The Central Park Concert

Infobox Album |
Name = The Central Park Concert
Type = Live album
Artist = Dave Matthews Band


Caption = CD release
Released = November 18, 2003
Recorded = September 24, 2003, Central Park, New York City, New York
Genre = Rock, Jazz fusion
Length = 2:44:29
Label = RCA
Producer = John Alagía (CD)
Doug Brio, Daniel E. Catullo III, Jack Gulick (DVD)
Reviews =
*Allmovie Rating|3|5 [http://allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:296100 link]
Last album = "Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado" (2002)
This album = "The Central Park Concert" (2003)
Next album = "The Gorge" (2004)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Cover
Type = Live album


Cover size =
Lower caption = DVD release

"The Central Park Concert" is a three disc live album and video by the Dave Matthews Band. The album was recorded on September 24, 2003 on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York, New York in front of a crowd of exactly 121,382, the band's largest audience to date. Tickets to the free concert were distributed to members of the Warehouse Fan Association, and although attendance was free, the show was a benefit concert for New York City Public Schools. Sponsored and broadcast over the web by America Online, the concert was known as "The AOL Concert for Public Schools."

Audio track listing

Disc one

# "Don't Drink the Water" – 10:09
# "So Much to Say" » – 4:14
# "Anyone Seen the Bridge?" » "Too Much" – 6:41
# "Granny" – 4:32
# "Crush" – 11:19
# "When the World Ends" – 3:54

Disc two

# "Dancing Nancies" » – 9:44
# "Warehouse" – 9:40
# "Ants Marching" – 5:51
# "Rhyme and Reason" – 5:36
#"Two Step" – 18:56
# "Help Myself" – 5:23

Disc three

# "Cortez the Killer" (Young) – 10:52
#*"featuring Warren Haynes on guitar and vocals
# "Jimi Thing" – 16:39
#*"featuring Warren Haynes on guitar
# "What Would You Say" – 5:27
# "Where Are You Going" – 3:53
# "All Along the Watchtower" (Dylan) – 12:59
#*"features a bass guitar intro jam of The Star-Spangled Banner by Stefan Lessard
# "Grey Street" – 4:58
# "What You Are" – 6:40
# "Stay (Wasting Time)" – 6:59

Video track listing

Disc one

#Prelude »
#"Don't Drink the Water"
#"So Much to Say" »
#"Anyone Seen the Bridge?" » "Too Much"
#"Granny"
#"Crush"
#"When the World Ends"
#"Dancing Nancies" »
#"Warehouse"
#"Ants Marching"
#"Rhyme & Reason"
#"Two Step"

Disc two

#"Help Myself"
#"Cortez, the Killer"
#"Jimi Thing"
#"What Would You Say"
#"Where Are You Going"
#"All Along the Watchtower"
#"Grey Street"
#"What You Are"
#"Stay (Wasting Time)"

Personnel

*Carter Beauford – percussion, drums, backup vocals
*Stefan Lessard – bass guitar
*Dave Matthews – acoustic guitar (electric guitar on "What You Are"), vocals
*LeRoi Moore – saxophones, backup vocals
*Boyd Tinsley – violin, backup vocals
*Butch Taylor – keyboardsWith guest:
*Warren Haynes – electric guitar, vocals

External links

* [http://channelevents.aol.com/concert_schools/index.adp The AOL Concert For Schools] – Official concert website