Grateful Dead, John Mayer giving away 10K tickets to NY show

NEW YORK (AP) — Members of the Grateful Dead and John Mayer are giving away 10,000 free tickets to their concert next month. The veteran band and Mayer, who joined forces for the supergroup Dead & Company this summer, announced Monday that 5,000 fans will have a chance to win two tickets each to their Nov. 7 show. The group has partnered with American Express for its music series, "American Express Unstaged," for the sweepstakes. Film director Brett Ratner will direct the concert's livestream from Madison Square Garden. Fans can enter to win tickets Monday through Thursday on Dead & Company's website. Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir are part of the group with Mayer. They are performing a string of U.S. dates on a fall tour.