Dave Matthews Band announces summer tour
The Dave Matthews Band has announced the dates and venues for its annual summer tour, which will begin on July 8th in Bridgeview, Illinois and stretch into early October. According to LiveDaily.com, supporting acts on the 36-show jaunt will include Pete Yorn, the Wailers, the Roots, Robert Randolph and the Family Band and others. The trek will also include a number of two-night stands, including the closing Los Angeles shows on October 1st and 2nd.
Pre-sales for members of the Matthews fan club are going on through April 9th, with tickets going on sale to the general public on the 21st.
The Dave Matthews Band is a perennial hit on the road, with more than 1.2 million fans coming to 62 concerts last year. The act grossed $58 million to finish at Number Nine on Billboard's annual Top 25 tour tally.
The group also began work on a new studio album earlier this year, which is due out before the end of 2007.
Confirmed tour dates:
July 8 - Bridgeview, IL - Toyota Park
August 1 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
August 2 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
August 4 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
August 5 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
August 7 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
August 8 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
August 10 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 11 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
August 14 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 15 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 17 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 18 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 20 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
August 22 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
August 23 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 25 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 26 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 28 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 31 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
September 1 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
September 2 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
September 11 - Gainesville, FL - University of Florida
September 12 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
September 14 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
September 15 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
September 18 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
September 19 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 21 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 22 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
September 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
September 26 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 28 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
September 29 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 1 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
October 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
Pre-sales for members of the Matthews fan club are going on through April 9th, with tickets going on sale to the general public on the 21st.
The Dave Matthews Band is a perennial hit on the road, with more than 1.2 million fans coming to 62 concerts last year. The act grossed $58 million to finish at Number Nine on Billboard's annual Top 25 tour tally.
The group also began work on a new studio album earlier this year, which is due out before the end of 2007.
Confirmed tour dates:
July 8 - Bridgeview, IL - Toyota Park
August 1 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
August 2 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
August 4 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
August 5 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
August 7 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
August 8 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
August 10 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 11 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
August 14 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 15 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 17 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 18 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 20 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
August 22 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
August 23 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 25 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 26 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 28 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 31 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
September 1 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
September 2 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
September 11 - Gainesville, FL - University of Florida
September 12 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
September 14 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
September 15 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
September 18 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
September 19 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 21 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 22 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
September 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
September 26 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 28 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
September 29 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 1 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
October 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
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