I was sad when Jerry Died. (I was 11). I was so upset about Loosing Phil. I know we all knew that it would happen one day. I just don’t expect it to be this day. The world lost a good one. Fare the well.
Bob said something very similar when Phil passed - “I rejoice at his liberation.”
I loved that then, and I reflect it into the stars and back to Bob now.
He sang the first Grateful Dead I ever saw, more than 44 years ago. A companion on this adventure of life. I had the good fortune of meeting him and having a few meaningful moments and laughs.
I spent so many hours in those sweaty old halls and arenas. We all shared his pain when Jerry passed. And somehow, he kept the flame burning. I suspect it has not died with him.
I grieve for my own loss and that of his family and friends. And I rejoice at his liberation.
I am too. Absolutely gutted. I was living in Marin County when Jerry died. I was 30. Heard the ambulance go by at 430 am. I had no idea he was over the hill at a rehab place in Forest Knolls. I just can't believe Bobby's gone. I didn't even know he was sick till I read the article. He was diagnosed over the summer. So, so heartbroken.
Same here! Just another Jerry's kid here. I was living in West Marin when we lost Jerry... Grateful Dead is a very apt feeling tonight. Rest in power, thank you for all the memories.
Yeah, I knew it would be coming but especially with Bobby being the youngest dude when they formed and then becoming a health nut, and touring pretty much until the end vs. retiring I had just figured we’d see Bill or Tom C. pass before Bobby.
I’m not sad though because when Phil passed Bobby had said something like “death is a reward for a life well lived” and I can’t think of anyone who led the kind of life Bob did.
I was thinking the same thing. Then when Oteil and Friends was scheduled for a New Year's Run in Ft. Lauderdale... isn't that where Wolf Bros. played last year? So I figured Bobby had the reservation for this year, and when Bobby couldn't play Oteil stepped in. I don't know, this is complete conjecture on my part but would make sense.
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.
For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road. A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead. Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music. 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 of family that generations of fans carry with them. Every chord he played, every word he sang was an integral part of the stories he wove. There was an invitation: to feel, to question, to wander, and to belong.
Bobby's final months reflected the same spirit that defined his life. Diagnosed in July, he began treatment only weeks before returning to his hometown stage for a three-night celebration of 60 years of music at Golden Gate Park. Those performances, emotional, soulful, and full of light, were not farewells, but gifts. Another act of resilience. An artist choosing, even then, to keep going by his own design. As we remember Bobby, it’s hard not to feel the echo of the way he lived. A man driftin’ and dreamin’, never worrying if the road would lead him home. A child of countless trees. A child of boundless seas.
There is no final curtain here, not really. Only the sense of someone setting off again. He often spoke of a three-hundred-year legacy, determined to ensure the songbook would endure long after him. May that dream live on through future generations of Dead Heads. And so we send him off the way he sent so many of us on our way: with a farewell that isn’t an ending, but a blessing. A reward for a life worth livin’.
His loving family, Natascha, Monet, and Chloe, request privacy during this difficult time and offer their gratitude for the outpouring of love, support, and remembrance. May we honor him not only in sorrow, but in how bravely we continue with open hearts, steady steps, and the music leading us home. Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
My wife is not a dead head but when I told her Bobby died with my glassy eyes my 11 year old daughter heard and came over to give me a huge hug. If there is one bright spot for me in this whole thing it's that I will never forget the look on my daughters face before she hugged me. Just pure "I'm so sorry dad" without saying a word.
My wife isn’t a dead head too, and she was super sad for me. I was fortunate enough to finally get my daughter on the bus and took her to GD60. It was so special. We’re all super sad.
My husband dropped everything and drove my stoned ass to a live show and dropped me off. But before I left my 20 yr old son came and gave me a big meaningful hug. Husband came and picked me up later.
The last time I saw Bob live was with my 20 yr old and I'm so grateful I got to take him. It was his birthday gift to me.
Yeah, likewise. He seemed so vital and healthy the last show I saw with him, at the sphere on Jerry's birthday 17 months ago. I really thought he'd be around forever.
There will be generations of people who wish they were alive when musicians like Bob Weir were touring non-stop. We’re so lucky to be a part of this legacy of music.
I’ve listened to some of my favorite Bobby tunes and had a good cry, but I’m just so grateful for Bobby keeping the music going for the last 30 years. I never got to see Jerry, but I just feel so lucky that all of us younger heads got to enjoy the music because of Bobby.
I’m try to not get too down because the music never stops. I’m seeing Grateful Shred next month and I just know that’s gonna be a special night.
