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Dave Matthews Band, one of the most successful touring bands in history, will embark on a full-blown North American summer tour after taking 2011 off the road save for four regional DMB-curated festivals known as Caravans.
 
DMB sold more tickets than any act on the planet in the first decade of this century, according to Billboard Boxscore, moving more than 11.2 million tickets in the years 2000-2009. The band grossed $61.2 million and sold more than 1 million ticket on its last tour in 2010, according to Boxscore.

Dave Matthews Band's Caravan Festival: Details Announced

This year's tour begins May 18 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands, Texas, and will feature numerous two-night stands, including visits at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (June 8-9) and the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Fla. (July 20-21). A West Coast run over Labor Day weekend features three nights (August 31, September 1-2) at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash., where DMB has headlined 40 shows since 1997. The full itinerary is below.
 
An online presale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association will begin this Thursday, February 16, at 10:00 AM ET at www.warehouse.davematthewsband.com. Citi is the official credit card of the Dave Matthews Band 2012 Summer Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, March 5, at 10:00 AM ET through Citi's Private Pass Program.  For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 9.

Dave Matthews to Play Acoustic Set for Charity of Ticket-Buyers' Choosing

The band recently went into the studio with Steve Lillywhite - who produced the band's first three studio albums, Under The Table And Dreaming, Crash and Before These Crowded Streets - to begin work on its forthcoming album, which will be released this year. Details on how to order the album will be announced soon. It will be the follow-up to the Platinum-certified Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (RCA), which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2009, making Dave Matthews Band one of only two groups in history to have five consecutive studio albums enter atop the chart. Dave Matthews Band - comprising Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar) and Boyd Tinsley (violin)  - has sold over 17 million tickets since its inception and a collective 37 million CDs and DVDs combined.
 
 
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 2012 SUMMER TOUR

Date City/State                             Venue                                                       Support
5/18        Woodlands, TX                    Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion         Edward Sharpe
5/19        Dallas, TX                           Gexa Energy Pavilion                        Edward Sharpe
5/20        Gulf Shores, AL                   Hangout Music Fest
5/22        Atlanta, GA                         Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood     Head & Heart
5/23        Charlotte, NC                Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre                 Head & Heart
5/25        Hartford, CT                        Comcast Theatre                              Mariachi El Bronx
5/26        Hartford, CT                        Comcast Theatre                              Carolina Choc. Drops
5/28        Scranton, PA                        Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain  Carolina Choc. Drops
5/29        Cincinnati, OH                     Riverbend Music Center                     Carolina Choc. Drops     
6/2          Toronto, ON                        Molson Amphitheatre                           Blind Pilot
6/3          Cuyahoga Falls, OH             Blossom Music Center                          Blind Pilot
6/5          Mansfield, MA                     Comcast Center                                   Carolina Choc. Drops
6/6          Mansfield, MA                     Comcast Center                                  Carolina Choc. Drops
6/8          Saratoga Springs, NY           Saratoga Performing Arts Center          Lettuce
6/9          Saratoga Springs, NY           Saratoga Performing Arts Center          Lettuce
6/12        Wantagh, NY                Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre                     Fitz and the Tantrums
6/13        Wantagh, NY                Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre                     Fitz and the Tantrums
6/16        Bristow, VA                         Jiffy Lube Live                                       Gary Clark Jr.
6/17        Virginia Beach, VA              Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach       Gary Clark Jr.
6/22        Noblesville, IN                     Klipsch Music Center                                 Gary Clark Jr.
6/23        Noblesville, IN                     Klipsch Music Center                                 Delta Spirit
6/26        Camden, NJ                         Susquehanna Bank Center                          Brandi Carlile
6/27        Camden, NJ                         Susquehanna Bank Center                          TBA
6/29        Hershey, PA                         Hersheypark Stadium                                 TBA
6/30        Bethel, NY                           Bethel Woods Center for the Arts        Delta Spirit
7/3          Darien Center, NY        Darien Lake Performing Arts Center       Brandi Carlile
7/6          East Troy, WI               Alpine Valley Music Center                TBA
7/7          East Troy, WI               Alpine Valley Music Center                Brandi Carlile
7/10        Clarkston, MI                DTE Energy Music Center                          Brandi Carlile
7/11        Maryland Heights, MO  Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre           Brandi Carlile
7/13        Burgettstown, PA                 First Niagara Pavilion                                SOJA
7/14        Burgettstown, PA                 First Niagara Pavilion                                SOJA
7/18        Tampa, FL                           1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre                    Tower of Power
7/20        West Palm Beach, FL           Cruzan Amphitheatre                                 Tower of Power
7/21        West Palm Beach, FL           Cruzan Amphitheatre                                 Tower of Power
8/31        George, WA                         The Gorge Amphitheatre                            The Avett Brothers
9/1          George, WA                         The Gorge Amphitheatre                            The Avett Brothers
9/2          George, WA                         The Gorge Amphitheatre                            The Avett Brothers
9/7          Chula Vista, WA                  Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre                   Allen Stone
9/8          Irvine, CA                            Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre           Allen Stone
9/9          Mountain View, CA             Shoreline Amphitheatre                       Allen Stone