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Dave Matthews Band Caravan – Midwest

From July 8 – 10, the Dave Matthews Band’s second of four multi-artist festivals will take place at Chicago’s Lakeside, the first-ever event held at the site located on the south shore of Lake Michigan. Joining the DMB for this installment of the Caravan will be David Gray, Ray LaMontagne, O.A.R., Kid Cudi, The Flaming Lips performing Dark Side of the Moon, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Amos Lee, Emmylou Harris, Ben Folds, G. Love & Special Sauce, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Gomez, Drive-By Truckers, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub, The Jayhawks, Soja, Soulive, The Wailers, Blind Pilot, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, TR3, Vieux Farka Toure, Alberta Cross, Mariachi El Bronx, Bobby Long, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Jeff Coffin’s Mu’tet and Gary Clark Jr.


Acts will perform on three different stages with the Dave Matthews Band capping each night with a full set. The Lakeside “Caravan” will also feature special performances by Dave Matthews Band members Carter Beauford and Stefan Lessard will also perform along with a Dave and Tim acoustic set. There will also be a Summer Camp Saturday Stage, featuring artists who will also be appearing at this year’s Summer Camp Music Festival.

Here’s the ticketing information from today’s announcement…

Tickets will be available as three-day passes only. An online ticket request period for the Chicago festival begins today, April 7, at 10:00 AM CT/11:00 AM ET at http://www.warehouse.davematthewsband.com/. Hotel and travel packages will also be available. Citi® is the official credit card of “Dave Matthews Band Caravan.”  Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, April 11, at 10:00 AM CT/11:00 AM ET through Citi’s Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. Both online ticket request periods conclude on Friday, April 15, at 8:00 AM CT/9:00AM ET. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 15, at 10:00 AM CT/11:00 AM ET at www.DMBCaravan.com. They will also be available by phone at 1-800-594-TIXX.

READ ON for the full announcement…

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