in 2016, dave matthews band reached its 25th anniversary and announced an anniversary tour. the 2016 tour ran from may 11 to september 4 with 45 shows in the u.s. and one show in canada. in an email to their fan club, dmb announced in early 2016 that they would not be touring in 2017, marking the first time since their inception in 1991. however, in january 2017, an e-mail was sent out announcing that dave and tim reynolds would be touring in the summer of 2017.