Dark Star Orchestra has announced tour dates for the fall, including special plans to honor the 45th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s classic Reckoning album.
The fall tour will kick off Nov. 12 in Providence, Rhode Island and is presently set to run through Dec. 5 in Clearwater, Florida. Tickets go on sale Friday (July 31) at 10 A.M. local time. You can find more information at the group’s official website.
The new road work follows a busy and ongoing summer of touring activity for the Chicago-bred band. They’ve spent nearly 30 years carrying on the live Dead concert experience and have performed over 3,400 shows to date. Dead Heads have long appreciated the group’s focus on recreating historic Grateful Dead concerts with careful focus, but also, the elements of improvisation that stay true to the Dead’s original mission.
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