dso setlists
“The hottest Grateful Dead tribute act. A cover band for people who don't like cover bands.”
– The Washington Post
These are the setlists of all the Dark Star Orchestra shows I've seen. If you're looking for all of their set lists, check out their offical setlist page here. Also, you can see all the rest of concerts I've seen in my lifetime here.
Show: 1556 • 06/10/2008 The State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
Setlist: 12/27/91 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA Set 1: Cold Rain & Snow, Little Red Rooster, They Love Each Other, Mama Tried> Mexicali Blues, Loose Lucy, Memphis Blues, Staggerlee, Music Never Stopped
Set 2: Scarlet Begonias> Fire on the Mountain, Looks Like Rain, Terrapin Station> Drums> Space> The Wheel> All Along the Watchtower> Black Peter> Around & Around
E: Baby Blue
Filler: Passenger> We Bid You Goodnight
Show: 1486 • 11/30/2007 930 Club, Washington, DC
Setlist: 8/18/89 Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA
Set 1: Cold Rain & Snow, Minglewood Blues, Row Jimmy, Masterpiece, Built to Last, Victim or the Crime> Bird Song, Promised Land
Set 2: Iko Iko, Looks Like Rain, Terrapin Station> Drums> Space> Crazy Fingers> I Need a Miracle> Stella Blue> Throwing Stones> Lovelight
Encore: Black Muddy River> We Bid You Goodnight
Filler: none
Notes: Opening Band: The Bridge.
Show: 1442 • 08/10/2007 State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
Setlist: 08-30-1978 Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO Set 1: Promised Land, Sugaree, Mexicali Blues, Mama Tried, Stagger Lee, Looks Like Rain, Deal
Set 2: Miracle> Brown Eyed Women, Estimated Prophet> The Other One> Eyes of the World> Drumz> If I Had the World to Give, Iko Iko> Around & AroundEncore: U.S. Blues
Filler: On The Road Again, Uncle John
Show: 1401 • 05/17/2007 State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
Setlist: 12-17-1993 Oakland-Alemeda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Set 1: Here Comes Sunshine, Walking Blues, Jack A Roe, Desolation Row,Ramble On Rose, Broken Arrow, Lazy River Road, Music
Set 2: Help> Slipknot> Franklin's Tower, Saint of Circumstance> Crazy Fingers> Corinna> Drumz>Last Time> Attics of My Life> Good Lovin
Encore: IFTL
Filler: Don't Let Go
Notes: Special guest keyboardist Rob Barraco
Show: 1400 • 05/16/2007 State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
Setlist: 09-08-1973 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY Set 1: Bertha, Me and My Uncle, Sugaree, BIODTL, Tennessee Jed, LL Rain, BE Women, Jack Straw, Row Jimmy, WRS Prelude> WRS Part 1> Let it Grow, Eyes> China Doll
Set 2: Greatest Story Ever Told, Ramble on Rose, Big River, Sing Your Blues Away, China Cat> I Know You Rider, El Paso, He's Gone> Truckin> NFA> GDTRFB> NFA
Encore: Stella Blue> Saturday Night
Filler: Catfish John
Notes: Special guest keyboardist Rob Barraco
Show: 1239 • 05/19/2006 State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
Setlist: 05-19-2006 Original Setlist
Set 1: Stranger, Jack -A- Roe, Lazy Lightening> Supplication, Gommorah, Me & My Uncle> Mexicali, Visions of Johanna, Memphis Blues, Viola Lee, Liberty
Set 2: Jack Straw, Foolish Heart, WRS Prelude> WRS Part 1> Let It Grow> Dark Star> Drums> Space> Spanish Jam> St. Stephen> Cosmic Charlie> Good Lovin
Encore: Loose Lucy> Satisfaction> Baby Blue
Filler: NoneNotes: Special guest keyboardist Dan Klepinger
Show: 1238 • 05/18/2006 State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
Setlist: 04-29-1977 The Palladium, New York, NY 1: Help> Slipknot> Franklin's, Minglewood, Tennessee Jed, Cassidy, TLEO, Big River, Loser, Music
2: Samson, Sugaree> El Paso, B. E. Women, Estimated, Scarlet> GDTRFB> NFA Jam> drums> Wheel> Wharf Rat> Around
Encore: Uncle John
Filler: Sisters and Brothers
Notes: Special guest keyboardist Dan Klepinger
Show: 1152 • 11/19/2005 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
Setlist: 11-14-1973 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA Set 1: Big RxR Blues, Jack Straw, Sugaree, Mexicali, H C Sunshine, B. T. Wind, Cumberland, Row Jimmy, Race Is On, B E Women, BIODTL, Tennessee Jed, El Paso, China Cat> I Know You Rider, Around
Set 2: Truckin> Other One> Big River> Other One> Eyes> Other One> Wharf Rat, Me & My Uncle, GDTRFB> Saturday Night
Encore: None
Filler: Scarlet*
Notes: Special guest keyboardist Rob Barraco - One Drummer (Dino) - *with Rob on drums and Skip Vangelas on bass
Show: 1077 • 04/23/2005 State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
Setlist: 04-23-2005 Original Setlist
Set 1: Alabama, Bucket, Dire Wolf, Passenger, Dupree's Diamond Blues, Good TimesBlues, BT Wind, So Many Roads, Queen Jane, You Ain't Woman Enough, Mighty Quinn
Set 2: Viola Lee Blues, WRS Prelude@> WRS Part 1@> Let It Grow@, Sunrise> Foolish Heart> Drums> Space> Miracle> Gimme Some Lovin'> Believe It Or Not> Satisfaction
Encore: Revolution
Filler: None
Notes: Scott Larned's last show - RIP 7/3/69~4/24/05
Show: 1076 • 04/22/2005 State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
Setlist: 10-12-1984 Civic Center, Augusta, ME Set 1: Stranger, Roses, On the Road Again, Jack A Roe, It's All Over Now, Cumberland, Music
Set 2: Cold Rain, Sailor> Saint> Don't Need Love> Uncle John> Drumz> Playin> Uncle John> Morning Dew
Encore: Good Lovin
Filler: Scarlet> Fire
Notes: Last DSO Don't Need Love was 6/10/99
Show: 990 • 10/15/2004 State Theatre, Falls Church, VA
Setlist: 10-15-1988 Bayfront Center Arena, St Petersburg, FL 1: Music> Sugaree, Blow Away, Walking Blues, Push, Queen Jane, Tennessee Jed*, Let It Grow
2: Space**> Saturday Night**> Crazy Fingers> Playin> Uncle John> Drumz***>Truckin> Smokestack> Stella Blue> Lovelight
Encore: U. S. Blues
Filler: The Weight
Notes: *with John Molo (Rob sat out) - **with Vinnie Amico of moe. - ***with Vinnie Amico and Luke Smith of Strangefolk