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Bob Weir’s Final Shows Were “One of the Greatest Acts of Heroism I Will Ever See,” Dead & Company’s John Mayer Says

Bob Weir’s insistence on playing three shows with Dead & Company Aug. 1-3, 2025, while battling cancer “was one of the greatest acts of heroism I will ever see in my lifetime,” John Mayer said on the one-year anniversary of Weir’s final performance.

“What he had to overcome in order to pull that off won’t ever be fully known to anyone,” Mayer wrote on social media.

Weir died in January at 78 “after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues,” his family said at the time.

To Mayer, Weir’s final act was both a “spiritual transfer” as Dead & Company welcomed Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson, Grahame Lesh & Trey Anastasio to the stage & the Grateful Dead co-founder’s “ultimate act of defiance.”

“The man you loved, whose music has given a more expansive inner life to us all, never backed down,” Mayer said.

“In his final shows, after 60 years, he lived up to every measure of a person he’d ever stood for. It’s a master class of a life lesson, & I’ll take it with me forever.”

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N- Never Dawn by Lacuna Coil

I- I'll Be Your Lover, Too by Van Morrison

N- Nocturne by Secret Garden

J- Justice Will Shine On by Serj Tankian

A- Away From The Mire by Billy Strings

T- The Nameless by Slipknot

U- Uptown Girl by Billy Joel

R- River Of Deceit by Mad Season

T- The Negative One by Slipknot

L- Look On Down From The Bridge by Mazzy Star

E- Evil Ways by Santana

C- Closure by Chevelle

O- Open Up Your Eyes by Daughtry

S- Specter by Bad Omens

M- Mama We're All Crazy Now by Quiet Riot

O- Orgasmatron by Motorhead