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Summer soundtrack heroes Dave Matthews Band hit Houston on 2024 tour

Dave Matthews Band play The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on May 31.

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Following a 14-country spring tour of Europe and the U.K., Dave Matthews Band is heading out for a summer tour in the U.S., and that will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on May 31.

It's one of only two stops in Texas: He'll also in Dallas on June 1 at Dos Equis Pavilion.

An online ticket presale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association is underway now at davematthewsband.com/warehouse. Citi cardmembers get access to presale tickets beginning on February 13 at 9 am until February 15 at 10 pm through the Citi Entertainment program. General ticket sales begin on February 16 at 10 am. For the complete itinerary, see below or visit https://www.davematthewsband.com.

Dave Matthews Band has sold a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined and more than 25 million tickets since inception, making them the second largest ticket-seller in history. Their new album, Walk Around The Moon, has earned praise from Pitchfork (who unfortunately just got folded into GQ) as well as the Associated Press.

Named as a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador in 2019, Dave Matthews Band has a long history of reducing its environmental footprint. The summer tour will introduce sustainability measures as part of its “On The Road To Zero Waste” initiative in partnership with Live Nation who will provide zero waste green teams, zero waste stations, food donations, waste sorting, composting, and the use of minimal single-use plastic.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – 2024 U.S. TOUR DATES

5/22 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
5/24 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
5/25 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
5/28 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place Amphitheater
5/29 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place Amphitheater
5/31 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
6/1 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
6/12 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
6/14 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park
6/15 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
6/21 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
6/22 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
6/25 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
6/26 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
6/28 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
6/29 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
7/5 Saratoga Springs, NY Broadview Stage at SPAC
7/6 Saratoga Springs, NY Broadview Stage at SPAC
7/9 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
7/10 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/12 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
7/13 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
7/16 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion
7/17 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion
7/19 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
7/20 Camden, NJ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
8/23 Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/24 Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/27 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater
8/30 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
8/31 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
9/1 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre

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One More for the Road

ZZ Top honors late drummer Frank Beard with Austin tribute concert

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ZZ Top will celebrate their late drummer, Frank Beard (middle, after a show in Canada), at one of his favorite venues.

Texas rock trio ZZ Top will play a tribute to their late drummer, Frank Beard, at their scheduled Austin tour stops at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on August 22 and 23. Beard died Monday, August 17, at 77.

The band announced Beard's death in a social media statement.

Lead vocalist and songwriter Billy Gibbons wrote, "Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top."

ZZ Top canceled performances in Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs following Beard's death. The Austin shows will be the band's first onstage again, offering a fitting time to celebrate the Texas great. A statement on the band's website calls the Austin City Limits stage "one of Frank’s favorite venues and in a city that had been something of a second home for him."

Beard was born near Tyler in Frankston, Texas, in 1949. He was raised in Irving, outside Dallas, and the band formed in Houston in 1969. The Austin Chronicle reported in 2013 that Beard was then splitting time between a house on Lake Travis, in Austin, and Houston. He died on his ranch in the Houston suburb of Richmond.

ZZ Top was known for its large performances and elaborate setup, none more so than the Worldwide Texas Tour, which included a Texas-shaped stage and a collection of live Texas animals.

In 1974, the band left its mark on Austin — for better or worse — at "ZZ Top’s First Annual Texas Sized Rompin’ Stompin’ Barndance & Bar B.Q." at the University of Texas. It was the first, but also the last, since around 80,000 of the band's "friends" trashed the venue, earned the disapproval of the famous Coach Royal, and were ostensibly responsible for the venue not hosting another rock show until 1995. ZZ Top's two encores had 20 years to ring out after the legendary, if infamous show.

ZZ Top will make their upcoming Austin appearances as part of The Big One! Tour on Saturday, August 22, at 8 pm and Sunday, August 23, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are still available for both shows at acllive.com.

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