[Originally published 10/22/25]: Dark Star Orchestra will take its dutiful recreations of the Grateful Dead experience to stages throughout the Western United States on the band’s 2026 winter tour [get tickets].
After ringing in the new year with a three-night stay at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY (12/31, 1/2, 1/3) and heading down to Jamaica for Jam In The Sand XIII (1/10–1/13), Dark Star Orchestra will stick to the warmer climates starting in Phoenix, AZ, at The Van Buren on January 29th. The band has a seven-show stretch planned for California Deadheads, stopping in L.A. (1/30), Del Mar (1/31), Ventura (2/2), San Luis Obispo (2/3), Monterey (2/5), and finally ending on the Dead’s home turf with two nights at the Fox Theater in Oakland (2/6–2/7).
After the California leg, DSO will head to the Mountain West, stopping in Boise, ID (2/9), ahead of a gig in Salt Lake City, UT (2/10). Finally, Dark Star Orchestra will round out its 2026 winter tour with a run of Colorado shows, including Beaver Creek (2/11), Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium (2/13), and finally ending at Washington’s in Fort Collins on Valentine’s Day (2/14).
[Update 1/6/26]: Hot on the heels of the band’s Northeast New Year’s Eve run, Dark Star Orchestra has added new 2026 winter tour dates throughout the Eastern United States. Following the band’s lengthy westward expansion in February, the Grateful Dead tribute act will come back east in March as winter turns to spring.
The Eastern tour will begin March 6th at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ, and includes stops in Minneapolis, MN (3/12), Milwaukee (3/13), Chicago (3/14), Columbus, OH (3/18), Pittsburgh (3/19), and more ahead of the two-night tour closer at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA on March 20th (the spring equinox) and 21st. The band noted in its announcement that there are still more dates to come.
A pre-sale for tickets to the newly announced Dark Star Orchestra 2026 Eastern U.S. tour dates will begin Wednesday, January 7th at 10 a.m. local time, accessible with password SCARLET. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday, January 9th at 10 a.m. via the band’s website. Tickets for the western dates are already on sale. See below for the updated tour schedule.
Dark Star Orchestra 2026 Tour Dates
1/29 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
1/30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
1/31 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound
2/2 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Music Hall
2/3 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater SLO
2/5 – Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre
2/6 & 7 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater – Oakland
2/9 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
2/10 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
2/11 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center
2/13 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
2/14 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington’s
3/6 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Center for the Arts
3/7 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino
3/12 – Minneapolis, MN – Palace Theatre
3/13 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
3/14 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
3/15 – Newport, KY – MCL Pavilion
3/18 – Columbus, OH – Kemba Live
3/19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
3/20–3/21 – Wilkes Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center