Dave Matthews was supposed to be taking the summer off.

According to the Associated Press, the jam band leader and his decorated combo will instead be headlining a rock festival in Atlantic City. The event has no name yet, but it has an anchor group -- twenty years after their formation, the Dave Matthews Band remains a popular concert attraction. They will play all three nights of the upcoming festival, which is scheduled to be held on June 24, 25, and 26. No supporting bands have been announced yet.

Matthews and company will be bringing their act to Bader Field. The disused airport on the southwest fringes of Atlantic City has been pitched to property developers since shortly after its 2006 closure. It might be better used for more outdoor concerts: it's big, access from Route 40 and the Atlantic City Expressway isn't difficult, and it's only about ten blocks inland from the Boardwalk.

Starr Hill Presents, the promotion company behind Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, and several other nationally recognized music festivals, will be producing the event. Starr Hill loves improvisational pop, and Dave Matthews Band has been a star attraction at many of their shows.

While most jam bands struggle to translate the excitement of the concert experience to their recordings, the DMB has never had any problem selling records. "Under the Table and Dreaming," their 1994 set, remains a touchstone for fans of the style. Two decades into their run, their musicianship hasn't dulled, and they're still as spontaneous as ever. A note of sadness has crept into their music over the past few years -- the accidental death of saxophonist and founding member LeRoi Moore heavily colored "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," the band's 2009 album. Moore had co-written some of the band's best-loved songs, including "Stay" and "Too Much." "Big Whiskey" was nominated for the 2009 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

No ticket information has yet been released by Atlantic City, the Dave Matthews Band, or Star Hill.