"American Baby Intro" - Dave Matthews Band - 7/14/23 -[Multicam/HQ-Audio]- SPAC N1 -Saratoga Springs 

The way buddy reacts when the crowd realizes the song. What an insane night

Brings me to tears. Thanks, Chester. Your contribution can not be overstated. So much LoVE and gratitude for you and this band and this community.

The only band that can turn a few lyrics into a masterpiece

Greatest DMB moment I’ve witnessed in 37 shows. I couldn’t hold the tears back.

This show needs to be a Live Trax 100%

The crowd reaction to this is incredibly magical. Sorry I wasn’t there.

Laying in a hospital bed late at night with a warm feeling in my heart and a smile on my face. Thanks, Jason.

The crowd is everything. Incredible response and the band is like "oh holy shit." Carter smokes it - so good.

I cannot believe this was my first DMB concert ever, did I get lucky or what!!!!

I used to take late night drives in the country on those nights in my late teen years -- before I went to college and was stuck in a job I hated -- listening to this song from the Live at Red Rocks 2005 box set. I'd sing along and just let all my frustrations and disappointments and anger out along with Dave's vocal apex. I hadn't listened to it in years, hadn't had to use it as mental health therapy in nearly 20, but watching this brought all those good feelings of relief back.

I was in the military… this one has a lot of feels… And the way DAVE, Carter, watch as Buddy plays those first few notes… The crowd slowly , and more together, realizing the song… Wow.

The piano adds so much to this.

i was there. one of the best moments ive experienced at 50 DMB shows

Its about damn time....this was one of my all-time DMB favs..I believe this was the first time it's been played in 12 years

So glad to hear that I'm not the only fan that gets emotional each time I hear this song. I listened to the recorded concert on SXM and when I heard the crowd's reaction to Buddy playing the piano it gave me chills! Only wish Dave would've performed it in Chicago on 7/8!

chills

One of the greatest moments I’ve ever had at a dmb show. Incredible

I'm so glad they can still pull this off. What a powerful, but simple, piece of music. Buddy crushes it, but kudos to Dave for even ATTEMPTING this in full.

I’ve Been going to see them at SPAC for a long time now. Can’t remember the last time time a night 1 show out did the night 2 show. This certainly did. Incredible Setlist incredible night. I’ve been to over 100 DMB shows definitely in my top 10.

Dave’s grin at 1:12 says it all! Please play this at the Gorge.

Wow. I would've never guessed I needed a seven minute version of American Baby Intro... but apparently I did.

I was listening to this on Friday, and I was openly weeping while trying to cook dinner.

COPPERPOT DOES IT AGAIN!!!!!!! DUDE I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND! You’ve brought some great songs upon my eyes and ears, thank you so much .

One of the best “tiny” songs there is. Love this song soooooo much

Bringing this song back has meant so much to that words can't describe

Was there for this was amazing

CHESTER IS THE GOAT!! Was watching the stream with about 800 DMB fans and we were in awe. What a moment

🎉 I think I'll be chasing American Baby, the entire song, til I'm dead...thank you for posting!!!🎉🎉

Wow! Thanks for this video! Multicamera shots are awesome! Takes me right back.

Awesome. I love the cheering/ excitement as everyone starts to realize what is happening. I got chills. I hope you're working on clips of Shotgun too.

Incredibly amazing!!!!! Can’t have enough of listen and watching!! Infinite thanks for this video!!!! ❤❤❤ I listened on SXM and couldn’t hold the tears… to have the entire song in one video is fantastic!!!

You are the king sir!!!

Wow wow wow what a liberation!!!

makes me cry every time

The energy this song generates is other worldly 🤘🏼

Opener in Holmdel, gave me chills! Thanks for sharing, can’t get enough

Thank You for this!! Goosebumps! I was blown away when I was there. 🙏❤️🎶

This was on my birthday and I had the pleasure to watch this live!! What an incredible night. How lucky are we to exist at the same point in time as Dave Fucking Matthews.

This was so incredible to finally hear live, the whole set list was perfection, thank you for helping me to relive this moment!

Well done, cheers! Pretty crazy stuff, brings you back to all those scorching 05 versions

Holy Shit.

One of the best moments of that night - and there was SO MANY!!!!

