Dave Matthews Band Caravan: Difference between revisions

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'''Dave Matthews Band Caravan''' was a series of concert festivals headed by the [[Dave Matthews Band]] (DMB). The four festivals, occurring during the summer of 2011, took the place of DMB's usual summer tour, after the band announced its intentions to take time off from touring the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmbnews.net/2010/05/no-dave-matthews-band-2011-tour.html|title=DMB Not Touring 2011}}</ref> The first festival took place at [[Bader Field]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. The second festival was at [[Chicago]]'s [[South Works|Lakeside]]. The third stop of the DMB Caravan took place at [[Governors Island]] in [[New York, New York]], but was rescheduled after [[Hurricane Irene]] hit the New York area the same weekend. On September 1, it was announced that the dates were rescheduled, while the venue changed to [[Randall's Island]]. The last stop was [[The Gorge Amphitheatre|The Gorge]] in [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. Each festival was three days long, with each show featuring a full set from the Dave Matthews Band. Various other acts performed on different stages prior to DMB's set.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dmbcaravan.com/|title=DMB Caravan Website|access-date=2011-04-23|archive-date=2011-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923144531/http://www.dmbcaravan.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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DMB Caravan announced on April 21, 2011, that the third festival will be held at [[Governors Island]] in [[New York, New York]]. The concerts will be held August 26–28, and will feature various artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dmbcaravan.com/2011/04/21/dmb-caravan-comes-to-governors-island-and-the-gorge// |title=DMB Caravan To Play Governors Island |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424105819/http://www.dmbcaravan.com/2011/04/21/dmb-caravan-comes-to-governors-island-and-the-gorge/ |archivedate=2011-04-24 }}</ref>

{{Update|section|date=October 2017}}Tickets for the Caravan festivals are currently beingwere sold through Dave Matthews Band Warehouse Fan Association, as well as ticketmasterTicketmaster. There arewere two types of tickets available for the DMB Caravan. One iswas a 3-day pass that allowsallowed the ticket-holder entry to all three festivals; thisthat iswas $195.<ref name="dmbcaravan">{{cite web |url=http://www.dmbcaravan.com/tickets/ |title=DMB Caravan Ticketing |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423140959/http://www.dmbcaravan.com/tickets/ |archivedate=2011-04-23 }}</ref> The other option iswas a VIP pass, that allowsallowed the ticket-holder entry to all three festivals.<ref name="dmbcaravan"/> It also givesgave the ticket-holder access to a sectioned-off area of each stage, VIP restrooms, free snacks, beer, and water, and a dinner buffet. Warehouse members that purchasepurchased the VIP pass will also receivereceived a voucher that allowsallowed them to get one souvenir for free. The VIP passes arewere $825.<ref name="dmbcaravan"/>

In response to fans complaining of high ticket prices, DMB Caravan released a ticket payment plan to help fans who wanted to attend the shows.<ref name="payplan">{{cite web |url=http://www.dmbcaravan.com/2011/04/01/dmb-caravan-ticket-payment-plan/ |title=DMB Caravan Ticket Payment Plan |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410222824/http://www.dmbcaravan.com/2011/04/01/dmb-caravan-ticket-payment-plan/ |archivedate=2011-04-10 }}</ref> The payment plan consistsconsisted of three payments over a schedule of dates, rather than paying the full price all at once. The payment plan iswas available for both the three-day pass and the VIP pass. The first payment containscontained all shipping and convenience fees, while the second and third arewere flat payments with no additional charges. The three-day pass (which iswas usually $195), is nowwas broken into three payments of $65, while the VIP pass (which iswas usually $825), is nowwas three payments of $275.<ref name="payplan"/>

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