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Bob Weir Collapsed At The Cap Thursday Night (VIDEO)

The Furthur singer and rhythm guitarist wobbled on stage during the second set until he fell down.

Furthur's  Bob Weir collapsed during the second set of the band’s ninth show at The Capitol Theatre Thursday night.

Weir, 65, had become increasingly incoherent throughout the show until he was stumbling on stage, leaning hard to his left. A crew member brought him a chair that he refused to sit in and he eventually collapsed to the ground. Crew members rushed to the stage to help him up while his band mates kept playing “Unbroken Chain.” They did not skip a beat.

Fans tensed up and yelled out “Bobby!” to Weir in hopes of bringing his focus back.

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After he got up Weir sat in the chair where he struggled to finish the song. The whole band then took a break and returned without him.

Singer and guitarist Phil Lesh, Weir’s longtime Grateful Dead collaborator, told the crowd Weir had sprained his shoulder earlier in the day and that the band would finish without him. There is no current word on Weir’s condition.

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Some fans left and have complained that the band did not stop playing when Weir tumbled on fan message boards. Many stayed behind to watch the last part of the show. 

The band then closed the show with “Stella Blues,”  “China Cat Sunflower,” and “I Know You Rider.” They encored with “Built to Last.”

Just before the encore Jerry Garcia’s daughter Trixie came on stage to announce the new Capitol Theatre bar will be named Garcia’s, in honor of Jerry Garcia, who died of a heart attack in 1995. They presented a statue of Garcia's right hand that will be displayed in the bar.

Thursday night’s show was the ninth and last of Furthur’s performances over the last 12 days at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. 


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