Dead & Company Concerts: August 1-3, 2025

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Event Summary

The Dead & Company will celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead's music at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park on the weekend of August 1-3, 2025. In addition to expanded Muni service, there will be taxi stands, passenger loading zones near the entrances, and an active transportation hub at the event itself, which will include bike parking as well as bike- and scooter-share services. A few streets may be closed or have restricted access to reduce congestion and ensure high-quality Muni service.

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Muni Service

Muni will provide extra service on the N Judah and 5R Fulton Rapid. Each night of the concert series, Muni will provide 5X Fulton Express service from Golden Gate Park to Civic Center BART Station. Concert attendees entering or exiting the park at Fulton and 30th are encouraged to use the 5, 5R, and 5X routes. Due to increased ridership for this event as well as others around the city, concertgoers should allow extra travel time on the N Judah and all bus lines serving Golden Gate Park. Traffic in the area will also be heavy.

Extra Service

Muni will provide extra service to Golden Gate Park in addition to the regular scheduled service. Extra service on 5R Fulton Rapid will not serve the entire route. The N Judah will have extra trains along the full route; extra buses on Fulton will have different destination signs so you can tell them apart from buses operating on regular schedules. See below for the detailed information.

Notes:

 
Extra Service by Route and Direction
Route &
Direction		 Times Destination Sign Stops
5R Fulton Rapid
from Montgomery BART
to The Richmond		 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 30th Ave.
N Judah 3 p.m. to midnight Ocean Beach
  • Use N stops
5X Fulton Express
from Fulton/30th 
to Civic Center BART		 9:30 p.m. to midnight METRO---BART
  • Pick up: Fulton & 30th Ave
  • Drop off: Civic Center BART @ UN Plaza

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Muni Fares

Dead & Company tickets include all-day Muni fare. Just hop on a Muni bus or train*, and start traveling. With Muni, you can board using any door on the bus or train, and you do not need to show your GGPC Ticket to the driver. If you have your Dead & Company Ticket with you, do not tap your Clipper® card or use for a Muni ticket**. Present your Dead & Company Ticket to an SFMTA employee if asked to show your “proof of payment.” To board a train at a Muni station, including at Civic Center and Powell stations, show your Dead & Company Ticket to the station agent or approach the wider faregates for entry. The Dead & Company Ticket will cover your Muni fare all day, even if you are not headed to or from the concert. Make Muni part of your concert experience, where ever you go during the day.

Notes:

  • *Cable Car Rides are not included.
  • **Muni is unable to offer refunds. If you tag your Clipper® card, you will be charged.

Dead & Company Bus Shuttles

Dead & Company offers three prepaid round trip shuttle services to the South Entrance of the event in Golden Gate Park. Shuttle Passes provide a reserved seat on coach-style buses that offer a comfortable ride to and from the event. Visit the Dead & Company website for details and tickets:

  • Reserved seating buses between Golden Gate Park and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (near Civic Center BART & Muni stations).
  • Reserved seating buses between Golden Gate Park and Daly City/Cow Palace Park & Ride.

Street Closures

These streets will be closed to automobiles Saturday:

  • JFK Drive from Transverse to 36th Avenue will be closed. For more details on Golden Gate Park road closures, visit Recreation and Park Department's Golden Gate Park road closures webpage.

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Passenger Loading Zones

Taxi Stands

Don't feel like waiting or searching for a ride-hail vehicle? Take a taxi!

Temporary taxi stands for the event will be in place at the following locations

  • Fulton Street between 28th and 29th avenues
  • Fulton Street between 24th and 25th avenues

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Other Loading Zones

The pick-up and drop-off areas for other vehicles, including ride-hail vehicles and private charter buses, are:

  • Outer Sunset, south side of park:
    • Irving between 25th and 27th avenues
  • Outer Richmond, north side of park along Washington High School
    • Balboa between 30th and 31st avenues

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Blackout Zones

Pick-ups and drop-offs will be strictly prohibited on these streets. Citations will be issued for loading in Muni stops and these blackout zones:

  • Outer Sunset, south side of park:
    • Lincoln Way between 25th and 41st avenues
  • Outer Richmond, n​​orth side of park:
    • Fulton Street, between 26th to 37th avenues
    • 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th and 37th avenues, between Fulton and Cabrillo
  • All streets in Golden Gate Park including Crossover Drive

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Biking

Dead & Company Concert will offer free self-park bicycle parking areas located at the eastern and southern portions of the event site. Bike parking is available during event hours.

Need a ride to Golden Gate Park? Bay Wheels has you covered with a special Bay Wheels station on JFK Drive, just east of Transverse Drive – right near the event’s main entrance. On-site valets will make sure there’s an open dock for you to park when you roll up to the show, and a bike when you’re ready to head home.

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Parking and Driveway Access

Parking will be extremely limited. The SFMTA will respond to blocked driveway and sidewalk access complaints via 311 (or 415-701-2311) and the 311 app.

The San Francisco Transportation Code allows residents to park in the street and block their own driveway provided the driveway does not serve more than two tenants. Any multifamily units of three or more may not block the driveway. Vehicles may never be parked on the sidewalk. During Outside Lands, the SFMTA will enforce blocked driveways on a complaint basis only.

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