MusiCares is thrilled to announce the Grateful Dead as the 2025 Persons of the Year, honoring the legendary band on their monumental 60th anniversary. This recognition celebrates the immense musical and philanthropic contributions of original members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Bobby Weir. The evening will also feature heartfelt posthumous tributes to the beloved Jerry Garcia.

Renowned for their genre-defining “Trance-Fusion” sound, The Disco Biscuits are set to light up the stage at the Boulder Theater on Friday, February 7, 2025, as part of their highly anticipated TRACTORBEAM Bubble Tour.

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The Wood Brothers have confirmed their first tour dates of 2025. The Grammy Award-nominated roots music trio has added 18 shows with headline performances in the Southeast in February and the West Coast in March. The band begins the first leg on February 6 at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale, one of three shows in the Sunshine State.

Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation or any other, Suzanne Vega is adding a run of North American dates to her Old Songs, New Songs and Other Songs tour in March. Stops include the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, and multiple nights at Toronto’s Lula Lounge and the Dakota in Minneapolis. See below for a list of dates; tickets for all upcoming shows are available for purchase at suzannevega.com/tour.

The New Colossus Festival is thrilled to announce the first wave of artists and bands from around the globe for its sixth annual edition, taking place on New York City’s historic Lower East Side from March 4–9, 2025.

The initial lineup will include: