Four months after
Jerry Garcia's death in August 1995, the Grateful Dead officially disbanded. The band then began a previously announced hiatus so that Weir and Lesh could work on some solo projects. On April 30, it was announced that Furthur would be playing a set at the
Lockn' Festival in Virginia. This performance was to feature the original lineup consisting of Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik, Jay Lane, and Joe Russo. However, the performance was later cancelled. On November 4, 2014, it was announced via their website that Furthur had broken up.
Special appearances On August 9, 2010, the
San Francisco Giants held a Jerry Garcia Tribute Night at
AT&T Park, sponsored by
Ben & Jerry's, the
Rex Foundation, and the 8th Annual Jerry Day. The Giants played the
Chicago Cubs, and the national anthem was sung by Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, and Jeff Pehrson. Later that season, the Giants played the
Philadelphia Phillies in the
National League Championship Series, and on October 21, 2010 (Game 5 of the NLCS), the national anthem was once again sung by Lesh, Weir, and Pehrson. The following year, on August 9, 2011, the Giants celebrated the 2nd annual Grateful Dead Night (on Jerry Day), playing the
Pittsburgh Pirates. The national anthem was sung by Lesh, Weir, and Giants' 3rd base coach and singer-songwriter
Tim Flannery, and the
7th inning stretch was led by
Mickey Hart and
Bill Walton. On June 7, 2011, Furthur performed live at
Tamalpais Research Institute (a.k.a. TRI Studios) in
San Rafael, California. TRI is a virtual music venue created by Bob Weir. The event, billed as "Furthur Experiments at TRI", was broadcast in real time over the internet in HD video with stereo sound and was available to those who ordered the pay-per-view event for $19.95. The performance included 13 songs (counting Terrapin Suite as one song), had no break, and lasted about two-and-a-half hours. On December 23, 2011, TRI rebroadcast, without charge, the June 7, 2011 Furthur event, rebilled as "The Night Before the Night Before Christmas". On December 25, 2011, TRI announced that RatDog will reunite for a free webcast on January 25, 2011. On March 29, 2011, Phil Lesh posted a statement on the Furthur.net site community message board that he was planning to open a new live music venue in
Marin County, California, in the near future. Said Lesh, "We're taking the first steps to make a long time dream—a permanent musical home—come true. We are purchasing a building in Marin, and plan on remodeling it to feel like an old barn; we're calling it Terrapin Landing. We will continue with Furthur while making music at Terrapin Landing when we are at home." On January 2, 2012 Lesh announced that the venue, now known as
Terrapin Crossroads, would be located at the current location of the Seafood Peddler in San Rafael. Furthur had done some rehearsal shows in their Palm Ballroom. ==Members==