The Grateful Dead camp is throwing Uncle Sam’s top hat in the ring for Barack Obama.

On the eve of primary elections in 22 states, including California, Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart (drummer Bill Kreutzmann is out of town) will play a get out the vote concert for the Democratic presidential candidate at San Francisco’s Warfield. Drummer John Molo, keyboardist Steve Molitz, and guitarist Jackie Greene – all members of Lesh’s current Friends – round out the lineup.

This won’t be the Dead members’ first foray into electoral politics; they played a benefit for Al Gore’s presidential campaign in 1999; Gore’s wife Tipper sat in on the drums. Lesh, Kreutzmann, and Hart played a John Kerry fundraiser in 2004.

And a hybrid Dead-Phish-Allman Brothers Band combo, including Weir, Hart, Kreutzmann, Bruce Hornsby, Warren Haynes, and Mike Gordon, played a show to celebrate San Francisco representative Nancy Pelosi’s inauguration as House Speaker in January 2007. Monday's show marks the first time Lesh, Weir and Hart have shared the stage since 2004. 

Only Obama and Hillary Clinton remain in the running for the Democratic nomination. The concert will be webcast at www.iclips.net.  Please click here to purchase tickets to the concert. 

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