{"id":1211,"date":"2026-01-15T17:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/grateful-deads-bob-weir-to-get-open-funeral-service-in-san-francisco\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:16:58","slug":"grateful-deads-bob-weir-to-get-open-funeral-service-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/grateful-deads-bob-weir-to-get-open-funeral-service-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Grateful Dead&#8217;s Bob Weir to get open funeral service in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bob Weir&#8217;s send-off will be fit for a California rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll king.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The acclaimed musician and founding member of the Grateful Dead, who died on Jan. 10, is set to be honored with a public memorial in the band&#8217;s hometown of San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 17, according to a press release for the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to a memorial service, the commemorative ceremony will include a procession, which is scheduled to travel three blocks down Market Street in the heart of the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A short sacred stop on his homecoming journey, the gathering will center on gratitude, remembrance and togetherness, along with special tributes to honor Bobby,&#8221; a statement for the event reads. There will be no live musical performances at the memorial.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bob Weir arrives for the 67th annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3hAFrfmM_gOsMTDhyjT2hg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_entertainment_893\/08deb82d6ebf92c5df8403ad10454df6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Bob Weir arrives for the 67th annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weir, who was diagnosed with cancer in July, died from &#8220;underlying lung issues&#8221; at age 78, according to a\u00a0post shared on his official Instagram page. A representative for Weir confirmed the post&#8217;s accuracy to USA TODAY at the time but had no further information on Weir&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The psychedelic rocker, alongside Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Ron &#8220;Pigpen&#8221; McKernan, formed the Grateful Dead in the San Francisco Bay Area in the mid-1960s amid the decade&#8217;s counterculture movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In August, Weir returned to the band&#8217;s Cali stomping grounds for a three-night concert celebration at Golden Gate Park with the Grateful Dead&#8217;s spin-off group, Dead &amp; Company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music,&#8221; Weir&#8217;s Instagram post stated. &#8220;His work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language and a feeling\u00a0of family that generations of fans carry with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>Bob Weir dies: <\/strong>Grateful Dead founding member was 78<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"-mx-4 mb-5 max-w-[750px] md:mx-0\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<h2 class=\"text-base font-bold text-primary\">Look back at big moments in Bob Weir&#8217;s Grateful Dead career<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ml-1 font-normal text-primary\"><span class=\"font-bold text-hulk-pants dark:text-thanos\">1<\/span> of <span>15<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative text-sm pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78. A look back at his career in music, starting with a 2021 performance of Dead and Company at Wrigley Field in Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">When is the Bob Weir memorial?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weir&#8217;s memorial, &#8220;Homecoming: Celebrating the Life of Bobby Weir,&#8221; will take place on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 12:45 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Where will Bob Weir memorial take place?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weir&#8217;s memorial will be held at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prior to the service, a procession will take place between 7th and 9th Streets at approximately 12:30 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More celebrity deaths: <\/strong>&#8216;Dilbert&#8217; creator Scott Adams dies at 68 after prostate cancer battle<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"-mx-4 mb-5 max-w-[750px] md:mx-0\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<h2 class=\"text-base font-bold text-primary\">Passages 2026: Scott Adams, Bob Weir and more stars we lost<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ml-1 font-normal text-primary\"><span class=\"font-bold text-hulk-pants dark:text-thanos\">1<\/span> of <span>5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative text-sm pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the long-running &#8220;Dilbert&#8221; comic strip, has died at 68 after a battle with prostate cancer. Adams shared his cancer diagnosis in May 2025. In 2023, numerous newspapers dropped his comic strip after he made racist comments saying that white people should &#8220;get the hell away from Black people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adams&#8217; ex-wife, Shelly Miles, announced his death during a Jan. 13 livestream. She also read a message from Adams, which he authored at the start of the year. &#8220;I had an amazing life,&#8221; Adams wrote in his New Year&#8217;s Day letter. &#8220;I gave it everything I had. If I got any benefits from my work, I&#8217;m asking that you pay it forward as best as you can. That&#8217;s the legacy I want: be useful. And please know, I loved you all to the very end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">How to get tickets to Bob Weir memorial<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weir&#8217;s memorial is a free public gathering. 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