Lifeless & Firm to embark on ultimate tour in Summer time 2023
Lifeless & Firm have confirmed their plans to formally disband within the close to future, revealing right now (September 23) {that a} farewell tour will probably be introduced within the coming months.
The supergroup – consisting of Grateful Lifeless members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Invoice Kreutzmann alongside John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti – confirmed their imminent break-up within the type of a poster promoting “the ultimate tour”. Although cities and dates are but to be introduced, the poster assures followers that “extra data [is] coming quickly”, and divulges that the tour will happen over the summer time of 2023.
“As we put the ending touches on reserving venues, and understanding that phrase travels quick, we wished to be the primary to let that Lifeless & Firm will probably be hitting the street subsequent summer time for what will probably be our ultimate tour,” Mayer stated in a press release shared with the poster. “Keep tuned for a full listing of dates for what’s going to absolutely be an thrilling, celebratory, and heartfelt final run of exhibits.”
In his personal publish, Weir wrote on Twitter: “Properly it appears to be like like that’s it for this outfit; however don’t fear we’ll all be on the market in a single type or one other till we drop…”
Phrase of Lifeless & Firm’s disbanding first emerged earlier this 12 months, when in April, Rolling Stone speculated that their North American tour for summer time ’22 can be their final. The article cited “sources near Lifeless & Firm” as their level of reference, in addition to latest well being points for Kreutzmann. Weir, nonetheless, was fast to disclaim the rumours, tweeting that the band’s plans to interrupt up had been “information to me”.
The report got here after Lifeless & Firm cancelled the 2022 version of their Mexican pageant, which was derailed by Kreutzmann pulling out and Mayer contracting COVID. The summer time tour went forward as deliberate, although, and noticed the band carry out a complete of 19 exhibits throughout June and July.