Dave Mathews Band Caravan To Roll Through The Gorge
Dave Matthews Band Caravan will come to The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA on September 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The events will feature a diverse lineup of musical talent performing on multiple stages during the day and a full set by headliners Dave Matthews Band each night.
This years show at The Gorge will mark Dave Matthews Band’s only West Coast performances of 2011. The group has a long history at the venue, having headlined 37 shows at The Gorge since 1997. In addition to Dave Matthews Band, the lineup for The Gorge event will include Dispatch, The Roots, John Butler Trio, Gogol Bordello, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band, Blind Pilot, The Belle Brigade, The Moondoggies, Lindsay Fuller and many more to be announced. The Gorge Amphitheatre’s breathtaking location offers sweeping views of the Columbia River and the Columbia Gorge canyon. It is easily accessible from such nearby metropolitan areas as Seattle, Spokane, Portland and Vancouver.
An online presale for the Gorge event for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association will begin on Thursday, April 28th, at 10:00 AM PT at http://www.warehouse.davematthewsband.com/.
Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, May 2th, at 10:00 AM PT through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
Both online ticket request periods will conclude on Friday, May 6th, at 8:00 AM PT.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 6th, at 10:00 AM PT at www.DMBCaravan.com and by phone at 1-800-594-TIXX.
Dave Matthews Band
Comprising Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar) and Boyd Tinsley (violin) – is taking the year off from touring, so the Caravans will be its only performances of 2011. The group was the biggest ticket seller worldwide of the past decade. Dave Matthews Band has sold over 17 million tickets since its inception, playing to over a million people in 2010 alone. Its latest studio album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (RCA), debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in June of 2009, making Dave Matthews Band one of only two groups in chart history to have five consecutive studio albums enter atop the chart. The record, which paid tribute to founding member/saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who passed away in August of 2008, was subsequently certified Platinum and nominated for a GRAMMY® for “Album of the Year.” The band has sold a collective 37 million CDs and DVDs combined.