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We're Jamaica bound! We are very excited to share the news that DSO's Jamaican Jam in the Sand returns January 10-14, 2026 at the all-inclusive Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters Montego Bay in Trelawny, Jamaica. While we all loved and will miss Jewel Runaway Bay, our home for the past nine Jam In the Sand events, its recent closure has given us the opportunity to move JITS to a new resort which offers an elevated experience for all attendees and musicians. In past post-event surveys, the most frequently requested improvements have been a 'Nicer Beach,' 'Modern Rooms,' 'Better Food/More Options' and 'Quicker and Easier Transfers to and from the Airport.' Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters checks all of those boxes and many others. A Beautiful Expansive Beach & Beach Stage A Variety of Well-Appointed Modern Rooms and Suites, Including Many with Swim-Out Pools An expanded selection of Concierge level rooms known as Diamond Club 2 Centrally Located Pools Overlooking The Beach Enhanced Food and Beverage - 12 restaurants & 11 bars 24/7 Room Service Fitness Center and Spa Elevators Only 35 minutes from the airport Head to JITS HQ to register for updates when we announce the lineup, room packages and on sale details! https://www.dsojaminthesand.com/

We had a full-on compound! Replete with solar lights to illuminate your path to the tent courtyard. Just exactly perfect except for the poison ivy oversight right where the bathroom was.....

Tickets on sale this Friday at 10 AM ET * Jul 11 - Portland, ME - Thompson's Point Jul 12 - Jay Peak, VT - Jeezum Crow Festival Jul 13 - Schenectady, NY - Frog Alley Brewery Summer Stage Jul 15 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest Café Jul 17 - Snowshoe, WV - 4848 Festival Jul 18 - Buffalo, NY - Outer Harbor Live Jul 19 - Westport, CT - Levitt Pavilion Jul 20 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony Summer Stage Jul 31 - Farmingdale, NY - Catholic Health Center Aug 1 - LaFayette, NY - Beak and Skiff Apple Orchard Aug 2 - Atlantic City, NJ - Hard Rock Live Aug 4 - South Deerfield, MA - Tree House Brewery Aug 5 - South Deerfield, MA - Tree House Brewery Aug 7 - Cleveland, OH - Globe Iron Aug 8 - Fishers, IN - Corner Prairie {performing a historic Deer Creek Grateful Dead show} Aug 9 - Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center Aug 10 - Rochester, NY - Hoochenanny Whiskey Festival Aug 13 - Selbyville, DE - Freeman Arts Pavilion Aug 14 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Aug 15 - New York, NY - Pier 17 + Aug 16 - Columbia, MD - The Chrysalis at Merriweather Park {performing a historic Merriweather Grateful Dead show} + On Friday, August 15 in New York City, the Dark Star Orchestra - Grateful Guitars Foundation Benefit offers an exclusive pre-show VIP reception at the iconic Rooftop at Pier 17. This intimate benefit supports GGF’s mission to commission world-class musical instruments for talented players seeking to carry on the tradition of jam band music and to fund music education programs. The VIP reception is limited to 100, featuring a meet & greet with members of DSO, rare gear on display – including Jerry Garcia’s Alligator guitar – a silent auction featuring extraordinary memorabilia, an exclusive VIP swag package and curated food & drink. * Artist Presale: 4/23 at 10 AM ET [Password: EYES] Public on sale: 4/25 at 10 AM ET Grateful Guitars Foundation Benefit VIP on sale: 4/25 at 10 AM ET visit our homepage for pre-sale links to each show, as well as Spring tour dates and Dark Star Jubilee information: https://www.darkstarorchestra.net

Daily Lineups are out! Hey Chuck: Allie Kral is sitting in with Hoy Buttered Rum!!!

A 17-year-old boy walks into a drugstore and says, "I've been invited to dinner at my new girlfriend's house. Afterward, I'm hoping to get lucky if you know what I mean." "Clerk: 'How about condoms then? They could come in handy. Here's a pack.' The young man smiles and says, 'You know what? The mom is also smoking hot. I think I'll take another pack in case I get extra lucky.' The night of the dinner, the boy sits at the table and doesn't say a word. After a while, his girlfriend says, 'If I'd known you'd be so quiet, I wouldn't have invited you.' The young man replies, 'And if I'd known your dad worked at a drug store, I wouldn't have come.'

NEW SHOW! ⚡️ We're heading back to Indiana to perform at Conner Prairie in Fishers on Friday, August 8. As you can see in this image, we will be recreating a historic GD setlist from Deer Creek - you won't want to miss it! Pre-sale tickets are available now, with the public on sale begins April 8 11 AM: https://tickets.indianapolissymphony.org/events?view=list&promo=20SymphonyOnThePrairie25

Help > Slipknot > The Eleven > Dew. I'll raise you 100

In 1992 as well as 1990. In '92, there was these 2 cops that were walking around the lot that allowed folks to put bumper stickers on the back of their big leather coats. I wish I had a picture of it. They even lets us have a barrel fire on the lot since it was freezing and they came by to get warm a time or 2. No problem getting back into the US in '90. 1992? - not so much. Huge hassle, searched, and mildly interrogated. Even after that near miss, my brother and I were heading back to Detroit after Phish New Years in MA (1992-1993) and thought it would be a good idea to cross over into Canada at Buffalo and come back through Detroit. Again, no problem going in. THIS close to long-term incarceration coming back though. Rental Car, couldn't find paperwork, long hair, zero sleep in 3 days - pretty smart, eh? Turned ALL our stuff inside-out except for my well-worn Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Had he leafed through that classic, we woulda been looking at a stretch in the clink. Whew.

