Dark Star

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Public Performances: 250
Private Performances: 3
Lyrics
Robert Hunter
Music
Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan, Weir
Tags
garcia-hunter
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  • Dark Star @ Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics
  • deadessays: Dark Star 1970
  • deadessays: Dark Star 1969: The Late Constanten Era
  • deadessays: Dark Star Graph
  • And another Dark Star Graph created by by Volkmar Rupp & Uli Teute.
  • deadessays: The Shortest Dark Stars 1969-1974
  • deadessays: The Audience-Tape Dark Stars 1970-1972 (Guest Post)
  • deadessays: Dark Star Catalog (Guest Post)
  • deadessays: Dark Star 1968-1989 (Guest Post)
  • deadessays: Dark Star: A Tale of Four Mixes
  • deadessays: Dark Star 1978-1984: A Roundtable
  • deadessays: Dark Star 1971
    • Toggle Columns: Date - Act - Venue - Set - Lead Singer - Preceded By - Followed By - Since Last
    Date Act Venue Set Lead Singer Preceded By Followed By Last Public Act Type Seq No Qualifier
    Name Date Act Venue
    30 Trips Around the Sun 1972-09-24 [Sun] Grateful Dead Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT
    30 Trips Around the Sun 1972-09-24 [Sun] Grateful Dead Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT
    American Beauty 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 1971-02-18 [Thu] Grateful Dead Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
    30 Trips Around the Sun 1992-03-20 [Fri] Grateful Dead Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
    Road Trips Volume 2 Number 2 Bonus Disc 1968-01-27 [Sat] Grateful Dead Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, WA
    Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 1991-06-17 [Mon] Grateful Dead Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
    Saint of Circumstance 1991-06-17 [Mon] Grateful Dead Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
    Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 1991-06-17 [Mon] Grateful Dead Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
    Saint of Circumstance 1991-06-17 [Mon] Grateful Dead Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
    Dick's Picks Volume 14 1973-11-30 [Fri] Grateful Dead Music Hall, Boston, MA
    Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 1991-06-17 [Mon] Grateful Dead Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
    Saint of Circumstance 1991-06-17 [Mon] Grateful Dead Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
    So Many Roads (1965 - 1995) 1974-06-23 [Sun] Grateful Dead Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL
    Dave's Picks Volume 34 1974-06-23 [Sun] Grateful Dead Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL
    Road Trips Volume 2 Number 2 1968-02-02 [Fri] Grateful Dead Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
    Road Trips Volume 2 Number 2 1968-02-14 [Wed] Grateful Dead Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
    Dick's Picks Volume 22 1968-02-23 [Fri] Grateful Dead Kings Beach Bowl, Lake Tahoe, CA
    So Many Roads (1965 - 1995) 1968-03-16 [Sat] Grateful Dead Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
    Grateful Dead Origins (Deluxe Edition) 1968-08-21 [Wed] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Two From The Vault 1968-08-24 [Sat] Grateful Dead Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles, CA
    Two From The Vault Expanded Edition 1968-08-24 [Sat] Grateful Dead Shrine Exhibition Hall, Los Angeles, CA
    30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965 - 1995 1968-10-20 [Sun] Grateful Dead William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
    30 Trips Around the Sun 1968-10-20 [Sun] Grateful Dead William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
    Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 1969-02-11 [Tue] Late Grateful Dead Fillmore East, New York, NY
    Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork: Collectors Edition CD 1969-02-11 [Tue] Late Grateful Dead Fillmore East, New York, NY
    30 Trips Around the Sun 1969-02-22 [Sat] Grateful Dead Dream Bowl, Vallejo, CA
    Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings 1969-02-27 [Thu] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Live/Dead 1969-02-27 [Thu] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Fillmore West 1969: February 27th, Grateful Dead 1969-02-27 [Thu] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings 1969-02-28 [Fri] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Fillmore West 1969 1969-02-28 [Fri] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Fillmore West 1969: February 28th, Grateful Dead 1969-02-28 [Fri] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings 1969-03-01 [Sat] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Fillmore West 1969: March 1st, Grateful Dead 1969-03-01 [Sat] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings 1969-03-02 [Sun] Grateful Dead Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA
    Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 12 1969-04-17 [Thu] Grateful Dead Quadrangle, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
    Dick's Picks Volume 26 1969-04-27 [Sun] Grateful Dead Labor Temple, Minneapolis, MN
    Road Trips Volume 4 Number 1 1969-05-23 [Fri] Grateful Dead Seminole Indian Village, West Hollywood, FL
    Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm 1969-08-16 [Sat] Grateful Dead Max Yasgur's Farm, Bethel, NY
    Woodstock: Back To The Garden: 50th Anniversary Archive 1969-08-16 [Sat] Grateful Dead Max Yasgur's Farm, Bethel, NY
    Woodstock: Back To The Garden: 50th Anniversary Experience 10 CD 1969-08-16 [Sat] Grateful Dead Max Yasgur's Farm, Bethel, NY
    Dave's Picks Volume 43 1969-11-02 [Sun] Grateful Dead Family Dog On The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA
    Dick's Picks Volume 16 1969-11-08 [Sat] Grateful Dead Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
    Dick's Picks Volume 16 1969-11-08 [Sat] Grateful Dead Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
    Dick's Picks Volume 16 1969-11-08 [Sat] Grateful Dead Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
    Dave's Picks Volume 10 Bonus Disc (2014) 1969-12-11 [Thu] Grateful Dead Thelma, Los Angeles, CA
    Dave's Picks Volume 06 1969-12-20 [Sat] Grateful Dead Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
    Dave's Picks Volume 43 1969-12-26 [Fri] Grateful Dead McFarlin Auditorium, Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, TX
    Dave's Picks Volume 30 1970-01-02 [Fri] Late Grateful Dead Fillmore East, New York, NY
    Dave's Picks Volume 19 1970-01-23 [Fri] Grateful Dead Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HI
    Dave's Picks Volume 06 1970-02-02 [Mon] Grateful Dead Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
    Dick's Picks Volume 04 1970-02-13 [Fri] Late Grateful Dead Fillmore East, New York, NY
    Long Strange Trip 1970-02-14 [Sat] Early Grateful Dead Fillmore East, New York, NY
    Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 1970-05-15 [Fri] Late Grateful Dead Fillmore East, New York, NY
    American Beauty 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 1971-02-18 [Thu] Grateful Dead Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
    Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead 1971-04-28 [Wed] Grateful Dead Fillmore East, New York, NY
    Road Trips Volume 1 Number 3 1971-07-31 [Sat] Grateful Dead Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT
    Dave's Picks Volume 03 1971-10-21 [Thu] Grateful Dead Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
    Dave's Picks Volume 03 1971-10-21 [Thu] Grateful Dead Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
    Dick's Picks Volume 02 1971-10-31 [Sun] Grateful Dead Ohio Theatre, Columbus, OH
    Road Trips Volume 3 Number 2 1971-11-15 [Mon] Grateful Dead Austin Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX
    Road Trips Volume 3 Number 2 1971-11-15 [Mon] Grateful Dead Austin Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX
    Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead Bonus Disc 1972-03-23 [Thu] Grateful Dead Academy of Music, New York, NY
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-04-08 [Sat] Grateful Dead Empire Pool, London, England
    Wembley Empire Pool, London, England 4/8/72 1972-04-08 [Sat] Grateful Dead Empire Pool, London, England
    Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 1972-04-08 [Sat] Grateful Dead Empire Pool, London, England
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-04-14 [Fri] Grateful Dead Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead 1972-04-24 [Mon] Grateful Dead Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-04-24 [Mon] Grateful Dead Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
    Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead 1972-04-24 [Mon] Grateful Dead Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-04-24 [Mon] Grateful Dead Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-04-17 [Mon] Grateful Dead Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-04-29 [Sat] Grateful Dead Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
    Dark Star 1972-05-04 [Thu] Grateful Dead Olympia, Paris, France
    Europe '72 Vol. 12: L'Olympia, Paris, France 5/4/72 1972-05-04 [Thu] Grateful Dead Olympia, Paris, France
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-04 [Thu] Grateful Dead Olympia, Paris, France
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-04 [Thu] Grateful Dead Olympia, Paris, France
    Dark Star 1972-05-04 [Thu] Grateful Dead Olympia, Paris, France
    Europe '72 Vol. 12: L'Olympia, Paris, France 5/4/72 1972-05-04 [Thu] Grateful Dead Olympia, Paris, France
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-07 [Sun] Grateful Dead Bickershaw Festival, Wigan, England
    Europe '72 Volume 2 1972-05-07 [Sun] Grateful Dead Bickershaw Festival, Wigan, England
    Europe '72 Vol. 13: Bickershaw Festival, Wigan, England 5/7/72 1972-05-07 [Sun] Grateful Dead Bickershaw Festival, Wigan, England
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-11 [Thu] Grateful Dead Grote Zaal, De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Europe '72 Vol. 15: Grote Zaal De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland 5/11/72 1972-05-11 [Thu] Grateful Dead Grote Zaal, De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-11 [Thu] Grateful Dead Grote Zaal, De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Europe '72 Vol. 15: Grote Zaal De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland 5/11/72 1972-05-11 [Thu] Grateful Dead Grote Zaal, De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-18 [Thu] Grateful Dead Kongresssaal, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
    Europe '72 Vol. 18: Kongressaal, Munich, West Germany 5/18/72 1972-05-18 [Thu] Grateful Dead Kongresssaal, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
    Europe '72 Vol. 19: Lyceum Theatre, London, England 5/23/72 1972-05-23 [Tue] Grateful Dead Lyceum, London, England
    Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-23 [Tue] Grateful Dead Lyceum, London, England
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-23 [Tue] Grateful Dead Lyceum, London, England
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-23 [Tue] Grateful Dead Lyceum, London, England
    Europe '72 Vol. 19: Lyceum Theatre, London, England 5/23/72 1972-05-23 [Tue] Grateful Dead Lyceum, London, England
    Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-23 [Tue] Grateful Dead Lyceum, London, England
    Europe '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-25 [Thu] Grateful Dead Lyceum, London, England
    Europe '72 Vol. 21: Lyceum Theatre, London, England 5/25/72 1972-05-25 [Thu] Grateful Dead Lyceum, London, England
    Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings 1972-05-25 [Thu] Grateful Dead Lyceum, London, England
    Sunshine Daydream 1972-08-27 [Sun] Grateful Dead Old Renaissance Faire Grounds, Veneta, OR
    Sunshine Daydream 1972-08-27 [Sun] Grateful Dead Old Renaissance Faire Grounds, Veneta, OR
    Dick's Picks Volume 36 1972-09-21 [Thu] Grateful Dead Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
    Dick's Picks Volume 11 1972-09-27 [Wed] Grateful Dead Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, NJ
    Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 1972-10-18 [Wed] Grateful Dead Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
    Light Into Ashes 1972-10-18 [Wed] Grateful Dead Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
    Dick's Picks Volume 28 1973-02-26 [Mon] Grateful Dead Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, NE
    Dave's Picks Volume 32 1973-03-24 [Sat] Grateful Dead Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
    Dave's Picks Volume 16 1973-03-28 [Wed] Grateful Dead Springfield Civic Center Arena, Springfield, MA
    Here Comes Sunshine 1973-06-10 [Sun] Grateful Dead Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, DC
    Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings 1973-06-24 [Sun] Grateful Dead Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR
    Dick's Picks Volume 19 1973-10-19 [Fri] Grateful Dead Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
    Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 1973-10-30 [Tue] Grateful Dead Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
    Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 1973-10-30 [Tue] Grateful Dead Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
    Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings 1973-11-11 [Sun] Grateful Dead Winterland, San Francisco, CA
    Road Trips Volume 4 Number 3 Bonus Disc 1973-12-06 [Thu] Grateful Dead Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, OH
    Dave's Picks Volume 13 1974-02-24 [Sun] Grateful Dead Winterland, San Francisco, CA
    Dave's Picks Volume 09 1974-05-14 [Tue] Grateful Dead Adams Field House, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
    Dick's Picks Volume 07 1974-09-10 [Tue] Grateful Dead Alexandra Palace, London, England
    The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack 1974-10-18 [Fri] Grateful Dead Winterland, San Francisco, CA
    The Grateful Dead Movie 1974-10-18 [Fri] Grateful Dead Winterland, San Francisco, CA
    The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack 1974-10-18 [Fri] Grateful Dead Winterland, San Francisco, CA
    The Closing of Winterland 1978-12-31 [Sun] Grateful Dead Winterland, San Francisco, CA
    The Closing of Winterland 1978-12-31 [Sun] Grateful Dead Winterland, San Francisco, CA
    Formerly the Warlocks 1989-10-09 [Mon] Grateful Dead Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
    Nightfall of Diamonds 1989-10-16 [Mon] Grateful Dead Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
    Nightfall of Diamonds 1989-10-16 [Mon] Grateful Dead Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
    30 Trips Around the Sun 1989-10-26 [Thu] Grateful Dead Miami Arena, Miami, FL
    Spring 1990 (The Other One) 1990-03-29 [Thu] Grateful Dead Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
    Wake Up to Find Out 1990-03-29 [Thu] Grateful Dead Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
    Spring 1990 (The Other One) 1990-03-29 [Thu] Grateful Dead Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
    Wake Up to Find Out 1990-03-29 [Thu] Grateful Dead Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
    View from the Vault, Volume Two 1990-07-12 [Thu] Grateful Dead Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, DC
    Road Trips Volume 2 Number 1 1990-09-20 [Thu] Grateful Dead Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
    Road Trips Volume 2 Number 1 1990-09-20 [Thu] Grateful Dead Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
    View from the Vault, Volume Two 1991-06-14 [Fri] Grateful Dead Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, DC
    30 Trips Around the Sun 1991-09-10 [Tue] Grateful Dead Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
    30 Trips Around the Sun 1991-09-10 [Tue] Grateful Dead Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
    Dick's Picks Volume 27 1992-12-16 [Wed] Grateful Dead Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA
    Act, set, and adjacent songs contexts in which the song was played at least 5 times.
    Act Set Preceded By Followed By First Last Count
    Grateful Dead Show Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Saint Stephen 1968-08-24 1969-04-17 8
    Grateful Dead Show Opener Saint Stephen 1968-08-20 1970-04-11 8
    Grateful Dead Set 1 Opener Saint Stephen 1968-09-01 1969-03-02 6