Dave Matthews Band launched their 2026 headline tour in Texas over the weekend with concerts on Friday at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands and on Saturday at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas. A trio of breakouts lined the repeatless setlists, including the band’s first performance of “Kit Kat Jam” since 2013.
After taking the stage one weekend earlier for a set at Memphis’ RiverBeat Music Festival, DMB opened the tour proper at The Woodlands. The septet delivered a 20-song performance at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion that was broadcast live on SiriusXM’s Dave Matthews Band Radio channel.
DMB selected “So Right” to kick off the night on Friday and then played such favorites as “Warehouse,” “Grace Is Gone” and “Grey Street” before serving up the first curveball of the tour. The group dug deep for the unreleased “Cha Cha,” which they’d last played on July 21, 2023. “Cha Cha,” also known as “Only Takes A Moment,” was debuted earlier that summer and then played seven more times in a five-week period…