Grateful Dead Survivors to Tour Spring 2009

The surviving members of the greatest psychedelic band of all time, The Grateful Dead will tour for the first time in 5 years in 2009

They will start out April 12 in Greensboro, N.C., for "evening with" shows in 19 cities

Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart will be in attendance assisted by Jeff Chimenti and Warren Haynes.

Lesh:

"For me, it's the question mark that's really pulling me in ... what's gonna happen?," "When you walk out on the stage the possibilities are infinite every time."

April 12: Greensboro, N.C. (Coliseum)
April 14: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
April 15: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)
April 17: Albany, N.Y. (Times Union Center)
April 18-19: Worcester, Mass. (DCU Center)
April 21: Buffalo, N.Y. (HSBC Arena)
April 22: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Wachovia Arena)
April 24: Uniondale, N.Y. (Nassau Coliseum)
April 25: New York (Madison Square Garden)
April 26: Hartford, Conn. (XL Center)
April 28-29: East Rutherford, N.J. (Izod Center)
May 1-2: Philadelphia (Wachovia Spectrum)
May 5: Chicago (Allstate Arena)
May 7: Denver (Pepsi Center)
May 9: Los Angeles (Forum)
May 10: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheatre)