BERTHA…For All The Grateful Dead Drag Fans Out There!!!

February 12, 2026• byMichael Strangeways

It’s such an odd pairing…live drag performance with Grateful Dead cover band.

Only in America!!!

Yes, BERTHA is the fun music collective from Nashville Tennessee that features queer and allied performers doing what they do best…pay tribute to the ironic live touring band, the Grateful Dead! They’ve been around for awhile now but this group has really started to take off internationally and now they’re out on tour to promote their first album “Slayin’ in the Band, Volume 1” which is out February 18th!

They’re kicking off their national tour on February 19th at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom before heading up to Seattle Theatre Group’s Neptune Theatre on Saturday, February 21st. It’s an all ages show and you can snag tickets at https://www.stgpresents.org/events/bertha-grateful-drag/

Note:BERTHA: Grateful Drag has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold will go to local organizations working to support and empower the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ communities. www.plus1.org

The world’s first Grateful Drag band, BERTHA is an all-star collective of queer and allied East Nashville talent coming together in wigs and full face for a good cause. Fronted by a harmony trio of Berthas and backed by a rocking all-Bertha band, BERTHA has captured the heart and imagination of Deadheads everywhere, with coast-to-coast demand for their electrifying live show. Whether collaborating with local drag queens in Mexico, or playing the most prestigious festival lineups in the States, BERTHA: Grateful Drag has only begun to make her impact on the world.

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.