The Dave Matthews Band is finalllllly coming to Fresno
UPDATE: Tickets will go on sale locally at 10 a.m. March 13, per the Save Mart Center. All seats will cost $65.
ORIGINAL: It's the news you've waiting years for, Fresno fans of Dave Matthews. Dave & Co. will play the Save Mart Center on Aug. 30, according to a new summer tour itinerary released this afternoon.
The band is releasing a new still-untitled CD on June 2 and backing that up with a summer tour. For the tour as a whole, tickets will go on sale March 12-14, according to Dave's people. No word yet on a local on-sale date and ticket price. There will be a special "online ticket request period" from Thursday though March 2 at warehouse.davematthewsband.com, which is the band's members-only fan club site.
Comments:
Holy dreams come true, Batman!
Posted by: Clare at February 18, 2009 2:54 PM
Um....YES! Haven't seen them in a couple of years and now I don't have to drive nearly as far. Awesome, awesome news.
Posted by: DChild at February 18, 2009 2:56 PM
holy birkenstocks batman!
Posted by: Sal Berry at February 18, 2009 2:57 PM
Apparently this is heresy...but aren't they just a wee bit...overrated? (am now ducking for the oncoming slings and arrows)
Posted by: John at February 18, 2009 3:07 PM
I hope they don't pour their sewage in our beloved downtown river...oh, wait, never mind!!!
Posted by: Travis Sheridan at February 18, 2009 3:09 PM
Never been a Dave Matthews fan, but any concert coming to Fresno is a good thing.
But I'm with you John. Never could understand what the big deal was about him.
Posted by: Michael at February 18, 2009 3:10 PM
any word on who's opening?
they usually get cool supporting acts...
Posted by: Tudor S. at February 18, 2009 3:15 PM
@Tudor: Not sure yet. The San Francisco (the day before us) and Fresno dates don't have openers listed. Switchfoot is opening SoCal dates a few weeks later.
Other openers on the tour: Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Robert Earl Keen, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Hold Steady, The Avett Brothers, Jason Mraz and Robert Earl Keen.
Worth noting: Both the Avetts and Keen are playing in Hanford soon.
Posted by: Mike Oz at February 18, 2009 3:25 PM
@ Travis - ha ha. That's funny stuff.
I'm pulling for the Robert Earl King opener. That dude is awesome.
And DMB, although the legends are extremely legendary, they are some talented folks.
and them with Eminem was sweet, although it didn't seem too much like DMB could handle the Em...
Posted by: Chris at February 18, 2009 3:34 PM
OMG!!! This is awesome!!! :)
Posted by: Renee N at February 18, 2009 3:44 PM
.yaaaaaaay.
(seriously... this should be a good show... (they're a little past their 'wunderband' phase, --but their lives shows are usually amazing...
-one thing I'm kind of wondering, though...
They just lost their sax player not too long ago... -who's replacing him (and) is he as good?
Ineresting openners too... Switchfoot(Christian Band, actually,) Robert Randolph (another believer), Robert Earl Keen (really great performer,) and Avett Bro's (who are ASTONISHING performers...(still one of the greatest shows I've seen in quite some time (Hanford Fox Theatre.)
-This may be one of the better tickets (musicianship wise) to come through in a while.
Posted by: under the table and...towel at February 18, 2009 3:44 PM
@Chris: Keen is also playing March 21 at the Hanford Fox. More here
@towel: Just so we're clear, not ALL those people are opening the show. Those are just some of the openers in other cities.
Posted by: Mike Oz at February 18, 2009 3:47 PM
im sure the clogs w/ socks and cargo short wearers of clovis are very excited.
Posted by: Jack at February 18, 2009 3:51 PM
Thanks OZ... linked it in my blog too. He's a great guy, I've had the pleasure of meeting him before, and $25 bucks is totally worth seeing him. He's got complete command of the guitar.
Posted by: chris at February 18, 2009 4:09 PM
The bus driver will probably just nail the people below the Fresno Street overpass.
Posted by: jimguy at February 18, 2009 4:38 PM
...erm, I know (that they were just the openners at different shows, not all at same time,)
I'm just saying that they're all excellent choices,
and good groupings in terms of talent...
Old Crow Medicine Show really doesn't do anything for me,
-and I havn't heard of the Hold Steady, --but I do think, based on DM's quality of musicianship? that they'd be worth checking out.
What's sort of funny about Dave Matthews (as a band) fans-wise? --Yeah, he gets claimed by a lot of neo-hippies (or attributed to the ivy/ganga league crowd, ---but he's one of those performers, where, if anyone really listened to him, (and definitely) caught a show, live? They'd be like: 'whoah,that was great.'
---and it has nothing to do with him being a pied piper to some 'crowd,'
---it's just that he's an excellent musician, surrounded by excellent musicians putting out good stuff.
Posted by: Crash into...towel at February 18, 2009 4:42 PM
I don't go to see a person, I go to see a show and be entertained.
Any reason to consume mass quantities of mass produced alcoholic beverages or mixed drinks, is reason enough to go.
I saw MC Hammer at McNichols Arena (complete with After 7)....nuff said
I digress, I won't ever be hearing DM cause I'm playing it, though.
Posted by: Diablo at February 18, 2009 4:56 PM
...Girl?...
Posted by: Crash into... (baby?) towel at February 18, 2009 6:40 PM
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