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Dave Matthews Band Paying Tribute to Original GrooGrux King on Summer Tour

Trek is their first since the loss of saxophonist LeRoi Moore

Posted May 19, 2009 8:05 AM

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Dave Matthews Band

Openers On select dates: Jason Mraz, the Hold Steady, Old Crow Medicine Show, Willie Nelson & Family, Femi Kuti & the Positive Force, the Avett Brothers

Tickets $32-$75

WHAT TO EXPECT:
As in most years, the Dave Matthews Band will spend their summer on the road, this time debuting songs from their new album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (out June 2nd). The six-month tour, which includes two nights at Boston's Fenway Park, will be the first without saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who died last August. (Multi-instrumentalist Jeff Coffin will replace him onstage.) I don't think I'm ever going to get over his absence," says Matthews. "He still inspires me."

THIS TIME AROUND:
Dave Matthews Band Grab Gregg Allman, New Tunes for Tour Launch

THE BAND ON STAGE:

Shots from DMB's tour kickoff at
Madison Square Garden

PLAYLIST TO GET YOU PUMPED:

"Warehouse"
"Stay (Wasting Time)"
"Two Step"
"Everyday"
"#41"
"Pig"
"Drive In Drive Out"
"Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)"
"Sledgehammer"
"Digging a Ditch"
"Crash Into Me"
Play All

WHERE TO CATCH IT:
5/27 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
5/29 - Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
5/30 - Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
6/5 - Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center
6/6 - Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center
6/9 - Toronto, ONT @ Molson Amphitheatre
6/10 - Montreal, QUE @ Parc Jean Drapeau
6/12 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
6/13 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
6/16 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
6/17 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/19 - Burgettstown, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
6/20 - Burgettstown, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
7/ 18 - East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
7/ 19 - East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
7/ 21 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7/ 22 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
7/ 24 - Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
7/ 25 - Detroit Lakes, MN @ 10,000 Lakes Festival
7/ 28 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Center
7/ 29 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
7/ 31 - Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
8/1 - Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
8/4 - Syracuse, NY @ Alliance Bank Stadium
8/5 - Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
8/7 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/8 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
8/12 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
8/14 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
8/15 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
8/29 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival
8/30 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
9/1 - West Valley City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
9/4-6 - George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre
9/12 - Chula Vista, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
9/13 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
9/19 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
9/22 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
9/23 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
9/25 - Des Moines, IA @ Principal Park
9/26 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
9/29 - Little Rock, AR @ Dickey-Stephens Park
9/30 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
10/2 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center