
Bob Dylan 85th Birthday Bash
Sun, 24 May, 5:00 PM EDT
Doors open
4:00 PM EDT
Bitter End
147 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012
Description
CEG & HearFirst Presents:
Bob Dylan 85th Birthday Bash
The Bitter End
May 24, 2026
4pm Doors 5pm Show
Celebrating 65 Years of The Bitter End!
The Many Sides Of Bob Dylan is a career spanning tribute performed by Near Dead Experience (an NYC based Grateful Dead cover project) and Philosophers (the original project of songwriter Phil Radiotes). Delve deep into Dylan’s catalog with the band as they blend folky and jammy elements together to bring a fresh sound to these important songs. We celebrate the poet laureate of rock 'n' roll, the voice of the promise of the 60's counterculture. The guy who bedded folk with rock, who donned makeup in the 70's and disappeared into a haze of substance abuse, who emerged to find Jesus, who was written off as a has-been in 80's, and who suddenly shifted gears releasing some of the strongest music of his career beginning in the late 90's. Come celebrate the many sides of Bob Dylan with us.
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages

Jam Bands
Near Dead Experience
Near Dead Experience
Jam Bands
Near Dead Experience brings a fresh and dynamic energy to the Grateful Dead catalog. Guitarist Ben Uniacke, singer / guitarist Phil Radiotes and drummer Steve Remp met online, discussing the Dead on the band's Reddit page. Realizing they were all NYC locals, they started playing together and fusing their musical talents through the Grateful Dead canon. Bassist James Denatale, keyboardist Ben Pinnola, singer / keyboardist / violinist Jane Choi and singer Coco Solazzo round out the sound. They began recording covers for Dead Covers Project, which landed them on the front page of Dead.net and got them a rare follow from the official Grateful Dead instagram. Most of Near Dead Experience also plays Phil's repertoire of jammy, original indie music which can be found at philosophers.com