The rumors can stop — Dave Matthews Band will not be coming to Athens.

Two university officials said yesterday that the concert, rumored to be held in conjunction with a Barack Obama rally, will not happen.

Kent Smith, vice president of Student Affairs, said the university got a call last night that the national Obama campaign decided not to have the event. An OU spokesperson confirmed what Smith said.

Previously, Smith had said Dave Matthews Band and a nationally prominent speaker were likely coming because he had seen an unsigned contract that would bring them to Athens. The contract was not official at the time, Smith
had said.