Central New York’s own Dead & Friends play Funk ‘n Waffles in Syracuse on Monday, May 11, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. The band — known for high-energy, improvisational Grateful Dead covers, Dylan cuts, and extended jams — has been packing out CNY rooms with regularity, and this Funk ‘n Waffles date is a natural fit. Tickets from $13.07 at Ticketweb.
Dead & Friends: CNY’s Jam Tribute Act
Dead & Friends is a Central New York-based Grateful Dead tribute with a rotating-but-core lineup that brings a deep Garcia-era repertoire to rooms across the region. The group plays the Grateful Dead repertoire not as a note-for-note recreation but as a living, breathing set that stretches and improvises the way the Dead always intended. Expect Garcia classics, deep cuts, and whatever tangents the night takes them down.
They’ve been building momentum across Central and Western New York, and the Funk ‘n Waffles room — tight, loud, and communal — is the ideal setting for what they do.
Funk ‘n Waffles — Syracuse’s Underground Stage
Funk ‘n Waffles at 307 S Clinton St in Syracuse is a bar, restaurant, and music venue that has quietly become one of CNY’s most reliable rooms for independent and touring acts. The 200-cap space keeps things close and loud. See the Funk ‘n Waffles venue guide for what to know before you go.
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