The Struggle On Medication, Vampire Weekend, Mick Fleetwood and others honour Grateful Useless at charity gala

The Struggle On Medication, Vampire Weekend, Mick Fleetwood and others have honoured the Grateful Useless at a Los Angeles charity gala.

On Friday (January 31), the MusiCares Individuals Of The Yr ceremony occurred on the Los Angeles Conference Middle, an annual gala that has previously paid tribute to music legends corresponding to Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Dolly Parton.

Grateful Useless turned the third group to obtain the honour – after Fleetwood Mac and Aerosmith – and surviving members Mickey Hart and Bob Weir had been available to simply accept the tribute.

The Struggle On Medication performed the Useless’s 1970 observe ‘Field Of Rain’, whereas Vampire Weekend lined 1974’s ‘Scarlet Begonias’. Billy Strings performed ‘Wharf Rat’, Dwight Yoakam lined ‘Truckin’’, Sammy Hagar carried out ‘Free Lucy’, My Morning Jacket performed ‘One Extra Saturday Night time’ and Norah Jones lined ‘Ripple’ on the present.

John Mayer, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Noah Kahan and Maren Morris had been all additionally available on the occasion. Take a look at fan-captured footage from the night time under.

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Noah Kahan takes to the stage at MusiCares 2025 Individuals of the Yr Gala pic.twitter.com/ExRHXNE1O4

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John Mayer reveals horniest Grateful Useless track at MusiCares 2025 Individuals of the Yr Gala pic.twitter.com/c05gl2cT6C

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Norah Jones performs at MusiCares 2025 Individuals of the Yr Gala pic.twitter.com/kqBcDXlcF8

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The gala was first introduced in October and was initially deliberate to incorporate a posthumous tribute to Grateful Useless founder Jerry Garcia. Nonetheless, with founding bassist Phil Lesh dying shortly after the announcement on the age of 85, he was additionally remembered on the ceremony.

The band had been additionally among the many honorees on the Kennedy Middle Honors hosted by Joe Biden in December, the place Sturgill Simpson carried out a touching cowl of their track ‘Ripple’.

In different information, Useless & Firm – who're made up of Grateful Useless‘s Bob Weir and Mickey Hart alongside John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane – have introduced a 2025 residency at Las Vegas venue, the Sphere.

The upcoming run will see them proceed from the 2024 residency on the similar venue. Tickets for Useless & Firm on the Sphere at the moment are on sale here, with resort packages and VIP bundles out there. Their 2025 residency will run all through March, April and Might.