Bob Weir and Jackie Greene performs at Greene’s annual birthday bash at the Warfield in San Francisco on Nov. 26, 2016.
Bob Weir performs at Acoustic-4-A-Cure at The Fillmore in San Francisco on May 13, 2023. Steve Carlson/STAFF.
San Francisco and Another Planet Entertainment will hold a brief celebration of life for Bay Area music great Bob Weir, who died last week following a battle with cancer.
The event will take place on Saturday at Civic Center Plaza from 12:45 to 2:30 p.m. Before the gathering, there will be a procession traveling three blocks down Market Street between 7th and 9th streets at about 12:30 p.m. While the event is free to attend, registrations are being accepted online. There will be no music performances and it was not immediately clear what the celebration of life will include. Attendees are asked to take public transportation and enter through Fulton Plaza.
“Together, we will pay tribute in the community and collective heartbeat that he created,” a news release about the gathering said. “A short sacred stop on his homecoming journey, the gathering will center on gratitude, remembrance, and togetherness, along with special tributes to honor Bobby. A hat tip on his way out, if you will…”
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