Dark Star Orchestra finalized its summer plans with the revelation of the band’s full tour schedule. Set to kick off on June 28th in Waite Park, MN, the Grateful Dead tribute act will perform from coast to coast through August.

Following the band’s annual Dark Star Jubilee in Thornville, OH over Memorial Day Weekend, DSO will head West for a run of previously announced shows in Colorado and California before heading out to the East Coast for a set at Great South Bay Music Festival (7/20) and a show at Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, NJ (7/21). Dark Star Orchestra revealed that for the Stone Pony show, the band will recreate Grateful Dead’s September 3rd, 1977 concert from Englishtown, NJ.

“Englishtown was the biggest Grateful Dead show ever held in New Jersey with an estimated 150,000 in attendance,” DSO bassist Skip Vangelas said. “Its proximity, only 25 miles from Asbury Park, and the fact that it was an epic outdoor show, made sense for us to choose. It’s a classic show in the GD world and one that New Jerseyans, whether Deadhead or not have never forgotten!”

The band has added a new two-night run at Wonderland Forest in LaFayette, NY (8/9–8/10) along with gigs at New York City’s The Rooftop at Pier 17 (8/11) and Power Ridge in Middlefield, CT (8/16). Dark Star Orchestra will perform its eighth concert at Innovative Field, home of the Rochester Red Wings minor league baseball team, in Rochester, NY (8/21) ahead of shows at Thompson’s Point in Portland, ME (8/23), and Stateside Amphitheater at Jay Peak Resort in Jay, VT (8/24) before wrapping the tour with a two-night run at Tree House Brewing Company in Deerfield, MA (8/26–8/27).

Tickets for the newly announced Dark Star Orchestra 2024 summer tour dates are on sale now via the band’s website. See below for a full list of newly announced concerts. Dark Star Orchestra will kick off the summer on May 26th, 27th, and 28th at Legend Valley in Ohio for Dark Star Jubilee with three nights of DSO in addition to sets by Greensky Bluegrass, Melvin Seals & JGB, Daniel Donato, Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass, Jennifer Hartswick, Doom Flamingo, and many more.

Dark Star Orchestra 2024 Summer Tour Dates

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• Fri, Aug 9 – Wonderland Forest – LaFayette, NY
• Sat, Aug 10 – Wonderland Forest – LaFayette, NY
• Sun, Aug 11 – The Rooftop at Pier 17 – New York, NY
• Fri, Aug 16 – Powder Ridge – Middlefield, CT
• Sat, Aug 17 – Freeman Arts Pavilion – Selbyville, DE
• Wed, Aug 21 – Innovative Field – Rochester, NY
• Thu, Aug 22 – Frog Alley Summer Stage – Schenectady, NY
• Mon, Aug 26 – Tree House Brewing Company – Deerfield, MA
• Tue, Aug 27 – Tree House Brewing Company – Deerfield, MA

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