A Grateful Dead cover band? It's been done before?...  not quite like this

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Spawned from the utmost appreciation for one of the greatest bands to ever do it. Deadnecks started out as a bit of fun jamming between friends, but has quickly grown in to something much more. With a growing following of loyal deadheads keen to hear the spirit and sound of The Grateful Dead encapsulated with a rare vigour and gusto. The passion project aims to revitalise counterculture movement of the 60's and early 70's on a small scale. With the band consisting of core members Fergus Kuhar,  Evan Sillence, Laura Murray and Blake Savanah and featuring Tom Bruckner and Tommy Brooks. They take the Dead's iconic music and using it as a vehicle for their expansive jams rooted in psychedelic rock, blues, bluegrass, country and jazz that roll right through you like a steam locomotive burning down the tracks.

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As they are very much a performing band, and in the spirit of The Dead, every Deadnecks  release is a live recording. Their first release being the explosive live album Live at Kindred Studios 01/11/19. A full double set show recorded on a memorable hot night in November 2019.

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Forced into a brief hiatus by the lockdowns as a result of the pandemic, Deadnecks emerged to play their first gig in many months, the soundboard recording of this show would be released as Live at The Mersh, Yarraville 04/12/21

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In June 2022, they played a month long residency at Hotel Westwood, playing two sets every Saturday of the month and not repeating a single song. One of these shows was recorded on a handy recorder, bootleg deadhead style by a friend of the band, and has since been released as an official record titled Ned's Shreds Vol. 1: Hotel Westwood 11/06/22.

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Additionally, the group also featured as the backing band for US singer songwriter M.Ward on his 2023 Australian tour, and appeared at Out On the Weekend festival 2022 performing A Celebration of Neil Young's Harvest with an all star line up, plus performing American Beauty and Workingman's Dead in their entirety.

They also had a notable appearance at the final ever Boogie Festival, where they recreated the Dead's classic Bickershaw 72' performance plus a bonus set of disco Dead. A 5 hour marathon show.

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Deadnecks are the only band in town that can get close to the explorative nature of The Grateful Dead's music.

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