Dark Star was amazing!
by joodgie on 9/25/11El Rey Theatre - Los AngelesRating: 5 out of 5Great Concert! The band was so tight and on it and had the crowd singing and dancing!
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Dark Star Orchestra on Tour
More than just a tribute band, the seven members of the Dark Star Orchestra are dedicated to the Grateful Dead live experience, best known for playing full setlists picked from their 2,000+ concerts. The Grateful Dead's live show is legendary, a catalog of improvisation traded and celebrated across decades. The Dark Star Orchestra re-creates the Dead's intra-band interplay and pastoral guitar soloing. Remarkably devoted and true to the source material, DSO tailors their arrangements, gear and tempos to the era of the evening. Some nights find the DSO creating original setlists, playing sets from the Jerry Garcia Band or even jamming with members of the Dead themselves.
Dark Star Orchestra in Concert
Formed in Chicago in 1997, Dark Star Orchestra provides generations of fans with the chance to experience entire Grateful Dead sets, song by song. Named after "Dark Star," a part of the Dead's set known for exploratory jams, DSO rose to national prominence in 1998 when Mike Gordon and John Fishman of Phish joined them for a performance of the Dead's 1983 Halloween show. DSO promptly became a touring sensation: At 2,800 shows and counting, DSO have played more shows than the Grateful Dead themselves. They ultimately enlisted keyboardist Rob Barraco of Phil Lesh and Friends, the Other Ones and the 2003 touring version of the Dead. The DSO have played Bonnaroo and Milwaukee's SummerFest, and they've been hosting their own annual fests for years - the Dark Star Jubilee in Ohio and the Jam in the Sand in Jamaica. Perhaps the most important honor for DSO, though, is enlisting actual members of the Grateful Dead, having performed on stage accompanied by Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Donna Jean Godchaux, Vince Welnick and Tom Constanten. A 2018 show even found guitarist Jeff Mattson playing Jerry Garcia's custom-made guitar, "Wolf," which the Dead founder used for two decades.
Setlists
- 1.Feel Like a Stranger (Grateful Dead cover)
- 2.They Love Each Other > (Jerry Garcia cover)
- 3.The Little Red Rooster (Willie Dixon cover)
- 4.Dire Wolf (Grateful Dead cover)
- 5.Cassidy (Bob Weir cover)
- 6.Big Railroad Blues (Cannon’s Jug Stompers cover)
- 7.The Music Never Stopped (Grateful Dead cover)
- 8.Don't Ease Me In (Henry Thomas cover)
Set 1:
- 1.Ramble On Rose (Grateful Dead cover)
- 2.Black-Throated Wind (Bob Weir cover)
- 3.Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Grateful Dead cover)
- 4.Beat It on Down the Line (Jesse Fuller cover)
- 5.Row Jimmy (Grateful Dead cover)
- 6.Jack Straw (Grateful Dead cover)
- 7.Let It Rock (Chuck Berry cover)
- 8.Cumberland Blues (Grateful Dead cover)
- 9.El Paso (Marty Robbins cover)
- 10.To Lay Me Down (Jerry Garcia cover)
- 11.Weather Report Suite (Grateful Dead cover)
- 12.China Doll (Grateful Dead cover)
Set 2:
- 13.Ship of Fools (Grateful Dead cover)
- 14.Big River (Johnny Cash cover)
- 15.Black Peter (Grateful Dead cover)
- 16.Around and Around (Chuck Berry cover)
- 17.Dark Star Jam (Grateful Dead cover)
- 18.Spanish Jam (Grateful Dead cover)
- 19.U.S. Blues (Grateful Dead cover)
- 20.Uncle John's Band (Grateful Dead cover)
- 21.One More Saturday Night (Bob Weir cover)
Encore
- 22.Casey Jones (Grateful Dead cover)
Set 1:
- 1.Sugaree (Jerry Garcia cover)
- 2.Run for the Roses (Jerry Garcia cover)
- 3.Box of Rain (Grateful Dead cover)
- 4.Next Time You See Me (Junior Parker cover)
- 5.Mission in the Rain (Jerry Garcia cover)
- 6.I'll Be With Thee ([traditional] cover)
- 7.That's What Love Will Make You Do (Little Milton cover)
- 8.From the Heart of Me (Grateful Dead cover)
- 9.Midnight Moonlight (Old & In the Way cover)
