CMAC Performing Arts has announced that two new names have been added to its list for summer concerts.  Next month Tim Reynolds and Dave Matthews will be hitting the stage.

The announcement came from the headquarters at Constellation Brand.  The special Tim Reynolds and Dave Matthews acoustic concert will be at 7:30 pm on July 6.

Officials referred to Dave Matthews during the news conference as an icon.  He has such a widespread and diverse fan base, which has officials hoping he will bring fans into the CMAC who have not been before.

Officials from CMAC stated that the last time Dave Matthews had performed at CMAC was ten years ago.  Since January they have been in talks with Matthews about performing at Canandaigua.  It was confirmed within the last few months.

On June 11 tickets will be going on sale at 10 am at a cost of $40 each.

The Dave Matthews Band, in a message to their fans, announced they will take a road break in 2011.

The band announced on May 14, as they felt this summer’s excitement building, that after 20 consecutive years of touring that they would be taking the year 2011 off. We feel very lucky that our tours have been part of many people’s lives. We want to be able to give as much notice ahead of time as we possibly could. We are excited to make our tour this summer one of our best yet, and are looking forward in 2012 to getting back out on the road.

The news comes just two weeks prior to the band launching its 2010 trek on May 28. Maybe the announcement was made to help spark sales and give fans an opportunity to see the band before they go into hibernation.

The band’s announcement didn’t seem to indicate that it would be an indefinite break.

The Dave Matthews Band will be headlining the summer festivals of Mile High Music Fest, HullabaLOU and Bonnaroo in addition to the band’s regular touring.

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that The Dave Matthews Band, Billy Joel and Elton John will be performing at Wrigley Field in Chicago this summer despite concerns from some of the residents of the neighborhood of Lake View that have been expressed in prior years.

Reportedly, Alderman Tom Tunney is planning to introduce at one of the City Council meetings an exception for the ordinance covering Chicago Cubs night games, which would allow for the concerts to take place.

According to the report in the Sun-Times, the Cubs last summer held three concerts at Wrigley field in one week, which was unprecedented. One was a Rascal Flatts concert and two from Billy Joel and Elton John. Tunney at the time promised neighbors that were concerned that if there were problems that wouldn’t be any more concerts.

Tunney this week reportedly stated that the experiment with the three concerts was very successful and that it was worth repeating them.

Reportedly, Joel and John are scheduled tentatively to perform on July 7 at Wrigley field. It is expected that the Dave Matthews Band will be headlining September night concerts on a Friday and Saturday night. No dates have been finalized yet.

Kings of Leon, riding high on their Grammy Award wins, will be performing in June at Bonnaroo Festival joining a crew of headliners including Dave Matthews Band, Jay-Z and Stevie Wonder. In addition, The Flaming Lips will be performing “Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd.

In a very clever, although time consuming stunt involving Twitter and MySpace, A.C. Entertainment and Superfly Productions, promoters of Bonnaroo, announced their lineup an act a time on Tuesday every six minutes starting at noon East Coast time. The prior week they tweeted obscure clues regarding the acts that will be performing in Manchester, TN at the festival from June 10-13.

The promoters announced around 100 performers but did not provide times or dates of the performances to be held on the 13 stages at the festival.

As it has done recently, the festival will continue to present a range of genres, stretching well beyond the jam band beginnings of the event, which it does hold onto by having acts like the Dave Matthews Band performing.

Veteran acts will include John Prine, John Fogerty and Jeff Beck. World music international acts will include Jimmy Cliff, Baaba Maal and Tinariwen. Hip hop will be represented by Jay-Z, Damian Marley & Nas, and Kid Cudi.

Alternative rock bands quite naturally were a majority of the announced acts. They include The National, The Melvins, Tori Amos, Wale, Thievery Corporation, Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Blitzen Trapper, Gaslight Anthem, The Dead Weather, Rise Against and Phoenix.

Roots oriented acts that will be performing include Cross Canadian Ragweed, Zac Brown Band, the bluegrass project of Steven Martin, Jamey Johnson, Carolina Chocolate Drops, the Punch Brothers and Norah Jones.

The signature event for the festival will be a performance from The Flaming Lips who will not only be performing their own material but also a full rendition of “Dark Side of the Moon,” the Pink Floyd classic from 1973. They will be assisted by White Dwarfs and Stardeath.

“Dark Side” has only been performed by The Flaming Lip once live. It was in Oklahoma City, OK, their hometown, on New Year’s Eve. They released their version in late December on iTunes. No other performances for the album have been scheduled.

Kings of Leon are a special band in terms of Bonnaroo’s history. They are the first band to start out performing on one of the tent stages and then working all the way to a headlining spot.

Over the next couple of weeks, more acts are going to be announced. In addition over 20 comedians will be performing at Bonnaroo.

The Dave Matthews Band is kicking off their 2010 summer tour in Connecticut with a pair of shows over Memorial Day weekend. They will remain on the road after that through the middle of September.

The outing of three plus months will kick off in Hartford, CT on May 28-29, visiting a total of 40 cities before wrapping up the trek in St. Paul, MN on September 15. Highlights of the outing include two July performances in New York City’s Citi Field on July 16 and 17, as well as an appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on August 23.

A number of opening acts are joining the tour at different stages, including The Felice Brothers, Brett Dennen, Ben Harper and Gov’t Mule. On February 26, concert ticket sales for the public will start. However, Dave Matthews Band fan club members are going to be given a first shot at getting tickets starting on January 28 in a presale event. The group’s website contains additional ticket information as well as full list of all the support acts.

“Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King,” is the latest studio album from the Dave Matthews Band, released after the death last summer of the band’s saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Tim Reynolds, guitarist, returned with the band to the studio. It was his first recording with the group since “Before These Crowded Streets” in 1998.

In early June the album debuted in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s 200. During the first week of its release 424,000 copies were sold. It marked the band’s first studio album in a row to open with a minimum of 400,000 copies sold during the first week of its release.

The album has been nominated for two Grammys this year: Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. The band will be performing during the Awards ceremony on January 31 in Los Angeles. CBS will air the awards show.

The Dave Matthews Band, with a spring and summer tour that is already quite extensive underway, is giving their fans an online free preview of their upcoming set “Big Whiskey and The GrooGrux King.”

Currently, the entire album is streaming via Pandora. The band kicked a run of dates off in Darien Center, NY on May 27. “Big Whiskey and The GrooGrux King” will be released on June 2. It will mark the band’s first studio album in four years as well as the first since saxophonist LeRoi Moore’s passing last summer.

The Dave Matthews Band continues their work out on the road on May 29 with two nights at Fenway Park in Boston along with Willie Nelson & Family. In late June and early July the band will cross the pond for a European leg before they return to the United States for 34 festival, amphitheater and theater performances through the early part of October. Dave Matthews Band will be featured on the PBS show “Austin City Limits” for their season premiere on October 3 and will be headlining the show’s festival as well that same night.

To celebrate the June 2 release of their new album, the band will be playing a benefit concert at Beacon Theatre in New York City on June 1. Proceeds will go to Bama Works Fund. The nonprofit organization provide grants for a wide range of artistic, educational, environmental and humanitarian programs. The performance will be airing live as well as commercial free on Fuse, the music network, starting at 9 pm EST. It will also be shown on Hulu.com, the first live music concert ever for Hulu.

In addition on June 1-8 on Sirius XM, the band will be hosting their own music channel. The 24 hour, week long broadcast will be featuring material from then entire catalog of the band’s spanning over almost two decades.

Austin City Limits Festival, after roster rumors that went on for month, has announced their official lineup. It includes Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Beastie Boys and Pearl Jam.

The eighth edition for the three day event will take place at Zilker Park in Austin on October 2-4. The festival will feature 130 bands playing on eight stages. Also on the bill are the Toadies, The B-52’s, Sonic Youth, John Legend, Thievery Corporation, Relentless7 and Ben Harper, along with The Dead Weather, the latest musical endeavor from Jack White.

Three day general admission passes can be purchased at the festival’s website along with VIP credentials. In upcoming weeks single day tickets are going to be made available.

The festival is based on “Austin City Limits,” the public television program that films live musician performances from the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. It is the longest running program of concert music on television today. The show first went on the air in 1976.

The Dave Matthews Band has announced that they will be playing two shows in Boston at Fenway Park during their upcoming tour.

The shows at Fenway will be on May 29th and 30th. Supporting the concerts will be Willie Nelson & Family. It will be the first appearances for the band at the ballpark since they performed two sold out concerts in 2006.

Members of Dave Matthews Band fan club will have the first opportunity to get tickets for the shows in Boston. Requests through their fan association website can be made through March 11. A random drawing will select fans that are eligible for buying four tickets each for the two performances.

The tour will kick off in New York City on April 14. The spring leg will conclude in Las Vegas on May 9. The summer and fall part of the trek will get underway in Darien Center, NY on May 27 and wrap up in Tulsa, OK on October 2.

A number of different acts will be taking turns as the opener on the tour, including Femi Kuti & the Positive Force, Hold Steady, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Robert Earl Keen, The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show and Jason Mraz. On the band’s website are details showing which acts will be appearing for each show.

The Dave Matthews Band on their upcoming tour will be backing their new studio album. “Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King” will be released to stores on June 2. Rob Cavallo (My Chemical Romance, Green Day) produced the set. It follows “Stand Up” from 2005, the fourth Dave Matthews Band album in a row to debut at No. 1 on the US album chart.

Band members Dave Matthews (guitar, vocals), Boyd Tinsley (violin), Stefan Lessard (bass), and Carter Beauford (drums), will be joined by Tim Reynolds, guitarist on the road and album, as well as saxophonist Jeff Coffin and trumpeter Rashawn Ross.

The band is continuing to cope with their loss of LeRoi Moore, founding band member and saxophonist, who died due to complications from injuries suffered last summer during a vehicle accident. The forthcoming set from the group, “Live Trax Vol. 14” will be capturing the final concert performance of the saxophonist last summer in Bristow, VA. According to the Dave Matthews Band website, recording proceeds will be going to the charitable organizations best reflecting the passions and spirit of Moore.

Dave Matthews Band, Wilco and Widespread Panic (playing two nights) will be the headliners for 10,000 Lakes Festival to be held July 22-25 in Detroit Lakes, MN at Soo Pass Ranch.

The lineup of acts that have been confirmed for the four day 7th annual camping and music event also includes Railroad Earth, Junior Brown, Tea Leaf Green, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Umphrey’s McGee among many other acts.

According to a festival press release, the 500 acre grounds of Soo Pass Ranch feature many conveniences, including permanent bathroom facilities, 100 showers with hot water and running water stations.

Upgrade VIP packages and general admission Tier 1 tickets are available now. VIP packages include two VIP box seating areas at the Main Stage, drink tickets, catered hot meals and a preferential camping spot that is located right behind the Main Stage. Additional information can be found on the website for the event.