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Don't shoot the messenger! Not everyone's cup of Tea but some folks are pretty stoked. BillyK will not be performing: 3-Day VIP ticket is 1,725 3-Day Super VIP is 6,346 3-Day GA is 635 Single GA is 245 I wouldn't mind streaming the Billy Strings set........

....for those that can't make it to Jubilee, Nugs will begin a Livestream at 430p on 5/23.

Thanks, Rob. Sure hope Lisa heals up well for the weekend festivities - everyone's happier when she gets to belting it out! Safe travels to the band and crew!

Thanks for the list! Did they not perform From the Heart of Me? It was part of the original 1/5/1979 show. Hope you had a blast 💥

There are vendors that sell firewood. Please be careful and use good judgment if it’s windy. Saw some knuckleheads start a fire a a couple feet from tents when winds were gusty. A communal fire sound awesome with a bunch o Drums! Looks like no chance of getting cooked outta your tent this year. The dancing temperature looks to be supremely optimum to boot. Have a blast Jubilee’ers! Trying to solidify ATL > AVL to treat the sting of missing jubilee again.

Here’s what I got - unofficially. Let see if it matches Ammagamalin Crews recollection: Original Recipe Promised Land, Jack-A-Roe, Lazy Lightning > Supplication, Easy to Love You, Black Throated Wind, Loose Lucy, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Catfish John, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider Hell in a Bucket, Shakedown Street > Corrina > St Stephen > Drums > Space > Fire on the Mountain > Dear Mr Fantasy > Mission in the Rain > GDTRFB E: Easy Wind, Honky Tonk Women

1985-08-30 Southern Star Amphitheater Houston, TX Jack Straw, Row Jimmy, CC Rider, Bird Song-> Looks Like Rain-> Deal Scarlet Begonias-> Touch Of Grey, Samson & Delilah-> Drums-> Gimme Some Lovin'-> The Wheel-> The Other One-> Morning Dew E: Sugar Magnolia F: Walking the Dog, Dancin in the Streets > Ripple

Thanx!

List is now complete. Apparently there was a drawn out New Potato Caboose jam with Barraco and Jeff as space was winding down

Original Recipe Box of Rain, West L.A. Fadeaway, My Brother Esau, She Belongs to Me, Hell in a Bucket, When Push Comes to Shove, Keep On Growing, Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Feel like a Stranger, Uncle John's Band > Playing in the Band > Drums > Space > Love the One You’re With > Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys > China Doll > Uncle John’s Band Reprise > Playin Reprise E: Revolution (Dedicated to Bruce Springsteen)

1987-10-02 Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA Cold Rain & Snow, Little Red Rooster, Stagger Lee, Me & My Uncle-> Mexicali Blues, Row Jimmy, Far From Me, Let It Grow China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Women Are Smarter, Ship of Fools, Truckin'-> Drums, Jam-> The Wheel-> Gimme Some Lovin'-> All Along The Watchtower > Don't Ease Me In E: Black Muddy River F: The Shape I'm In, Positively 4th Street, Mr. Charlie

Hell Yeah! "What is: You must be very proud!"

Spring Tour kicks off 2Night in St. Paul, MN - safe travels to all! Gee, I wonder if they'll play Big River.... Warming up for Jubilee❤️

Probably no dedicated Shakedown although Shakedown vibes can often be based on whether there’s communal parking. If the parking isn’t scattered, you might see vestiges of a Shakedown. Wilmington, NC venue is the closest I’ve ever seen to an actual one. Great people, great vibes all around the venue as people wait for doors to open. They are all just friends you haven’t met yet! Here’s to a killer show in Milwaukee - DSO always plays great in that town

Well what do ya know....My first show! Try 37 years ago 😀

Free Livestream for Nugs subscribers. Friday features Duprees Diamond 3:

The single-drummer era represented the creative and technical apex for the Grateful Dead and Billy was the straw that stirred the drink 🥁

Dig this poster!

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.'