Then This Happened: Musical Stories

2004 Dave Matthews Band Chicago River incident

Matt Griffo

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On August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to the Dave Matthews Band dumped an estimated 800 pounds of human waste from the bus's blackwater tank through the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto a passenger sightseeing boat sailing in the Chicago River below.



STORYTELLER

  • Gina Palm 

BAND

  • Fiddle - Sam Hyson 
  • Piano - Matt Griffo
  • Drums - Mike Amandes
  • Bass - Tom Urwin 
  • Acoustic Guitar - Arne Parrott 
  • Saxophone - Eli Wilson 


VOCALS

  • Griffo
  • Drake Shrader 
  • Lexi Alioto

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