2 NIGHTS of DEAD with THE SCHWAG
Schedule
Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 pm to Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 11:55 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Mackey's Hideout | Mchenry, IL
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NOVEMBER 7+8GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE :
THE SCHWAG
at MACKEY'S HIDEOUT
2601 South River Rd
McHenry, IL 815-363-7040
SHOWTIME : 9 pm
AGES 21+
TICKETS : $15 in advance or at the door
TICKET LINK : https://bit.ly/3IBZSWP
DETAILS :
Grateful Dead Tribute Band : The Schwag will be performing two different shows with no song repeats on November 7+8 at Mackey’s Hideout in McHenry, IL. The shows will last around 3 hours each with a set break in the middle.
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SCHWAG BAND BIO :
The Schwag is a band of musicians dedicated to carrying on the vibe and music of the legendary Grateful Dead. Founded in 1990 The Schwag has performed over 4000 concerts all over the United States. This group has a working songlist of over 250 songs from the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band catalog. For four years band leader Jimmy Tebeau also toured the country as the bass player for JGB (Jerry Garcia Band). The Schwag has opened for many noteable acts including String Cheese Incident, Marshall Tucker Band, Leftover Salmon, Sammy Hagar, Little Feat, and Railroad Earth. For many years The Schwag hosted and still hosts its own music festivals in Missouri called Schwagstock and another event called Byrdfest in Arkansas. The band owned the venue Camp Zoe in Missouri where the festivals were hosted. Some of the bands opening for The Schwag at these festivals were George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Keller Williams, Big Brother & the Holding Company, and New Riders of the Purple Sage. Some of the guest musicians to play with The Schwag over the years include Chuck Berry, Bill Nershi from String Cheese Incident, Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman from Leftover Salmon, Butch Trucks from The Allman Brothers Band, Fred Tacket from Little Feat, Mike Gordon from Phish, and Vince Welnick from The Grateful Dead. Honorary band members for full Schwag shows include Merl Saunders, Melvin Seals, Johnnie Johnson, Jason & Travis & Kang from String Cheese Incident, and Devon Allman (Gregg’s son.) The Schwag band is now stronger than ever on a perpetual tour performing a different show every night of high energy organic interpretations of the Grateful Dead.
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BAND WEBSITE : http://www.theschwag.com/
FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/schwagofficial/
INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/theschwagdead/
TWITTER : https://twitter.com/SchwagOfficial
YOUTUBE : https://www.youtube.com/THESCHWAGBAND
TIKTOK : https://www.tiktok.com/@the.schwag
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