Grateful Dead reveal they had plans for 60th anniversary reunion prior to Phil Lesh’s passing

The surviving members of the Grateful Dead have revealed that they were working on plans for a 60th-anniversary reunion before the passing of Phil Lesh.

Lesh, the co-founder and bassist of the San Francisco band, died back in October at the age of 84. A statement shared on social media at the time said that he “passed peacefully” and was “surrounded by his family and full of love”.

In an interview with Anthony Mason of CBS This Morning, Grateful Dead members Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart opened up about how they were considering a reunion to celebrate the band’s 60th anniversary next year with Lesh and had scheduled time to rehearse. The interview took place only five days after the passing of the bassist.

“I was hoping that we could play with him again one more time,” Kreutzmann said. “So that, that was my sadness…’Cause I know he wanted to play with us again too.”