Such a gift to have been part of the energy during live shows. Floor at Sphere, benches at Folsom, lawn at GD60… all of it a gift we gave one another and that the band gave to us.
My life is better and I found a large part of who I am because of the music. I am so grateful. 🩷
played this on vinyl immediate after i found out - cried ugly. listen to the river, sing sweet songs to rock my soul.... <3 thank you for molding me into the human i am today.
Last time I saw Bob weir when he was not on stage was in or at lake Geneva in wisconsin. Was there a day or two early for the Alpine valley and sitting on a bench. My buddy says hey there's weir. Just walking around the lake with his daughter and a security guy. Probably the only time I've been starstruck. Ended up backstage early the next night when they were working out dire wolf. Probably heard it six times before they played it on stage. Would not have been there otherwise. Got five Hollywood bowls couple of shorelines and the gorge afterwards. Never made Las Vegas as I felt like it would be seeing them in an aquarium.
I wish I had gotten my 12 y/o daughter on the bus. I had planned to. But things got in the way. She saw how upset I was last night and she just gave me the biggest hug of all. That moment I will never forget.
Thank you for a long strange trip Bobby. It was well worth the ride !!!!
Tough to swallow but it was going to happen eventually. Probably makes it harder that is was relatively soon after Phil and the fact it’s the last real GD stalwart that is gone. No disrespect to both drummers, but let’s be honest. I just feel so incredibly lucky that I was alive during a time I could enjoy the band, and grateful that I’ll be able to enjoy their music until the day I die. No better legacy to leave than that. RIP Bobby
I saw Dead & Co at the Sphere in May. Epic show in an iconic venue. Bobby was great. This summer there was a lot of negativity about Bobby when he played at Golden Gate Park. Some people commented that he’s lost it and needs to retire. Dude was 78 years old and still on stage entertaining us with his last bit of energy. The Music never Stopped.
Little did we know he had just been diagnosed with cancer. He was probably starting to feel bad and had lost some of his energy. He was still Playing in the Band even though he was sick. Bobby gave us everything he had all the way to the end.
He’s Gone, but we’ll never stop Dancin’ in the Streets to our timeless Grateful Dead songs. DEAD FOREVER!
What do we think Jerry, Bobby, Phil, Pigpen, and Donna are playing together now that they have had a drink, tuned up, and have taken that stage at the great gig in the sky?
We were so blessed to have him here with us. I'm sure he's happy to be reunited with Jerry and Pigpen. The whole band is almost back together on the other side. Playing in the band forever.
Took me by surprise as well. I play in a Dead/Dylan cover band. I always sing Jerry, Phil or Dylan. This Friday is the first show I ever elected to sing a Bobby song—Around and Around! We decided set list weeks ago…
Seen the dead with Jerry a few times, further, Rat Dog and Dead and company a few times.
When i heard the news, I turned on satellite radio to the dead station they started playing Black muddy river. I felt those tears coming down.
Thank you Bobby.
thats how i feel. and as sad as i feel, i sense its like a reciprocal of how much fun we all had. thats how much love we shared, and i know my heart is just fucking gushing with love and gratitude for all of it, for everything, and for all of you. more than I can try to put into words.
Bobby supported building Terrapin Station Museum in San Francisco after Jerry died in 1995. A place for Grateful Dead history & culture to live on & grow. He still wanted it to happen in the end - even after he was gone.
I am deeply saddened; however very grateful I was fortunate enough to see him several times. I feel as if I lost a friend and a brother. I/ we will forever be changed by him his enthusiasm and his musical legacy.
I mean who lived a better life friends.
Don’t be sad he is gone, just glad he was here.
He is part of us again and we may have lost him In the physical, but he joined us all in eternity as one.
I am thankful anytime someone passes after a life well lived!
Bob said something very similar when Phil passed - “I rejoice at his liberation.”
I loved that then, and I reflect it into the stars and back to Bob now.
He sang the first Grateful Dead I ever saw, more than 44 years ago. A companion on this adventure of life. I had the good fortune of meeting him and having a few meaningful moments and laughs.
I spent so many hours in those sweaty old halls and arenas. We all shared his pain when Jerry passed. And somehow, he kept the flame burning. I suspect it has not died with him.
I grieve for my own loss and that of his family and friends. And I rejoice at his liberation.
It definitely has not died with him, the music will last forever, NFA my friends ✌🏻
That was nice
Well said, friend
Lovely words, thank you for this 🌹
Fare Thee Well Bobby and Thanks❤️🩹
This is how I am feeling. Be glad he lived.
🙏
Well said. Kudos to you for sharing this positive energy.
I am too. Absolutely gutted. I was living in Marin County when Jerry died. I was 30. Heard the ambulance go by at 430 am. I had no idea he was over the hill at a rehab place in Forest Knolls. I just can't believe Bobby's gone. I didn't even know he was sick till I read the article. He was diagnosed over the summer. So, so heartbroken.
Feel so blessed for all he gave us after that day, for certain❤️
Same here! Just another Jerry's kid here. I was living in West Marin when we lost Jerry... Grateful Dead is a very apt feeling tonight. Rest in power, thank you for all the memories.
People joining hand in hand, while the music plays the band.
I thought I had prepared myself for this. I hadn't. Not even close.
Ditto
Yeah, I knew it would be coming but especially with Bobby being the youngest dude when they formed and then becoming a health nut, and touring pretty much until the end vs. retiring I had just figured we’d see Bill or Tom C. pass before Bobby.
I’m not sad though because when Phil passed Bobby had said something like “death is a reward for a life well lived” and I can’t think of anyone who led the kind of life Bob did.
Yuuuuuuupppp...
I told my husband something was wrong. He can never stay off a stage this long. But I wasn’t ready for this.
I was thinking the same thing. Then when Oteil and Friends was scheduled for a New Year's Run in Ft. Lauderdale... isn't that where Wolf Bros. played last year? So I figured Bobby had the reservation for this year, and when Bobby couldn't play Oteil stepped in. I don't know, this is complete conjecture on my part but would make sense.
Same
It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.
For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road. A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead. Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music. 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 of family that generations of fans carry with them. Every chord he played, every word he sang was an integral part of the stories he wove. There was an invitation: to feel, to question, to wander, and to belong.
Bobby's final months reflected the same spirit that defined his life. Diagnosed in July, he began treatment only weeks before returning to his hometown stage for a three-night celebration of 60 years of music at Golden Gate Park. Those performances, emotional, soulful, and full of light, were not farewells, but gifts. Another act of resilience. An artist choosing, even then, to keep going by his own design. As we remember Bobby, it’s hard not to feel the echo of the way he lived. A man driftin’ and dreamin’, never worrying if the road would lead him home. A child of countless trees. A child of boundless seas.
There is no final curtain here, not really. Only the sense of someone setting off again. He often spoke of a three-hundred-year legacy, determined to ensure the songbook would endure long after him. May that dream live on through future generations of Dead Heads. And so we send him off the way he sent so many of us on our way: with a farewell that isn’t an ending, but a blessing. A reward for a life worth livin’.
His loving family, Natascha, Monet, and Chloe, request privacy during this difficult time and offer their gratitude for the outpouring of love, support, and remembrance. May we honor him not only in sorrow, but in how bravely we continue with open hearts, steady steps, and the music leading us home. Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
📸 Chloe Weir
❤️
My wife is not a dead head but when I told her Bobby died with my glassy eyes my 11 year old daughter heard and came over to give me a huge hug. If there is one bright spot for me in this whole thing it's that I will never forget the look on my daughters face before she hugged me. Just pure "I'm so sorry dad" without saying a word.
My wife isn’t a dead head too, and she was super sad for me. I was fortunate enough to finally get my daughter on the bus and took her to GD60. It was so special. We’re all super sad.
My husband dropped everything and drove my stoned ass to a live show and dropped me off. But before I left my 20 yr old son came and gave me a big meaningful hug. Husband came and picked me up later.
The last time I saw Bob live was with my 20 yr old and I'm so grateful I got to take him. It was his birthday gift to me.
Was that your daughter's birthday trip?
It wasn’t, but she realizes how special the shows were.
Just a hunchback you were someone I met at the the show. Keep on truckin brother! These are tough times.
I'm shocked. I truly thought he would be the last one to go.
What a sad start 2026 has been. I feel gutted.
Same. I did not know he was sick and figured they’d be back at the sphere again soon.
I thought so too.. When nothing was announced in December for Sphere 2026, I worried a little bit
Yeah, likewise. He seemed so vital and healthy the last show I saw with him, at the sphere on Jerry's birthday 17 months ago. I really thought he'd be around forever.
Same here. It was a gut punch.
There will be generations of people who wish they were alive when musicians like Bob Weir were touring non-stop. We’re so lucky to be a part of this legacy of music.
was just tripping last night having the best time listening to 74 winterland 😢
Same deal, only right before Covid …I haven’t listened to it since
I was just watching nye 77 last night fawning over bobby’s playing
“Such a long long time to be gone And a short time to be there.”
