# Event Details

- **Event Name**: DARK STAR ORCHESTRA
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: SUNDAY, JUNE 21 | Doors: 4:00PM | Show: 5:00PM

LAWN Section GA:
Ticket holders in this section will be able to enjoy the bar located on the terrace.
Early Bird GA: $66 / LP Member Advance GA* $59.50
Advance GA: $76 / LP Member Advance GA* $68.50
DAY OF SHOW: $81

PREMIUM LAWN Section (closest to stage):
Premium viewing area *and * dedicated cash/cc bar exclusively for all premium ticket holders.
Early Bird Premium Section GA: $126 / LP Member* $121
Advance Premium Section GA: $131 / LP Member* $128.50
DAY OF SHOW: $136


A $1 Donation will be made from every ticket sold to Grateful Guitars.
A $4 Facility Fee is added to all non-member tickets.
*Member discount available in advance only, and based on limited supplies. Member discounts cannot be applied at the door. FF waived on member tickets only, advance only. For help with membership and ticket purchases, please email us at boxofficelevittpavilion@gmail.com.


General admission, standing room, within each section. No chair zones in effect in both sections. Rain or Shine. All Sales Final. No outside food or drink is permitted at this event. No coolers. An onsite refreshment bar will be open. Bring photo ID to verify 21+ for any alcohol purchase.  Food trucks will be on site.

Performing to critical acclaim for over 20 years and over 3000 shows, Dark Star Orchestra continues the Grateful Dead live concert experience. Their shows are built off the Dead's extensive catalog and the talent of these seven fine musicians. On any given night, the band will perform a show based on a set list from the Grateful Dead's 30 years of extensive touring or use their catalog to program a unique set list for the show. This allows fans both young and old to share in the experience. By recreating set lists from the past, and by developing their own sets of Dead songs, Dark Star Orchestra offers a continually evolving artistic outlet within this musical canon. Honoring both the band and the fans, Dark Star Orchestra's members seek out the unique style and sound of each era while simultaneously offering their own informed improvisations.

Dark Star Orchestra offers much more than the sound of the Grateful Dead, they truly encapsulate the energy and the experience. It's about a sense of familiarity. It's about a feeling that grabs listeners and takes over. It's about that contagious energy...in short, it's about the complete experience and consistent quality show that the fan receives when attending a Dark Star Orchestra show.

Dark Star Orchestra has performed throughout the entire United States, including a sold out debut at Colorado’s Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater, plus shows in Europe and the Caribbean with the band touching down in seven different countries. DSO continues to grow its fan base by playing at larger venues for two and even three-night stands, as well as performing at major music festivals including Bonnaroo, Milwaukee's SummerFest, The Peach Music Festival, Jam Cruise, Wanee Festival, SweetWater 420 Festival, Mountain Jam, and many more.

In addition to appearing at some of the nation's top festival, Dark Star Orchestra hosts its own annual music festival and campaign gathering, titled the "Dark Star Jubilee", currently in its eighth year where DSO headline all three nights and are joined by a mix of established and up and coming national touring acts. Beyond the shores of the United States, DSO has taken its internationally-acclaimed Grateful Dead tribute to the beaches of Jamaica in the dead of winter for the past six years, with their event appropriately titled 'Jam in the Sand'. Featuring an ocean-side stage, DSO sets up camp to perform shows for four nights along the tropical sands of an all-inclusive resort, selling out the event each year for hundreds of lucky attendees.

Fans and critics haven't been the only people caught up in the spirit of a Dark Star show. The band has featured guest performances from six original Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Vince Welnick, Tom Constanten and even toured with longtime Dead soundman, Dan Healy. Other notable guests have included Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman of Phish, Keller Williams, Warren Haynes, Steve Kimock, Peter Rowan, Ramblin' Jack Elliot and many more.

"For us it's a chance to recreate some of the magic that was created for us over the years," keyboardist and vocalist Rob Barraco explains. "We offer a sort of a historical perspective at what it might have been like to go to a show in 1985, 1978 or whenever. Even for Deadheads who can say they've been to a hundred shows in the 90s, we offer something they never got to see live."


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* ALL SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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June 21, 2026 | 5:00pm
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/westport/dark-star-orchestra/200030231076634
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, festivals, music-festivals, performances, nonprofit, concerts, art, food-drinks, it, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Westport
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 40 Jesup Rd, Westport, CT, United States, Connecticut 06880
- **lat**: 41.14036
- **long**: -73.36069
- **full address**: 40 Jesup Rd, Westport, CT, United States, Connecticut 06880

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is DARK STAR ORCHESTRA being held?
  - **A:** DARK STAR ORCHESTRA takes place on Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm at 40 Jesup Rd, Westport, CT, United States, Connecticut 06880.
- **Q**: Who is organizing DARK STAR ORCHESTRA?
  - **A:** DARK STAR ORCHESTRA is organized by Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, Westport.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** DARK STAR ORCHESTRA is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Westport, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If DARK STAR ORCHESTRA sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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