Thousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir in San Francisco
Attendees gather during a public memorial for Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of mourners 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.
Musicians Joan Baez and John Mayer spoke on a makeshift stage in front of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium after four Buddhist monks opened the event with a prayer in Tibetan. Fans carried long-stemmed red roses, placing some at an altar filled with photos and candles. They wrote notes on colored paper, professing their love and thanking him for the journey.
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