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Austin DMB show postponed
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 6:06pm on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013The horrific weather being experienced in the southwest has effected the Dave Matthews Band concert. The DMB show in Austin TX on May 21 (or tonight if you're reading this promptly) is canceled, according to the venue. The concert is pushed back to Wednesday. This does not effect any other DMB shows; the next weekend DMB is at SPAC.
The 2013 Tour Is Upon Us!
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 7:36am on Friday, May 17th, 2013The Dave Matthews Band kicks off their 2013 Summer Tour in The Woodlands May 17. The band did a sound check last night (we won't spoil, or depress you depending on your disposition and some of the replies in the Texas), so things seem set to go.
For those that didn't catch the fall 2012 tour, it will be your first chance to catch the bulk of the songs from Away From The World. You can still pick up tickets for upcoming shows from the official site, so feel free to pick up a few shows along the summer after you realize that this tour is pretty good.
And as always, we have our award-winning set list game and you can follow along with the fans on line in the message boards for that show (check the tour forum), and of course there is the The Ants Twitter where we will have live tweeters from every show (depending on cell coverage) giving you a blow-by-blow of the show and the atmosphere. If you're not following the Ants Twitter, there's no excuse... unless you don't have Twitter. That's a valid excuse.
Enjoy the tour!
Dave Going to the UK in the Fall?
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 10:03am on Monday, Apr 15th, 2013A press release promoting the European release of Away From The World has an interesting quote attached to it. "Dave will be in the UK late Autumn to play acoustic shows."
That certainly makes it sound like Dave Matthews will be in the UK in late Autumn, most likely to play acoustic shows (cwutididther?). Like everything else attached to press releases, we tend to tread lightly with them, and caution you to not book your flight on Virgin just yet to hop the pond. But does make sense given the release of AFTW in Europe.
Also tied to the release, according to the presser, is that the Live Trax Vol. 1 vinyl is part of a "series". Series generally speaking are more than one, so perhaps there will be more vinyl (the plural of vinyl is vinyl, I'm told) released? There is no doubt that the vinyl releases are more popular than at any time in the modern CD era, and fans are already plotting and stalking record stores for the impending LT1 release. So keep your eyes pealed for that too.
Special Rate at the PGA National for West Palm Beach Weekend
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 9:12am on Monday, Apr 8th, 2013Unfortunately, Antsmarching.org is not going to be able to host our usual party at the beautiful PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. But the PGA has stepped it up and offered a group rate and some other activities for those of you going to or thinking of going to the Dave Matthews Band West Palm Beach shows!
The PGA National Resort and Spa is offering rooms starting at $139 at their beautiful resort - and all rooms booked under the Ants Marching group rate will have the $25 resort fee waived. So that's not too shabby at all! The PGA will have drink specials Friday-Sunday (including their world famous Mojitos!) and live music. To book a room or two, you can either book it on-line or call 1-888-758-0945 . If you have joined us at the PGA in the past, you know the hotel is beautiful, and the pool alone is worth every single penny of your stay.
Again, this isn't an 'official Antsmarching Party' due to unforeseen circumstances on our end, but the PGA will treat you like royalty, and you're big kids, so we trust you to find a way to entertain yourselves there. Book now and enjoy the PGA National!
Free Show in the ATL, Record Day Live Trax 1, and Dave Silkscreens
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 2:37pm on Thursday, Mar 7th, 2013It's a busy day in the Dave Matthews Band news world. Shall we cut to the chase? I thought so..
DMB is playing a free show in Atlanta on April 7, according to the NCAA Official Site and pretty much everyone in the greater Atlanta area that already knew this was coming. DMB, Sting, and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are the scheduled acts in accordance with the NCAA Basketball Final Four. The official name of the event is Capital One Jam Fest, which is a pun on music, basketball and what credit card interest rates do to you (couldn't resist). It seems that you just need to "show up" to see the show, but stay tuned for more info.
Record Store Day 2013 features Live Trax Vol. 1 according to the Wax Poetic blog, which is known for breaking news on vinyl releases. If you've forgotten what Record Store Day is, we'll forgive you. Basically, a bunch of big bands release vinyls (that's a real live record played on a record player, that were common back when us old folk were kids) and they are sold at (mostly) independent record stores. Please note that according to the blog, there are only 500 printed, so these will sell out quickly. You might want to check with your local independent record store that is participating in the Record Store Day 2013 event if they are getting in a copy before you traverse all over your neck-of-the-way looking for it.
