Sep 3, 2024 | Entertainment, General News
Four city, six-night tour includes a special two-night stop at Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday, November 19th
& Wednesday, November 20th
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 3, 2024) – After wrapping up their summer tour with their traditional three-day Labor Day weekend celebration at The Gorge in Washington state, Dave Matthews Bandhas announced fall tour dates. The six-night fall outing will kick off on November 15th at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena. The run includes a two-night stand at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Tuesday, November 19th and Wednesday, November 20th, with both shows starting at 7:30pm.
Tickets go on sale Friday, September 20th at 10:00am via Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, September 21st, subject to availability.
An online ticket presale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association will begin on Thursday, September 5th, at Noon EDT at https://davematthewsband.com/warehouse. Citi is the official card of the Dave Matthews Band 2024 tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, September 17th, at 10:00am EDT until Thursday, September 19th, at 10:00pm EDT through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visitwww.citientertainment.com.
Dave Matthews Band will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 19th. The 2024 ceremony, which will take place at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH, will stream live on Disney+ and be available on Hulu the next day. A special will air on ABC at a later date.
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. The band’s new album, Walk Around The Moon, is available HERE. Pitchfork praised the album’s “tight-knit, tender songs.’ Associated Press noted, “‘Walk Around the Moon’ is a varied set, with the tracks veering from small and intimate to brassy and political, with a filthy groove propelling ‘Break Free,’ a nostalgia-tinged and brooding ‘Monsters’ and the band absolutely cooking with ‘The Only Thing.’”
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena, one of the busiest sports and entertainment venues in the world today, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Choice award for “Best Casino with Live Entertainment in America”. Mohegan Sun Arena was also named “Best Casino/Resort Venue of the Year” at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the 10,000-seat Arena also received its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its size in the world from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently recognized among the top five venues in the United States, and also in 2021 was named “Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency during the pandemic. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been named the “World’s Best Casino Venue,” by Best of Hartford Magazine, and is a seven-time national award winner for “Arena of the Year” by the Academy of Country Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
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Aug 29, 2023 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale Friday, September 15th
UNCASVILLE, CT (August 29, 2023) – Today, Dave Matthews Band announced plans to tour the U.S. this fall. The headline run will stop at Mohegan Sun Arena for two consecutive shows on November 13th and 14th at 7:30pm.
Tickets to see the GRAMMY® Award-winning band are $139.50 or $86 and go on sale Friday, September 15th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, September 16th, subject to availability.
A portion of proceeds from the John Paul Jones Arena shows will benefit the band’s ongoing commitment to the resident-led redevelopment of Charlottesville’s public housing. This contribution is in addition to the five million dollars that Bama Works, Dave Matthews Band and Red Light Management have already committed to the project.
Dave Matthews Band has sold a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. Matthews recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal about Walk Around The Moon, the band’s new album, and their passion for touring. Read the feature HERE. In this GQ video, he breaks down the band’s most iconic tracks. Matthews also appeared on “The Howard Stern Show.”
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
Mohegan Sun Arena finished 2021 with its first “#1 Indoor Arena” ranking for its capacity in the world according to Pollstar and VenuesNow, ranked among the top 10 venues in the U.S. regardless of size based on ticket sales, and was named “2021 Innovator of the Year” by Celebrity Access for its ViacomCBS residency. In recent years, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has also been the “#1 Casino Venue in the World,” “#1 Social Media Venue in the World” and a seven – time national award – winner for “Arena of the Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
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Jan 22, 2020 | Entertainment, General News, Travel & Leisure
Tickets on-sale Friday, February 21st; Band to Help Plant One Million Trees In Partnership With The Dreaming Tree Wines, Docusign and The Nature Conservancy
UNCASVILLE, CT (January 22, 2020) – Today, Dave Matthews Band announced 
dates for its 2020 North American summer tour, which will launch with a two-night stand on June 16th in Uncasville, Connecticut at Mohegan Sun Arena. The headline run will also include two-night stands in Noblesville, IN, Chicago, IL, Saratoga Springs, NY, Gilford, NH, West Palm Beach, FL, Irvine, CA and Durant, OK. The Mohegan Sun Arena performances both start at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $117.00 and $87.00 and go on sale Friday, February 21st at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, February 22nd at 10:00am, subject to availability.
An online ticket presale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association will begin on Thursday, January 23rd, at 10:00am ET at warehouse.davematthewsband.com. Citi is the official presale credit card for the Dave Matthews Band 2020 Tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi Entertainment® beginning
Tuesday, February 18th, at 10:00am local time through Thursday, February 20th, at 10:00pm local venue time. For complete presale details visit citientertainment.com.
Dave Matthews Band is committing to help plant one million trees as a collective effort with The Dreaming Tree Wines and DocuSign. The band invites concertgoers to join them in this mission by contributing an optional donation of $2 per ticket to plant a tree with The Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion Trees campaign – a major forest restoration effort with a goal of planting a billion trees around the world by 2025. For further details, visit plantabillion.org/DMB. This year’s annual eco-village will feature a heavy emphasis on the tree-planting campaign. Tour greening efforts and the eco-village are in partnership with DocuSign and REVERB.
Dave Matthews Band, who was named a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador in 2019, will be neutralizing the biggest contributor to a concert’s carbon footprint – fan travel. In addition to the band’s footprint, REVERB will be calculating the carbon footprint associated with fan travel to DMB shows in 2020 and the band will be neutralizing these emissions by supporting carbon reduction projects. The band has a long history of reducing their environmental footprint and neutralizing tour carbon emissions from flights, busses and trucks, hotel stays and venue energy use going back to their first shows in 1991.
Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 25 million tickets since its inception and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. With the release of 2018’s Come Tomorrow, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The New York Times, in a Critic’s Pick review, observed, “willed optimism fills the songs on ‘ComeTomorrow,’ while cynicism and irony are nowhere within earshot.”
For additional 2020 dates, visit davematthewsband.com
About The Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion: The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, TNC creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. Working in 79 countries and territories, TNC uses a collaborative approach to tackle climate change, conserve lands, waters and oceans, provide food and water sustainably and help make cities more sustainable. Learn more at nature.org and plantabillion.org/dmb
About Reverb: REVERB is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to empowering millions of individuals to take action toward a better future for people and the planet. REVERB partners with musicians, festivals and venues to green their concert events while engaging fans face-to-face at shows to take environmental and social impact. In 2005, REVERB and DMB launched the Bama Green Project, and have been working together for the past 16 years. reverb.org
About DocuSign: DocuSign helps more than 500,000 customers to connect and automate how they prepare, sign, act on, and manage agreements. The company is also committed to protecting the environment and launched the DocuSign for Forests initiative last year to create a significant, sustained global impact and protect the world’s forests.
About The Dreaming Tree Wines: The Dreaming Tree Wines are a creative collaboration between award-winning winemaker Sean McKenzie and musician Dave Matthews. The team launched the collection of approachable, high-quality California wines in the fall of 2011. The portfolio currently includes a California Chardonnay, California Cabernet Sauvignon, California “Crush” Red Blend, California Pinot Noir, Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc and its new addition, California Rosé. The Dreaming Tree is sustainably conscious from vine to table, making thoughtful decisions in how the wines are produced and packaged to ensure the longevity of the planet. To-date, the brand has generated over $1.5 million to be donated to environmental charities. For more information about The Dreaming Tree, visit dreamingtreewines.com. Please enjoy our wines responsibly.
