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My Morning Jacket Honors the Grateful Dead in Seven-Night Fillmore Run
My Morning Jacket has completed a seven-night run at the Fillmore in San Francisco.
Each show was linked to one of the seven colors of the rainbow, and the band played different set lists on back-to-back nights.
The performances also honored the Grateful Dead, whose history is closely tied to the Fillmore and the Bay Area.
Frontman Jim James said he had become deeply interested in the Dead’s music, and keyboardist Bo Koster said James chose songs that felt meaningful to him.
The band played Dead songs including “Scarlet Begonias” and “Fire on the Mountain” on successive nights, echoing the way the Dead often linked them in performance.
The shows also included songs by other artists and appearances by guests including Molly Tuttle and Grahame Lesh.
The residency has ended, and no further plans are given.
My Morning Jacket concluded a seven-night residency at San Francisco’s original Fillmore, honoring the Grateful Dead.
The shows were color-coded to match the seven colors of the rainbow, with no repeated songs on back-to-back nights.
The band connected the Dead’s music to the Fillmore, San Francisco and the Bay Area through covers and musical tributes.
The run included a two-night sequence of “Scarlet Begonias” and “Fire on the Mountain,” echoing the Dead’s traditional pairing.
Special guests included Molly Tuttle, Tyler Ballgame, Karina Rykman, Mikaela Davis, Grace Cummings and Grahame Lesh.
- Who
- My Morning Jacket, led by Jim James, performed the residency.
- What
- The band completed a seven-night Fillmore run that honored the Grateful Dead.
- When
- The final show took place on a Sunday night. The article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The original Fillmore in San Francisco.
- Why
- The band framed the run as a celebration of the Grateful Dead and the city’s cultural legacy.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
My Morning Jacket revealed the residency dates with rainbow-themed artwork.
The band debuted the Grateful Dead’s “Scarlet Begonias.
The band played “Fire on the Mountain,” continuing the traditional pairing of the two songs.
My Morning Jacket concluded its seven-night run at the Fillmore.
- Residency length
- Seven nights
- Venue
- The original Fillmore, San Francisco
- Show theme
- Seven colors of the rainbow
- Back-to-back shows
- No repeated songs
- Dead-song sequence
- Scarlet Begonias” followed by “Fire on the Mountain
What people are saying
I have been in a deep Grateful Dead period of my life
So he picked a bunch of songs that we could do that he was connecting to.










