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Grahame Lesh Announces Grahame Lesh & Friends Fall 2026 Tour
Tour Includes Three Nights At Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever
Plus New Year's Eve Shows At The Parker In Fort Lauderdale
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August 19, 2026 - Grahame Leshhas announced a Fall 2026 headline tour withGrahame Lesh & Friends. The tour kicks off with a trio of Massachusetts Halloween weekend shows: October 29 at Paradise Rock Club in Boston, followed by October 30-31 at The Muse in Nantucket. From November 12-14, they'll return to Los Angeles for a three-night run at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. The tour stops at The Orange Peel in Asheville on December 18, before heading to Brooklyn Bowl Nashville on December 19.
Tickets for the fall tour will be available via a local venue presale beginning Thursday, August 20 at 10 AM ET, followed by the general on-sale Friday, August 21 at 10 AM local venue time. Tickets and additional information are available at grahamelesh.com .
Lesh will also ring in 2027 with a two-night New Year's celebration December 30-31 at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale , where Grahame Lesh & Friends will be joined by Kanika Moore and the Wolfpack. Tickets for both nights are on sale now.
The dates arrive during an especially prolific period for Lesh, whose 2026 performances have spanned Grahame Lesh & Friends, Midnight North, the Terrapin Family Band, the Terrapin Roadshow, Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration, and collaborations with artists across generations of the Grateful Dead musical lineage.
Throughout the summer, Lesh continued to expand the Terrapin Roadshow, the traveling concert series inspired by the spirit and community of the beloved Terrapin Crossroads venue. The 2026 Roadshow kicked off May 30-31 in Monte Rio, California, before traveling to San Rafael, Grants Pass, Oregon, and most recently Truckee, California, where Lesh was joined by Amy Helm and the Helm Family Ramble for the Terrapin Helm Family Ramble, celebrating the musical histories of the Lesh and Helm families. NPR was on site in Monte Rio to document the Roadshow's return and its connection to the music and community surrounding Terrapin Crossroads.
This weekend, the Roadshow will make its first-ever Colorado stop August 22-23 at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs, with Bill Nershi and Kyle Hollingsworth of String Cheese Incident, Ross James, Mark Levy, Elliott Peck, and additional special guests.
The Grateful Dead's music and legacy have remained central to Lesh's 2026 performances.On the 31st anniversary of Garcia's death, Lesh played a special Grahame Lesh & Friends show at Garcia's Chicago on August 9. During the performance, he played Garcia's 1976 signature Travis Bean TB500 #11 guitar and closed the set with "Black Muddy River" and "Box of Rain," the final two songs performed by the Grateful Dead at their last concert at Chicago's Soldier Field in 1995.
Over the next few weeks, Lesh will perform six dates with the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration, joining the Philly Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, and other orchestras to perform Garcia's music. On September 7, Lesh will bring the spirit of San Francisco's historic free concerts to Golden Gate Park for the Golden Gate Free Jam. Grahame Lesh & Friends will perform a free show at Robin Williams Meadow from a flatbed truck, echoing the spontaneous outdoor performances that became part of San Francisco's musical history in the 1960s.
On October 10, Lesh will join Melvin Seals & JGB at Orinda's Siesta Valley Bowl, formerly the Bruns Amphitheater and the site of the first Terrapin Roadshows in 2024.
As 2026 continues, Lesh's work remains rooted in exploration, collaboration, and community. Across Grahame Lesh & Friends, the Terrapin Roadshow, Midnight North, the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration, and collaborations with members of the broader Grateful Dead musical family, Lesh continues to explore the music's history while creating new spaces for it to evolve. The year will culminate with two nights at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale, where Grahame Lesh & Friends will join forces with Kanika Moore and the Wolfpack to ring in 2027.
Grahame Lesh & Friends Fall Dates 2026
October 29 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
October 30 - Nantucket, MA @ The Muse
October 31 - Nantucket, MA @ The Muse
November 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
November 13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
November 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
December 18 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
December 19 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
Grahame Lesh & Friends New Year's Eve 2026
December 30 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker
December 31 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ The Parker
Upcoming Grahame Lesh Tour Dates 2026
August 20 - Fort Collins, CO @ The Aggie Theatre (Midnight North)
August 21 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes Other Side (Midnight North)
August 22 - Glenwood Springs, CO @ The Terrapin Roadshow at Glenwood Springs
August 23 - Glenwood Springs, CO @ The Terrapin Roadshow at Glenwood Springs
August 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann (Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration with The Philly Pops)
August 29 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center (Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration)
August 30 - Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods (Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration)
September 1 - Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC (Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration)
September 3 - Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater (Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration with the Richmond Symphony)
September 7 - San Francisco, CA @ Robin Williams Meadow, Golden Gate Park (Golden Gate Free Jam)
October 10 - Orinda, CA @ Siesta Valley Bowl (Melvin Seals & JGB)
About Grahame Lesh
Grahame Lesh is a Marin County, California-based guitarist, singer-songwriter, bandleader, curator, and musical director whose work bridges roots rock, Americana, and the expansive improvisational tradition of the Grateful Dead universe. Best known as a founding member and co-frontperson of Midnight North, as well as for his work with Phil Lesh & Friends and the Terrapin Family Band, Lesh has become a central figure in the thriving musical community that grew out of Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael. Beyond performing, he has also emerged as a curator and creative organizer behind collaborative concerts, rotating ensemble projects, and community-driven live experiences including The Heart of Town and the Terrapin Roadshow series. Since forming Midnight North in 2012, he has toured extensively nationwide and released a substantial body of original music, including five studio albums, three live albums, and two EPs, highlighted by 2023's Diamonds in the Zodiac, produced by Amy Helm and featuring contributions from Phil Lesh and others. Through Grahame Lesh & Friends, he further explores reinterpretations of Grateful Dead material, reimagined Midnight North songs, and eclectic repertoire while bringing together musicians across generations and genres in performances centered on spontaneity, collaboration, and reinvention. His international touring with Phil Lesh ensembles has taken him to stages from Fuji Rock Festival to Newport Folk Festival, and his work remains rooted in songcraft, groove, and a commitment to pushing this musical tradition forward while honoring its roots.
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