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Welcome! Sunshine Daydream is a Grateful Dead Tribute band based in central Illinois. The band performs high energy Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band and select covers by bands like The Allman Brothers, Phish, Widespread Panic and more. The band was founded in 2013.

📷 Chris Higginbotham / @eagleyes1974 March 22,

📷 Chris Higginbotham / @eagleyes1974
March 22, 2025

SET LIST:
Jack Straw
Let it Rock
Angel from Montgomery
Mississippi Half Step
Cumberland Blues >
Friend of the Devil
Stop That Train
Bobby McGee
Samson
Scarlet Begonias>
Fire on the Mountain
Playin in the Band >
Uncle Johns Band>
Playin
Lovelight

Spring Loose - Music Fest Saturday, April 12, 2025

Spring Loose - Music Fest
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe, IL
10th anniversary benefit for Drew's Plots

LINE-UP:
Sunshine Daydream Grateful Dead Tribute
The Boogish- Ween tribute
BUTTA'
Garcia Grisman Review feat. Wes Duffy
Easy Riders
Colt Ball Music
Midnight Monks
Gravel Foot Cinema

• Disc Golf Tournament
• All Ages
• Tie Dye Station
• Raffle to benefit Drew's Plots
• Kids Korner
• $5 suggested donation

More Info: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BDQCrUonE/
Follow the facebook event for more info and updates on the fest

Grateful Dead Tribute💀 Friday, April 4, 6PM-10P

Grateful Dead Tribute💀
Friday, April 4, 6PM-10PM
Curve Inn, Springfield, IL
• Grateful Dead Tribute
• Free admission
• Heated beer garden with pro sound and light production
• Dinner service

📷 Derek Doyle / D. Photography

More Details: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AJfgLZnnG/

Mikey's ready to rock the Lincoln Square Theater S

Mikey's ready to rock the Lincoln Square Theater Saturday March 22! We finally found the right venue to hang this huge tapestry by Yano Harris. It was originally designed for the Woodstock 50th Anniversary Fest.

Tickets: https://bit.ly/3BEIspd

Tickets on sale now: https://bit.ly/3BEIspd Sunsh

Tickets on sale now: https://bit.ly/3BEIspd

Sunshine Daydream • Grateful Dead Tribute
Saturday, Mar. 22, 7pm-10:30pm
Lincoln Square Theater, Decatur, IL
with the Matt Carter Band

March 8, 2025 - Rose Bowl Tavern 📼Taper Recordi

March 8, 2025 - Rose Bowl Tavern
📼Taper Recording by Michael Frasca - https://bit.ly/4kzrKcd
"Mardi Gras" Show
📷Kyle Tasch

FIRST SET
01. Iko, Iko
02. Sugaree
03. Liberty
04. You Can Never Tell
05. Tennessee Jed
06. Stagger Lee
07. Bertha >
08. Tangled Up In Blue
SECOND SET
09. Tech Problems Jam >
10. The Music Never Stopped
11. Hey Pocky Way
12. Rubin and Cherise
13. Stella Blue >
14. He's Gone
15. Get Out Of My Life, Woman
16. Like a Rolling Stone
THIRD SET
17. (I'm a) Road Runner
18. Truckin' >
19. Fire On the Bayou >
20. Shakedown Street
21. When I Paint My Masterpiece
22. White Rabbit
23. Ripple
24. One More Saturday Night
Notes

We are excited to have Olivia back on stage with u

We are excited to have Olivia back on stage with us this Saturday at the Rose Bowl. She took some time off for maternity leave, and she is ready to jam!

Photo by Derek Doyle

Sunshine Daydream - Grateful Dead Tribute Saturday

Sunshine Daydream - Grateful Dead Tribute
Saturday, Mar. 8, 8pm-12am
Rose Bowl Tavern, Urbana, IL
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3CjjBri

• 3 sets of Grateful Dead💀 & more
• All seating is first come first serve!
• Doors 7:30pm // Show 8pm
• Age Limit 18+

Sneak peak of the Lincoln Square Theater in Decatu

Sneak peak of the Lincoln Square Theater in Decatur. We play here March 22 with the Matt Carter Band 🤘

Tickets: https://bit.ly/3BEIspd

Sunshine Daydream • Grateful Dead Tribute Saturd

Sunshine Daydream • Grateful Dead Tribute
Saturday, Mar. 22, 7pm-10:30pm
Lincoln Square Theater, Decatur, IL
with the Matt Carter Band
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3BEIspd

Large theater show in downtown Decatur! This historic theater opened in 1916. Some say the theater is haunted 👻. Come out and dance with the dead!😜

Save the Date🌹💀 We play Saturday, April 12

Save the Date🌹💀

We play Saturday, April 12 outside Peoria, IL on the festival grounds where Summercamp was held. Lots of great local bands on the bill!

