| | | | | $505,447,901, which doesn't count the band's countless |
| Dave Matthews Band is known for perpetually touring, | | | | festival appearances or the band's namesake's solo |
| and fans of the group consistently turn up to see their | | | | work! |
| shows. Now that DMB has announced plans to take a | | | | Dave Matthews Band will weave a few festival |
| touring hiatus in 2011, however, fans are scrambling to | | | | appearances into its summer schedule as well, starting |
| get <a rel="nofollow" | | | | with Bonnaroo on June 10. Held at its usual Manchester, |
| onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(' | | | | Tenn. location, Bonnaroo's 2010 bill also includes Kings |
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| tickets</a> from <a rel="nofollow" | | | | Flaming Lips, Phoenix and many, many more. |
| onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(' | | | | On July 25, DMB will head to Louisville to the official |
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| gone! | | | | perform on the third and final day of Hullabalou, which |
| reports that DMB made the announcement on its | | | | will also feature performance by Bon Jovi and Kenny |
| official website, davematthewsband.com, writing on | | | | Chesney. DMB will also be in good company for the |
| May 14, "As we feel the excitement building for this | | | | 2010 Mile High Music Festival, to take place in |
| summer, we wanted to let everyone know that after | | | | Commerce City, Colo. in August. The Mile High Music |
| 20 years of consecutive touring, Dave Matthews Band | | | | Festival will feature performances by Jack Johnson, |
| will be taking 2011 off. We feel lucky that our tours are | | | | Steve Miller Band, Keane, Slightly Stoopid and Cypress |
| a part of so many people's lives, and wanted to give | | | | Hill while Weezer and My Morning Jacket will |
| everyone as much notice as possible. We're excited | | | | co-headline with DMB on Aug. 15. |
| to make this summer one of our best tours yet, and | | | | DMB's summer tour officially kicks off on May 28 in |
| look forward to returning to the road in 2012." | | | | Hartford, Conn. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings will |
| Since the band's inception, DMB has been a constant | | | | support the band for their first few shows, while the |
| touring presence, with Billboard Boxscore reporting that | | | | Felice Brothers, Yonder Mountain String Band, Robert |
| the band has been the biggest ticket seller in the world | | | | Earl Keen, Martin Sexton, the Zac Brown Band, Amos |
| in this millennium. The band moved a whopping | | | | Le, Gov't Mule, Brett Dennen, Raphael Saadiq, Alberta |
| 11,230,696 tickets to 547 shows from | | | | Cross, Ben Harper & Relentless7 and Black Joe |
| 2000-2009—besting all other bands in that time span! | | | | Lewis & the Honeybears will trade off opening for |
| reports that the DMB gross for 2000-2009 was | | | | DMB through the rest of their dates. |