Together again
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Would you hear my voice come through the music? Would you hold it near as it were your own?
❤️
it’s a hand me down
the thoughts are broken
perhaps they’re better
left unsung
I’ve listened to some of my favorite Bobby tunes and had a good cry, but I’m just so grateful for Bobby keeping the music going for the last 30 years. I never got to see Jerry, but I just feel so lucky that all of us younger heads got to enjoy the music because of Bobby.
I’m try to not get too down because the music never stops. I’m seeing Grateful Shred next month and I just know that’s gonna be a special night.
I'm not ok....
Me either
oh it hurts. so many precious precious memories and soo much love.
Profound sadness. Indescribable gratitude. Thank you for the decades of gifts.
I'll still sing you love songs written in the letters of your name.
A-C-E
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Just got this 2 weeks ago in honor of the band … so sad Bobby’s gone at the four winds blow you safely home
woah that is cool! thanks for sharing
Beauty
Not fade away!
It’s all right, cause I love you, and that’s not gonna change
This.
He was the kid, the youngest in the band. I always thought he'd live longer. Shit, we'll miss him.
"Doctor says I'm crazy..Sometimes I am sometimes I ain't"
Yeah I honestly thought he had longer.
At least he sat right here until he died.
Truly the end of this era
This is a great photo of him. He was a cool guy back in the day, not that he lost an ounce of that coolness!
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They just played "one more Saturday night" into the commercial break for the Packers/bears game
Oh man. That’s huge. ❤️
Right! I heard it and immediately teared up
Too soon.
Really sad day. Rest in peace bobby
Such a gift to have been part of the energy during live shows. Floor at Sphere, benches at Folsom, lawn at GD60… all of it a gift we gave one another and that the band gave to us.
My life is better and I found a large part of who I am because of the music. I am so grateful. 🩷
It’s so shocking. Love is real.
Not fade away
👏 👏 👏 👏👏
Enjoy jamming with Jerry and Phil again, Bobby. The band is truly back together and that somehow comforts me. RIP and thank you.
RIP Bobby. You will be missed. Brokedown Palace.
played this on vinyl immediate after i found out - cried ugly. listen to the river, sing sweet songs to rock my soul.... <3 thank you for molding me into the human i am today.
Sad day
I’m flattened by this. Was not what I wanted to hear today. But I’ve got the music and the memories, and people: we are not done yet.
Gives me some warmth knowing Jerry, Phil, Bobby, Brent, Vince, pigpen, and Donna are reunited again 😢
Yeah, crushed is pretty spot on. I was 25 when Jerry passed. It hurt but, in all honesty, it wasn’t a huge surprise.
This actually hurts.
Fare thee well, Bob Weir. You will be missed. ✌🏻💚(~);}
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Nothing could have prepared me for this news. I thought I was prepared but the pain and shock is strong. Rip Bobby
Im gutted. Listning to blue Mountain this evening. One more river is a good farewell!
I’m so sad now I gotta play his records.
Thank you so much Bobby. You have touched so many souls. Rest in peace brother.
He’s gone.
Very sad. The Wheel is Turning. People who are kind understand how much the Dead referenced death. It’s a rite of passage. Pig can play drums, right?
Its hard, but remember, there's one hell of a band waiting for us up in heaven
Friend, you ain’t wrong.
Still Remember the day Jerry died ,so sad This hurts more than I was prepared to handle , so many tears
Thank you for making my life a happier place
NFA 🙏☮️❤️
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R.I.P. A.C.E. 😢
We all are, friend.
Hey folks down in front. There’s this fence and it has some sharp wire on top of it. and you’re stupid if you climb on it.
Last time I saw Bob weir when he was not on stage was in or at lake Geneva in wisconsin. Was there a day or two early for the Alpine valley and sitting on a bench. My buddy says hey there's weir. Just walking around the lake with his daughter and a security guy. Probably the only time I've been starstruck. Ended up backstage early the next night when they were working out dire wolf. Probably heard it six times before they played it on stage. Would not have been there otherwise. Got five Hollywood bowls couple of shorelines and the gorge afterwards. Never made Las Vegas as I felt like it would be seeing them in an aquarium.
I wish I had gotten my 12 y/o daughter on the bus. I had planned to. But things got in the way. She saw how upset I was last night and she just gave me the biggest hug of all. That moment I will never forget.
