{"id":134756,"date":"2026-01-15T15:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/134756\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:07:29","slug":"bob-weir-celebration-of-life-happening-saturday-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/134756\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Weir celebration of life happening Saturday in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Bob Weir attends the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f5b47069408350c7cafeaa780bd80202.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bob Weir attends the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The life of Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir will be celebrated with a gathering Saturday in San Francisco, birthplace of the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Homecoming: Celebrating the life of Bobby Weir, will take place at Civic Center Plaza at 12:45 p.m. PT, and will be free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTg77T6AG6i\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announcement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">announcement<\/a>\u00a0on social media describes Weir as an artist \u201cwhose music, spirit, and humanity shaped generations,\u201d noting, \u201cTogether, we will pay tribute in the community and collective heartbeat that he created.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cA short sacred stop on his homecoming journey, the gathering will center on gratitude, remembrance, and togetherness, along with special tributes to honor Bobby,\u201d the announcement continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s important to note, the celebration is not a concert and there will be no live music. There will be a procession ahead of the celebration that will travel three blocks down Market Street starting at 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans interested\u00a0in\u00a0being at the celebration are\u00a0asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/homecoming-celebrating-the-life-of-bobby-weir-tickets-1980602292774?aff=oddtdtcreator&amp;utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnMgVnbyjtC4Uf2ggclULVPKDyfWynuhJLAgM5aw20mvEIvCCZv_TzhvnFch4_aem_ZntqFWY384NUFEmAfmX8Og\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:to RSVP;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">to RSVP<\/a> prior to attending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weir\u2019s death was announced on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTWTKqKgKeP\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:social media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">social media<\/a> Saturday,\u00a0January 10. He was 78. According to the announcement he was diagnosed with cancer in July, and had started undergoing treatment just weeks before Dead &amp; Company would take the stage in August for three shows at San Francisco\u2019s Golden Gate Park. Although he beat cancer, he\u00a0ultimately\u00a0\u201csuccumbed to underlying lung issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. 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