Dave Matthews, Norah Jones, Sammy Hagar, John Mayer and Zac Brown will perform Jan. 31 at the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year tribute concert honoring the Grateful Dead. Other artists confirmed for the annual pre-Grammy Awards fundraising concert at the Los Angeles Convention Center include two longtime associates of the Grateful Dead — John Mayer and Bruce Hornsby — along with Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Mick Fleetwood and Stewart Copeland.
The lineup also includes Maren Morris, Noah Kahan, Lukas Nelson, Billy Strings, Wynonna Judd, The War On Drugs, Vampire Weekend, Maggie Rose, Dwight Yoakam, Sierra Ferrell, My Morning Jacket and The War And Treaty, the husband-and-wife vocal duo who stole the show at the 2024 MusiCares concert honoring Jon Bon Jovi.
Three of the Grateful Dead’s core surviving members — Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart — will perform with members of their current band, Dead & Company, whose lineup includes Mayer. The 2025 edition of MusiCares comes just two months after the Grateful Dead was celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C.
MusiCares and the Grammy Awards are both presented under the auspices of the Recording Academy. In the four decades since its inception, MusiCares has raised more than $100 million to provide assistance to musicians and other music-industry workers facing financial, medical and personal hardships, including addiction recovery and disaster relief.
This year’s edition of MusiCares is being refocused to help victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
“Music has the power to heal and comfort,” said Recording Academy and MusiCares CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
“This year’s gala honoring the Grateful Dead will not only provide a moment where music people can reunite and support one another in the wake of the devastating fires in Greater Los Angeles but together can provide funding for our community in need. I look forward to standing with the MusiCares team and I look forward to standing with the MusiCares team and all our guests for an impactful night.”
Emmy Award-winner Andy Cohen, best known for his talk show “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” will be the host of the 2025 MusiCares. Comedian Bert Kreischer will be a presenter.
More information is available at musicares.org