Dark Star Orchestra have extended their tribute to the Grateful Dead songbook through November and December, ending with a two-city New Year’s celebration.

The band will make a stop at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory on Dec. 28 and 29 before ringing in the new year at The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ on Dec. 30 and 31.

It has yet to be determined if Dark Star Orchestra will be recreating a specific Dead show on any of these dates.
According to a recent interview with Relix, keyboardist Rob Barraco described the band’s recreations as more akin to spiritual tributes. “When we start to play a show, we approach it the same way as if we had no idea what we’re gonna play,” he said. “And we improvise the entire thing. So, if you were to compare the two shows A-to-B, they would be so different. That’s what our fans really dig. They know they can come to a show and get taken on a journey because this is a journey we’re taking ourselves on.”

Check out DSO’s full list of Fall tour dates, including their four-night New Year’s Run.

Dark Star Orchestra: Fall Tour
September 27 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
September 28 – Riverside Theatre – Milwaukee, WI
September 29 – The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL
October 1 – Monarch Music Hall – Peoria, IL
October 3 – Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
October 4 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
October 5 – Egyptian Room at Old National Center – Indianapolis, IN
October 6 – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI
October 8 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
October 10 – The Clyde – Fort Wayne, IN
October 11 – House Of Blues – Cleveland, OH
October 12 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
October 13 – Express Live – Columbus, OH
November 9 – Lowell, MA – Lowell Memorial Auditorium
November 10 – Ithaca, NY – State Theatre of Ithaca
November 11 – Northampton, MA – Calvin Theatre
November 13 – S. Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
November 15 – Portland, ME – State Theatre, Portland, Maine
November 16 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
November 17 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre
November 18 – Peekskill, NY – Paramount Hudson Valley
November 20 – Concord, NH – Capitol Center for the Arts
November 21 – Jim Thorpe, PA – Penn’s Peak
November 23 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
November 24 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
November 28 – Richmond, VA – The National
November 29 – Richmond, VA – The National
November 30 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVA
December1 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem

Dark Star Orchestra: New Year’s Run
December28 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
December29 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
December30 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
December31 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater