Grateful Dead legend cancels concert ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’

Grateful Dead fans will be disappointed to learn that the upcoming Phil Lesh & Friends show at Stanford University’s Frost Amphitheater has been canceled.

Bassist-bandleader Lesh, who is enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead, made the announcement via his Instagram account.

No reason — beyond “unforeseen circumstances” — was given for the cancellation.

“Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Phil Lesh & Friends show on May 5, 2023 at Frost Amphitheater has been canceled,” the Instagram post reads. “Tickets will be refunded automatically at the original point of purchase. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

“We’re sad to miss you all in Palo Alto next month, but we will see you back in the Bay Area soon!”

Lesh and Friends last performed at Frost Amphitheater in June 22. (Read our review of that concert here.)

The Grateful Dead had a storied history at Frost, which is a venue that the band played 14 times during it’s long, strange trip of a career.