Dave Matthews Band Fan Site

DMB allows fans to record the majority of their live shows and permits not-for-profit trading of the recordings. Dave Matthews Band cites college students trading the tapes in the early ‘90s as a key reason for their fame. DMB and its management worked with the United States federal government in ‘96 to launch a crackdown on for-profit bootleggers. It resulted in numerous arrests of those responsible for illegally manufacturing and selling copies of Dave Matthews Band material

In late September 1994, Dave Matthews Band released their 1st album, entitled Under the Table and Dreaming. The LP featured their 1st commercial hits “Satellite,” “What Would You Say,” and “Ants Marching.” The record was dedicated “In memory of Anne” for Matthews’ elder sister Anne, who was killed by her own husband in 1994. Under the Table and Dreaming and the following release, called Crash brought the music group national attention, that culminated in a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song “So Much to Say.”

The Best of What’s Around Vol. 1 is the most recent hits compilation album by the Dave Matthews Band that was released in November 2006. The 2 CD set is the band’s 1st ever greatest hits album. It features 12 studio tracks on the 1st disc, as well as 8 previously unreleased live songs on the 2nd disc. Inside the CD case of Live Trax Vol. 6 there was an advertisement for The Best of What’s Around Vol. 1. The advertisement was incorrectly claiming that “Where Are You Going” was to be among the studio tracks appearing on disc 1, and that the compilation was to be released on November 6, but not November 7.

The first portion of DMB’s 2007 shows included a two-week jaunt through Australia and a two-night Las Vegas engagement. The band’s Vegas performance took place at the MGM Grand Hotel on March 23-24, featuring The Fray in the opening slot for both shows.The Australian tour started at West Coast Blues & Roots Festival in Freemantle, near Perth, on March 31, followed by a bi-coastal appearance the following week at the April 6 East Coast Blues & Roots Festival in Byron Bay. The band tackled vigorously seven shows in six Australian cities during its outing down under, capped by an April 13 show in Melbourne.