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Thank you God for this past year, Thank you God for family here Thank you God for this delicious food, Thank you God for all that's good Awesome night, no better way to kick off the holidays. Sold out show once again at the Peak! DSO never disappoints. They threw me off with a 1st set drums, never heard that before. Thought maybe it was an elective set. The band is just a juggernaut when they get warmed up. The whole second set was fire once again. Props to my upstairs dancers. Another awesome night on the mountain. Hopefully everyone made it home safely and had a great Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends.

1969–12-30 The Ark Boston, MA Set 1 Good Lovin (pig) > Drums > Good Lovin, Mama Tried, New Speedway Boogie, Casey Jones, Black Peter, Me & My Uncle, Midnight Hour, Cumberland Blues, Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Reprise > Cosmic Charlie Set 2 Uncle John’s Band, Masons Children, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Ryder, Dark Star > Alligator > Drumz > The Eleven > Alligator Reprise > And We Bid You Goodnight F: Big Boss Man, Volunteers

We won’t make penns this year. I want you to know that I’ve considered this a non negotiable show for a long time and we will be back next year. But have to sit this one out. I mean I’ve lied to my partner when she was pregnant to be there. I spent much money on shakedown that night to try to compensate for my guilt it was stupid. I had to go one year with a previous lover and partied all night. Went to her family’s thanksgiving the next on no sleep and sweated the night out during the thanksgiving festivities it would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic and sad. But penns is special and always will be. The Dso pre thanksgiving show gave me something to be thankful for when I felt I had nothing else to be thankful for. Thank god I have so much to be thankful for today. But I want you to know that I love this community and this band. The fill cups of love when the cup empty. Make it over flow. For four hours they make everything just exactly perfect. I miss you guys so much and miss the music even more. Been a while since we’ve seen a show. We will make some of new years. And January is jam packed for us with Jamaica and the sages here in Colorado. We gonna do a week west coast in February too. But most important I want to tell you guys I love you and I am beyond thankful for all of you and the impact you’ve had on my life. I am forever grateful. Happy thanksgiving. I know you’ll crush it up on that mountain. I love you guys so much band and fan. Keep bringing the heat and joy to those around you. love is real.

It appears there's a 'new' show that was transferred and uploaded from an 8-track tape. Here are the particulars from the uploader: This was one of two miracles (and all on the same 8-track tape) that I had in my collection that I finally got around to transferring (not believing that it was what it said it was). Boy oh boy was I surprised when I found out that not only some head in the 70's made a bootleg 8-track tape but that it had material no one had heard before (more to come...). So here it is as essentially a raw transfer just slight editing to make each track transition smooth all done using Roxio Sound Editor (2009). Tracklist 01 The Same Thing 02 New Minglewood Blues 03 Nobody's Fault But Mine 04 Beat It On Down the Line 05 Next Time You See Me 06 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 07 Viola Lee Blues // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE0IVkMlzsI From this discovery, it appears that there is also a previously uncirculated version of 8/5/67: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKf4973_bhU (Reel to Reel?) to 8-Track Tape to Zenith 8-Track Player (analoge out) to Digital Input / Protools Capture to 15H kps / 48 kHz .wav file to Flac Thanks to Brian Flegel for this transfer Tracklist: Matinee Show 01 //Deep Elem Blues 02 Cold Rain and Snow 03 Big Boss Man 04 That's It For The Other One * (first recording in circulation) 05 {Tuning / Stage Banter} 06 I Know You Rider // Evening Show 07 {Stage Banter / Tuning} 08 Dancing in the Streets 09 {Stage Banter / Tuning} 10 Morning Dew 11 It Hurts Me Too 12 Cold Rain and Snow 13 {Stage Banter / Tuning} 14 Turn On Your Lovelight // I'm not an audiophile but I suspect those that are will find this to be an interesting development!

Hyryder @ The Vogue Indy 12/14/24 HSF Miracle>Wang Dang 1/2 Step>Minglewood ChinaRyder Slow Train Comin St of Circumstance Est>Eyes>H2H Dark Star> Wharf Rat> Dark Star> Cumberland Blues Sugar Magnolia SSDD E: Ryde Mighty Hy long drive home in the rain, but back safe and sound. The Roads a Breeze at 3am⚡🛞🇱🇷

12/12/90 - Can't believe it was 34 years ago. My twin and I had one of the most amazing musical and spiritual experiences this night. That experience had such a profound impact on us both that we efforted to listen to the show together every year on 12/12. Keith > This is the very definition of bittersweet. The memory of that time together still holds a special place in my heart - I'm just sad we can't share that experience anymore. God damn - I miss you so much. A piece of me died with you, and your memory is all I have to fill that hole. It's going to have to be good enough even though it's not. I love you 💓

Stoned Me Van Morrison done by Jerry Band

Back four of the first got a nice roll going into the break. Feelin Groovy woven in lovingly. A syrupy slow Loose Lucy. The back of the second delivered with additional gusto, WRS Gold Star. Drive home a snow globe adventure. Thanks Band and Crew. See you in Pittsburgh. Praise DSO.

Casey Jones and Saturday night part of second set. No encore Extra: The Weight

A tradition unlike any other... The annual pilgrimage to Penn's Peak right around the corner. Heaven coming together with loving family on the mountain. Anyone else making the trip? Stories from previous Peaks? Got any wild speculations on setlists? Driving home one year we were going over railroad tracks while Caution played. How about New Speedway in a gooey old school elective? Praise DSO.

They sounded so good Hyryder playin in Indy 2Nite - 12/14 @ The Vogue ! Set 1 Help is on The Way > Slipknot! > Franklins Tower, I Need a Miracle > Wang Dang Doodle, Mississippi 1/2 Step > Minglewood Blues, China Cat FunFlower🌻 > Feelin Groovy Jam > I Know You Ryder Set 2 Slow Train Comin* > Saint of Circumstance > Estimated Prophet > Eyes of the World > Hard to Handle > Dark Star(v1) > Wharf Rat > Dark Star(v2) > Cumberland Blues > Sugar Magnolia E: Mighty High**, One More Saturday PM, Ripple * Hyryder debut ** w/Debbie Toplis

10/23/73 @ Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN The Promised Land, Sugaree, Mexicali Blues, They Love Each Other, Me and Bobby McGee, Deal, Black-Throated Wind, Brown-Eyed Women, Beat It On Down the Line, Brokedown Palace, Jack Straw, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider, Around and Around Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo, Big River, Row Jimmy, Me and My Uncle, Ramble On Rose, El Paso, Loose Lucy, Truckin', The Other One > Weather Report Suite > Let it Grow > Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones > One More Saturday PM F: The Weight Quite the Eaton finish - Wow!

rome was lit from point go. wednesday night up state ny and the joint was jumpin all the way up to the rafters. crazy scene. first set fuse was lit from opening notes alabama followed by what???? race is on. cmon. hot west la, bluegrass 70s style flash fotd. oh yeah....and it stoned me. yeah it did. and for the cherry on top, just an amazing first set ender with a not rough and ready for prime time day tripper. .........tried to please her, she only played one night......... yeah. what a freakin treat. 2nd set all gravy with beautiful almost a cappella tomorrow. wild night in rome.

Celebrating the band's 10th anniversary. Pretty crazy. Praise DSO.

Original Recipe Cold Rain and Snow, C C Rider, Tennessee Jed
, Passenger
, Easy Wind
, Lazy River Road
, Cumberland Blues
 > Rubin and Cherise
, Keep On Growing, Box of Rain
 Help is on the Way
 > Slipknot! >
 Franklin's Tower, Lazy Lightning > 
Drums > 
Space > 
Supplication >
 Shakedown Street > 
Dear Mr. Fantasy > 
Morning Dew 
 E: Volunteers

1976-07-13 Orpheum Theatre San Francisco, CA Set 1: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo ; Big River ; Peggy-O ; Cassidy ; Crazy Fingers > Let It Grow > drums > Let It Grow ; Might As Well Set 2: The Music Never Stopped ; It Must Have Been The Roses ; Samson And Delilah ; High Time ; Saint Stephen > Not Fade Away > Saint Stephen > Sugar Magnolia ; Stella Blue > Sunshine Daydream Encore: Dancing In The Street Filler: Tore Up Over You ; Woodstock ; Ripple Notes: DSO’s 30th Penn’s Peak Show

That's gotta be one of the best 1976 shows... I mean High Time followed by Saint Stephen then a Sugar Magnolia with a Stella Blue before finishing off the SSDD, Wowser!! Kudos for filling with Tore Up; Woodstock; Ripple Extremely well crafted and I am CERTAIN that the band and crew took it to that next level! Living up to the hype A few years back they seemed to play ( at least to my limited comprehension) the same 76er; however, nothing like this, first time recreating July 13th 1976? Not a Friday the 13th like they did at the Greek this summer, but nonetheless a strong 2nd show of the 6 nights at SF. You folks got a monster. Goes to show that putting 1+1 together pays off once the lights go down and the amps crank up. If I wasn't in training for a new job and hadn't missed too many days already, damn I hope this job pays off and is worth it, right now it's doesn't look that way. Happy as hell for those made it!!!

Set 1: Alabama Getaway ; The Race Is On ; West LA Fadeaway ; When I Paint My Masterpiece ; And It Stoned Me > Friend Of The Devil ; Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues ; Sunrise > Bird Song ; Day Tripper Set 2: Hey Pocky Way > Bertha ; Pride Of Cucamonga ; Corrina > Saint Stephen > drums > space > Tomorrow Never Knows> Saint Stephen (reprise) > Corrina > Standing On The Moon > Throwing Stones > The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) Encore: Mister Charlie ; Walking The Dog Missed a few on my last post Bertha, golden road and Vocal performance of Tomorrow never knows this was an amazing show!!

10/18/1984 Brendan Byrne arena Meadowlands NY Feel like a stranger Candyman Red rooster Big railroad blues Cassidy Althea Hell in a bucket Dancing in the streets Touch of grey Playing in the band > uncle John > china doll > drums> Jeff & barraco jam > playing Throwing stones Not fade away It’s all over now baby blue -Lisa comes out for filler: That’s What love will make you do Take a letter Maria -Skip on vocals

Alabama Getaway, The Race Is On, When I Paint My Masterpiece, (Water song i still don't know what song this was), West L.A. Fadeaway, Sunrise, Friend of the Devil, Bird Song, Day Tripper, Hey Pocky Way Pride of Cucamonga, Corrina > St. Stephen > Drums > Space > St Stephen > Corrina > throwing stones Standing on The Moon Encore: Mr. Charlie, Walking the Dog

1/3 & 1/4/2025 added for Capital Theatre:)

The sure sign a great time was had. Have carried note taking supplies at shows for years to mark the signposts. Praise DSO.

Yesterday's bike ride sponsored by 77/05/11 St. Paul. Monster. First set closer? A 14 minute Sugaree. Sugaree a first set closer five times (According to DBX) 76/09/25 Cap Center 76/10/09 Oakland Coliseum 77/05/11 St. Paul 78/02/01 Uptown Theatre 83/06/27 Popular Creek They can still surprise you. End wormhole. Praise DSO.

I would love a roast beef dinner for $4.00.

Lied, Cheated = Next Time You See Me. Baby Whose To Say = Blow Away. If you do not know the name of the song, at least record some words of the song. Deep stuff there. Hoping at some point Dead will officially release some way back material, even bits and pieces. Praise DSO.

Further proof we are living in an incredible era of music and magic. Thx for the post Tea

I believe Revolver(1966) is when modern day psychadelia was perfected. Every other band was trying to figure stuff out and the Beatles had it figured. Modern sound. They figured out how to reproduce the modern guitar sound too vs the tinny sound previous. If Paul and John just had 5 more years together. Their work product was 3 albums every 2 years.

I wanted to come up for that one being I’ll be out of town for NYE. A local birthday killed my plan. Today I’m riding up to the trap to give some of the vendors gifts at their holiday bazaar. (Soda Ash and desiccant and shit from the shutdown of our production that I can help some heads out rather than send it to another company)

She was a keeper for sure!! ❤️😃❤️

Came across this as I do from time to time. I may be an old fart now, but be still my heart ❤️❤️ https://dai.ly/x8fxbdt https://dai.ly/x8fxbdt

Pretty cool stuff! Here's Queen Latifa giving Shakedown Street a go: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDXGIlmxDkc/?igsh=enMyNHF4dzQyanI4 I think she handled it capably despite it being really weird to see The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ on Dec. 22 at 8:30 p.m.

Only three left. Losing Phil does tip the scales. Praise DSO.

I did notice that the first weekend lines up w/the first weekend of March madness.

That was a nice score. Luckily this time she’s buying!!! FYI you know your hotels are free if you gambled even a nibble. It’s nice being able to stay in any Caesar’s property free besides like superbowl and then you have limited free ones like Harrahs funny story. I booked 3 nights at the harrahs Cherokee for free for the 3-show panic run. Didn’t realize the venue with same name was an hour drive from the hotel and the hotel offered no shuttle so cancelled a few years ago. Was pumped about 3 free nights with venue on site lol. Not to be.

I’ll go back if it’s an all new show from last yea graphics wise. Gamblin mama is itching to go again after bringing home $40k last year. I told her if we go back I’m taking her to the sphere on a headfull of gummies she claims don’t do anything while she acts goofy as hell. 😆🤣

Hence the Your Kinda Zoo tag. Now we know. Pace of play has been tough save for summer 2023. It wasn’t perfect then either, but I had some blown away moments. Sugaree, Althea, Bird Song, Easy Wind were strong songs for them and I got ‘em all in 1 show. Tipped my cap to ‘em all that night.

Mill Creek Valley 12/6/80 coming off the Warfield, Sanger, Radio City acoustic runs, a great acoustic set sans electric

https://darkstarjubilee.com/ Dark Star Orchestra announced the 2025 lineup for their Dark Star Jubilee festival, which returns Memorial Day Weekend to Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio. moe., Warren Haynes Band, Leftover Salmon and Melvin Seals and JGB (featuring Jennifer Hartswick) are among the artists that will perform along with three nights of DSO between May 23 – 25, 2025. Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, Too Many Zooz, Hot Buttered Rum, Toubab Krewe, Armchair Boogie, Organ Fairchild, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, Spikedrivers and New Gypsy Cowboys are also aboard for the 2025 Dark Star Jubilee. DSO side projects set to play the three-day festival include Jeff Mattson & Friends and drummer Dino English's “Iconic A.”

Tour Closer Original Recipe Jack Straw, Dire Wolf, Black Throated Wind, Althea, Broken Arrow, All Over Now, Loser, Easy to Love You, Bird Song, Feel Like a Stranger Help Is On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklins Tower, Strange Man, Corrina > Drumz > Space > Eyes of the World > Throwin Stones > Comes a Time > One More Saturday PM E: Run, Run Rudolph > Take a Letter Maria

Post drums looks interesting, going from pin drop to blowing the roof off of the place.

I wish I was there.

Never had the pleasure of a DSO Penn's Peak experience, although not from a lack of desire. Family holiday/birthday stuff always made it a non-starter for me. There's no question about how much the band likes playing there, and reports from attendees bear that out. Location and time of year are additional potent ingredients to help make even more magic happen. Seems unnecessary since the Starbase is on this page, but's here's DSO's show history at Penn's Peak: https://dsoforums.net/dso_starbase/dso_shows.php?quick_filter=penn's+peak&quick_filter_operator=Contains I hope ya'll get an old skool elective. Not everyone's cup of tea, but it certainly is mine. All gas, no brakes, hard-chargin, mind-bendin, body spinnin, good 'ole, god damn, psychedlic rock n roll! DSO is THE vehicle for that ❤️❤️❤️ Have fun, be safe, live in the moment, and love one another! Enjoy Peakin at the Peak ⚡

I remember that one time… 😃

Week 12 was crazy town! I saw the 1pm slate and figured it would be hot trash. Matchups were bleep - but the games were a blast!

Stoned Me gets a played once every blue moon. Believe it or not, about 20x since Jeff joined. I was surprised it was that many

And it Stoned Me done before? I can’t recall seeing it on setlists…? love the look of that elective 😀

Caught Hyryder at Headliners on Friday night. Their usual solid performance. Songs swirling in my head but cannot even attempt any coherent set lists. Of note… 25 years and 10 months ago at this exact venue I begrudgingly went to my first show where the band played “entire Grateful Dead shows” ( “note for note” lol ). No current DSO band members on stage that night are current, save for Lisa. Long strange trip rolls on.

I remember right well. To quote Fritz the Cat, “happy times, heavy times.”

Anyone else hearing Phil more acutely lately, or is it just me? Praise DSO.

We lost a good one. My favorite lyric of his, “ I’ll trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday…” Powerful stuff there.