A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia ...

The dedication, held in the Excelsior District where Garcia grew up, kicked off a weekend of celebrations including Jerry Day and three Dead & Company concerts in Golden Gate Park.

Inside Jerry Garcia's Final Grateful Dead Show — 30 Years Ago Today first appeared on Parade on Jul 9, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 9, 2025, where it first appeared.

Oteil Burbridge, Dead & Company bassist and former Birmingham resident, has a bass inspired by Grateful Dead star Jerry Garcia's "Wolf" guitar.

On this day, July 9, 1995, Jerry Garcia took the stage with The Grateful Dead one last time at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

The Grateful Dead and Garcia are so beloved, but the fact there are enough final-performance tickets out there to satisfy everyone one makes it an affordable collectible.

The Grateful Dead played two sold-out shows at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 9-10, 1995. The concerts were the last ones with lead guitarist and singer Jerry Garcia.

“I was 8 when [lead singer] Jerry Garcia passed away in ’95, so I didn't really get a chance to be super inspired by watching the Grateful Dead in person as the Grateful Dead,” he says.