Dave Matthews Band Returns To Touring

Having played its own festivals in 2011 the Dave Matthews Band returns to the road this year with more than 40 dates across the land.

Last year DMB invited fans to come to them via a series of “Caravan” multi-day festivals that took place in Atlantic City, New York City, Chicago and Quincy, Wash., Now the band is coming to you, beginning in Texas in mid-May.

Fans in Hartford, Conn., Mansfield, Mass., Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Wantagh, N.Y., Noblesville, Ind., Camden N.J., East Troy, Wis., Burgettstown, Pa., West Palm Beach, Fla., and Quincy, Wash., luck out with multiple dates while the rest of us will have to settle for one night with Mr. Matthews & Co.

Here’s the schedule:

May 18 – The Woodlands, Texas, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 19 – Dallas, Texas, Gexa Energy Pavilion
May 20 – Gulf Shores, Ala., “The Hangout Beach, Music And Arts Festival
May 22 – Atlanta, Ga., Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood
May 23 – Charlotte, N.C., Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 25 – Hartford, Conn., Comcast Theatre
May 26 – Hartford, Conn., Comcast Theatre
May 28 – Scranton, Pa., Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain
May 29 – Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center
June 2 – Toronto, Ontario, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
June 3 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Blossom Music Center
June 5 – Mansfield, Mass., Comcast Center
June 6 – Mansfield, Mass., Comcast Center
June 8 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 9 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 12 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
June 13 – Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
June 16 – Bristow, Va., Jiffy Lube Live

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TD Garden, Boston, Mass.

June 17 – Virginia Beach, Va., Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
June 22 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
June 23 – Noblesville, Ind., Klipsch Music Center
June 26 – Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center
June 27 – Camden, N.J., Susquehanna Bank Center
June 29 – Hershey, Pa., Hersheypark Stadium
June 30 – Bethel, N.Y., Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
July 3 – Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 6 – East Troy, Wis., Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 7 – East Troy, Wis., Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 10 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 11 – Maryland Heights, Mo., Verizon Wireless Amph.
July 13 – Burgettstown, Pa., First Niagara Pavilion
July 14 – Burgettstown, Pa., First Niagara Pavilion
July 18 – Tampa, Fla., 1-800 Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
July 20 – West Palm Beach, Fla., Cruzan Amphitheatre
July 21 – West Palm Beach, Fla., Cruzan Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 – Quincy, Wash., Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 1 – Quincy, Wash., Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 2 – Quincy, Wash., Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 7 – Chula Vista, Calif., Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Sept. 8 – Irvine, Calif., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sept. 9 – Mountain View, Calif., Shoreline Amphitheatre

Photo: Jason Moore
North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, S.C.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros appear May 18-19; The Head And The Heart May 22-23; Mariachi El Bronx May 25; Carolina Chocolate Drops May 26-29 & June 5-6; Blind Pilot June 2-3; Lettuce June 8-9; Fitz And The Tantrums June 12-13; Gary Clark Jr. June 16-22; Delta Spirit June 23 & 30; Brandi Carlile June 26, July 3 & July 7-11; SOJA July 13-14; Tower Of Power July 18-21; The Avett Brothers Aug. 31- Sept. 2 and Allen Stone Sept. 7-9.

The presale for the DMB Warehouse Fan Association begins Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. EST. Citi is the official credit card for this journey with cardmembers gaining access to presale tickets via the credit card’s Private Pass program beginning March 5 at 10 a.m. EST.

General onsales begin March 9. Visit DaveMatthewsBand.com for more information.