Fan favourites Dave Matthews Band announce 2020 Australian tour

Fans of the Dave Matthews Band would be thrilled with the announcement that the band are coming back to Australia.

It’s been six years since they’ve been on Australian shores as they’re heading down for Bluesfest.

Bluesfest is a festival in Byron Bay that starts on April 9th and finishes on the 14th of April 2020.

The lineup includes iconic bands such as Crowded House, John Butler, Lenny Kravitz and the Cat Empire. 

The festival started back in 1990 and initially had 6,000 attendees. The festival now attracts over 100,000 music fans and is a family-friendly event.

Dave Matthews Band are also performing two shows on top of Bluesfest, with one in Sydney on the 15th of April and one in Melbourne on the 17th of April in 2020.

They made the announcement on their Instagram page.

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is announcing two long-awaited headline shows for their loyal Aussie fans. Returning to Australia for the first time since 2014, @davematthewsband will play at @FirstStateSuperTheatre in Sydney, on April 15th and at @mcourtarena, Melbourne on April 17th. DMB is also playing on April 13th at the @bluesfestbyronbay. An online presale for the Sydney and Melbourne shows is available for Warehouse members beginning Tuesday, October 22ndat 2PM (local venue time). Visit http://https://warehouse.davematthewsband.com/ to join the Warehouse. A @livenation presale begins Wednesday, October 23rd at 3PM (local venue time). For complete tour, ticket and VIP Experience information, visit: http://livenation.com.au. Tickets for both shows go on sale to the public Friday, October 25th at 1PM (local venue time) at http://livenation.com.au. With every ticket purchase to the Australian shows you will receive a free download of “Come Tomorrow”. #SeeYouOnTheRoad

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However, the iconic seven-piece band are reeling from their Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction for 2020. 

Fans are now able to vote for your favourite Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 nominees to help them reach the top 5 of the official fan ballots. 

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You simply Google your favourite band who are in the list, and are able to select up to 5 nominees daily.  Voting ends January 10th, 2020.

They spoke to AP News about the announcement.

“It’s a real honour,” Matthews told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “Even if they stick us in a holding pen for a few years, that’s OK. Just to get on that list. I can’t believe I’m on a list with Whitney Houston, Motorhead and T. Rex. That’s pretty awesome.”

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You can vote DAILY on @google through January 10th! Vote NOW for @davematthewsband to be inducted into the @rockhall’s Official Class of 2020: http://goo.gle/RHFanVote #LinkInBio #RockHall2020

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Tickets for Bluesfest and the Dave Matthews Band additional shows are on sale now.