(PR) Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (RCA) debuts at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with 424,089 copies sold in its first week of release. The record is also No. 1 on the Digital Albums Chart, the Rock Albums Chart and the Alternative Albums Chart.
Big Whiskey is the band's fifth consecutive studio album to enter The Billboard 200 in the top position - thus tying Dave Matthews Band with Metallica as the only two groups in chart history to have five consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1.
In addition to playing the States and Canada, the group will tour Europe this summer, playing a mixture of headlining dates and festivals. Original members Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar) and Boyd Tinsley (violin) are joined on tour by Tim Reynolds on guitar, Rashawn Ross on trumpet and Jeff Coffin on saxophone. Named the top-drawing American band in the world by Billboard, Dave Matthews Band will headline the Austin City Limits Festival on October 3rd and will perform on the season premiere of "Austin City Limits," which will air the same day. Check local listings.
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND - 2009 TOUR
Date City/State Venue Support
6/10 Montreal, QUE Parc Jean Drapeau Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
6/12 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Hold Steady
6/13 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center The Hold Steady
6/16 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center The Hold Steady
6/17 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre The Hold Steady
6/19 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion The Hold Steady
6/20 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion The Hold Steady
7/18 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre Umphrey's McGee
7/19 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre Umphrey's McGee
7/21 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Old Crow Medicine Show
7/22 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Old Crow Medicine Show
7/24 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium Jason Mraz
7/25 Detroit Lakes, MN 10,000 Lakes Festival
7/28 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Center Old Crow Medicine Show
7/29 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center Old Crow Medicine Show
7/31 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Hill Country Revue
8/1 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Hill Country Revue
8/4 Syracuse, NY Alliance Bank Stadium Donavon Frankenreiter
8/5 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Donavon Frankenreiter
8/7 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater Donavon Frankenreiter
8/8 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion Donavon Frankenreiter
8/12 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre Robert Earl Keen
8/14 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre Robert Earl Keen
8/15 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre Robert Earl Keen
8/29 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
8/30 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center Jason Mraz
9/1 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre Yonder Mountain String Band
9/4 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre G. Love & Special Sauce/Yonder Mountain String Band
9/5 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre G. Love & Special Sauce/Yonder Mountain String Band
9/6 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre G. Love & Special Sauce/Yonder Mountain String Band
9/12 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Switchfoot
9/13 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Switchfoot
9/19 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center Robert Randolph & The Family Band
9/20 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center Robert Randolph & The Family Band
9/23 Moosic, PA Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Robert Randolph & The Family Band
9/25 Des Moines, IA Principal Park Robert Randolph & The Family Band
9/26 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Willie Nelson & Family
9/29 Little Rock, AR Dickey-Stephens Park Gregg Allman
9/30 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Willie Nelson & Family
10/2 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Willie Nelson & Family
10/3 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival
