dave matthews band does it again

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Dave Matthews Band concert. It started to seem weird to me when my little sister became a huge fan, not really that there’s anything wrong with that. The one thing that really got stale for me was how little Dave Matthews Band innovates. Yes, they have pulled off some great accomplishments, most notably the two recent, humongous, free, public shows that he’s put on the in the last couple years.

Then they release a tour announcement today, and I swear the tour looks to me as if it’s the exact same tour they played last year. And the year before. And the year before that. I just started getting really bored. Let’s face it, Dave Matthews Band is somewhat predictable. You can always most certainly guess that they’ll be playing a summer tour at all of these venues all the time. That’s what their crowd has asked from them…

Here is the tour information and tour dates from the Dave Matthews Band Announcement:

Dave Matthews Band has been working long hours on their forthcoming
studio album this winter. The band is very excited to get back on the
road this summer as they feel the songs on the new album lend themselves
to being played live on stage. We have a lot of special things planned
for the summer so please stay tuned to the Dave Matthews Band web site
(http://davematthewsband.com) for updates.

Wed / Jun 01 / UMB Bank Pavilion / Maryland Heights, MO
Thu / Jun 02 / Tweeter Center / Tinley Park, IL
Sat / Jun 04 / Post-Gazette Pavilion / Burgettstown, PA
Sun / Jun 05 / Post-Gazette Pavilion / Burgettstown, PA
Tue / Jun 07 / Germain Amphitheatre / Columbus, OH
Wed / Jun 08 / Germain Amphitheatre / Columbus, OH
Sun / Jun 12 / Verizon Wireless Music Center / Noblesville, IN
Mon / Jun 13 / Verizon Wireless Music Center / Noblesville, IN
Wed / Jun 15 / Blossom Music Center / Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Sat / Jun 18 / ctnow.com Meadows Music Theater / Hartford, CT
Sun / Jun 19 / ctnow.com Meadows Music Theater / Hartford, CT
Wed / Jun 22 / Ford Pavilion at Montage Mountain / Scranton, PA
Thu / Jun 23 / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater / Virginia Beach, VA
Sat / Jun 25 / Hershey Stadium / Hershey, PA
Sun / Jun 26 / Nissan Pavilion at Stoneridge / Bristow, VA
Tue / Jun 28 / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre / Charlotte, NC
Wed / Jun 29 / ALLTEL Pavilion / Raleigh, NC
Fri / Jul 01 / Saratoga Performing Arts Center / Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat / Jul 02 / Saratoga Performing Arts Center / Saratoga Springs, NY
Tue / Jul 05 / Tweeter Center at the Waterfront / Camden, NJ
Wed / Jul 06 / Tweeter Center at the Waterfront / Camden, NJ
Sat / Jul 09 / TBA / Boston, MA
Sun / Jul 10 / TBA / Boston, MA
Thu / Jul 14 / Ford Amphitheatre / Tampa, FL
Sat / Jul 16 / Sound Advice Amphitheatre / West Palm Beach, FL
Sun / Jul 17 / Sound Advice Amphitheatre / West Palm Beach, FL
Wed / Jul 20 / Starwood Amphitheatre / Antioch, TN
Thu / Jul 21 / Riverbend Amphitheatre / Cincinnati, OH
Sat / Jul 23 / Alpine Valley Music Theatre / East Troy, WI
Sun / Jul 24 / Alpine Valley Music Theatre / East Troy, WI
Wed / Jul 27 / Darien Lake Performing Arts Center / Darien Lake, NY
Sat / Jul 30 / TBA / New York, New York
Sun / Jul 31 / TBA / New York, New York
Sat / Aug 12 / SBC Park / San Francisco, CA
Sun / Aug 13 / SBC Park / San Francisco, CA
Wed / Aug 16 / Sleep Train Amphitheatre / Sacramento, CA
Fri / Aug 19 / Gorge Amphitheatre / George, WA
Sat / Aug 20 / Gorge Amphitheatre / George, WA
Sun / Aug 21 / Gorge Amphitheatre / George, WA
Thu / Aug 25 / Coors Amphitheatre / Chula Vista, CA
Sat / Aug 28 / Home Depot Center / Carson, CA
Sun / Aug 29 / Home Depot Center / Carson, CA
Tue / Aug 30 / Cricket Pavilion / Phoenix, AZ
Wed / Aug 31 / Journal Pavilion / Albuquerque, NM
Fri / Sep 02 / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater / Selma, TX
Mon / Sep 05 / The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion / Woodlands, TX
Wed / Sep 07 / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater / Bonner Springs, KS

Also from their announcement today, they’re hyping up their Jazzfest and Bonnaroo shows for sure, a somewhat variation from the typical Dave Matthews Band summers their fans are used to seeing.

As a reminder, tickets are now on sale for Dave Matthews Band’s
performance on April 30, 2005 at the 34th Annual New Orleans Jazz &
Heritage Festival. For Jazz Festival tickets, please visit
http://www.nojazzfest.com. Tickets are also on sale for the 4th annual
Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, TN, scheduled to take place on
June 10-12, 2005. Dave Matthews Band will be performing on Friday June
10th. Artist line-up, festival information, tickets and VIP packages are
available through http://www.bonnaroo.com.