This Week’s Show:
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1953
Week of February 23, 2026
Part 1 22:32
Excerpt from Bobby Weir memorial in San Francisco 1/17/26
John Mayer
John Mayer and Bob Weir 8/8/22 Rise for the River, Livingston MT
BIRD SONG
Excerpt from Bobby Weir memorial in San Francisco 1/17/26
David Lemieux
Part 2 32:32
Dead & Company 6/24/23 Fenway Park, Boston (nugs)
DARK STAR
Excerpt from Bobby Weir memorial in San Francisco 1/17/26
Monet, Chloe, and Natascha Weir
A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
The Grateful Dead Hour is a nationally syndicated radio program that airs weekly on more than 75 public, community, college, and commercial radio stations.
The program features live concerts from the Grateful Dead’s vault, as well as music influenced by the Dead, live studio performances, in-depth interviews with core Dead members, and more.
The Grateful Dead Hour is hosted by David Gans, a guitarist, songwriter, journalist, and author, who has produced the show since 1987.