Billy & the Kids

In September 2014 Bill Kreutzmann appeared at the second annual Lockn' Festival with a band billed as Bill Kreutzmann's Locknstep Allstars. The band was assembled to help fill in for Bob Weir & RatDog who cancelled their appearance at the festival and it consisted of Kreutzmann, Hamilton, Magner, Oteil Burbridge and Steve Kimock. They were joined for some songs by special guests Keller Williams, Taj Mahal, and Papa Mali.

In late 2014 Kreutzmann announced the formation of Billy & the Kids which consists of almost the same lineup as the Locknstep Allstars, without Steve Kimock and with Reed Mathis playing bass in place of Oteil Burbridge.[http://www.jambands.com/news/2014/10/08/bill-kreutzmann-confirms-billy-and-the-kids-lineup "Bill Kreutzmann Confirms Billy and the Kids Lineup"], Jambands.com, October 8, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2015.[http://www.dead.net/features/bill-kreutzmann/bill-kreutzmann-debut-new-band "Bill Kreutzmann to Debut New Band"], Dead.net, October 19, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2015. They performed their first concert on December 13 at the 26th Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, where they were joined by special guests such as Col. Bruce Hampton and Warren Haynes.Kelly, Stu (December 14, 2015). [http://www.jambase.com/Articles/123574/Billy-and-The-Kids-and-Govt-Mule-Highlight-26th-Christmas-Jam "Billy & the Kids & Govt Mule Highlight 26th Christmas Jam"], JamBase. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

Beginning in early 2015 the band has been performing throughout the United States. Many of their shows feature a theme relating to the Grateful Dead, such as Europe Seventy 2.0 and Spring '90 Revisited.[http://www.jambands.com/news/2015/01/23/billy-and-the-kids-to-play-spring-90-revisited-show-in-denver "Billy and the Kids to Play 'Spring '90 Revisited' Show in Denver"], Jambands.com, January 23, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.[http://www.liveforlivemusic.com/news/bill-kreutzmann-announces-billy-the-kids-with-robert-randolph/ "Billy & the Kids and Robert Randolph to Play 'Europe Seventy 2.0' Show"], Live for Live Music, February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

To date, almost all of the band's shows have featured special guests such as Robert Randolph and Kreutzmann's former Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir. Sometimes these guests sit in for a song or two and other times they accompany the group for an entire set or show.

• Bill Kreutzmann – drums
• Tom Hamilton – guitar, vocals
• Reed Mathis – bass, vocals
• Aron Magner – keyboards, vocals

• Vinnie Amico - drums (5/13/15)
• Tim Carbone - fiddle (9/18/15)
• Col. Bruce Hampton - keyboards (12/13/14)
• Jason Hann - drums (4/20/15, 9/10/15) (7/12/21)
• Mickey Hart - drums (9/12/15)
• Warren Haynes - guitar, vocals (12/13/14, 8/1/15, 4/15/16)
• Eric Krasno - guitar (8/1/15, 9/10/15, 4/8/16, 4/9/16, 4/15/16*)
• Dominic Lalli - saxophone (4/20/15)
• John Popper - harmonica (9/10/15)
• Robert Randolph - pedal steel guitar, vocals (3/27/15)
• Al Schnier - guitar (5/13/15#)
• Snarky Puppy Horns - horns (9/18/15)
• Duane Trucks - drums (5/13/15)
• Bob Weir - guitar, vocals (8/15/15#, 9/12/15*, 4/8/2016#)Bernstein, Scott (April 9, 2016). [http://www.jambase.com/article/bob-weir-guests-billy-kids-sweetwater-music-hall "Bob Weir Guests with Billy & the Kids at Sweetwater Music Hall"], JamBase. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
• Billy Strings - guitar, vocals (5/7/21*, 5/8/21*, 5/9/21*){{Cite web|title=Billy & The Kids With Billy Strings & James Casey Debut New Song Featuring Robert Hunter Lyrics|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/billy-kids-strings-robert-hunter-debut-thunder-setlist|access-date=2021-05-10|website=JamBase|language=en-US}} (7/12/21*, 7/13/21*){{Cite web|title=Billy & The Kids Kick Off Red Rocks Run With Billy Strings + James Casey|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/billy-kids-strings-grateful-dead-red-rocks-setlist-night-1|access-date=2021-07-14|website=JamBase|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Billy & The Kids Featuring Billy Strings + James Casey Wrap Red Rocks Run|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/billy-kids-strings-grateful-dead-red-rocks-setlist-night-2|access-date=2021-07-14|website=JamBase|language=en-US}}
• James Casey - saxophone, vocals (5/7/21*, 5/8/21*, 5/9/21*) (7/12/21*, 7/13/21*)
• Carlos Santana - guitar, vocals (5/9/21){{Cite web|date=2021-05-10|title=Carlos Santana, Bill Nershi, Billy Strings, James Casey Join Bill Kreutzmann & The Kids To Close 'Grateful Mahalo|url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/grateful-mahalo-billy-kids-kreutzmann-strings-santana-05-08-09-videos/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510162527/https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/grateful-mahalo-billy-kids-kreutzmann-strings-santana-05-08-09-videos/ |archive-date=2021-05-10 }}
• Bill Nershi - guitar, vocals (5/9/21)
• Jeff Franca - drums (7/12/21, 7/13/21)
• Paul Hoffman - mandolin (7/13/21)
• Sierra Hull - vocals, mandolin, guitar (8/18/23*){{Citation |title=Billy and The Kids with Daniel Donato and Sierra Hull 8-19-2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltF6hq7uVcg |access-date=2023-09-23 |language=en}}
• Daniel Donato - guitar, vocals (8/16/23*)(8/18/23*){{Citation |title=Daniel Donato to Join Billy and the Kids in New York and Baltimore |url= https://jambands.com/news/2023/07/20/daniel-donato-to-join-billy-and-the-kids-in-new-york-and-baltimore/ |access-date=2024-10-15|language=en}}

* Full concert performance

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• [http://www.billkreutzmann.com/ Bill Kreutzmann official website]

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