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Dave Matthews has long been a proponent for fighting against the harmful mining of Appalachian mountains and will be raising money for the cause on May 19th in Nashville by playing a live concert with the wonderful Emmylou Harris. Dave even mentions the crisis on Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King’s track “When the World Ends”. If anyone has been to Appalachia, you’ve seen how beautiful the green, rolling hills are and it would be a tragic loss to country if they are continually harmed by mining companies. The mountain mining can also have negative effects on the healthiness of surrounding water supplies and destroying surround forests. Matthews and Harris have had a long friendship stemming from their celebrated 2000 CMT Crossroads performance. Hopefully, the pair will play a number of duets as Dave and Emmylou truly have remarkable chemistry together on stage.

The Dave Matthews Band will make a stop on their summer tour this year in Manchester, TN to headline the Bonnaroo Music Festival. Dave’s played the festival before with DMB and  Dave & Friends, so this announcement doesn’t come as a surprise. I personally saw DMB play four years ago on the main stage and they were definitely the highlight of the festival for me. Expect a number of guests to join DMB on stage with all the performers playing Bonnaroo. When I saw them Warren Haynes and Robert Randolph made cameo appearances on stage. Other acts playing the three day festival this year include Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Weezer, John Fogerty, Phoenix, Jeff Beck, and the Avett Brothers.