Dark Star Orchestra Performs the Music of the Grateful Dead at Governor's Island
Governors Island Ferry- Battery Maritime Building Slip 5 (New York City, NY)
Rated 2.6 by 5 members who went.
Using entire shows from the Grateful Dead's 30 years of extensive touring as a launching pad, Dark Star Orchestra recreates the original song-for-song set list for Deadheads new and old alike. Also performing will be Keller Williams and Pete Francis (of Dispatch).
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Quotes & Highlights
- "Fanatical attention to detail." --Rolling Stone
- "Dark Star Orchestra takes its act to a level of detail that befits a rock band famous for its fanatical following." --Associated Press
- "The hottest Grateful Dead tribute act. A cover band for people who don't like cover bands." --Washington Post
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Using entire shows from the Grateful Dead's 30 years of extensive touring as a launching pad, Dark Star Orchestra recreates the original song for song performance set list for an entirely new generation of, as well as old school, Deadheads. Dark Star Orchestra presents its critically acclaimed live show at esteemed venues from coast to coast and internationally.
Dark Star Orchestra performs Grateful Dead classics in the same way that an orchestra interprets music of classical composers. The composer spirit is derived and channeled as the players capture the excitement and innovation of the original performances and compositions. Touring nationwide for nine years to the tune of nearly 1500 shows since forming, the band's determined commitment to "raising the Dead" has drawn national media attention.
The Governor's Island Concert Series is a rain-or-shine, all-ages music series on beautiful Governor's Island, located only 800 yards off of Lower Manhattan.
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