Jeff Mattson

Dark Star Orchestra has announced its Fall 2026 Tour, and tickets are on sale Friday, July 31 at 10 a.m. local time! A centerpiece of the fall tour will take place on Saturday, November 21 at The Anthem in Washington, DC, where we will play a Rex Foundation Benefit celebrating the 45th anniversary of Reckoning. DSO will recreate a very special three-set show from the Reckoning era, featuring one acoustic set and two electric sets!

Check out the full tour dates on the list below. We'll see you at a show very soon! 

The acoustic trio is at it again! We had such a great time at New York's City Winery in March that we’re coming back for a double dose in October! The trio of Jeff Mattson, Rob Eaton and Skip Vangelas will ride again on 10/23 and 10/24. Tickets are on sale now and this room fills up fast! Don’t sleep on this one. Grab a ticket right here!
 

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!

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! 

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!