Dave Matthews Band continues to roll out live releases as part of their ongoing Live Trax archival series. The latest upcoming release will feature the live recording from the band’s performance at the Meadows Music Theatre in Hartford, CT back on June 8th, 1997, which featured guest performances from Béla Fleck and his Flecktones bandmate and future DMB saxophonist, Jeff Coffin.
The band’s 1997 concert in Hartford that evening came during the summer tour in support of their 1996 Crash LP, which would go on to become their best-selling studio album. In addition to featuring a vibrant mix of DMB fan favorites including “Jimi Thing”, “Crash Into Me”, and “Ants Marching”, the performance marked the first time Coffin shared the stage with his future bandmates DMB, as Béla Fleck and the Flecktones were the show’s support act on that part of the tour. The performance that night also featured the tour debuts of “One Sweet World” and “The Best Of What’s Around”, and the first-ever full band version of “Leave Me Praying”, according to JamBase. Coffin’s DMB debut came during the performance of “#41”, eight songs into the show.
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Dave Matthews and company recently shared their summer 2019 tour schedule, which is set to begin with a show in Pensacola, FL on April 30th. The band is scheduled to make headlining appearances at Sea.Hear.Now and Beale Street Music Festivals later this year as well. The band also recently shared their entire Live In Central Park concert from 2003 for fans to enjoy for free on YouTube. Fans can click here for tickets to the band’s upcoming summer tour.
Fans can also click here to preorder Live Trax Vol. 47. The album is scheduled to ship on or around March 27th, with all downloads becoming available via email two days later on March 29th.