- 10.Like a Road Leading Home (Albert King cover)
- 11.Deal (Jerry Garcia cover)
Set 2:
- 12.The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff cover)
- 13.The Strange Man (Dorothy Love Coates cover)
- 14.They Love Each Other (Jerry Garcia cover)
- 15.Easy Wind (Grateful Dead cover)
- 16.Lonesome and a Long Way From Home (Delaney & Bonnie cover)
- 17.Drums > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 18.Space > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 19.The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (Traffic cover)
- 20.Love the One You're With (Stephen Stills cover)
- 21.Tangled Up in Blue (Bob Dylan cover)
Encore
- 22.Ripple (Grateful Dead cover)
Set 1:
- 1.Alabama Getaway > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 2.Promised Land (Chuck Berry cover)
- 3.They Love Each Other > (Jerry Garcia cover)
- 4.El Paso (Marty Robbins cover)
- 5.Tennessee Jed (Grateful Dead cover)
- 6.Cassidy (Bob Weir cover)
- 7.Althea > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 8.Looks Like Rain (Bob Weir cover)
- 9.Far From Me (Grateful Dead cover)
- 10.The Music Never Stopped (Grateful Dead cover)
Set 2:
- 11.China Cat Sunflower > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 12.I Know You Rider > ([traditional] cover)
- 13.C.C. Rider (Elvis Presley cover)
- 14.Peggy-O ([traditional] cover)
- 15.Lost Sailor > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 16.Saint of Circumstance > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 17.Drums > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 18.Space > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 19.Wharf Rat > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 20.I Need a Miracle > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 21.Bertha > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 22.Good Lovin' (The Olympics cover)
Encore
- 23.U.S. Blues (Grateful Dead cover)
- 24.Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Sly & the Family Stone cover)
- 1.Day Tripper (The Beatles cover)
- 2.West L.A. Fadeaway (Grateful Dead cover)
- 3.Beat It on Down the Line (Jesse Fuller cover)
- 4.Loose Lucy (Grateful Dead cover)
- 5.My Brother Esau (Grateful Dead cover)
- 6.Keep On Growing (Derek and the Dominos cover)
- 7.Candyman (Grateful Dead cover)
- 8.Passenger (Grateful Dead cover)
- 9.The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff cover)
- 10.Greatest Story Ever Told (Bob Weir cover)
Set 2:
- 11.Man Smart, Woman Smarter (King Radio cover)
- 12.Mr. Charlie (Grateful Dead cover)
- 13.He's Gone (Grateful Dead cover)
- 14.New Speedway Boogie (Grateful Dead cover)
- 15.Drums > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 16.Space > (Grateful Dead cover)
- 17.Unbroken Chain (Grateful Dead cover)
- 18.Going Down the Road Feeling Bad ([traditional] cover)
- 19.I'll Take a Melody (Frankie Miller cover)
- 20.The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion) (Grateful Dead cover)
Encore
- 21.Volunteers (Jefferson Airplane cover)
Dark Star Orchestra was spectacular!
by Tamergatroid on 9/24/11House of Blues San Diego - San DiegoRating: 4 out of 5As always, they played a famous Grateful Dead show and they even did a little extra special song at the end from Jerry Garcia's Band :) It was pretty amazing!
DSO live
by Anonymous on 8/19/11BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - EnglewoodRating: 5 out of 5excellent renditions of Grateful Dead classics, absolutely great show
AWESOME SET!
by SDMDead on 7/25/11Atlantic City Hilton - Atlantic CityRating: 5 out of 5DSO put on an unforgettable performance. The tightest set I've ever seen!
I am Grateful for DSO
by Anonymous on 7/25/11Atlantic City Hilton - Atlantic CityRating: 4 out of 5I cannot wait to see DSO again but at a different venue. The Hilton in Atlantic City was nice but really small. The show was amazing. DSO played a great set.
