# RIP Bob Weir **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 11, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546 "2026-01-11T00:24:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/1 "2026-01-11T00:24:41Z")
[Announcement on his website](https://bobweir.net/bobby/) Sad news indeed. RIP Bob. I wasn’t a huge fan but really enjoyed the Grateful Dead shows I saw in the 80s. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/2 "2026-01-11T00:29:27Z")
Between the Dead starting in the 80s and various other acts I probably saw him perform over 250 times. There’s just Billy left from the original band. And Micky who came a little later. ---
**Author:** ![CoolHandCox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coolhandcox/32/16233_2.png) [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/3 "2026-01-11T00:55:24Z")
Legend ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/4 "2026-01-11T01:00:06Z")
Whaaaat?? Wow, rest in peace brother Bob. Sailor/Circumstance coming up. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/5 "2026-01-11T01:14:11Z")
I will certainly be listening to the Dead channel on Sirius XM for the next several days. His first ‘solo’ album, _Ace_, released in 1972, was one of my favorites back in the day. It was essentially a Dead album, although Weir wrote the music for most of the songs. ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/6 "2026-01-11T01:28:20Z")
Saw Bobby about 100 times with the various bands and actually got to meet him when I produced his appearance to promote his book “Panther Dream” written with his sister. He autographed my copy by writing “Hey Now.” Wheel to the storm and fly…thanks for some of my best memories ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/7 "2026-01-11T01:36:14Z")
Like I said when I met Billy … Thank you For a real good time [Some of the best of my life, actually] ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/8 "2026-01-11T01:26:53Z")
> **[Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Singer, Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 78](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/bob-weir-dead-grateful-dead-1236628170/)** > > Singer-songwriter-guitarist Bob Weir, a cornerstone of the Grateful Dead and the band’s many latter-day offshoots, has died I’m gutted. Not much more to say. I know I’m not alone in this one. My heart goes out to my fellow Deadheads (and all those he left behind). ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/9 "2026-01-11T01:32:54Z")
I flagged this for merging. I missed the existing thread. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/10 "2026-01-11T01:39:17Z")
Darn. Seems like everything Bob touched was great. I’m a fan of Josh Ritter and I love Bob’s collaboration on “When Will I Be Changed”. RIP > **[Josh Ritter - When Will I Be Changed (feat. Bob Weir) \[Official Lyric Video\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEnh4hgiYT8%2F)** > > Credits:From the album 'Gathering', released 9/22/17Buy Now:Official Store - https://joshritter.merchtable.com/gatheringDeluxe - http://smarturl.it/gathering... ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/11 "2026-01-11T01:52:15Z")
I’d never heard that song. Very sweet and soulful. Thanks for sharing it, @wguy123 ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/12 "2026-01-11T08:23:19Z")
Summers fade, and roses die. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/13 "2026-01-11T16:55:26Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Between the Dead starting in the 80s and various other acts I probably saw him perform over 250 times. I saw someone else say this, but it’s true for me too: I saw Bobby Weir play live music more than I saw any other human being play live music. Thank you, Bobby. Always a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/14 "2026-01-11T17:47:11Z")
awww geez. RIP Bobby. Thanks for all the shows… now off to listen to Ripple, Brokedown Palace, Sailor/Saint and countless others. ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/15 "2026-01-11T19:17:36Z")
The audio guys on the football broadcasts use a lot of Dead for the bumpouts but I notice Bobby vocals than usual this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/16 "2026-01-11T21:46:59Z")
Not a dead head, but I saw them once in 1978 at the Sacramento Memorial Hall. I did see two different incarnations of the Bob Wier band. Including one at CU Boulder that ranks in my top 10 live concert list. Circa 1979? Bob came out after the second encore, asked for patience as they had to plug the amps back in after starting to tear down. And then did a rocking third encore. Incredible. Thanks Bob! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/17 "2026-01-12T02:03:04Z")
I’m too young and too square to have ever been a Deadhead, but I got to see Weir play with the Dead twice. Once on the 2004 tour with Warren Haynes, and once on the 2016 “Dead & Company” tour with John Mayer on lead guitar & vocals. The second time was the better show - Mayer made a surprisingly good frontman for the band, and he and Weir played off of each other well. You might be able to see me doing some awkward white-boy dancing on the lawn in this clip from that show. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CYOz1EG56qY/maxresdefault.jpg "Dead and Co.- Touch of Grey- The Gorge, George WA.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYOz1EG56qY) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/18 "2026-01-12T04:21:26Z")
I was amused when I read somewhere that he was kicked out of the band early on for not being a good enough player, but he just kinda never left. Entropy kicked in and he just kinda stuck around. I’d welcome a better cite than my beer-addled brain. I was at _every_ show The Dead played in The Silver Bowl, Las Vegas. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/19 "2026-01-12T04:43:48Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I was at _every_ show The Dead played in The Silver Bowl, Las Vegas. I was at two of them with you. The ones with Santana. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546/20 "2026-01-12T15:37:31Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I was amused when I read somewhere that he was kicked out of the band early on for not being a good enough player, but he just kinda never left. Entropy kicked in and he just kinda stuck around. I’d welcome a better cite than my beer-addled brain. It’s a bit more complicated than that, but yeah him and Pigpen were both kicked out for not advancing enough musically (among other reasons). But Jerry was not bold enough to actually tell them, so he told Scully to. The conversation is reported here, and isn’t clear at all: [Grateful Dead Guide: 1968 - The Firing](http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2011/03/1968-firing.html) If anything it sounds like maybe they were just trying to get Weir and Pigpen to get on the same wavelengths and the rest of them. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-weir/1026546.md?page=2)