Got plans for New Year's Eve? Why not spend it with DSO at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY for a Cosmic New Year's Run? On December 31, fans will get to see two full sets of Dark Star Orchestra PLUS an opening set by Jeff Mattson & Friends!
Then, DSO will kick off 2027 in style by playing two more nights at The Cap on January 1 and 2. Tickets are on sale now!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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.
Even though it's only July, we are already dreaming about Jamaica in January! Join us for the annual Jam In the Sand from January 10 to 14, 2026 at our new resort home: Hideaway Blue Waters in Montego Bay.
Fans will enjoy:
✅ 4 DSO shows • All on the beach
✅ 2 shows of Melvin Seals & JGB
✅ 2 shows of The Brothers Comatose
✅ 2 shows of Special Guest TBA Soon
Get all the details today at https://www.dsojaminthesand.com/!
Join us at the Dark Star Jubilee from May 23-25, 2025 for the only Jeff Mattson & Friends performance of the spring! The Daily Lineups for the festival have been revealed, and Single Day and 2-Day Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 18 at 10am ET. Full festival information, ticket packages, photos, & more are available at www.darkstarjubilee.com. Can't wait for Memorial Day weekend!!
Dark Star Orchestra's Spring Tour is set with 10 dates across the Midwest and Southeast, surrounding the Dark Star Jubilee over Memorial Day Weekend. The tour kicks off in St. Paul, Minnesota at the Palace Theatre on May 15, followed by dates throughout the Midwest. Then, the bus heads to Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio for the 12th annual Dark Star Jubilee on May 23-25! Finally, the trek heads south before concluding with gigs at Asheville Yards in Asheville, NC on May 31 and The Refinery in Charleston, SC on June 1. It's looking like a busy spring... see you on the road!
It's January 30, and that means DSO kicks off a West Coast winter tour tonight in Phoenix! Then, the tour winds north up from Southern California for a total of eight Golden State performances (including the band's debut at Oakland's Fox Theater), followed by four shows between Oregon and Washington.
After that, don't miss the debut of the Jeff Mattson and Skip Vangelas duo. They will take over City Vineyard at NYC's Pier 26 on Friday, February 28. The dynamic duo will play acoustic sets of Grateful Dead and more. This is the smaller, sister room to City Winery so this will be an intimate show experience! Tickets are on sale now: https://bit.ly/3D3WhxA
DSO’s Cosmic New Year’s Run begins with the band’s return to The Anthem in Washington, DC on December 28, and the Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia on December 29. We will then ring in the New Year back at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY with a two-night run on Dec. 30 & 31. These shows will be a blast… Happy New Year to all!!
Dark Star Orchestra has extended the Winter 2025 Tour with eight dates in six cities, coming this March. The newly announced dates include a pair of two-night runs at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA and at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ. Other stops include the College Street Music Hall in New Haven, CT, the State Theater in Ithaca, NY, the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI and the Luhrs Center in Shippensburg, PA. All ticket links are posted in the tour section!
The Dark Star Jubilee lineup is here! Join DSO, Jeff Mattson & Friends, and many other great artists from May 23-25, 2025 at Legend Valley Concert Venue and Campground in Thornville, OH. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 6 at 10:00 am ET. Full festival information, ticket packages, and more at: www.darkstarjubilee.com
DSO is loading up our gear and getting ready to hit the road for a Thanksgiving tour! We will be hitting some of our favorite cities and venues in the northeast. The band will be traveling around for the rest of November, followed by the Cosmic New Year's Run. See you on the tour path!
While DSO still has much to look forward to in 2024, we are already making plans for 2025! After returning from the Jam in the Sand festival in Runaway Bay, Jamaica, DSO will kick off a West Coast tour in Phoenix on January 30. The tour winds north up from Southern California for a total of eight Golden State performances (including the band's debut at Oakland's Fox Theater), before wrapping up with four shows between Oregon and Washington. Check out all the dates listed below!
It was truly an honor to play for the fans in London and Paris at the end of September. Now that DSO is back home, we have a little bit of time for some R&R as we prepare many more treats for the fall tour! DSO will be back on the road starting on Nov. 15 and 16 with two nights at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. And of course, don't forget about the Cosmic New Year’s Run that will bring us to three amazing cities to close out the year! Then we will ring in 2025 at the Jewel Paradise Cove in Jamaica for the all-inclusive Jam in the Sand Xll, taking place January 14 to 18. Joining us on the beach will be Melvin Seals & JGB with special guest Jennifer Hartswick, and the Anders Osborne & Jackie Greene Band. So many things to look forward to over the next few months… see you on the road!
Dark Star Orchestra will be back on the road in November and December for our final dates of 2024! The fall trek starts with a two night run at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on Nov. 15 & 16, followed by a stop at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY on Nov. 17. We will be hitting some of our favorite cities and venues in the northeast, culminating with Thanksgiving week gigs in Pittsburgh, PA on Nov. 26, Jim Thorpe, PA on Nov. 27, and a two-night run at the Paramount in Huntington, NY on Nov. 29 & 30. After a short break, DSO’s Cosmic New Year’s Run will bring us to three amazing cities to close out the year! Don't miss this party... let's end 2024 with a bang!
Jeff and DSO absolutely cannot wait to travel across the pond for 4 shows in Paris and London! We love bringing the Dead experience to other countries and we are honored to visit the beautiful La Cigale concert hall in Paris and Alexandra Palace Theatre in London. We will see you in September, French and British fans!
DSO will be a headliner at upstate New York's Borderland Festival on September 15! We are stoked to share the stage with the other headliners such as Marcus King, The Black Crowes, Caamp, The Wailers, The Wood Brothers, Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country and so many other great bands throughout the weekend! Come join us in the Buffalo area for three days of sweet tunes and culture set in one of the most scenic and storied grounds in all of New York State, Knox Farm State Park! Tickets are on sale now.
DSO is loading up the truck and getting ready to hit the highway once again. The summer tour resumes on August 9 and 10 at Wonderland Forest in Lafayette, NY. From there we look forward to hitting New York City, New England, Rochester and many other great towns on the east coast. DSO always has many treats in store so don't miss this summer run!
There are two changes of note for DSO's upcoming run of August shows. First, our CT show on August 16 is being moved to Westville Music Bowl in New Haven. All tickets for the show originally scheduled at Powder Ridge will be honored. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Secondly, we have added a new date: August 19 at Canoe Place Inn in Hampton Bays, NY! Tickets for the new show are on sale now: https://bit.ly/3A9xJC4
DSO is really looking forward to our show at Rochester's Innovative Field on Wednesday, August 21. This is such a cool baseball stadium and a great venue for the band. It's always a fun time at the ballpark, so don't miss this one! Tickets are on sale now.
