Dark Star Orchestra | Fort Collins, Colorado | February 14th, 2026 | photos by Backstage Flash
Dark Star Orchestra turned on their brightest love light for the Valentine’s Day crowd last night in Fort Collins. This was the first show for Dark Star Orchestra at Washington’s, and the hometown crowd could not have been more pleased about it. The line of tie-dyed clad, happy, grinning faces stretched around the outside perimeter of the venue with peaceful patience and eager ambition to dance the night away. Celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead is very popular in most towns and cities around the world, but in Colorado it is almost ritualistic in spirit and sincerity. You could feel the crowd’s energy and see their wide-eyed enthusiasm beaming from…..