Goose, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, and KALEO are among the acts who will support Dave Matthews Band at its 2025 Labor Day Weekend tour closer at The Gorge Amphitheatre. The annual tradition will return to Quincy, WA on August 29th, 30th, and 31st [get tickets].
The three-night run will kick off on Friday, August 29th with Memphis-bred family blues band Southern Avenue and Icelandic blues outfit KALEO. On Saturday, August 30th, husband-and-wife folk duo Oskar & Julia and frequent DMB collaborators Béla Fleck & The Flecktones will start the party. Finally, on Sunday, August 31st, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader Louis Cato and Connecticut indie-jam quartet Goose will open the show before DMB closes its summer tour that evening. Goose and Dave Matthews Band will both also appear during the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Thursday (4/24) and Sunday (4/27), respectively.
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Dave Matthews Band’s openers at The Gorge have a habit of sticking around for some special sit-ins. This past year, DMB brought out Vulfpeck collaborator Cory Wong and New Orleans institution Trombone Shorty for guest spots throughout the weekend.
Tickets for Dave Matthews Band at The Gorge 2025 are on sale here. When announcing the tour, DMB revealed that the combined spring/summer jaunt would be the band’s only shows of 2025—making this year’s Gorge finale an extra-special sendoff for the year. Following a set at Jazz Fest, the tour is set to kick off in earnest on May 4th in Charlotte, NC. Find tickets and a full list of tour dates here.
