The MusiCares Persons of the Year benefit gala, one of several official pre-Grammy Awards functions scheduled to take place in Los Angeles ahead of the Feb. 2 show, will go on with its tribute to the Grateful Dead on Jan.

Grammys event in tribute to the Grateful Dead also welcomes John Mayer, Mick Fleetwood with Stewart Copeland, Norah Jones and more on Jan. 31.

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Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart — will perform with members of their current band, Dead & Company.

The Grateful Dead are set to be honored as this year’s MusiCares ‘Persons of the Year’ with an all-star tribute concert leading up to the GRAMMYs in early February featuring performances from Vampire Weekend,

Every year, the Recording Academy uses the weekend of the Grammy Awards to salute a musical legend with its MusiCares benefit show. This year, the MusiCares Persons Of The Year — awkward-ass phrase — are the Grateful Dead,