San Francisco Says Goodbye to Bobby Weir
Key Points:
- Approximately 20,000 fans, family, and friends gathered at San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza to honor Bobby Weir one week after his death, celebrating his life with a memorial titled "Homecoming: Celebrating the Life of Bob Weir."
- The memorial featured no live music but played a high-fidelity mixtape of Grateful Dead songs, while attendees received long-stemmed red roses from the Weir family and members of the Dead’s sobriety group, the Wharf Rats.
- Numerous video and in-person tributes were delivered by notable figures including San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, Joan Baez, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Willie Nelson, and John Mayer, who gave the eulogy highlighting Weir’s musical and communal