Dave Matthews concert clips and
music videos:

• "Out of My Hands" Radio City 04/22/07
• "The Maker" Radio City Music Hall 04/22/07
• "The Stone" Mullins Center 04/21/07
• "Everyday" Dave Matthews Video
• "Gravedigger" Dave Matthews Video

Dave Matthews Band tickets, news, photos, and concert videos

The Dave Matthews Band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in early 1991, when vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews decided to put some songs he had written on tape. Instead of simply recording himself with a guitar, he opted to bring in some instrumental help to give his musical ideas more depth. Dave found assistance in drummer Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who were both accomplished jazz musicians in the local Charlottesville music scene. Based on the recommendation of distinguished local jazz guru John D’earth, 16-year-old musical prodigy Stefan Lessard came on board to play bass. Completing the band was keyboard player Peter Griesar, who left the band after a couple of years, as well as the talented and classically trained violinist, Boyd Tinsley.

The first public performance of Dave Matthews Band occurred at the City of Charlottesville’s Earth Day Festival in April 1991. The first official gig for the newly conceived Dave Matthews Band was May 11, 1991, at a private party held on the rooftop of the pink warehouse on South Street in downtown Charlottesville. Local weekly gigs soon followed at Eastern Standard and then Trax nightclub, and within a little time, word of the band’s contagious new sound spread like wildfire throughout the region. Clubs started to fill up, tours began to cover more territory, and the fan base grew at an incredible rate.

On November 9, 1993, DMB released its first album, “Remember Two Things”, on its Bama Rags label, followed by their first major label release “Under the Table and Dreaming” in 1994. Since then, the Dave Matthews Band has released 5 other studio albums including “Crash”, “Before These Crowded Streets”, “Everyday”, “Busted Stuff”, and “Stand Up”. Look for their seventh studio album release this year…

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