Dave Matthews Band and Starbucks team for live release

July 30, 2007 03:07 PM

LiveDaily Contributor

Starbucks customers can get a little Dave Matthews Band [ tickets ] with their lattes beginning tomorrow (7/31), when the band's latest live work makes it way into the coffee giant's stores.

The latest edition of "Live Trax," which the band has made available for several years at its concerts, will be exclusively available at Starbucks, marking the first national retail release for the series, which features live performances from the band's collection of archived material.

Starbucks and XM Radio will partner to promote the release, with the satellite radio service re-launching the "Starbucks XM Cafe" music channel concurrently with the DMB release. The coffee retailer will also hold an in-store sweepstakes for customers who sign up for a free XM Radio trial, with prizes including tickets to DMB concerts and meet-and-greet opportunities with the group.

The Starbucks-exclusive version of "Live Trax" features recordings ranging from a 1995 appearance at the Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester, NY, to the band's 2007 show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The Dave Matthews Band is currently preparing to launch a long summer tour, kicking off a two-month, 28-city outing with an Aug. 1-2 engagement in Mansfield, MA, a suburb 30 miles south of Boston. The trek includes a Matthews solo acoustic performance at the 2007 edition of Willie Nelson's Farm Aid festival, which is set to take place Sept. 9 in Randall's Island, NY.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

August 2007
1-2 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
4-5 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
7-8 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
10 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
11 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
14 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
15 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
17-18 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
20 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
22 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
23 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
25-26 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
28 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre

September 2007
1-2 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre
8 - Atlanta, GA - Piedmont Park
9 - Randall's Island, NY - Farm Aid (Dave Matthews solo set)
11 - Gainesville, FL - University of Florida/Stephen C. O'Connell Center
12 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
14-15 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
18 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
19 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
21 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
22 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
25 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
26 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
28 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
29 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre

October 2007
1-2 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl