US EditionThousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir in San Francisco
- On Saturday, thousands gathered at San Francisco's Civic Center to celebrate Bob Weir after his Jan. 10 death at Homecoming, uniting fans, family and dignitaries at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and city sites.
- Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died on Jan. 10 at age 78, according to his family’s Instagram statement.
- Four Buddhist monks opened with a Tibetan prayer, Weir's youngest daughter led a prolonged silence, and fans placed long-stemmed red roses while virtual tributes came from 49ers players Nick Bosa and George Kittle.
- This past week, family and friends vowed to carry on the music, with Monet Weir saying `The show must go on` as Weir's wife and two daughters pledged continuity.
- Generational attendees—from longtime Deadheads using walkers to parents with a 6-year-old—signaled a transfer of the band's culture, while Mickey Hart said Weir pictured the music living on centuries beyond his life.
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Thousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir at San Francisco memorial
Thousands of people gathered Saturday at San Francisco’s Civic Center to celebrate the life of Bob Weir, the legendary guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead who died last week at age 78.
Thousands of Grateful Dead fans pay tribute to Bob Weir at public memorial in San Francisco
Thousands of people gathered in San Francisco to say goodbye to Grateful Dead co-founder and guitarist Bob Weir on Saturday. The rock and roll legend died last week at the age of 78.
Bob Weir's Homecoming: Thousands gather in SF to honor Grateful Dead legend
Thousands of Deadheads gathered at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on Saturday to pay respect to Grateful Dead singer-guitarist Bob Weir. Weir died on Jan. 11; he was 78 years old.
Remembering Bob Weir: 1982 at Paolo Soleri
In June 1982, Paolo Soleri Amphitheater in Santa Fe, Bob Weir’s side project Bobby and the Midnites, which included jazz fusion greats Billy Cobham and Alphonso Johnson and rockabilly pioneer Bobby Cochran (nephew of Eddie Cochran of “Summertime Blues” fame).
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