The Other Ones perform at Alpine Valley Music Theater
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The sound you might have heard this week was that of Deadheads busting out their mothballed tour gear and seeing if they can still fit into those faded tie-dyes and backless peasant tops.

Since fans played it cool over last weekend's two-day reunion festival of the surviving members of the Grateful Dead in Wisconsin (see "Surviving Grateful Dead Members Reunite For First Time Since Garcia's Death"), the ultimate jam group is returning the favor and taking their show back on the road.

Seven years after the death of legendary guitarist/singer Jerry Garcia, the Other Ones — guitarist/singer Bob Weir, bassist Phil Lesh, drummer Bill Kreutzmann and percussionist Mickey Hart — have kept their promise to mount a U.S. tour this fall. The 13-city outing will kick off November 14 in Roanoke, Virginia, and is currently slated to run through December 2 in Rosemont, Illinois, according to the group's Web site.

The Other Ones used their first full reunion shows last weekend — Hart, Weir and Lesh have performed as the Other Ones, sans Kreutzmann, since Garcia's death — as a test to see if their fans could peacefully assemble. Walworth County, Wisconsin, authorities initially denied the band a permit for the shows — billed as "Terrapin Station: A Grateful Dead Family Reunion — at East Troy, Wisconsin's Alpine Valley Music Theatre based on fears that tens of thousands of ticketless fans would show up and cause havoc (see ).

As with the Wisconsin shows, keyboardists Jeff Chimenti and Rob Barocco and guitarist/singer Jimmy Herring will fill out the band's roster.

Other Ones tour dates:

• 11/14 - Roanoke, VA @ Roanoke Civic Center
• 11/15 - Washington, DC @ MCI Center
• 11/16 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena
• 11/18 - Boston, MA @ FleetCenter
• 11/19 - Boston, MA @ FleetCenter
• 11/20 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena
• 11/22 - Hartford, CT @ Hartford Civic Center
• 11/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Union Spectrum
• 11/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Union Spectrum
• 11/26 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
• 11/27 - Cleveland, OH @ Gund Arena
• 11/29 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
• 11/30 - Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace of Auburn Hills
• 12/1 - Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
• 12/2 - Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena

• The Grateful Dead
• The Other Ones

The Other Ones in 1998.
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The Grateful Dead will be allowed to keep on truckin'.

On Friday officials in Walworth County, Wisconsin, reversed an earlier decision and granted a permit for Grateful Dead reunion shows on August 3 and 4 at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy.

The event, called Terrapin Station Featuring the Other Ones, will be the first performance by Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann as an ensemble since Dead leader Jerry Garcia's death in 1995.

Concert promoter Clear Channel's request was initially rejected, the Walworth County Board Executive Committee said, due to concern for the health and safety of, and security problems potentially caused by, the 200,000 fans expected to descend on a venue equipped to hold only 35,000.

In a statement released Monday (July 1), Clear Channel spokesperson Larry Wethers said the company is "committed to providing a safe, enjoyable, live entertainment event." Wethers added that Clear Channel "will continue to work closely with the Walworth County Sheriff's Department on many aspects of managing a safe show."

Since both shows are sold out, Clear Channel is urging fans without tickets to steer clear of the venue. "Anyone without a ticket will not be allowed on the premises. No exceptions," vowed Wethers. Furthermore, he assured fans that no tickets will be available on the day of the show.

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• The Other Ones

The Other Ones, the band featuring former Grateful Deaders Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, and Bruce Hornsby, has announced plans to head out on the road for another edition of the Furthur Festival tour, starting on August 23 in San Diego.

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers will open the 2000 Furthur Festival, which returns after taking last summer off in order for ex-Dead bassist Phil Lesh to recover from the liver surgery he had in December 1998 (see "Further Festival Takes Summer Off As Dead's 'Terrapin Station' Continues Looking For Site").

Lesh apparently won't be rejoining his former Dead compatriots for this year's Furthur, and he plans on taking his own band out on the road with Bob Dylan in the next few weeks (see "Bob Dylan Wins Polar Prize, Maps Out Summer Tour"). Tour promoters note, however, that various special guests will be turning up on select cities, leaving the door open for a possible appearance by Lesh.

"Why have we decided on another stroll down counter-culture memory lane?" asked Bruce Hornsby in a statement. "Because two years ago our Other Ones' tour was musically very special, and we would like to try to create that same feeling once again."

Prior to the launch of the tour, Hybrid Recordings will issue "Furthurmost," a collection of songs culled from past editions of the tour, and the follow-up to the earlier "Furthur Festival" and "Furthurmore" albums.

Dates for the 2000 Furthur Festival:

• 8/23 - San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
• 8/24 - Anaheim, CA @ Arrowhead Pond
• 8/25 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
• 8/27 - George, WA @ The Gorge
• 8/29 - Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
• 8/31 - E. Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
• 9/1 - Columbus, OH @ Buckeye Lake Music Center
• 9/2 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheatre
• 9/4 - Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Center
• 9/7 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
• 9/8 - Scranton, PA @ Coors Light Amphitheatre
• 9/9 - Hartford, CT @ Hartford Civic Center
• 9/10 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Continental Airlines Arena
• 9/12 - Syracuse, NY @ On Center
• 9/14 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
• 9/15- Boston, MA @ Fleet Center
• 9/16 - Camden, NJ @ Sony Entertainment Center
• 9/17 - State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
• 9/20 - Hampton, VA @ Hampton Coliseum
• 9/21 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
• 9/23 - Live Oak, FL @ Suwanee Music Park
• 9/24 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre

• Ziggy Marley
• The Other Ones