Bob Weir responds to reports of Dead & Company retiring from touring: “News to me”

nme.com:

Dead & Company – the offshoot group of the Grateful Dead – have been cleared up by its de facto leader, Bob Weir.A Rolling Stone article, published on Friday (April 8), speculated that the forthcoming Dead & Company tour of North America would be the group’s last. “While Deadheads have often speculated how many more tours the band would embark on, rumors had been circling among fans recently that this tour would be the last,” it read.The article cited “sources close to Dead & Company” as their point of reference, as well as recent health issues for drummer Bill Kreutzmann.

However, upon seeing the article posted to Twitter the following day, Weir responded to it by tweeting: “News to me…” Kreutzmann then responded to Weir, quipping: “Whew.

I thought you knew something that I didn’t!” View the tweets below:News to me… https://t.co/Yjf1aCkwRA— Bobby Weir (@BobWeir) April 8, 2022Whew.

I thought you knew something that I didn’t! #themusicneverstops #wewillsurvive https://t.co/Bqt0l0OxC6— Bill Kreutzmann (@BKreutzmann) April 8, 2022The article was then updated with a correction from Rolling Stone, saying that after Weir’s tweet “the same sources changed their tune and [said that] discussions continue about the fate of the band”.