After a spat between former Grateful Dead members nixed the Furthur Festival last year, the jam-band extravaganza will start trucking again this summer. While Phil Lesh hits the road with Bob Dylan, the Other Ones will return featuring Dead alums new and old, including Bob Weir on vocals and guitar, percussionist Mickey Hart and Bruce Hornsby on keys. Bassist Alphonso Johnson and guitarists Mark Karan and Steve Kimock will round out the unit. Fellow hemp enthusiasts Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers have also been tapped for the bill. The breakdown will be a two-hour set by the Other Ones, an hour by Ziggy and sets by various other units who will join on a city-to-city basis.

Dates for the Furthur Festival 2000:

8/23: San Diego, CA, Coors Amphitheater
8/24: Anaheim, CA, Arrowhead Pond
8/25: Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheater
8/27: George, WA, The Gorge
8/29: Denver, CO, Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
8/31: East Troy, MI, Alpine Valley Music Theater
9/1: Columbus, OH, Buckeye Lake Music Center
9/2: Buffalo, NY, Darien Lake Amphitheater
9/4: Detroit, MI, Pine Knob Music Center
9/7: Cleveland, OH, Blossom Music Center
9/8: Scranton, PA, Coors Light Amphitheater
9/9: Hartford, CT, Hartford Civic Center
9/10: East Rutherford, NJ, Continental Airlines Arena
9/12: Syracuse, NY, On Center
9/14: Washington, DC, Nissan Pavilion
9/15: Boston, MA, Fleet Center
9/16: Camden, NJ, Sony Entertainment Center
9/17: State College, PA, Bryce Jordan Center
9/20: Hampton, VA, Hampton Coliseum
9/21: Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
9/23: Live Oak, FL, Suwanee Music Park
9/24: Atlanta, GA, Lakewood Amphitheater

ANDREW DANSBY
(June 9, 2000)