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Fans of Dave Matthews Band will be overjoyed to hear that their favorite band have won an award that recognizes their efforts in caring for the environment. Rock the Earth, a non-profit organization that marries the love for music and environmental concern, has named DMB one of the winers for the 2008 Planet Defender Award. DMB was victorious in the Artist category and applauded for campaigning for environmental sustainability. Although they have toured close to 17 years on the road, they promoted proper environmental ethics through endeavors like using Biodiesel for their tour bus, buying up carbon credits and encouraging the use of biodegradable utensils whenever they tour.

Dave Matthews gave his 100% support to Jack Johnson by attending his friend’s Kokua Festival this year. Jack Johnson and his wife Kim were founders of this annual festival and this year it was held in Waikiki, Hawaii where the sun and surf is synonymous with Johnson’s love for the sunny outdoors. The festival was created with the noble aim to aid the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, which provides much needed help to Hawaiian youngsters who deserve it. This charitable organization also raises awareness about the plight of the surrounding environment.

Dave Matthews was seen praising the Johnson couple’s efforts and has proudly stated that this event was an inspirational to everyone who attended. He performed several songs and gave a little talk about giving back to the environment. It is also notable the first time that Dave Matthews and Jack Johnson who are both commendable activists, have appeared to perform on stage together.

The inaugural Mile High Music Festival will be held this coming July 19 and 20, and guess who’s going to storm the stage with their stellar performance? Dave Matthews Band, that’s who. Along with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Dave Matthews will grace the first ever Mile High Music Festival held at the Outer Fields located in the vicinity of Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Touted to be one of the most elaborate music festivals in Colorado, the fans who go to the music festival will be able to enjoy performances from five stages, delectable food from Denver’s renowned restaurants, as well as an exhibition at the artists’ village.

Beside Dave Matthews Band, other talented acts are also expected to present fans with their great performances. These include John Mayer belting out tunes from his latest award winning “Continuum” album, Spoon, Colbie Caillat, as well as local bands from Denver such as Rose Hill Drive, Born in the Flood and the Flobots. Tickets for a double day pass are priced at an affordable $150.

Dave Matthews took time of his busy schedule before his performance at the Seattle’s Seeds for Compassion show to discuss a few things about the DMB’s new album that is currently being recorded. Dave Matthews said that he was pleased that all the Dave Matthews Band members are putting their heart out for this upcoming album and it is for the first time in many years that he has seen such involvement from all the band members.

Dave Matthews appreciates the efforts that Tim Reynolds is putting on this album and all the DMB members are giving him all the necessary support needed for him to come up with a really exciting album. The Dave Matthews Band has last worked with Reynolds in “Before These Crowded Streets” album which happened a long time ago and their union will bring out something new and refreshing for the DMB fans. Dave Matthews said that there is no concrete date fixed for the release of the album and the fans will have to wait a while for the album to hit the music stand. 

Trivia: What does Dave Matthews and Death Cab For Cutie have in common with each other? Answer: Both bands are the biggest stars ever to emerge from Seattle and recently on April 14 2008, both appeared at the Key Arena to give a concert that featured a special guest none other than the Dalai Lama. The respected Tibetan leader took precedence over both bands and most interestingly, Dave Matthews himself interviewed the Dalai Lama prior to the concert. It was his second public appearance for the day which includes a morning meeting at the Bank of America Arena in conjunction with the five day tour organized by Seeds of Compassion, a local non profit voluntary group.

Dave Matthews was clearly in awe of the Dalai Lama when he asked about his opinion concerning music and compassion during the interview. The Dalai Lama replied: “The message of love through music may be stronger in depth.” Dave Matthews also shared that earlier although he was involved in fights with kids from a different school, they evolved to eventually become his best friends.

What does Dave Matthews have in common with Elton John? Both of them held concerts to show their support for their favorite candidates for the US presidency.

Earlier on, Elton John performed for Hillary Clinton and managed to raise an astounding $2.5 million during the much talked about performance. Now, Dave Matthews have pledged to do the same to show his support for Barack Obama.

