Shakedown Prophets are an Australian tribute act celebrating the music of Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead.

The combo draws from the wide panoply of Sydney musos, singer/songwriters to jazz, r’n’b, soul, southern rock players, but all with a common de#ning element… reaching into the true spirit of the song, covering a broad range of the Dead’s journey, from the beloved rootsy acoustic shows, the psychedelic ‘70’s to the well-travelled early ‘90’s and striving to capture the true spirit of their musical legacy and culture.

Shakedown Prophets are Australian guitarist / songwriter Ben Chakravorty - guitar, vocals, along with English born picker / singer-songwriter Mark Lucas (Dead Setters) – vocals, guitar, Bayley Dunn – vocals, guitar, Ariel Abetted – vocals, Adrian Leppard – bass, Darren Richards – keyboards and Avinash Chordia – drums.

Together these Sydney Deadheads proudly present an evening imbued with the spirit of the band who were not only “the best at what they do, they are the only ones that do what they do”. At this show the band will likely be joined by fellow Deadheads guesting from other tribute bands around the country, a few surprises are in store.