Simply amazing! Loved this night at SPAC and thank you so much for posting this! 💜

Ohmygod, thank you for this. Please do more from the SPAC 2023 weekend! I’ve got some decent footage posted from 8th row center for several songs. Feel free to grab anything that helps the cause if you want to stitch more magic together. I love that you do these

This is how I feel, right now.

Thats what she said 100x 1000x

So emotional, so powerful. This band! ❤️and ☮️ to each of them and to everyone else here watching.

I just couldn’t believe it, how lucky did I get after 16 years of not hearing this song. Everyone (including myself) lost their minds at that show.

Great night.., would of been incredible if it went into American baby...maybe one day again!

Thank you brother

A few nights later I was at Holmdel NJ when he opened with it and I still have chills…

One of my all time favs! Wish I could have been there ❤️

what a great song, and thank you so much for the amazing video!

Been going to SPAC for both nights for many many years. This was easily the best two days I can ever remember and this song was high on the list of many many highlights. It will be hard for DMB to top N1 or N2 of SPAC 2023, just loved every moment my 67 yr old bones could absorb. One last shot from the second and last night. Hot humid muggy 25,000 people who could not have been any tighter packed together who somehow could not have been nicer and kinder to one another if they tried. Kind of gives hope for the future of humanity when everyone rises to the occasion. 90 minutes to get out of park after the show and I witnessed people helping other people turn vehicles around, get into the endless line of cars, and take care of one another and not a single horn blower or other nonsense. It was extraordinary and quite moving. The behavior for both nights was friendly, kind, caring, and happy to the point of joyous. Quite a special weekend and both shows were very good with N1 the stronger of the 2 nights. I found the whole experience moving and wonderful to be part of.

So Good.

Wow. Amazing.

Thank you Chester!! Your videos are ALWAYS AMAZING!! LuvYa!!

Miss when they used to do American Baby

Stefan and Carter knew what was coming! This is epic. I think Dave has been sending it thanks to his vocal coach Robert Stevenson. Love hearing the vocal power in this song and Bartender! Who can fill in for the Boyd riff?! Sax solo??

Yesssss🖤🖤

Such a fun show

We were jumping around on the lawn. Insane moment.

Magnificent!!! Thank you everybody for this! ❤️❤️

Thanks Chester! ❤ Hopefully Dave won't make us wait another 12 years for the next one.

Vox were amazing!

Definitely the highlight for me I hadn't seen it since 06

On the Baritone !!👌🏻

Talk about straight to my soul……

What a magical night.

Chester knows when it’s go time. All we need now is a heartbeat!

Friggin piano rocks! What an instrument

❤❤❤✨

I remember the first time I heard this, I was driving and legit concerned for his vocal chords. But damn it's beautiful. Thank You.

100 percent 😅❤❤❤❤❤

I recommend live tax 10, Lisbon, best version

That’s love….

I was there

Chester per usual just coming in clutch

hope to god they do this in jersey on the 22.

The Las Vegas one still kicks diamonds.

Fk yeah.

fuck yeah!!!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Thank you for the awesome video. Did you by chance, get Shotgun this weekend? i haven't been able to find a quality one yet

Maybe I'm biased, but quite possibly the best intro to a song.

Dave’s face says it all

The only other time i saw this live was at spac...that was epic too. Why was this on the self for so long?

Chester the Goat!

I just got done telling my buddy last week this song was going to be hard/weird to ever play again. Guess I ate my words on that one...

Hey Chester! I'm hoping you can help me. A friend of mine is looking for a DMB video they remember from their childhood. They believe it's from the Big Whiskey era, and it was a live video where Dave plays the opening riff of a song for like 5 minutes and then flips off the camera while playing and the crowd loses their minds. It would've had to be an official video release, like Europe 2009 or something like that, but I'm hoping it hits something in that amazing memory of yours man!

J to the S……. High five!

0:40!

I got some great videos of this at camden last night if you can use them

Anyone know if there was a taper at the show?

Shit, Dave did not hold back

Is the audio from the Sirius stream?

So it's called "lying in the hands of God?"

Needs Boyd.

This is the best music/song I’ve heard in all of 2023. But it’s garbage because the violin isn’t playing.

Will never be the same without a violin.