
Bill Kreutzmann, a founding member
and drummer for the
grateful dead
for 30 years.
