In encapsulating Bonnaroo, you might say that it is about appreciation.  By purchasing a ticket to the festival you are saying that you appreciate music, the arts and life experiences.  The festival’s organizers show their appreciation by creating a seamless experience while respecting the environment.  And In addition to creating great music, the artists on the lineup appreciate the opportunity to perform. 

A little less than a year has passed by, and yet again, we’re ready for another DMB tour, which has the potential to be a memorable one. With the return of "Shotgun", the vibrant resurgence of "The Dreaming Tree", and guests galore in 2007, the band set the bar even higher with the announcement of Tim Reynolds joining them on stage for the entire summer. Tim hasn't toured with DMB extensively since the winter of '98.

DMB ended 2007 with a string of shows out east in New Jersey at the IZOD Center, and two shows at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Also, they were in the studio working on several songs, specifically "Cornbread", "Shotgun", "Sweet Up and Down", and "Loving Wings".

By David Reiersgord 

It seems like all that we see on television these days are reports of wars, hatred, and violence and that positive and uplifting stories are truly rare. That is a shame. Because it is the stories that move and inspire us that we will remember years from now. This is one of those stories.

However, the more powerful stories are the ones that last, and when this force is paired with happiness, overwhelming joy ensues.

I would like you all to meet Rashad Ahmed and Nader Wahba, two musicians from Cairo, Egypt. They're DMB fanatics who took it upon themselves to bring DMB's music to their hometown in any way they could - a benefit concert with all the proceeds going straight to charity.

Thanks to some inspiration from a thread on Nancies.org, we recently ranked Dave Matthews Band against a number of other entertainers using Google Trends. Haven't heard of Google Trends? No worries, you're about to become an instant expert.

Google Trends is interesting because it lets us compare the number of Google searches for one topic versus another.

After it was announced that the next DMB Live Trax album would be the 12/31/96 show at Hampton Coliseum we got in touch with Joel Johnson. Joel attended both the new years eve show and the 12/28/96 Winston-Salem, NC show three days prior. Joel gives his account of the evening with detail regarding all the pushing going on in the "festival-style" general admission at the venue.

All of the WDS Articles from 2004-2006 are preciously archived at the link below.