Dave Matthews Band adds shows to 'King' tour

The Dave Matthews Band has added a pair of new shows to its current tour slate behind the band's hot-selling new album, "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King."

The Sept. 9 and 10 shows at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre come immediately after the band's three-night stand at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, WA. The group, which continues the trek tomorrow night (6/19) near Pittsburgh, will head overseas for a European tour leg later this month.

Tickets for the two LA shows go on sale to the general public starting Friday (6/ 19). Details for the group's US tour dates are included below, and international dates are posted at DMB's website.

Last weekend, the band drew more than 50,000 fans to Saratoga Springs, NY, for a pair of outdoor concerts. State-park police made 34 arrests and issued 58 appearance tickets to concertgoers over the weekend, according to local authorities.

"Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," which hit stores earlier this month, marks the band's first studio set since the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore last summer. Guitarist Tim Reynolds returned to the studio with the band for the record--his first recording with DMB since 1998's "Before These Crowded Streets."

The set debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in early June, moving about 424,000 copies during its first week on store shelves to make the album the third-highest selling debut of the year, behind Eminem's "Relapse" (608,000 copies) and U2's "No Line on the Horizon" (484,000 copies), according to Nielsen SoundScan retail figures as reported by Billboard.

Produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance), "Big Whiskey" is the follow-up to 2005's "Stand Up," the fourth consecutive Dave Matthews Band effort to enter the US album chart at No. 1.

In addition to DMB members Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar), Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass) and Boyd Tinsley (violin), the group will be joined on the road by Reynolds, trumpeter Rashawn Ross and saxophonist Jeff Coffin.

TOUR DATES
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June 2009
19, 20 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion

July 2009
18, 19 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music
21, 22 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
24 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
25 - Detroit Lakes, MN - 10,000 Lakes Festival
28 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Center
29 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
31 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center

August 2009
1 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
4 - Syracuse, NY - Alliance Bank Stadium
5 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
7 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
8 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
12 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
14, 15 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
29 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
30 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center

September 2009
1 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
4-6 - George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre
9, 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
12 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
13 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
19, 20 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
23 - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
25 - Des Moines, IA - Principal Park
26 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
29 - Little Rock, AR - Dickey-Stephens Park
30 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center

October 2009
2 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
3 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival

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