You may be aware that Dave Matthews is quite the little artist. In addition to his works on the covers of Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King and Away From The World, Dave doodles, and occasionally will do a larger piece of work. He recently got together with Beezy Bailey, a fellow South African, and produced 24 silkscreen paintings. The opening event for the display was March 5 in New York at the Robert Miller Gallery. The Wall Street Journal talked with Dave about his work, and slipped in a music question too. And in case you're confused by Dave's explanation of Little Thing, he most likely meant set-lyrics, as opposed to an instrumental.
DMB Summer Tour Dates Announced (again)
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 9:57am on Monday, Feb 18th, 2013In a move that practically no one saw coming, the Dave Matthews Band summer tour is officially on! Look, I'm not going to write up a big spectacular like last time, you already know where they're playing and when - so here's the shows.
These are the two important things you didn't know Friday, according to some new guidelines for ordering tickets:
Priority Show Selection As a Warehouse member you will be able to select one show per tour for which you may be chosen to receive priority treatment for seat assignments.
There is no guarantee that your priority selection request will be confirmed, however seniority (every single year of continuous membership) will increase your opportunity to receive priority treatment.
Opt out of lower price levels During the ticketing request period you will be able to opt out of consideration for certain lower price levels, such as GA Lawn or GA Rear Field if you so wish. Opting out may reduce your chances of being confirmed for tickets to the show if Warehouse inventory is limited at higher price levels.
These two points are very good news for Warehouse Members (told you it was a good thing), at the very least fans should get one primo seat for a show.
DMB Indeed Will Play Jazz Fest
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 4:01pm on Thursday, Jan 17th, 2013You knew it was coming, but it's always to nice to get a confirmation and not find out it's just something as phony as an internet girlfriend (timely joke!). The Dave Matthews Band is playing the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (known as Jazzfest). According to the Jazz Fest official site, DMB is the headliner April 28. That's a Sunday in case you don't have your calender in front of you. There's about a billion bands that day, but of note
DMB is not new to Jazz Fest, they played in 2001, with guest appearances from Lenny Kravitz (on Watchtower) and the first appearance of Me and Julio in 9 years, with Paul Simon taking the vocals on his own song. They also appeared at Jazz Fest 5 other years. Check em out if you're in the Big Easy, or around those parts.
DMB to Play Deep South in April
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 3:45pm on Tuesday, Jan 15th, 2013The Dave Matthews Band is returning to the south. According to The Warehouse, DMB will play Sat 4/6/13 at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham, AL and Sat 4/27/13 Snowden Grove Amphitheatre in Southaven,MS. If you are wondering why there is a 21 day gap between the shows, no, they're not walking to Mississippi. There have been rumors of other stops, like in cities that are big, and easy, and known for jazz, and fests, so don't be shocked if there are more announcements. But for now Mississippi gets their first show in over 15 years, so the deep south fans will finally have a reasonable drive to see a show!
2012 Tour Starts; Entire Album Played
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 7:04am on Saturday, Dec 1st, 2012Dave Matthews Band kicked off their 2012 Winter Tour with a first; the band performed Away From The World in its entirety. This is the first show where DMB played an album completely. And they practically played it straight through.
Fans were expecting a heavy dose of AFTW, but this was a surprise (the good kind). Debuting were Drunken Soldier, Belly Full, and a full-band version of Broken Things (previously played at a Dave and Tim show). Other than that, there were not any shockers, but when you have a show with an entire album, do you need more shockers? Well, some do, but we've grown accustomed to them by now. Reaction from fans has been quite positive (so far). The tour continues with another show at IZOD and then DMB plays Jimmy Fallon on December 3.
Winter Tour Begins
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 7:19am on Friday, Nov 30th, 2012In case you forgot, the Dave Matthews Band 2012 winter tour begins November 30 (which is most likely today if you're reading this on time) in East Rutherford, NJ. The tour begins with a Sandy Relief show; proceeds are going to benefit those effected by the "super storm" that devastated the East Coast.
The tour - 15 shows running until December 22 - is in support of Away From The World the latest DMB album. Expect a solid rotation of those songs to appear at the shows, and that means the live debut (hopefully!) of Drunken Soldier, Broken Things (in a full-band show), and perhaps even the Dave solo song Belly Full. As for what else? Who knows... Stefan once again teased fans by mentioning on his Twitter that he's hopeful that Monkey Man - a song from the infamous Lillywhite Sessions and never performed live - would make a debut some day. Will it be this tour? You'll just have to check out a show to find out.
Keep and eye on the message boards and follow us on Twitter for live, real-time updates from the shows on the breaking set list news and notes. Should be a fantastic tour, see you on the road!
