Perennial road warriors the Dave Matthews Band will take to the tour bus once again in December, but not before Matthews goes it alone for a one-off date.

The jam band leader will take the stage of Seattle's Benaroya Hall on October 24, according to his publicist. A rare few weeks of downtime follows, before Matthews meets up with his bandmates for a nine-date stretch that begins December 10 in Tampa, Florida. Illinois is the farthest the trek stretches westward, before the primarily East Coast jaunt winds down December 22 in Washington, D.C. The trek supports DMB's latest album, Busted Stuff, the group's sixth studio LP, which has sold nearly 1.4 million copies since its release in July.

Proceeds from the solo show will benefit the environmental organization the Bullitt Foundation, a group committed to the protection and restoration of the Pacific Northwest environment, and which also addresses problems that disproportionately impact people with lower incomes in both urban and rural communities.

The DMB's next installment of its live-album series, Live at Folsom Field, recorded July 11, 2001 at the University of Colorado in Boulder, is set for release November 5. A home video, issued on VHS and DVD formats, will accompany the set. The DVD offers 5.1 digital sound and offers viewers perspectives from 22 cameras, including one from a helicopter.

The double live LP follows Live in Chicago 12-19-98, another two-disc set, which came out last October.

Dave Matthews Band tour dates, according to the band's publicist:

  • 12/10 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
  • 12/11 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
  • 12/13 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
  • 12/14 - Champaign, IL @ Assembly Hall
  • 12/16 - Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena
  • 12/17 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena
  • 12/20 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
  • 12/21 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
  • 12/22 - Washington, DC @ MCI Center