Well said! Open arms to our Canadian brothers and sisters - keep the faith ❤️ Hey Gr8fulpair > it’s too early - you should be asleep. Oh yeah - I forgot- you un-retired yourself . When I hang ‘em up, I’m sleeping till Noon - Golden Road style

New festival announcement! 📣 🥃 DSO will be a part of the inaugural Hoochenanny Whiskey & Music Festival in Rochester, NY at Camp Eastman! Early-bird passes on sale this Friday, March 28 at https://hoochenanny.com/.

Yes - Led Zeppelins Good Times, Bad Times inside of a St Stephen sandwich

Unbroken Chain Night 4 of 4 A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh Grahame Lesh and Friends Capitol Theater Port Chester, New York Monday March 17, 2025 Set 1 Dark Star all > Viola Lee Blues all > Doin' That Rag rb Passenger all Bird Song wh > The Wheel all > Viola Lee Blues all > Rock-'n'-Roll Blues gl Liberty rb Set 2 Mason's Children all St Stephen all > Good Times Bad Times wh > St. Stephen > all The Eleven all > Dark Star all > New Speedway Boogie rb > Lady With a Fan wh > Terrapin Station all > No More Do I all > Viola Lee Blues all > Unbroken Chain gl Donor Rap gl Band Intros E: Patchwork Quilt wh Box of Rain gl Grahame Lesh Warren Haynes Jimmy Herring Rob Barraco John Molo Brian Rashap bass Big Brown (1st set) Grahame Lesh bass Big Brown (2nd set)

What about Help/Slip/Tangled?

Original Recipe Gimme Some Lovin' > Dancing in the Street, Althea, Hell in a Bucket, Broken Arrow, Mr. Charlie, Loose Lucy, It Hurts Me Too, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider Box of Rain, Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Feel Like a Stranger, Pride of Cucamonga > The Wheel > Drums > Tomorrow Never Knows > Low Spark of High Heeled Boys > All Along the Watchtower > Stella Blue > GDTRFB E: Ripple

Hey, DF. Yeah - once your subscription is activated (make sure you select the 'Full Access' plan). You then click on 'Livestreams' and it will show you the schedule of shows available. Usually 10-15 min before showtime you can go live with the stream. Here's the link for the one 2Nite: https://play.nugs.net/watch/livestreams/exclusive/41714 Good Luck! By the way: I don't recommend googling nuts.net - it's a road to nowhere

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Elective Cold Rain and Snow, My Brother Esau, Jack a Roe, We Can Run, Wang Dang Doodle, When Push Comes to Shove, Race is On, Sunrise, Women R Smarter > Deal Uncle John’s Band > Playin in the Band > St Stephen > Not Fade Away > St Stephen Reprise > Uncle John’s Band Reprise > Like a Road > Playin Reprise E: Don’t Do It

4/29/80 Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA Jack Straw, Friend Of The Devil, Mama Tried-> Mexicali Blues, Peggy-O, Passenger, Brown Eyed Women, Far From Me, The Music Never Stopped Don't Ease Me In, Minglewood Blues, Ramble On Rose, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> I Need A Miracle-> Bertha-> Good Lovin' E: U.S. Blues F: Love the One Your With

From pin-drop fragile all the way to a tidal wave of ferocity! While on tour, Scarlet > Fire and Morning Dew were the whales I was always trying to catch (other than St Stephen & Cosmic Charlie pipedreams). Man - that opening Dew riff - it usually led to only 2 reactions: 1) YESSSSSSSSSSSSS! OR 2) OH MY GOD!

1971-04-07 Boston Music Hall Boston, MA Me & My Uncle, Next Time You See Me, Casey Jones, Playin' In The Band, Loser, Me And Bobby McGee, Hard To Handle Sugar Magnolia, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Saint Stephen-> Drums-> Not Fade Away-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad-> Not Fade Away-> Johnny B. Goode E: none originally Filler Set: BIODTL, Big Boss Man, Big Railroad Blues, Green Green Grass of Home, Walkin the Dog, Dancin’ in the Streets, Cryptical Envelopment > Other One > Cryptical Reprise > Alligator

Original Recipe - setlist incomplete Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower, Black-Throated Wind, Keep On Growing, Gomorrah, Cumberland Blues, My Brother Esau, Hell in a Bucket, Iko Iko, Box of Rain > Day Job Feel Like a Stranger, The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion), Eyes of the World > Bird Song > Drums > Space > Corrina > Morning Dew > Viola Lee Blues E: Oh! Darling > One More Saturday PM