Dave Matthews Band will launch an extensive North American summer tour with a two-night stand at The Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT (May 28th and 29th). Tickets will go on sale to the general public on February 26th.
Hailed as “their most electric album yet” (Rolling Stone) and “spiritual and spirited” (People, “Critic’s Choice”), ‘Big Whiskey’ features some of the last studio recordings of founding member/saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who passed away in August of 2008. The group toured throughout 2009 in support of the album, delivering some of the most emotional, powerful performances of its career, as captured in the box set Europe 2009. Designed as a companion to ‘Big Whiskey’, the collection includes ‘Dave Matthews Band: Live from Lucca’, a set ofthree CDs from the group’s July 5, 2009 show in Lucca, Italy, and ‘Across the Pond’, a DVD from its June 26, 2009 show at O2 Academy Brixton in London, England – all housed in an exclusive photo book chronicling the group’s 2009 tour. The upcoming ‘Live In Las Vegas’ features Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds’ first-ever live acoustic interpretations of tracks from ‘Big Whiskey’ plus selected songs from previous Dave Matthews Band albums and material from each artist’s solo career. Due out February 9th, the two-disc collection was recorded at the Theater for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV on December 12, 2009.
Renowned for its live performances, Dave Matthews Band has sold over 17 million tickets throughout its career. The group was recently named the top-selling touring artist of the decade by Billboard and Pollstar (see here)-Â “The sold-out show…bore all the electricity and fervor of an extra-inning ballgame,” said The Boston Globe, covering the kick-off of last summer’s tour at historic Fenway Park. “In his lyrics and a voice that’s both robust and melancholy, Mr. Matthews ponders the gap between public problems and personal pleasures…Yet the band rarely broods for long; the music stays brisk and upbeat,” said The New York Times while The Cincinnati Enquirer observed: “Concertgoers were dancing in the rain Tuesday night while the Dave Matthews Band rocked out…Few bands have had such tremendous turnout year after year at Riverbend and it’s easy to understand why. Matthews and company are nothing if not great entertainers and their music spans genres from rock to folk to alternative.”
Dave Matthews Band – comprising Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar) and Boyd Tinsley (violin) – has sold a collective 37 million CDs and DVDs combined.With ‘Big Whiskey’s’ debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in June of 2009, Dave Matthews Band became one of only two groups in chart history to have five consecutive studio albums enter atop the chart. ‘Big Whiskey’ was among the Top 5 best-selling albums on iTunes in 2009.
The band will launch a month-long European tour in Hamburg, Germany on February 16th.
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – 2010 SUMMER TOUR
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Date    City/State    Venue    Support
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5/28    Hartford, CT    Comcast Theatre    Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
5/29    Hartford, CT    Comcast Theatre      Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
6/1      Toronto, ONT   Molson Amphitheatre    The Felice Brothers
6/2     Darien Center, NY    Darien Lake Performing Arts Center    The Felice Brothers
6/4     Saratoga Springs, NY    Saratoga Performing Arts Center     The Felice Brothers
6/5     Saratoga Springs, NY    Saratoga Performing Arts Center     The Felice Brothers
6/7     Mansfield, MA    Comcast Center     Yonder Mountain String Band
6/8     Mansfield, MA    Comcast Center     Yonder Mountain String Band
6/15   Cincinnati, OH    Riverbend Music Center     Robert Earl Keen
6/16   Maryland Heights, MO    Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre     Robert Earl Keen
6/18   Noblesville, IN    Verizon Wireless Music Center     Robert Earl Keen
6/19    Noblesville, IN   Verizon Wireless Music Center     Robert Earl Keen
6/22    Columbus, OH    Huntington Park      Robert Earl Keen
6/23    Clarkston, MI    DTE Energy Music Center     Martin Sexton
6/25    Cuyahoga Falls, OH    Blossom Music Center     Martin Sexton
6/30    Camden, NJ    Susquehanna Bank Center      Martin Sexton
7/1    Camden, NJ    Susquehanna Bank Center      Martin Sexton
7/3     East Troy, WI  Alpine Valley Music Theatre      Zac Brown Band
7/4     East Troy, WI   Alpine Valley Music Theatre     Zac Brown Band
7/9    Hershey, PA    Hersheypark Stadium    Zac Brown Band
7/10    Pittsburgh, PA    PNC Park      Zac Brown Band
7/13    Bethel, NY     Bethel Woods Center for the Arts     Amos Lee
7/14    Scranton, PA    Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain     Amos Lee
7/16    New York, NY     Citi Field     Zac Brown Band
7/17    New York, NY    Citi Field     Zac Brown Band
7/20    Virginia Beach, VA     Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre  Amos Lee
7/21   Charlotte, NC     Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre    Amos Lee
7/23   Washington, DC     Nationals Park     Zac Brown Band
7/25Â Â Â Louisville, KYÂ Â Â Â Â Churchill Downs Music Festival
7/27   Atlanta, GA     Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood     Gov’t Mule
7/28   Tampa, FL      Ford Amphitheatre     Gov’t Mule
7/30   West Palm Beach, FL     Cruzan Amphitheatre     Gov’t Mule
7/31   West Palm Beach, FL    Cruzan Amphitheatre     Gov’t Mule
8/14   Wichita, KS    InTrust Bank Arena     Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
*8/17 West Valley City, UT    USANA Amphitheatre    Brett Dennen
8/20   Chula Vista, CA     Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre     Brett Dennen
8/21   Irvine, CA     Verizon Wireless Amphitheater     Brett Dennen
8/23   Los Angeles, CA    Hollywood Bowl     Raphael Saadiq
8/25   Concord, CA    Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord     Raphael Saadiq
8/27   Marysville, CA    Sleep Train Amphitheatre     Raphael Saadiq
8/28   Mountain View, CA    Shoreline Amphitheatre    Raphael Saadiq
8/31Â Â Â Boise, IDÂ Â Â Â Taco Bell Arena
9/3    George, WAGorge    Amphitheatre    Ben Harper and Relentless7
9/4    George, WAGorge    Amphitheatre     Ben Harper and Relentless7
9/5    George, WAGorge     Amphitheatre     Ben Harper and Relentless7
9/10  Woodlands, TX     Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion    Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
9/11   Dallas, TX     Superpages.com Center     Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
9/14   Omaha, NE     Qwest Center     Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
9/15    St. Paul, MN  Xcel Energy Center   Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
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