Dave Matthews Band vs the city of Chicago

Brian and Murdock take on a letter from a listener wanting all the details on what happened when a certain jam-adjacent band drove around in the Windy City in the summer of '04.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_bus_incident

https://travsd.wordpress.com/2017/11/27/seven-psychedelic-buses/

https://mmbandservices.co.uk/a-journey-through-the-evolution-of-tour-buses-and-sleeper-bus-technology

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/in-depth-features/road-works-life-on-the-road-made-music-matter/

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/rock-and-roll-tours/

Tour the Grateful Dead bus: https://youtu.be/5Xf6dtFuY48?si=Yxbn8wgcMsmJj_Zd

Reddit thread on tour bus life: https://www.reddit.com/r/TouringMusicians/comments/1nsie5s/first_tour_bus_tour_advice/

How does the toilet work on a bus? https://www.facebook.com/motorcoachworld/videos/how-does-the-toilet-work-on-the-bus/303098401554938/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_(waste)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_Valley_Music_Theatre

https://www.tiktok.com/@motorcoachlife/video/7166643048066059563

https://www.reddit.com/r/DMB/comments/14yxzaq/anyone_else_curious_about_the_logistics_of_a_dmb/

https://backstagebus.com/profile/stefan-wohl

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/08/dave-matthews-band-bus-chicago/

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