Dave Matthews Band rolls out summer tour dates

February 19, 2004 10:55 AM
By Jon Zahlaway
LiveDaily Senior Writer
Dave Matthews, who went it alone late last year to support his Grammy-winning solo debut, reconnects with his bandmates this summer for a lengthy tour.


The reassembled Dave Matthews Band [ tickets ] launches the outing in mid June, and is slated to hit amphitheaters throughout the U.S. and Canada until early September. More dates will be added, according to RCA Records, and ticket on-sale information hasn't been announced.

"Our time working on outside projects has made all of us really eager to get back out on the road again," violinist Boyd Tinsley said in a statement; like Matthews, Tinsley issued a solo album, titled "True Reflections," during last year's Dave Matthews Band hiatus.

Matthews' inaugural solo effort, "Some Devil," surfaced last September. The set features the cut "Gravedigger," which earlier this month won the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.

Dave Matthews Band's most-recent studio album is 2002's "Busted Stuff." Last November, the group issued its latest live collection, "Central Park Concert," which captures the group's New York City performance last summer. The show drew more than 100,000 fans and raised over $2 million for public education and New York City parks, according to a press release.

Next month, the band heads into the studio to begin pre-production on the follow-up to "Busted Stuff." No word yet on when the new album will land in stores.

[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.]
tour dates and tickets
June 2004
17 - Maryland Heights, MO - UMB Bank Pavilion
18 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
20, 21 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
23, 24 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
26, 27 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
29 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
30 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre

July 2004
6, 7 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
10 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
11 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
13 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
14 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
16, 17 - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Theatre
20, 21 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
23 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
24 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
26 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
27 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
29 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
31 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre

August 2004
1 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre
4 - Antioch, TN - AmSouth Amphitheatre
5 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
7, 8 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
16 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
18 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
20, 21 - The Woodlands, TX - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
23 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
24 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
26 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
28, 29 - Carson, CA - Home Depot Center
31 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre

September 2004
4, 5 - George, WA - The Gorge

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