As you have probably already heard, The Allman Brothers Band have cancelled their annual string of shows at the Beacon Theatre this year beacause Greg Allman is still receiving treatment for Hepatitis C and is unable to play. Though they haven’t rescheduled their Beacon Theatre residency yet, they have announced dates for shows at Jones Beach and The PNC Bank Arts Center at the end of the summer. Tickets for those shows go on presale to Citibank cardholders starting on April 28 and public sale May 5.

Although unable to play for fans in New York City this year, the group will resume its touring schedule in August with co-headliner Bob Weir & RatDog. Tickets for shows August 13 in Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach) and August 15 in Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center) go on sale May 3 at 9:00AM Eastern [Buy Presale Tickets on 04/28 @ 10am]. Dates for shows in upstate New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois and Colorado are expected to be confirmed soon.

The band plans on making the 2009 shows their best ever, with special plans to commemorate the group’s 40th anniversary. Confirmed tour dates are listed in Tour Dates below, with more to be scheduled. [Allman Brothers Band Official Website]

Allman Brothers Band 2008 Tour Dates
August 12 – BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Bethel, New York
August 13 – NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER Wantagh, New York (Buy Tickets)
August 15 – PNC BANK ARTS CENTER Holmdel, New Jersey (Buy Tickets)
August 16 – TWEETER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Mansfield, Massachusetts
August 19 – SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Saratoga Springs, New York
August 20 – MEADOWS MUSIC CENTER Hartford, Connecticut – Bob Weir & Ratdog co-headline
August 22 – CONSTELLATION BRANDS MARVIN SANDS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Canandaigua, New York
August 23 – SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER Camden, New Jersey