Dark Star was AWESOME!!!!
by SeanF on 7/24/11BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - EnglewoodRating: 5 out of 5This show was awesome! Great setlist from Sept. 3rd 1977! Will definitely see them again and again!
- by Anonymous on 7/24/11BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - EnglewoodRating: 4 out of 5
Great show and exciting 2nd set! I really enjoyed the concert.
- by Jdburness on 7/24/11BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - EnglewoodRating: 5 out of 5
Got off to a slow start, but by halfway through the first set it was on fire, and it stayed on fire for the rest of the night! Great show!
Dead replica band
by MysticWarrior on 7/13/11The Norva - NorfolkRating: 4 out of 5Dark Star Orchestra as a replica band of the Gratefl Dead is a wonder trip down memory lane. This was my first Dark Star Orchestra concert and I hope the first of many more to come. The are excellent musicians and an exciting band to hear and see.
DSO amazing
by sdogone on 7/12/11The Norva - NorfolkRating: 5 out of 5This was a re-creation of a September 1991 show. A solid first set was topped only by the fire of the second set. Set two opened with the frequent early 90's combo of Scarlet Begonias -> Fire on the Mountain and closed with a hot Throwing Stones -> Not Fade Away. The highlight of the show was an absolutely AMAZING Tennessee Jed. The Norva in a great venue and I encourage all to check out this gem in downtown Norfolk.
Dark Star Orchestra
by Sailorjim on 7/12/11The Norva - NorfolkRating: 5 out of 5They are an outstanding band. Very tight on all the songs. two great lead singers. They are so close to sounding like the Greatful Dead it is uncanny. They played for over two hours. The Norva has almost no seating so the crowd was dancing on the floor.
- by Anonymous on 7/10/11The National - RichmondRating: 5 out of 5
Always love seeing DSO but this show was one of my favorites. Late 80's, very fun!
Rock Me
by TheOtherStephen on 7/9/11The National - RichmondRating: 5 out of 5The best DSO yet. The best DSO yet The best DSO yet. The best DSO yet
My first DSO!
by Brocante on 7/9/11The National - RichmondRating: 5 out of 5An amazing show! Have to admit that I was a bit skeptical, but they really did justice to the music. Loved it and will absolutely see them again. If you haven't seen them yet, you are in for a treat!!
Dark Star rocked the Zoo once again!
by Timmaayyyy on 6/30/11Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5Great show....nice weather....great people.....no bugs! DSO played an amazing show from 12/4/1973 that the Grateful Dead played in Cincinnati, Ohio. The band mentioned the MN Zoo is one of their favorite venues and it showed......the band was smiling the entire show....the crowd (even the soundboard guys) danced so hard I am sure they were sore the next day...I know I was!
Revive the Dead
by 2catmom on 6/29/11Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5Jonny be good got us rocking and kept us truckin through the show.
DSO brings it solid.
by DiscoFan on 6/29/11Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5Perfect night at the Minnesota Zoo for some amazing outdoor music. As Lisa danced on the stage, I watched trails come off of her hair. Her dancing with the lights sent me into a trance. Jeff was amazing. I felt like I was watching Jerry at times. At times I felt like Rob's fingers were jamming up and down my spinal cord. The Minnesota Zoo is sweet in that you are able to walk right up front by the stage and dance your heart out!!
1st show... blown away!
by kruegz on 6/29/11Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5Excellent show. Have never seen these guys, though have heard they were good. Not disappointed. They've got the instrumentation down and the vocals are eerily close as well. Easily the best Dead cover band out there.
Dark Star
by iamchappy on 6/29/11Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5Very good band, vocal delivery and Greatful Dead sound was great but lacking the punch without two drummers. Was able to guess the correct year of the show and many of the songs that were coming up.
Dark Star Orchestra shined bright!
by lovebuzz on 6/29/11Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater - Apple ValleyRating: 5 out of 5Killer show. Perfect choice of 12-04-1973. Zoo stage was beautiful