Dave Matthews Band have just announced dates for their 2012 tour. Expect fabulous light shows, hours of acoustified funky jams and numerous musical guests, all beginning this summer May 18 in Woodlands, Texas.

The Dave Matthews Band is taking off around the country once again. Find out now when the group will be playing this summer.

The Dave Matthews Band is taking off around the country once again. Find out now when the group will be playing this summer.

Here's a cocktail party tidbit: No act sold more tickets than the Dave Matthews Band did for the period that stretched from 2000 to 2009. That little factoid comes courtesy of Billboard, which notes that the band sold 11.2 million in that span.

Dave Matthews Band, one of the most successful touring bands in history, will embark on a full-blown North American summer tour after taking 2011 off the road save for four