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Founding Grateful Dead Drummer Joins Other Ones For Furthur FestivalBill Kreutzmann to share stage with ex-bandmates Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby. by Contributing Editor Richard B. Simon |
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Founding Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, played with the Other Ones for one show in 1998. (Jay Blakesberg) |
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Founding Grateful Dead drummer
Bill Kreutzmann will join his former bandmates on tour in the Other Ones, his first outing with percussionist
"I am extremely excited to be playing music again with Bobby, Mickey, Bruce and the rest of the band," Kreutzmann said in a statement released Thursday (June 22). "I had listened to them talk about how great the last tour was, and I knew if they ever did it again that I would want to be right there alongside them." The Other Ones, formed to tour on the Furthur Festival in 1998, went on hiatus in 1999 while bassist Phil Lesh recovered from liver transplant surgery. Lesh, who has had philosophical and business disputes with his former bandmates, will not tour with the Other Ones but is co-headlining a tour with Bob Dylan. Kreutzmann replaces drummer John Molo, who is touring with Lesh's Phil Lesh & Friends. Kreutzmann has played with the Other Ones once before, sitting in with them during a Mountain View, Calif., show in 1998. Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers will tour with the Other Ones, whose lineup also includes guitarists Steve Kimock and Mark Karan and bassist and vocalist Alphonso Johnson. The Other Ones released a live album from their 1998 tour, called The Strange Remain. It featured versions of Grateful Dead tunes such as "St. Stephen" (RealAudio excerpt of original version) and "Estimated Prophet" (RealAudio excerpt of original version), as well as new tunes such as "Banyan Tree." Hart said the band had more new tunes — and possibly another double live album — in store. Furthur Festival tour dates: Aug. 23; San Diego, Calif.; Coors Amphitheatre Aug. 24; Anaheim, Calif.; Arrowhead Pond Aug. 25; Mountain View, Calif.; Shoreline Amphitheatre Aug. 27; George, Wash.; The Gorge Aug. 29; Denver, Colo.; Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Aug. 31; East Troy, Wis.; Alpine Valley Music Theatre Sept. 1; Columbus, Ohio; Buckeye Lake Music Center Sept. 2; Buffalo, N.Y.; Darien Lake Amphitheatre Sept. 4; Detroit, Mich.; Pine Knob Music Center Sept. 7; Cleveland, Ohio; Blossom Music Center Sept. 8; Scranton, Pa.; Coors Light Amphitheatre Sept. 9; Hartford, Conn.; Hartford Civic Center Sept. 10; East Rutherford, N.J.; Continental Airlines Arena Sept. 12; Syracuse, N.Y.; On Center Sept. 14; Washington, D.C.; Nissan Pavilion Sept. 15; Boston, Mass.; Fleet Center Sept. 16; Camden, N.J.; Sony Entertainment Center Sept. 17; State College, Pa.; Bryce Jordan Center Sept. 20; Hampton, Va.; Hampton Coliseum Sept. 21; Greensboro, N.C.; Greensboro Coliseum Sept. 23; Live Oak, Fla.; Suwanee Music Park Sept. 24; Atlanta, Ga.; Lakewood Amphitheatre |
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