After the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann formed the band The Other Ones, performing concert tours in 1998 (without Kreutzmann), 2000 (without Lesh), and 2002, and released one album, The Strange Remain. In 2003, they changed their name to The Dead.
In addition to Weir, Lesh, Hart and Kreutzmann, the 2003 lineup of the band included Jimmy Herring, Jeff Chimenti, Rob Barraco, and Joan Osborne. The band was first officially billed as The Dead on February 14, 2003 at the Warfield in San Francisco.
- Bob Weir – guitar, vocals
- Phil Lesh – bass, vocals
- Mickey Hart – drums, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Jimmy Herring – guitar
- Jeff Chimenti – keyboards, vocals
- Rob Barraco – keyboards, vocals
- Joan Osborne – vocals