Thank you for a long strange trip Bobby. It was well worth the ride !!!!
Tough to swallow but it was going to happen eventually. Probably makes it harder that is was relatively soon after Phil and the fact it’s the last real GD stalwart that is gone. No disrespect to both drummers, but let’s be honest. I just feel so incredibly lucky that I was alive during a time I could enjoy the band, and grateful that I’ll be able to enjoy their music until the day I die. No better legacy to leave than that. RIP Bobby
I saw Dead & Co at the Sphere in May. Epic show in an iconic venue. Bobby was great. This summer there was a lot of negativity about Bobby when he played at Golden Gate Park. Some people commented that he’s lost it and needs to retire. Dude was 78 years old and still on stage entertaining us with his last bit of energy. The Music never Stopped. Little did we know he had just been diagnosed with cancer. He was probably starting to feel bad and had lost some of his energy. He was still Playing in the Band even though he was sick. Bobby gave us everything he had all the way to the end. He’s Gone, but we’ll never stop Dancin’ in the Streets to our timeless Grateful Dead songs. DEAD FOREVER!
One more Saturday night!
Watch this for many memorable moments https://www.google.com/search?q=long+strange+trip&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#ebo=0
What do we think Jerry, Bobby, Phil, Pigpen, and Donna are playing together now that they have had a drink, tuned up, and have taken that stage at the great gig in the sky?
windshield wipers slappin time
That voice!!! Sucked me in & converted! Hallelujah
Rest in Short Shorts, Bobby.
"I'll say this: I look forward to dying. I tend to think of death as a reward for a life well-lived,"
Anything that you got the last decade was gravy. It was a good ride.
We were so blessed to have him here with us. I'm sure he's happy to be reunited with Jerry and Pigpen. The whole band is almost back together on the other side. Playing in the band forever.
Take time to enjoy the silence. Then put that record on the deck.
Took me by surprise as well. I play in a Dead/Dylan cover band. I always sing Jerry, Phil or Dylan. This Friday is the first show I ever elected to sing a Bobby song—Around and Around! We decided set list weeks ago…
The Other One: The Story of Bob Weir in on Netflix
It's definitely worth a watch, and I figure a lot of people don't know it's on there.
I didn’t. Thank you friend.
God bless Mickey and Bill.
MAKE AMERICA GRATEFUL AGAIN!
Yeah.
Life well lived
💔💔 💔
Grateful for the memories and Grateful for the music I imagine it’s a helluva jam session tonight… RIP 🙏🏼❤️
I’m gutted. This sucks hard. 💔
Me too.
💔⚡️💙
Dammit bobby
Couple shots of whiskey
These angels start looking good
Couple more shots of whiskey
It was great to be with friends tonight, many cheers to Bobby!
I am without words
Seen the dead with Jerry a few times, further, Rat Dog and Dead and company a few times. When i heard the news, I turned on satellite radio to the dead station they started playing Black muddy river. I felt those tears coming down.
Thank you Bobby.
Very sad day.
Me too
Me too. Our Beautiful Bobby💔
RIP Bobby! Fare Thee Well!🌹⚡️🎵🎸☮️
Bloomin’ Awful!
Meet me some morning in the sweet by and by
A life well lived Bob . Thank you for the memories . Forever Grateful. 🙏🏼⚡️
I am More like shocked and feeling a loss that I never even considered feeling
thats how i feel. and as sad as i feel, i sense its like a reciprocal of how much fun we all had. thats how much love we shared, and i know my heart is just fucking gushing with love and gratitude for all of it, for everything, and for all of you. more than I can try to put into words.
Me too
Think we all are😭
Bobby supported building Terrapin Station Museum in San Francisco after Jerry died in 1995. A place for Grateful Dead history & culture to live on & grow. He still wanted it to happen in the end - even after he was gone.
Those hands (big)! Oh the colorful 80s. RIP
lol loosing Phil
?
I loved his music, King Fish were excellent!
So say we all
Heartbroken
I am deeply saddened; however very grateful I was fortunate enough to see him several times. I feel as if I lost a friend and a brother. I/ we will forever be changed by him his enthusiasm and his musical legacy.
🩷
What an incredible life to have lived. What an incredible gift to all of us.
Tough, tough day. Legendary company unfortunately on January 10th with him & David Bowie.
Damn I didn’t realize that.
Had a dub and coffee this morning while gardening. Bobby forever. Stay well man
It's nice someone posted a photo from back in the day. He didn't always look like a hobo.
As a wearer or short shorts this my favorite Bobby era.