The Dead has announced three September dates on the West Coast. The band, which features original Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, along with Jimmy Herring, Rob Barraco, Jeff Chimenti and Joan Osborne, will perform September 18 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA, September 19 at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA and September 21 at The Gorge in George, WA. Mail order for these shows begins today. Look for more dates to be added in the coming weeks.

The octet plays next on July 29 at the Office Depot Center in Sunrise, FL. The complete schedule can be found at www.dead.net.