The Beatles + The Grateful Dead Tribute Night

A tribute night in Long Beach that pairs songs by The Beatles with the music of the Grateful Dead, staged at Alex's Bar, a Long Beach venue for concerts and shows.

The Beatles formed in Liverpool in 1960 and recorded together until 1970. Their members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and their records include Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) and Abbey Road (1969). The Grateful Dead formed in San Francisco in 1965 with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann among its members. Its albums American Beauty (1970) and Workingman's Dead (1970) draw on folk, country and rock, and the band built its reputation on extended live improvisation.

This is a tribute night, so the performers honor both bands and are not the original artists. The music sits within the pop, rock and indie tradition that both groups helped shape, and the program offers a way to hear songs from two very different approaches to rock: the Beatles'studio craft and the Dead's open-ended live playing.

Alex's Bar hosts concerts and shows in Long Beach. The night suits listeners interested in the songwriting of the Beatles and the improvisational jams of the Grateful Dead.