On Feb. 15 the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) officially released 2012 spring/summer headlining tour dates in support of their upcoming eighth studio album. Dave Matthews Band's extensive North American headlining tour will begin on May 18 in Woodlands, TX and conclude on Sept. 9 in Mountain View, CA. View all conformed tour dates and opening acts below.
The band also posted that they are currently recording a new album with Steve Lillywhite, producer of the band's first three studio albums, Under The Table And Dreaming, Crash and Before These Crowded Streets. The new record will be the follow-up studio album to their 2009 Grammy nominated album, Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King.
Dave Matthews Band 2012 headlining tour will have a rotating roster of opening acts. Each opening act will only be performing at a handful of shows. In total there will be 14 different bands rotating in and out of the tour. The opening bands or artists include Allen Stone, The Avett Brothers, Tower of Power, SOJA, Brandi Carlie, Delta Spirit, Gary Clark Jr., Fitz and the Tantrums, Lettuce, Blind Pilot, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Mariachi El Bronx, The Head and the Heart, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes.
Pre-sale tickets are open to members of the Dave Matthews Band Warehouse fan club. Warehouse ticket requests become available on Thursday, February 16 at 10 AM ET and closes Monday, February 27 at 10 AM ET. For more information visit the official Warehouse fan page.
Citi Cardmember presale begins Monday, March 5 at 10 AM ET via CitiPass website. Public on-sale tickets for Dave Matthews Band's 2012 headlining tour begins Friday, March 9 on the bands official website.
Dave Matthews Band 2012 Headlining Tour Dates:
05/18 – Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
w/ Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
05/19 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
w/ Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
05/20 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Music Festival
05/22 - Atlanta, GA @ Aaron’s Ampitheatre at Lakewood
w/ The Head and the Heart
05/23 – Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre
w/ The Head and the Heart
05/25 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
w/ Mariachi El Bronx
05/26 – Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre
w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
05/28 – Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
05/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
06/02 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Ampitheatre
w/ Blind Pilot
06/03 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
w/ Blind Pilot
06/05 – Manfield, MA @ Comcast Center
w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
06/06 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
w/ Carolina Chocolate Drops
06/08 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
w/ Lettuce
06/09 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
w/ Lettuce
06/12 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
w/ Fitz and the Tantrums
06/13 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre
w/ Fitz and the Tantrums
06/16 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
w/ Gary Clark Jr.
06/17 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live
w/ Gary Clark Jr.
06/22 – Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
w/ Gary Clark Jr.
06/23 – Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
w/ Delta Spirit
06/26 – Camden, MA @ Susquehanna Bank Center
w/ Brandi Carlie
06/27 – Camden, MA @ Susquehanna Bank Center
06/29 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
06/30 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
w/ Delta Spirit
07/03 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
w/ Brandi Carlie
07/06 – E. Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Center
07/07 – E. Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Center
w/ Brandi Carlie
07/10 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Center
w/ Brandi Carlie
07/11 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre
w/ Brandi Carlie
07/13 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
w/ SOJA
07/14 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
w/ SOJA
07/18 – Tampa, FL @ 1-800-Ask-Gary Ampitheatre
w/ Tower of Power
07/20 – W. Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Ampitheatre
w/ Tower of Power
07/21 – W. Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Ampitheatre
w/ Tower of Power
08/31 – George, WA @ The Gorge Ampitheatre
w/ The Avett Brothers
09/01 – George, WA @ The Gorge Ampitheatre
w/ The Avett Brothers
09/07 – Chula Vista, WA @ Cricket Wireless Ampitheatre
w/ Allen Stone
09/08 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre
w/ Allen Stone
09/09 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Ampitheatre
w/ Allen Stone
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