Hundreds of Grateful Dead fans gathered in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district this weekend to celebrate Bob Weir’s life.

Editor's note: Bob Weir, the influential founding member of rock collective The Grateful Dead, has died at 78. USA TODAY's Marco della Cava was on hand as Weir played his final show with Dead & Co. in 2025. Upon news of his death, we are resurfacing the story of his last performance.

Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of tours and marathon jams,

Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."

Grateful Dead rocker Bob Weir died on Saturday, Jan. 10 at the age of 78 following underlying lung issues after beating cancer. Bandmates John Mayer, Mickey Hart and fellow Deadheads like Andy Cohen paid tribute to him by sharing photos and memories following his death.

A lifelong Deadhead reflects on four decades of shows, tapes, and change — and explains why Dead & Company feels like the music he needs now.