Dead and Company’s Memorabilia Auctions Raise $2 Million for Nonprofits During Farewell Tour
variety.comThania Garcia Dead and Company’s sold-out “Final Tour” has raised $2 million dollars for charity thanks to the band’s specially curated memorabilia auctions.
The funds go towards benefitting the voter registration non-profit HeadCount, along with environmental group Reverb and numerous other organizations.
The summer trek, which kicked off earlier this May in Los Angeles, features original members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane and officially concluded on July 16 with a sold-out show at San Fransisco’s Oracle Park.
According to HeadCount, the show raised over $700,000 — $275,000 of that sum coming from the sale of the official tour guitar and over $150,000 coming from Hart’s fine art sale.
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