1.17.04 :: Dave & Friends wrap up the second leg of their

Winter tour in Oakland, CA followed by Dave & Trey taking a trip

to Africa to play with Orchestra Baobob

8.23.04 :: Tim Reynolds joins DMB onstage for the first time since 12.19.98. He guests on 4 songs at the end of the set.

10.01.04 :: DMB hits the road in the midwest as part of the Vote For Change movement.

 

 

9.12.04 :: DMB plays free concert in Golden Gate Park to benefit Bay area charities.

2.22.04 :: Boyd records 2 songs for a Third Day album

2.23.04 :: DMB renews its contract with RCA

6.16.04 :: Crazy Easy, Joy Ride, Hello Again & Sugar Will debut

6.18.04 :: DMB debuts Good Good Time (Thing)

6.29.04 :: Live at the Gorge 2cd/DVD set & Box Set released featuring the 2002 Gorge weekend.

6.29.04 :: DMB Live Downloads: 12/08/98 is announced as the next live download.

 

8.08.04 :: "Cigarette Lit" - A studio track cut from Some Devil leaks to internet message boards.

In 2004, the Dave Matthews Band released 1 studio album, 1 live album/dvd/box set, & 2 downloadable live albums
1.02.04 :: "Save Me" is released as the second single from Some Devil.

8.07.04 :: DMB covers "Super Freak" in honor of Rick James

July 2004 :: Live at the Gorge topped the Billboard Top Internet Album Chart.

9.24.04 :: Sundance Channel announces that it will air a special documentary National Anthem: Inside the "Vote for Change" Concert Tour. on 10/11/04.

11.02.04 :: DMB Live TRAX Volume I - 12/08/98 is released.

 

12.14.04 :: DMB Live TRAX Volume II - 9/12/04 is released.

Fall 2004 :: DMB re-enters studio to continue writing & recording for their upcoming album.

11.02.04 :: DMB Live TRAX Volume II - 9/12/04 release is announced to be "in time for the holidays".

 

March 2004 :: Dave Matthews Band spends time in their Charlottesville studio writing songs for their 6th album. 4 songs were complete enough to officially debut during the Summer tour for road testing.

9.21.04 :: DMB Live Downloads: 12/08/98 pre-order is officially announced. Tenative cover art is also released.

 

2004 was another year full of touring. Dave & Friends wrapped up their Winter tour in January. DMB hit the road for another 50 show Summer tour, and played a short run of shows in the Midwest in October.

6.17.04 :: DMB opens the 2004 Summer tour in St. Louis

9.12.04 :: Early takes of Busted Stuff and JTR from the Lillywhite Sessions leak as a response to BYAH coming out.

"Oh" is released as the third single from Some Devil.
9.11.04 :: "Build You A House" - A HIGHLY hyped studio track cut from the Lillywhite Sessions finally leaks to internet message boards, the final unheard song from those recording sessions.

12.28.04 :: "Where The Red Fern Grows" is released on DVD

11.16.04 :: Warehouse 5 Vol. 4 & Warehouse 8 Vol. 1are released in 2004 Membership Package.

6.11.04 :: Dave & Friends debuts Good Good Time (Thing)

6.11.04 :: Dave & Friends appear at Bonaroo Festival

5.06.04 :: VH1 Inside Out - Dave & Trey go to Africa airs

5.07.04 :: D&F appears on the Late Show w/ David Letterman performing with Orchestra Baobob

8.08.04 :: Dave Matthews Band is accused of having one of its tour busses dump human waste onto a sightseeing boat on the Chicago River as it passed on a bridge above. More>

 

7.08.04 :: DMB performs at Radio City Music Hall as part of a John Kerry fundraising benefit.

8.04.04 :: Dave & Boyd appear on the Today Show to discuss the details of the upcoming "Vote to Chage" tour in October.

1.02.04 :: Save Me music video is released to the band's official website.

10.11.04 :: Vote For Change tour finale airs on the Sundance Channel.

1.28.04 :: Dave Matthews performs acoustic set for AOL sessions

2.06.04 :: Dave Matthews performs at a Sting Tribute in Los Angeles, CA

2.08.04 :: Dave Matthews performs a Beatles Tribute at the Grammy's

 

6.18.04 :: DMB Live Downloads: Dave & Friends Live at Bonaroo is released.

9.11.04 :: Just one day before kicking off a 3hr benefit concert in Golden Gate Park, DMB was honored by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom with a proclamation declaring Sunday, Sept 12, 2004 Dave Matthews Band day in the city by the bay.

1.09.04 :: Dave Matthews appears on NBC's Today Show to perform 2 Songs

1.09.04 :: CMT Crossroads airs featuring Dave Matthews & Emmylou Harris

1.13.04 :: Dave & Friends appear on the Tonight Show to peform "Save Me"

3.05.04 :: DMB performs at the NAACP Awards

 

2.06.04 :: Pollstar names Coran Capshaw "Personal Manager of the Year".

2.08.04 :: Dave Matthews wins Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance ("Gravedigger")

3.21.04 :: Dave Matthews inducts "Traffic" into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

 

1.28.04 :: DMB wins Jammy for "DVD of the Year" - Central Park The Concert

3.06.04 :: DMB is honored with the "Chairman's Award" by the NAACP for its devotion to social & environmental causes. They also perform at the ceremony.

9.27.04 :: DMB is nominated by mtvU for their first annual "Woodie Awards" for "You're still okay in our book". This is honoring their longevity among college aged fans.

 

 

 

Jan 2004 :: Dave Matthews appears solo on the cover of Rolling Stone

8.30.04 :: Dave & Carter perform "Love of My Life" at a Santana Tribute in Los Angeles, CA

5.15.04 :: "Where The Red Fern Grows" is shown to its first live audience in Florida after finally being picked up by Disney.

March/April 04 :: Dave Matthews appears on the cover of Relix Magazine

8.20.04 :: Members of DMB help build a house with Habitat For Humanity in Texas.

7.08.04 :: Dave speaks at a John Kerry fundraising benefit.

9.06.04 :: The Gorge management presents DMB with a plaque commemorating their record of having sold 360,000 tickets over 18 shows throughout the years. The most for any band at The Gorge.

10.22.04 :: DMB issues an official apology to the City of Chicago for the August tour bus incident though with the case still unsettled, does not accept responsibility for the events. More>

12.01.04 :: "Because of Winn-Dixie" theatrical trailor is released on the internet. The movie is slated to be released on Feb. 18, 2005.