🎶 Bob Weir Gets Emotional at Sphere

April 03, 2025

👋 Hey music fans! Welcome back to Fans With Benefits—your backstage pass to the moments that matter, the shows that sell out, and the artists who show up big (on stage and for good causes).

This week, Dead & Company got tender under the Vegas lights, Ringo brought out the big names for a Beatles-powered benefit, and the tour schedule? Absolutely unhinged—in the best way. We’ve got Gaga going full monster, Korn crushing Canada, and even the Sex Pistols back in the mosh pit game. Oh, and did someone say a trip to the final Sphere show? You’re gonna want to scroll for that. 👀

Today, we got the scoop on:

  • Dead and Company at the Sphere

  • Ringo Starr Releases Single for Charity

  • 10+ Events

    • New Orleans Jazz Fest – 2025 Edition

    • Mumford & Sons – 2025 North American Tour

    • Pearl Jam – Dark Matter World Tour

    • Cavendish Beach Music Festival – 2025 Edition

    • Shambhala Music Festival – 2025 Edition

Let’s plug in and ride the soundwave. 🎶🔥

🤘 Fan Focus

Dead and Company Trade Spectacle for Soul at the Sphere

Forget flash—Dead & Company’s March 29th Sphere show in Vegas hit different. While earlier nights served up mind-melting visuals and Hendrix-level jams, Saturday settled into something more soulful. Bob Weir, John Mayer, and crew delivered a set that felt intimate despite the Sphere’s massive, psychedelic canvas. Highlights? Jeff Chimenti’s keys were untouchable, Bob got misty-eyed on “Bertha,” and the whole band turned “The Weight” into a campfire moment for 18,000 friends. It was a love letter, not a light show. 💫

Oh—and if you want to be in the room for their final Sphere show this May, Fandiem’s got you covered. Donate for a shot to win VIP tickets, hotel, flights, dinner, and a signed poster. 🎟️ Enter here

🫶 Artists Doing Good

Ringo Rallies Friends (and Fire Relief) with Beatles Classic

Ringo Starr is spreading Peace and Love the best way he knows how—through song. The legendary Beatle just dropped a charity single of “With a Little Help from My Friends,” recorded during his all-star CBS special at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The finale performance features a stacked lineup—think Sheryl Crow, Jack White, Emmylou Harris, Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, and more—coming together to raise funds for those hit hard by the recent Los Angeles wildfires. All proceeds raised by the sale of the song through March 2026 go to the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity’s ReBUILDLA initiative. 🎤

Ringo, who was in Nashville while the fires burned back home in L.A., said the performance took on deeper meaning knowing so many friends and family were affected. And honestly, if this group of legends harmonizing on a Beatles classic doesn’t move you to donate, check your pulse. ❤️‍🔥

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🎶 Event Radar

New Orleans Jazz Fest – 2025 Edition

Get ready for two weekends of music, magic, and crawfish at the Fair Grounds! The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a cultural explosion—where jazz meets jam bands, funk, gospel, zydeco, and more. With headliners like Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, and Luke Combs, plus local legends and food that'll ruin you for all other festivals, Jazz Fest 2025 is the place to be.

Mumford & Sons – 2025 North American Tour

The banjos are back, baby. Mumford & Sons are hitting the road for their biggest North American tour yet, celebrating the release of Rushmere. With 32 dates across the U.S. and Canada, fans can expect foot-stomping anthems, folky nostalgia, and some fresh new heartbreakers. It’s indie folk at arena scale—bring tissues and dancing shoes.

Pearl Jam – Dark Matter World Tour

The grunge gods are rising again. Pearl Jam is continuing their 2024 Dark Matter World Tour with a fresh run of North American dates in 2025—stretching from Florida to Vegas and beyond. Armed with a new album and decades of anthems, they’re bringing raw energy, legendary riffs, and Eddie Vedder’s unmistakable voice to packed arenas. For rock fans of every era, this is a tour that can’t be missed.

Soundside Music Festival – 2025 Edition

New England’s newest star-studded festival is making waves! Soundside Music Festival hits Bridgeport, Connecticut this September with The Killers, Hozier, Vampire Weekend, and Djo lighting up the Seaside Park stage. Indie rock meets coastal breeze in a two-day celebration that’s equal parts high energy and chill vibes. Bring your flannel, your sunscreen, and your love for unforgettable live music by the water.

BABYMETAL – 2025 North American Tour

The metal-meets-idol trio is heading back across the pond with their most ambitious North American run yet. Kicking off June 13 in Houston, BABYMETAL’s 24-date tour blends thunderous riffs, synchronized dance moves, and a sci-fi stage show that’s part anime fever dream, part arena-rock spectacle. With support from Black Veil Brides, Jinjer, and Bloodywood on select dates, this tour is built for mosh pits and choreo fans alike. Get ready to scream, headbang, and probably leave covered in glitter and confetti.

  • Lady Gaga – The Mayhem Ball Tour – Pop’s ultimate shapeshifter, is bringing her theatrical chaos to arenas worldwide on the wildly popular Mayhem Ball Tour—so popular, in fact, she just added extra dates. Get tickets here

  • Korn & Gojira – Canadian Tour 2025 – Nu-metal meets technical brutality as Korn and Gojira join forces for a cross-Canada run that promises wall-to-wall headbanging and zero chill. Get tickets here

  • Sex Pistols – U.S. Tour 2025 – Punk’s most notorious band hits U.S. stages for the first time in over 20 years—expect chaos, sneers, and a proper dose of anarchy in the 21st century. Get tickets here

  • Foreigner – 2025 Canadian Tour – Classic rock royalty heads north for a fall tour filled with anthems, power ballads, and a whole lot of “Feels Like the First Time” singalongs—still hot-blooded after all these years. Get tickets here

  • Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival – 2025 Edition – The desert’s most iconic weekender returns with a genre-blurring lineup, larger-than-life art, and influencer-approved fits. Whether you're here for the headliners or the hidden gems, Coachella 2025 is where music meets the moment. Get tickets here

🎤 Mic Drop

When the opening riff hits harder than your morning coffee:

That’s a wrap for this week! Until next time, keep the bass thumping and the coffee brewing. 🎵🔥

Signing off,

The Fandiem Team