The Campfire Tour is a 2016 mini-tour by
Bob Weir
Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead ...
backed by members of the indie-rock band
The National:
Aaron Dessner,
Bryan Devendorf,
Scott Devendorf, and
Josh Kaufman, in support of his third
solo album Blue Mountain. The tour spanned nine shows and eight venues on the East and West coasts. The tour began on October 7, 2016, at the
Marin County Civic Centre in
San Rafael, California and wrapped up on October 20, 2016 at the
Chicago Theatre in
Chicago, IL
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. While Weir had enlisted Aaron Dessner of The National to be a part of his backing band for the jaunt, Dessner had pulled out due to a family emergency. Weir announced his longtime collaborator
Steve Kimock
Steve Kimock (born October 5, 1955) is an American rock guitarist. He was a member of San Francisco Bay Area bands Zero and KVHW.
His tone and some of his playing approach has been compared to Jerry Garcia, who was a friend of his, and he has ...
has stepped up to join the backing band which also includes new addition
Jon Shaw
Jon Steven Shaw (born 10 November 1983) is an English professional footballer who played as a striker and now as a central defender for Dunston UTS.
Club career
Sheffield Wednesday
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Shaw is a product of th ...
(Cass McCombs/Shakey Graves) on bass as well.
Weir and the band also promoted the tour and accompanying
album with a performance of "
Lay My Lily Down" on
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, on October 17, 2016.
Tour dates
The band performed a total of nine concerts in eight U.S. cities.
Musicians
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Bob Weir
Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead ...
- guitar, vocals
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Steve Kimock
Steve Kimock (born October 5, 1955) is an American rock guitarist. He was a member of San Francisco Bay Area bands Zero and KVHW.
His tone and some of his playing approach has been compared to Jerry Garcia, who was a friend of his, and he has ...
- guitar, lap steel guitar
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Jon Shaw
Jon Steven Shaw (born 10 November 1983) is an English professional footballer who played as a striker and now as a central defender for Dunston UTS.
Club career
Sheffield Wednesday
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Shaw is a product of th ...
- bass guitar, rhodes, vocals
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Bryan Devendorf - drums
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Scott Devendorf - bass guitar, guitar, vocals
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Josh Kaufman - guitar, vocals, lap steel guitar
References
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Bob Weir
2016 concert tours