Dave Matthews performed for free in support of Democratic Presidential candidate, Barack Obama. He was joined by long time collaborator, Tim Reynolds. Together, they are set to wow the crowds in the gig titled “Change Rocks - A Very Special Evening With Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds”. The gig was held on April 6 2008 and entrance was made free of charge to all who live in Indiana. The special acoustic show was also accompanied by a short address by Dave Matthews who encouraged the youth of America to come forward and vote.

The Dave Matthews Band and the parent company of Live Daily, the Ticketmaster, are planning to produce the digital album of their Upcoming North American tour. This digital Album will be recorded Live during the tour and each ticket buyer for this tour will get a unique code which can be redeemed to album at the iTunes music store of Apple’s before the album goes for public sale. The code for redemption will be issued in Mid- September.

The members of the Dave Matthews band fans association who have already bought the ticket will also be issued the code in mid-September. The Band’s North American tour will start on May 30th from the Post Gazette Pavilion in Burgetts town. The tour will end at the Greek theater in Berkeley in California with a three night performance. The free live album offer is valid only for shows conducted in venues which are ticketed by the Ticketmaster.

The Dave Matthews Band has signed to be the music band to play in the first concert hosted by the Busch stadium this summer. The concert is to be held at the Busch stadium on June 7 is expected to be a huge concert as more than 30,000 fans are anticipated to witness the concert. The fact that the first concert at the new Ballpark is to feature the most popular band group Dave Matthews Band itself might have calmed down the nerves of the organizers as they can be pretty much sure that the popularity of the DMB will definitely pull in a large crowd to the concert.

The St. Louis Cardinals President Mark Lamping says that the new Busch stadium was built keeping in mind the vision to bring the best concert facilities and rates it as the best among the best. The former Busch Stadium has hosted several musical personalities and icons for the past four decades and the artists who have graced the stadium before include Elton John, The Beatles, Billy Joel, REO Speedwagon and The Rolling Stones. Live Nation has taken the task of producing the DMB concert and this is the band’s only performance in Missouri this summer.

The Dave Matthews Band fans might have had a pretty good weekend last week as they had twin reasons to cheer about, one reason is that the summer tour of the Dave Matthews Band has been announced and the other being that the new album that the Dave Matthews Band is releasing is to be produced by Warner bros producer and A&R, Ron Cavallo. There is no doubt that Ron Cavallo is an accomplished producer and the works like Dookie, Greenway’s number one album; American Idiot, their recent album; Dizzy up The Girl by Goo Goo Doll and My Chemical Romance’s Black Parade are testimony that the Dave Matthews Band has made the right choice of putting Ron as the producer for their forthcoming album.

Ron Cavallo will be working closely with the Dave Matthews Band to make it one of the most successful albums and says that he wants to rock and have a ball while making the album. Ron is trying to bring in new sounds into the album which has not been seen or heard in the DMB’s albums earlier and will tell the band straight at their face, if he feels that it is not right somewhere. Tim Reynolds, long time collaborator of the DMB will also be putting his mind and soul for this new album.

Dave Matthews Band is one among the most established music bands as millions of copies of their live as well as studio albums are sold throughout the world. This band has got several nominations in Grammy as well as other major awards. Dave Matthews has won the Grammy for his single “grave digger” from the solo album Some Devil in 2004. Dave Matthews’s concerts are agreed to be incredible even by the music critics. Dave Matthew Band tour grossed the highest in 2000 in U.S. The collection overtook that of Britney Spears and ‘N Sync, some of the best in the music lot.

DNB has a wide fan following though they have always kept themselves away from the mainstream. Dave has his own recording company called ATO records and he loves acting. He acted in a comedy drama called Because of Winn- Dixie in 2005. Music is his passion and Dave did a studio album called Stand Up in May 2005 with the band members. This was his 6th studio album. His first single “American Baby” is enjoyed by music lovers even after years of its release. Dave Matthew is fortunate enough to have success all through these years and the future also looks bright for him as there is real love for music in him.