The Dave Matthews Band is heading back on tour this summer. Over the last decade or two, they’ve become known as the modern summer jamband. All of their setlists are varied and feature long, extended versions of their songs and maybe their solid cover of “Sledgehammer.”
Often they don’t even play their most radio-friendly hits, probably leaving their less faithful fans disappointed. As for the Dave Matthews Band faithful, they can catch them on the road playing whatever they please from June 16th to September 23rd.
Dave Matthews Band in Pop Culture
Dave Matthews Band has always been an easy target. They wear their heart or schmaltz on their sleeves, however one wants to interpret their very commercial music. With pop and hip hop taken over the pop culture conversation, people simply don’t bag on the band as much as they used to because, well, what’s the point of that anyway? Time has moved, but fans of the band haven’t.
Still Rocking
The band — Matthews, Stefan Lessard, Carter Beauford, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin, and Buddy Strong — continue to sell out large venues and their last album from 2018, “Come Tomorrow,” debuted at the top of the Billboard’s album chart. They keep their core audience happy. There’s still a lot of fan appreciation in the world for this mostly innocent, fun-loving and, sure, cheesy band that just wants to have a good time.
The Cost of Tickets
To watch the band enjoy themselves, it’s not exactly cheap or maybe even worth it. Nobody who’s not a hardcore fan would likely buy a ticket to one of their shows because they’re sometimes grossly overpriced. The demand is there for it, sure, but any fan without much money to their name won’t have the dough to afford a ticket. Whenever a band, especially one that’s not exactly hip and new or now legendary, overcharges their fans, it’s a little distasteful. At least it’s not one of the incredible tours not to miss this summer.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Make no mistake, the band still has a lot of fans. When the Rock & Roll Hame of Fame gave voting ballots to fans, over a million people voted for Dave Matthews Band, a band that a lot of people probably wouldn’t even describe as rock. They were shutout by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, in the end, probably for good reason considering all the truly classic rock bands are still not a part of the bogus hall of fame business.
Full Tour Dates
June 16: Uncasville, Connecticut – Mohegan Sun Arena
June 17: Uncasville, Connecticut – Mohegan Sun Arena
June 19: Noblesville, Indiana – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
June 20: Noblesville, Indiana – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
June 23: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – Blossom Music Center
June 24: Cincinnati – Riverbend Music Center
June 26: Chicago – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
June 27: Chicago – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
June 29: Grand Rapids, Michigan – Van Andel Arena
June 30: Clarkston, Michigan – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 3: Burgettstown, Pennsylvania – S&T Bank Music Park
July 8: Holmdel, New Jersey – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 10: Saratoga Springs, New York – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 11: Saratoga Springs, New York – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 14: Gilford, New Hampshire – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 15: Gilford, New Hampshire – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 17: Mansfield, Massachusetts – XFINITY Center
July 18: Columbia, Maryland – Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 21: Wantagh, New York – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
July 22: Syracuse, New York – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
July 24: Raleigh, North Carolina – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
July 28: Charlotte, North Carolina – PNC Music Pavilion
July 29: Alpharetta, Georgia – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
July 31: West Palm Beach, Florida – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Aug. 1: West Palm Beach, Florida – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Sept. 2: Vancouver, British Colombia – Rogers Arena
Sept. 4: George, Washington – Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 5: George, Washington – Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 6: George, Washington – Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 12: Irvine, California – FivePoint Amphitheater
Sept. 13: Irvine, California – FivePoint Amphitheater
Sept. 16: Albuquerque, New Mexico – Isleta Amphitheater
Sept. 18: Durant, Oklahoma – Choctaw Grand Theater
Sept. 19: Durant, Oklahoma – Choctaw Grand Theater
Sept. 23: Southaven, Mississippi – BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove
