Dave Matthews Band plots return to Red Rocks

June 21, 2005 11:57 AM
By Jon Zahlaway
LiveDaily Senior Writer
UPDATED June 25, 2005 3:48 PM - Dave Matthews Band [ tickets ]'s summer tour schedule now includes a three-night stand at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre, marking the group's return to the venue after a seven-year hiatus.

The shows are set for Sept. 9-11, and currently mark the end of the group's summer tour, which kicked off earlier this month. Tickets to the Denver-area show will go on sale to the general public July 9, but members of the group's official fan club, the Warehouse, will have access to tickets starting Thursday (6/23), according to a band announcement. More information is available at the band's website.

An opening act has not yet been named for the Red Rocks shows.

Dave Matthews Band first headlined Red Rocks in August of 1995. That concert was immortalized on "Live at Red Rocks," a two-disc set released in 1997. The group last played the venue in May of 1998.

As previously reported, DMB's summer plans also include a July 2 performance at the Philadelphia Music of Art, the site of one of several Live 8 concerts set to take place around the globe that day. The group plans to sandwich its Live 8 appearance between evening shows in upstate New York on July 2 and 3.

Last month, Dave Matthews Band issued its latest album, "Stand Up." The set sold about 465,000 copies during its first week out, securing it a No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 album chart.

[Editor's note: This article was updated on June 25, 2005 to correct the public on-sale date for tickets to Dave Matthews Band's Red Rocks performances; the correct date is July 9.]

[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 2005
22 - Scranton, PA - Ford Pavilion at Montage Mountain (w/ Howie Day)
23 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
25 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Stadium (w/ Blue Merle)
26 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stoneridge (w/ Blue Merle)
28 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (w/ Drive-By Truckers)
29 - Raleigh, NC - ALLTEL Pavilion (w/ Drive-By Truckers)

July 2005
1, 2 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center (w/ Galactic)
2 - Philadelphia, PA - Museum of Art (Live 8)
5, 6 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (w/ G. Love and Special Sauce)
9, 10 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center (w/ G. Love and Special Sauce)
13 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre (w/ Blue Merle)
14 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre (w/ Marc Broussard)
16, 17 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre (w/ Marc Broussard)
20 - Antioch, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre (w/ O.A.R.)
21 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Amphitheatre (w/ O.A.R.)
23, 24 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre (w/ O.A.R.)
27 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center (w/ Ray LaMontagne)
30, 31 - New York, NY - Randall's Island

August 2005
12, 13 - San Francisco, CA - SBC Park
16 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre (w/ Slightly Stoopid)
19-21 - George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (w/ North Mississippi Allstars)
25 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre (w/ Slightly Stoopid) (on sale now)
27, 28 - Carson, CA - Home Depot Center
30 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion (w/ Slightly Stoopid)
31 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion (w/ Slightly Stoopid)

September 2005
2 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
5 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
9, 10 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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