Dave Matthews Band busted out another long-shelved tune last night at Gilford, NH\u2019s BankNH Pavilion. Fourteen songs into their set, the ensemble launched into the original \u201cSweet Up and Down\u201d for the first time since May 21, 2022. The surprise\u00a0move comes just one day after DMB liberated the Everday track\u00a0\u201cIf I Had It All\u201d for the first time since June 28, 2019 at the same venue.\u00a0The group has already brought back a number of oft-overlooked tunes this summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cSweet Up and\u00a0Down\u201d has a curious history. Dave Matthews Band introduced the song during the summer of 2000 and played it frequently\u00a0but then seemingly abandoned\u00a0the number. However, Matthews briefly revived it for his Dave Matthews & Friends shows in 2003 and 2004, the rare song from the DMB catalog to make it into the electric Dave & Friends sets, and the full Dave Matthews Band brought it back in 2007. Since then, it has come and gone from the band\u2019s repertoire\u00a0a few times, enjoying ample plays in 2010 and 2021, a few appearances\u00a0in the truncated\u00a0touring year of 2020 and a lone reading in 2022. The song has also not been released on an official DMB album yet and, though it was recorded during the leaked \u201cLillywhite Sessions,\u201d it was not reworked along with the other cuts from those aborted sessions for Busted Stuff.\u00a0<\/p>\n