Jun 24, 2024 - Music

Dave Matthews Band's wild Rock & Roll Hall of Fame journey

Troy Smith

Dave Matthews performs on stage. — The space between DMB and the Rock Hall is gone. Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival

Dave Matthews Band has performed in Northeast Ohio seven times over the past decade — but this concert will be its first as a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame act.

Driving the news: DMB brings its 2024 summer tour to Blossom Music Center at 7:30pm Tuesday.

The intrigue: The band will be inducted into the Rock Hall during a ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Oct. 19.

Flashback: Dave Matthews Band was first nominated in 2020 and won the annual fan vote.

Yes, but: The band became the first artist to win that vote and not earn induction since the online poll debuted in 2012.

State of play: DMB waited four years for its next nomination this past February and are now the first artist to win the fan survey a second time with nearly 600,000 votes.

What they're saying: "Dave Matthews Band is honored to be in the Rock Hall Class Of 2024," the band wrote on X.

"Congrats to our fellow nominees and thanks so much to all of our fans for the support!"

💭 My thought bubble: There's a good chance DMB will be this year's ceremony headliner with fans already promising a takeover of Cleveland.

If you go: Tickets to the Blossom concert start at $67.20.

Rock Hall ceremony tickets are expected to go on sale next month.

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