After playing their first show of the year in Las Vegas on Friday, Dave Matthews Band helped close out the baseball-themed Extra Innings Festival in Tempe, AZ on Saturday with assistance from Trey Anastasio Band trumpeter and vocalist Jennifer Hartswick.
The surprise sit-in came late in DMB’s headlining set following a string of fan favorites including “#41”, David Bowie‘s “Let’s Dance”, “Crash Into Me”, and “Satellite”. Hartswick joined the band on the Home Plate Stage, horn in hand, for “Jimi Thing”, marking her first-ever collaboration with the ensemble. She threw down a funky solo before passing the baton off to DMB trumpeter Rashawn Ross, who turned it over saxophonist Jeff Coffin before the three soloists finished the jam with a melee of overlapping leads.
The band seamlessly transitioned to a cover of ZZ Top‘s “Cheap Sun Glasses”, and after continuing on to a fluttery “You & Me”, Matthews stopped to bashfully acknowledge Hartswick and thank her for sitting in with the band.
“Halfway through that little song right there I was like, ‘Oh no! She kicked my ass and I forgot to say thank you,’” he told the crowd. He went on to acknowledge the tragic October 7th attack at a music festival in Israel and call for peace in Gaza.
Watch Dave Matthews Band’s set at Extra Innings Festival below. Hartswick’s sit-in begins at the 1:11:35 mark.
Dave Matthews band heads to Europe next month and recently announced a run of summer tour dates culminating in the band’s annual return to The Gorge Amphitheatre. For a list of Dave Matthews Band’s upcoming tour dates and to purchase tickets, visit the band’s website.
Dave Matthews Band – Extra Innings Festival – 3/2/24
[Video: DMB]
Setlist: Dave Matthews Band | Extra Innings Festival | Tempe Beach Park | Tempe, AZ | 3/2/24
Set: #41, Let’s Dance (David Bowie), Crash Into Me, So Much to Say > Anyone Seen the Bridge > Too Much, Madman’s Eyes, Don’t Drink the Water, Satellite > Will It Go Round in Circles (Billy Preston), Grey Street, Jimi Thing (with Jennifer Hartswick) > Cheap Sunglasses (ZZ Top), You & Me, The Last Stop (with “Immigrant Song” (Led Zeppelin) outro), Funny the Way It Is > Ants Marching
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