Fans of the Grateful Dead are pouring into San Francisco for three days of concerts and festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the scruffy jam band that came to embody a city where people wore flowers in their hair and made love,

San Francisco welcomed Grateful Dead offshoot Dead & Co. back Friday night for a hell of a birthday party. The first night of a three-night Grateful Dead 60th anniversary residency took over the Polo Fields of Golden Gate Park,

The group, led by founding Grateful Dead members Bobby Weir and Mickey Hart, kicked off its three-night run of shows honoring the iconic band on Friday.