Never-Before-Heard Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Show From 1997 Tapped For ‘Live Trax Vol. 73’ Release

Dave Matthews Band dug deep into their archives for Live Trax Vol. 73: 2/10/1997 Branscomb Memorial Auditorium, which features a previously uncirculated recording of a 1997 Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds show. The pair’s stellar performance of the beloved song “Proudest Monkey” has been shared in advance of the May 1 release.

Dave & Tim’s stop at Branscomb Memorial Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida came as part of a 25-show winter tour. The concert was the last missing piece from the tour as the only show that had never circulated.

While setlists didn’t change much from night to night that winter, there are a few songs on Live Trax Vol. 73 that weren’t played at the previous show (issued as Live Trax Vol. 24 in 2012). Matthews & Reynolds fit their first cover of Daniel Lanois’ “The Maker” into the setlist in Lakeland. The song hadn’t been performed by Dave in any format since Dave Matthews Band joined Phish for “The Maker” on October 15, 1994 at Oak Mountain in Pelham, Alabama.

There’s also a reason the Winter 1997 setlists lacked variation as they were stacked with classic songs. From the “Lie In Our Graves” opener through the “Warehouse” encore, Dave and Tim loaded the Lakeland show with fan favorites. The setlist leans heavily on Crash, with 10 songs from the then-two-year-old albu played at Branscomb Memorial Auditorium.

“Proudest Monkey” gives fans their first taste of Live Trax Vol. 73 and the sound is absolutely pristine. Matthews gives an impassioned vocal performance with Reynolds expertly utilizing an effect that made it sound as if the notes were coming out of his acoustic guitar backwards. Check it out below:

Pre-order Live Trax Vol. 73: 2/10/1997 Branscomb Memorial Auditorium at DaveMatthewsBand.com. The live archival release ships on April 29.

Setlist (via DMBAlmanac.net)

Set: Lie in Our Graves, #41, Jimi Thing » What Will Become of Me, Dancing Nancies, Two Step, I’ll Back You Up, The Maker, Proudest Monkey » Satellite, Let You Down, Angel From Montgomery, So Much to Say, Stream, Crash Into Me, Minarets » Dreamed I Killed God » Typical Situation, Say Goodbye, Too Much, Tripping Billies, Christmas Song, Ants Marching

Encore: Warehouse