Dark Star Orchestra, THE Grateful Dead tribute band, is playing at Fabrik in Hamburg on Thursday and at Harmonie in Bonn on Friday. I'll be catching them at the Melkweg in Amsterdam Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

More than just a cover band, Dark Star Orchestra plays the Dead's music with fanatical precision and regularly recreates entire Dead shows down to the note. All the reviews I've seen say they're as good now as the Dead was at their best.

If anybody goes please report back here and let me know how it was.