Dead & Company is coming to the Sphere this spring

Dead & Company’s “final tour” isn’t the end of the road for the Grateful Dead offshoot, after all. The John Mayer-led band confirmed Wednesday they will regroup this spring for a residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere. Sphere Entertainment Co.
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and Dead & Company, whose supposed final tour grossed about $115 million and sold 845,000 tickets, made the announcement on Meta Platforms Inc.’s
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Instagram. Sphere’s current residency, U2, is scheduled to play its final shows in March. Sphere shares are up 1% in late-afternoon trading Wednesday.