Dave Matthews Band’s memorable June 7 concert at Busch Stadium, the first show at the new stadium, begs one question.

A month has passed since Matthews, and music lovers want to know what’s the next concert to fill the stadium.

Live Nation, the concert producers behind Matthews’ show, has already said it won’t do any more concerts at the stadium until 2009 as they evaluate every aspect of the Matthews show.

And no other concert producers have announced plans for a Busch concert just yet.

Still, there’s no harm in making some suggestions of acts we think would be perfectly reasonable fits for Busch Stadium down the road, right?

Here are ten headliners that would seem greatly suited to perform at the new Busch Stadium. These are just educated, merely speculative suggestions, none of which come from Live Nation, AEG, or any other concert producers. But they seem to make sense.

These guesses take into consideration acts with enough of a draw to actually sell tickets at Busch Stadium, and acts who still tour.

So don’t look for the Police, whose final show is in August; Van Halen, who just ended a big tour; or Bruce Springsteen, now that we know the Boss is headed to Scottrade later this summer, making him unlikely to perform at the stadium anytime soon.

Here are my suggestions. Maybe you have your own?

– Jimmy Buffett. He sold out Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in 14 minutes. Can’t wait to see what he can do with Busch.

– Hannah Montana. You can laugh if you want, but Miley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray Cyrus are laughing all the way to the bank.

– Metallica. The band returns with a new project in the fall, surely followed by a massive tour. A hard-hitting metal lineup headlined by Metallica would have an easy go at stadiums.

– Rolling Stones. Stopping at Busch on its next tour would be a nice throwback to long-ago Busch concerts.

– Prince. Prince missed a great opportunity to celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Purple Rain” in 2004; a 25th anniversary tour in 2009 would be even better.

– U2. This would be one of the most thrilling home runs at Busch ever.

– Garth Brooks. His selling out a week’s worth of shows at a Kansas City arena last year just screams for a stadium show complete with a Busch date.

– Madonna. Hasn’t St. Louis earned a Madonna date by now?

– Fleetwood Mac. They’re heading out again in 2009. A co-bill with someone like the Eagles would make this one stadium-ready.

– Sammy Hagar. Hagar may not be one to fill stadiums around the country, but he could carry St. Louis with ease.

Photo: Dave Matthews wailing in concert at Busch Stadium June 7.

Photo credit: Whitney Curtis