Dave Matthews has pulled out of two major events coming up fast this week - FireAid and the MusiCares Grateful Dead - to tend to a family emergency. In a statement posted to the Dave Matthews Band Instagram account Wednesday (Jan.

The legendary jam band — with 49 shows behind it at Saratoga Performing Arts Center — is a summer staple at SPAC, its loyal fans having set the record for most sold-out shows at the 25,000-person venue — not surprising for a band that has sold 38 million albums and more than 25 million concert tickets since debuting in the 1990s.

Tate McRae, No Doubt, Katy Perry, Alanis Morissette, Anderson .Paak, Dawes, Graham Nash, John Fogerty, Peso Pluma, Stevie Wonder and the Black Crowes are also set to take the stage for the benefit show,

The tour does not include any stops in Pennsylvania but does include shows in New York, New Jersey and Maryland.

DMB will perform May 27, 2025, at the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, plus two nights at the Broadview Stage at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in Saratoga Springs on July 18 and July 19. All three shows will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The sudden cancellation was announced in a brief statement shared on the official Dave Matthews Band Instagram page on Wednesday, Jan. 29, just one day before he was due to take the stage at the Kia Forum with John Mayer for the star-studded FireAid benefit concert raising funds for Los Angeles-area wildfire relief.

Intuit Dome and Kia Forum in the Los Angeles area will host FireAid on Thursday, Jan. 30, to raise money for rebuilding communities devastated by wildfires and supporting efforts to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California.

Citing a family illness, musician Dave Matthews announced Wednesday he will not be performing as scheduled at Thursday’s FireAid concert in Inglewood or at Friday’s MusiCares pre-Grammy benefit concert honoring the Grateful Dead.

Jan. 16, AEG announced a star-studded lineup for FireAid, a concert that aims to raise money for rebuilding communities and supporting efforts to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California.

Katy Perry, Lil Baby, Pink, Sting, Green Day, and more stars are slated to perform at the benefit show on January 30

Along with Billie Eilish and Finneas, 18 other artists will perform, including Stevie Nicks, Sting, Green Day, Gracie Abrams and Jelly Roll. Dave Matthews and John Mayer will also perform together ...