“Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been,” sings Bob Weir in Grateful Dead’s American Beauty hit “Truckin.’” Though it was written in 1970, it could not more accurately describe the state of affairs over the last 15 months.

The phrase became Dead & Company’s tagline earlier this month when the band launched its summer tour, just weeks after announcing a 2022 Mexico event, Playing in the Sand.