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Grateful Dead legend Bob Weir dies

Tributes Pour in For The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir: “He Was Impossibly Beautiful and Wildly Fiery”

The pioneering jam band's co-founder died Saturday, "peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could," his family said.

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San Francisco community saddened by passing of Grateful Dead's founding member Bob Weir

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Bob Weir was a symbol of the Grateful Dead’s unrivaled endurance

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Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir dead at 78

Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir has died at the age of 78.

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Legendary Grateful Dead Musician Dies at 78

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Grateful Dead co-founder and guitarist Bob Weir dies aged 78

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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist and founding member, dies at 78

Weir was diagnosed with cancer in July and began treatment just weeks before performing at several shows at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder and rhythm guitarist, dead at 78

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Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir Dies at 78

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Bob Weir’s Health: What We Know About His Cancer Battle & Lung Issues

Weir was 78 when he died in January 2026. Here is what we know about his past cancer battle and underlying lung issues.

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Sammy Hagar on his unlikely friendship with Bob Weir: 'Always the elder, the wise old soul'

The former Van Halen singer and the Dead co-founder shared the stage numerous times, including at Nashville's Ryman in 2022

Bob Dylan, Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby, and More Remember Bob Weir

Nancy Wilson, Don Was, Andy Cohen, Les Claypool, Lee Ranaldo, Billy Corgan, Slash, and many others paid tribute to the founding Grateful Dead member

Bob Weir, a Virtuoso of Hot Pants

In the late 1970s, Bob Weir, a guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, whose death at 78 was announced on Saturday, first appeared in chopped-to-the-heavens jean shorts. They left an indelible impression. Into middle age, Mr. Weir was still answering for this abbreviated stagewear.

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Bob Weir: 11 Essential Songs

Truckin,' 'Sugar Magnolia,' 'Playing in the Band,' 'Me and My Uncle,' 'Black-Throated Wind,' 'Estimated Prophet,' and more