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Jaunt will kick off with album launch at Madison Square Garden

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The Dave Matthews Band are set to kick off an upcoming tour of the US with a show at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The performance will take place on April 14, which is the date the band's new album will be released.

The as-yet untitled album is being produced by Rob Cavallo, who has previously worked with Green Day and My Chemical Romance, and is the follow-up to 2005's 'Stand Up'.

Tickets go on sale on January 17, except for the Nashville, TN show, which goes on sale on January 16.

The dates are:

New York, NY Madison Square Garden (April 14)
East Rutherford, NJ IZOD Center (15)
Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena (17)
Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena (18)
Pelham, AL Verizon Wireless Music Center (20)
Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion (22)
Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (24)
Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Stadium (25)
New Orleans, LA New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (26)
Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre At Encore Park (28, 29)
The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (May 1)
Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center (2)
Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion (5)
Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion (6)
Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena (8, 9)

--By our New York staff.
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