Good news, bad news on the Dave Matthews concert front

April 26, 2004 02:27 PM
By Rob Evans
LiveDaily Editor
Two more concert dates have been added to the Dave Matthews Band [ tickets ]'s summer schedule, but the group has scrapped plans to host a festival this year.

The newly announced shows will take place on July 2 and 3 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY, according to an announcement sent to the band's mailing list.

In the same announcement, the band reveals that it will not stage an Independence Day-weekend festival in the New York City area.

"We have been putting a great deal of time and effort over the past few months into trying to make the festival happen but due to logistical issues, it simply cannot happen this year," the announcement said. "We assure you that we will continue to look for suitable opportunities and locations for DMB festivals in the future."

Late last year, the group asked fans to provide their views about a possible Dave Matthews Band festival by filling out a survey that was posted on its official website. Among the questions the survey asked were whether fans would be interested in attending such a festival, and the time and location they'd most like it to take place. The survey identified the July 4 weekend in New York as the best time and place for the event.

Dave Matthews Band signed a new contract with longtime label RCA Records earlier this year, and has begun work on a new studio album. No release date has been announced.

The group opens its summer tour in mid-June, and will remain on the amphitheater circuit through early September.

[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.]
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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
2, 3 - Saratoga Springs, NY - SPAC
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 - ctnow.com 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
3-5 - George, WA - The Gorge
8 - West Valley City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre

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