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Bob Weir & RatDog have added two gigs out west for this July. The band will perform at the Pearl Concert Theater at The Palms in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 5 before hitting the Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 10. More dates are expected in the near future.

As previously reported, Bob Weir & RatDog also recently announced a benefit show in celebration of HeadCount’s 10th anniversary. The band will be joined by special guests Marc Brownstein, Brendan Bayliss, Eric Krasno, Ryan Zoidis and Eric Bloom during the show. Weir is a longtime member of the voter registration nonprofit’s Board of Directors, while Brownstein co-founded the organization.