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Sun Arena is consistently ranked among the top three “Arenas in the World for its Size” and top 15 in the “World for All Size Venues.” The award – winning venue is the “#1 Casino Venue in the World,” “#1 Social Media Venue in the World” and a seven – time national award – winner for “Arena of the Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
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Sep 25, 2018 | Entertainment, General News
Live on Sunday, December 2nd; Tickets on sale Friday, October 5th
UNCASVILLE, CT (September 25, 2018) – Grammy award – winning Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 24 million tickets since its inception and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. They are the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Announcing a 10 – city arena tour, Dave Matthews Band brings their winter tour to Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, December 2nd at 8:00pm.
Tickets are $115.00 and $85.00 and go on sale Friday, October 5th at 9:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to Ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning on Saturday, October 6th, subject to availability.
The upcoming arena tour will feature a wide mixture of songs from throughout the band’s career, including material from their new album Come Tomorrow (RCA Records). With its entrance atop the Billboard 200 in June, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1. Come Tomorrow also took the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart, logging the biggest sales week for a rock album in more than four years.
The band’s 46 – date summer tour earned rave reviews from fans and critics alike with The Washington Post saying “surprisingly heavy. Double kick drums thudded. Baritone guitar and bass intertwined to generate a sludgy and hypnotic low – end rumble.” The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel hailed their Summerfest set as “spirited…soulful.” The Cleveland Scene observed, “[fans at] Blossom Music Center were giddy with anticipation for Dave Matthews Band’s return – the annual heralding, indeed, of summer in Northeast Ohio…[the] set list that touched on all corners of the Dave world, new and old, with a triumphant wave of energy in several serious stand – out moments.”
Mohegan Sun Arena is now ranked consistently among the top venues in the world according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Today. It has won “Casino of The Year” at the Country Music Awards in 2008 & 2010 and in 2013, was voted “Arena Of The Year” at the G2E Global Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. Mohegan Sun Arena was also ranked among the top 10 arena venues in the nation for 2014, regardless of size. In 2015, Mohegan Sun took home the IEBA award for “Casino of the Year.” Mohegan Sun also won “Casino of the Year” in 2 categories at the 2013 & 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards. For more information on concerts and other great events, visit Mohegan Sun. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Oct 2, 2012 | Breaking News, Entertainment
Talented musicians perform live in Arena on December 8th
In support of their latest #1 album, Away From The World, Dave Matthews Band brings their east coast winter tour to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, December 8th at 7:00pm.
Tickets are $80.00 and $70.00 and go on sale Friday, October 19th through Ticketmaster at 10:00am. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge By Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, October 20th, subject to availability.
VH1 has added “Mercy 9.25.12,” an updated version of the band’s latest music video, which was unveiled last week in honor of the first-ever National Voter Registration Day (NVRD). Building on the original “Mercy” video, which used images from 14,000+ fans to illustrate that “one by one, we can turn it around,” the band added a message from Dave Matthews about voting and an embedded link to headcount.org voter registration page. NVRD brought together volunteers, artists, celebrities, organizations and corporations for a single day of coordinated efforts around voter registration. In 2008, 75 million Americans eligible to vote didn’t; many because they weren’t registered. View “Mercy 9.25.12” at http://bit.ly/RYxeJ1.
“Mercy,” a #1 hit at Triple A radio, is the first single from Away From The World, which bowed at #1 on the Billboard 200 last month, making Dave Matthews Band the first group in chart history to have six consecutive studio albums debut atop the chart.
The group – which ranked as the biggest ticket seller worldwide of the past decade and has sold over 18 million tickets since its inception – is renowned for its live performances. “Matthews and his terrific players would have blown the roof off the place if there was one,” marveled the Orange County Register in a recent review while The Hollywood Reporter noted “after more than two decades on the road, there isn’t a stage built yet he [Matthews] can’t make feel like home.”
Dave Matthews Band – includes Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar) and Boyd Tinsley (violin). Away From The World follows 2009’s Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. The group has sold a collective 37 million CDs and DVDs combined.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked 3rd in the U.S. and 4th in the world by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 and 2010 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” Venues Today also ranked Mohegan Sun Arena #4 in 2011 and ranked in the top six of “Top Stops of The Decade” in 2012. For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
