It’s Valentine’s Day and the CBC’s Jennifer Van Evra has thoughtfully compiled this Maple music collection to get us thinking about romantic interludes and loves past and present.
Matchbox Twenty
The outing officially starts in May.
Oct. 1 marked the 30th anniversary of the release of Matchbox Twenty’s breakthrough album You or Someone Like You. The album, which included such hits as “Real World,” “3AM,” “Push” and “Back 2 Good,” helped propel the Rob Thomas-fronted band to the top of the charts and into one of the biggest post-grunge rock bands of the era.
Now, the group will spend the next several months celebrating its 30th birthday. The festivities started Oct. 12 with a sold-out show at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles followed by an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Coming in May, a 52-date Live Nation-promoted tour officially gets underway at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater in Birmingham, Alabama, and includes stops at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Matchbox Twenty’s lineup remains Thomas, Kyle Cook, Paul Doucette and Brian Yale. The Grammy-nominated band has sold more than 40 million records, according to Atlantic Records, with hits also including “Bent,” “If You’re Gone” and “Unwell.”
Fans can sign up here for the Oct. 20 presale, while a presale through Reserved by Spotify begins the same day. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday (Oct. 23).
Openers include The All-American Rejects, The Wallflowers, David Gray, O.A.R., Matt Nathanson and The Lucky.
Matchbox Twenty 2027 Tour Dates
April 25 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach Festival # (on sale now)
May 15 – Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater*
May 16 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater*
May 18 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena*
May 20 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater*
May 22 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre+
May 26 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre+
May 27 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater+
May 29 – Spokane, WA – BECU Live at Northern Quest+
May 30 – Vancouver, BC – Freedom Mobile Arch+
June 2 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre+
June 4 – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater+
June 5 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater+
June 8 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre+>
June 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl+>
June 11 – Las Vegas, NV – The Colosseum at Caesars Palace+>
June 12 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre+
June 13 – Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater+
June 16 – Austin, TX – Moody Center+
June 18 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion+
June 19 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion+
June 20 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP+
June 23 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater+
June 25 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre+
June 26 – St. Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre+
June 27 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre+
June 30 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live+
July 2 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion+
July 3 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater+
July 7 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake=
July 8 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center=
July 10 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center=
July 11 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion=
July 13 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater=
July 14 – Richmond, VA – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront=
July 16 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion=
July 17 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann=
July 18 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater=
July 20 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Albany Med Health System at SPAC=
July 21 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre=
July 23 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre=
July 24 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre=
July 27 – Cincinnati, OH – Venue TBA=
July 28 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center=
July 30 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove=
July 31 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater=
August 1 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater=
August 4 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater~
August 5 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater~
August 7 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium~
August 8 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek~
August 11 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center^
August 12 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater^
*with The All-American Rejects
+with The Wallflowers
=with David Gray
~with O.A.R.
^with Matt Nathanson
>with The Lucky
