DMB will continue the their tradition of providing a place for obnoxious, visor-wearing, red bull and vodka-drinking, Adult Swim-watching tools to go besides the bar this year, announcing a massive 4 month tour, including several dates in the New York City area.
Dave Mathews Band will be supporting 2009’s hit album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, which is a good bet to pick up a Grammy this weekend, and despite my disdain for DMB, is actually pretty enjoyable.
GrooGrux was the first album done without saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died in 2008 in an ATV accident. On the Dave Matthews Band website, they said that they will start their tour in Europe in the Spring, and reach America on Memorial Day Weekend.
Dave Matthews is a complex issue for the author. He likes the music, but hates almost everyone else who likes the music. This may be the definition of “music snob.” Or “douchebag.”
According to Rolling Stone, there will be many different bands opening for DMB on this tour. They include Gov’t Mule, The Zac Brown Band, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, and Ben Harper and Relentless 7.
The Tour Dates are as follows, with NYC area shows in bold (cause most of my readers are from there):
May 28 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
May 29 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
Jun. 1 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
Jun. 2 – Darien, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Jun. 4 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jun. 5 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jun. 7- Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
Jun. 8 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
Jun. 15 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Jun. 16 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 18 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jun. 19 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Jun. 22 – Columbus, OH @ Huntington Park
Jun. 23 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jun. 25 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Jun. 30 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul. 1 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jul. 3 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Jul. 4 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Jul. 9 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
Jul. 10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park
Jul. 13 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Jul. 14 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
Jul. 16 – New York, NY @ Citi Field
Jul. 17 – New York, NY @ Citi Field
Jul. 20 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Jul. 21 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Jul. 23 – Washington, D.C. @ Nationals Park
Jul. 25 – Louisville, KY @ HullabaLOU Festival
Jul. 27 – Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jul. 28 – Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
Jul. 30 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Jul. 31 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
Aug. 14 – Wichita, KS @ InTrust Bank Arena
Aug. 17 – West Valley City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
Aug. 20 – Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug. 21 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
Aug. 25 – Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
Aug. 27 – Marysville, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Aug. 28 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 – Boise, ID @ Taco Bell Arena
Sept. 3 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 4 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 5 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 10 – Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 11 – Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
Sept. 14 – Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
Sept. 15 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Rolling Stone noticed a hole in DMB’s tour date at exactly the same time as the Bonnaroo Festival, but does not speculate beyond that.
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