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Daily Lineups For Jubilee Are Set! 

Are you heading to Ohio over Memorial Day Weekend for Dark Star Jubilee? Be sure to catch a very special set from Jeff Mattson & Friends on Sunday, May 24! Check out the daily schedule and mark it on your concert calendar. See you soon!

 

Summer Tour Is Heating Up 

DSO has announced a slew of new tour dates for June, kicking off shortly after Dark Star Jubilee weekend in Ohio! The summer tour begins on June 11 in New Hampshire, and we will be making several festival appearances at All Good Now on June 13 in Columbia, MD, and the Rock the Dock festival on July 11 in Lake George, NY. More summer surprises will be coming soon! 

The Acoustic Trio Rides Again 

Our show at City Winery on March 28 is sold out, but now there's another chance for NY area Deadheads to catch Jeff Mattson, Rob Eaton and Skip Vangelas playing an intimate acoustic show. Come join us at Garcia's in Port Chester, NY on April 8 for an up-close evening with good tunes and friendly faces! Tickets are on sale now!

Making Plans for Summer 

It is a frigid February on the east coast right now, but DSO will be heating it up this summer! We have announced our first three summer tour dates: June 20 in Freehold, NJ and June 25 & 26 in NYC. And of course, don't forget about Dark Star Jubilee over Memorial Day weekend in Thornville, OH! We will be seeing you all in flip flops real soon!

 

Honoring Bob Weir on Jan. 17 

Friends and fellow Dead Heads, please join us this Saturday, 1/17, at New York's City Vineyard at Pier 26. I will be performing at an evening in tribute to the original Cosmic Cowboy, Bobby Weir, exploring the vast universe of the Grateful Dead and beyond. Help keep his music alive with us! Tickets are on sale now.

Winter Tour Extended Through March 

The DSO bus will roll through the East Coast and Midwest in March, as we extend our winter tour. The new dates run from March 6 in Red Bank, NJ to March 20 & 21 in Wilkes Barre, PA. A few more dates are still to be announced, so stay tuned!

Fall Tour Kicks Off and Winter Trek Announced 

As the fall tour gets underway in Vermont on November 13, DSO has announced a 13-date winter run! The trek begins in Phoenix on January 29, followed by shows at The Wiltern in LA on January 30 and The Sound in Del Mar on January 31. Turning the page to February, the band then heads to Ventura Music Hall on February 2, Fremont Theatre on February 3 and Golden State Theatre on February 5 before a two-night stand in Oakland on February 6 and 7.

The bus then travels east to Boise on February 9. Winter Tour will wrap up at The Fillmore in Denver, CO on February 13 and Washington's in Fort Collins, CO on February 14. Tickets are on sale now!


 

 

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The Unplugged Trio Returns!  

Jeff Mattson & Friends featuring Rob Eaton & Skip Vangelas of Dark Star Orchestra will return as an acoustic trio to City Winery in NYC on March 28! It will be an intimate evening of Grateful Dead tunes and so much more. Good food, good wine, and good vibes. Tickets are on sale now!
 

Ring In 2026 with a Cosmic New Years Celebration 

DSO will embark on a Cosmic New Years Celebration to ring in 2026! The five-night run kicks off on 12/29 at the State Theatre in Portland, Maine before visiting the Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia. Then, we post up for New Year's Eve as well as a weekend worth of shows for three nights at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. Better yet, we will celebrate New Year's Eve with a very special show on December 31 that will include an opening set from Jeff Mattson and Friends Acoustic, followed by two sets of DSO!

Tickets go on sale Friday, 9/12 at 10am ET. 

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Truckin' Into the Fall  

DSO will be taking a little break when the summer tour wraps on September 7, but you know we can't stay off the road for long! The band has unveiled a 13-date Fall Tour, starting on November 13 in Rutland, VT. We will hit six states in the northeast this November, including two-night stands at The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ and the Paramount in Huntington, NY. ​ DSO also will give thanks to the fans in Jim Thorpe, PA with our traditional Thanksgiving Eve show at Penn's Peak! Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, August 22 at 10am ET.