After welcoming Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Trombone Shorty, and more on the band’s first of two nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Friday, Dave Matthews Band brought out special guest Cory Wong to sit in on a string of tunes during the band’s fall tour closer on Saturday.
Coming out of Led Zeppelin‘s “Fool in the Rain”, DMB welcomed Wong to the stage for fan favorite “Tripping Billies” following guest appearances by Trombone Shorty and Mark Whitfield earlier in the set. The funk phenom stuck around for an additional four songs, “So Much to Say”, “Anyone Seen the Bridge”, “Too Much”, and the grand finale, “Ants Marching”, which featured both Wong and Trombone Shorty.
Check out footage of Dave Matthews Band playing “Tripping Billies” with Cory Wong at Madison Square Garden below.
Wong will hang around the Big Apple for a very special evening at the NY Philharmonic with mandolin virtuoso and NY Phil Creative Partner Chris Thile, Louis Cato (bandleader of The Late Show Band), and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello for the next installment of The 65th Street Session.
The Vulfpeck guitarist is also set to headline North Beach Music Festival alongside a lineup featuring The Disco Biscuits, George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Daniel Donato, Eggy, and more. For more information, head here or visit the festival website.
Dave Matthews Band is off until mid-December, when the group will take its first trip to Matthews’ home country of South Africa in ten years. For more information and a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit the band’s website.
Dave Matthews Band With Cory Wong – “Tripping Billies” – 11/18/23
[Video: intothevacuum]
Dave Matthews Band With Cory Wong – “So Much To Say” > “Anyone Seen The Bridge” > “Too Much” – 11/18/23
[Video: Michael Lores]
Dave Matthews Band With Cory Wong & Trombone Shorty – “Ants Marching” – 11/18/23
[Video: Jim Powers]
Dave Matthews Band – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY – 11/18/23 [Full Show]
[Video: Salvatore Bellamo]
Setlist: Dave Matthews Band | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | 11/18/23
Set: Spoon, You Never Know, Monsters, Hunger For The Great Light, Grey Street, American Baby Intro, Break Free, You Might Die Trying, Captain *, Sledgehammer, Smooth Rider +, Crush +, Rooftop, Granny, Fool In The Rain, Tripping Billies~, So Much To Say~ >>, Anyone Seen The Bridge~ >>, Too Much~ >>, Ants Marching~ +
Encore: Baby Blue Ä, The Last Stop
* Mark Whitfield
+ Trombone Shorty
~ Cory Wong
Ä Dave Solo
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