Happy Birthday to our drummer Kyle Cottingham! 🥁🎂

📷 Derek Doyle

We have some fresh merch tonight featuring new imp

We have some fresh merch tonight featuring new imprint art by Jon Griffin Art. All shirts printed with love by MilesTshirts. We play till 11pm.

Is it Friday yet! We play Danenberger Family Vine

Is it Friday yet! We play Danenberger Family Vineyards 7pm-11pm this Friday. Free admission, big stage and big jams! The winery provides dinner and drinks.

📷 Doug Shannon

Sunshine Daydream💀 Friday, Jan. 31, 7pm-11pm Da

Sunshine Daydream💀
Friday, Jan. 31, 7pm-11pm
Danenberger Family Vineyards🍷
• New Berlin, IL (near Springfield)
• Grateful Dead Tribute
• Free Admission
• Beautiful winery destination venue outside Springfield, IL
• Pro sound, stage and lighting production
• Bar and dinner service by Danenberger
• The indoor venue at Danenbergers is very large with 2 levels and multiple rooms.
• more info - https://www.facebook.com/share/1CmcRTtBSh/
📷 Derek Doyle / D. Photography

📷 Derek Doyle 12/7/24 @kennyswestside

📷 Derek Doyle
12/7/24
@kennyswestside

Tickets on sale today for an epic Dead 💀 show a

Tickets on sale today for an epic Dead 💀 show at the Lincoln Square Theater in Decatur March 22 with Matt Carter Band. Check out the theatre in the photos...

Buy Tix: https://bit.ly/3BEIspd

Merry Christmas 🎅 friends! Saturday March 22 w

Merry Christmas 🎅 friends! Saturday March 22 we will be at the historic (and possibly haunted 👻) Lincoln Square Theater in Decatur, IL. This will be an epic show with our friends in the Matt Carter Band.

🎶 Tickets will go on sale Monday December 30th at 12:00 noon! Lincolnsquaretheater.com or call: 217-454-4583

The Sunshine holiday show is this Saturday night i

The Sunshine holiday show is this Saturday night in Springfield at the Curve Inn! Music 6pm-10pm. 3 sets. See ya there 🎄

Sunshine Daydream Kenny's Westside 12/7/24 📷 De

Sunshine Daydream
Kenny's Westside 12/7/24
📷 Derek Doyle Photography

FIRST SET
01. Cold Rain and Snow
02. Cassidy
03. Liberty
04. Evangeline
05. The Harder They Come
06. Run Rudolph Run
07. Positively 4th Street >
08. Sugar Magnolia

SECOND SET
09. Bulit To Last
10. Dear Prudence
11. Mr. Charlie
12. New Speedway Boogie > (1)
13. The Other One > (1)
14. Franklin's Tower (1)

THIRD SET
15. Hard To Handle (1)
16. After Midnight >
17. Unbroken Chain
18. Red Hot Mama >
19. Sing Me Back Home
20. Not Fade Away >
21. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad >
22. Not Fade Away
23. Brokedown Palace
24. One More Saturday Night (1)

Taper Recording of Sunshine Daydream at Kenny's Westside 12/7/24
🎧 https://bit.ly/3VvWaBv
Taped by Michael Frasca 12/7/24

1 - with Roy Ponce on guitar and vocals
Notes
- Billed as Sunshine Daydream Grateful Dead Tribute!
- Three sets with no encore.
- Roy Ponce of Brainchild sat in on guitar and vocals for New Speedway Boogie, The Other One, Franklin's Tower, Hard To Handle, and One More Saturday Night.
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy quote in The Other One.

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Latest News

Sunshine Daydream is at Lincoln Square Theater.

3 days ago

📷 Chris Higginbotham / EAGLE EYES PHOTOGRAPHY March 22, 2025SET LIST:Jack StrawLet it RockAngel from MontgomeryMississippi Half StepCumberland Blues >Friend of the DevilStop That TrainBobby McGeeSamsonScarlet Begonias> Fire on the MountainPlayin in the Band >Uncle Johns Band>PlayinLovelight ... See MoreSee Less

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Sunshine Daydream

7 days ago

Very nice substack article by Justin Conn that really captures the vibe and energy of our show last Saturday at the Lincoln Square Theater. The article also includes nice video clips and photos. Hopefully we can turn him into a "rank and file" deadhead soon😁. Check it out 👇 ... See MoreSee Less

Concert review: Sunshine Daydream made me a temporary Deadhead

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The Springfield-based Grateful Dead tribute spread peace, love and some killer jams at the Lincoln Theater in Decatur

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