Bearly Dead (Grateful Dead & Jam Band Tribute) Cover Band from Boston, MA

Not just another Grateful Dead cover band! A cosmic dance party exploring the Grateful Dead, Phish, Tom Petty, & more. The band delivers a full-spectrum concert experience filled with high energy and world-class musicianship. Bearly Dead plays a collection of rock classics, b-sides, deep cuts, and jams. Holding true to the spirit of the music, Bearly Dead continues to showcase authentic, spontaneous improvisation – live and in-person – making each show a wildly unique and exciting experience for the crowd! Private parties, weddings, and more! Bearly Dead performed their first show at Church of Boston, in 2015, marking the beginning of the band’s revered Wednesday Night Residency. Over the next 5 years, the phrase “Never Miss A Wednesday Show” became ubiquitous around Boston. Audiences really never knew what might happen, the band never knew what might happen! Bearly Dead shows have featured notable appearances by Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Paul Wolstencroft (Slightly Stoopid), Steve Molitz (Particle/Phil Lesh & Friends), Kebbi Williams (Tedeschi Trucks Band), Rob Compa (Dopapod), Hayley Jane (Hayley Jane & The Primates), Richard James (Neighbor), and Johnny Trama (Dub Apocalypse) — and even a surprise appearance by Jerry Garcia’s “Wolf” guitar in 2018 on Jerry Garcia’s birthday! In 2020, Bearly Dead began performing at other prestigious Massachusetts venues, including headline shows at Paradise Rock Club, Sinclair, Worcester Palladium, MGM Music Hall Fenway, and House of Blues Boston. After becoming a staple in the Northeast US festival community with multiple appearances at Camp Creek, Jerry Jam, Strangecreek, Wormtown, and many more, it was only a matter of time before Bearly Dead shows were being requested in all corners of the country. In October 2022, the band saddled up a new van and began touring nationally, performing their interpretation of the catalog across the United States and growing the Bearly Dead Family all along the way.

• Songs by | The Grateful Dead
• Songs by | Phish
• Songs by | Talking Heads
• Songs by | Tom Petty
• Songs by | Allman Brothers Band
• Songs by | Other Rock Legends!