The Fearless Flyers Live at Madison Square Garden 

Hardest working hi-hat in New York City right there

I was wondering why Nate Smith wasn't wearing the pilot's outfit. He's clearly the mechanical engineer who keeps the clockwork running tight 🔥🔥🔥

msg is haunted with all of those ghost notes

LONG HAVE WE WAITED. NOW WE FEAST

Believe it or not, I was introduced to the Fearless Flyers before Vulfpeck, so these 4 have a special place in my heart for introducing me to the amazing world of low volume funk

Drummers with 20 piece kits take notes

Is Cory Wong´s wrist made out of the same material as Joe Dart´s neck?

Can we all give a huge show of appreciation for the real MVP of this show: Joe Dart's chiropractor for his vital work on Dart's spine to keep his neck *that* flexible. Literally couldn't have done this show without them.

The audacity...the balls...to show up to a gig with only a snare, kick and hi hat. Incredible. And then he kills it all night long. Can we give the drummer some?

I have not been giving Marks bari enough credit. Sooo fucking melodic. Just made the show for me. I expect a rhythmic machine from these boys but never realized how much decoration hes putting down.

Director at 18:00 -- "Closeup on the bari!" Cameraman: "WTF is a bari?"

Nate Smith is absolutely wild

That double clap from the audience at the pause at 7:01 was so fucking powerful, you can tell the crowd was waiting for that one moment

What a treat for an old funk bass player! This was joyous. And I absolutely love that a new generation is falling in love with funky music, like we did as kids so many years ago. Have a great time, kids!

Love how clean this is, and the huge wide stereo field, with one guitar panned hard right, one hard left. Cudos to the engineers, not to mention the virtuosos on that stage!

Love how they added Cory Wong's down and up tuning for the real tuning enthusiasts.

Whoever mixed that kick drum needs a Nobel prize

DAMN! They still had another Vulfpeck gig right after this, I envy the people who got to see this live!!

These guys are so next level. As a bass player, I think Joe Dart is phenomenal and possibly not even human. Nate Smith has got to be the drummer I most wish I could play alongside. Cory and Mark would be the guitarists I'd most love to support with the bottom end. In comparison I'd probably suck, but hey, that's my wish list. 😁

1:24 major shout out to the video editor - that was absolutely awesome!

Nate clutches IMMEDIATELY

Been waiting for someone to finally post a rip of this VHS!

JOE DART ON THE JOE DART

1:28 nate immediately showing his famous “stick drop” to hide his perfection. 😄

19:45 Cory‘s right eyebrow felt that little guitar fill

Nate Smith has the best right hand in the business. Period.

Greatest live show I ever attended. Like a 3-hour long dance party. These boys know how to rule a crowd!

Yet again Caleb made it sound so huge I can't be bothered to get off my phone grab those hi end German headphones. People talk shit about today's music but I'm super happy to have witnessed the age of virtuosi supergroups, and not just shredding, this rocks!

When young musicians form their first bands, they imagine themselves becoming this good :)

I’m sad the saxophonists weren’t there, I would have loved hearing them play assassin

いつの間に！！！！あがってたんだ！！！！！yahhhhhhhhあああああ！！！！

My favourite part must be the one between 0:00 and 36:23

As a bass learner, Joe Dart is truly an inspiration

8:46 The beast of muted notes has emerged.

Does Mark have beef with the camera operators? He was criminally underrated in the footage!

Woody Goss Trio is next for MSG then?

Mark's tone sounds so much like a baritone sax @27:00 it's insane. I was just listening and it was so trippy I had to keep going back.

I love the sound of tiny drum sets like that when played really clean. Just so tight and cool and those big snares and super clean hi hats.

Love the strat being forcibly taped into STAYING in 4th position

Nate Smith just got every single sound necessary on bord with his 3 piece kit

Fearless Flyers. A band made up of the sickest funk guitarist today, the best bass player to arrive on the scene in the last 20 years, and a man who is the cornerstone of modern fusion jazz guitar... and yet a drummer with only a kick, snare and hi hat still steals the show. Nate Smith should be a legend. Absolutely amazing band.

Man! Besides the music being absolutely killin, this some of the best concert coverage I’ve ever seen! It’s like the editor is in my brain showing exactly what I want to see in every critical moment.

This. Is. Brilliant. Simple. Technical. Funky. Fun. Creative. Dang.

I can't believe I get to see this for free

Nate and Joe complement each other's playing so well!! Also, that stick drop 🤣

Mark Lettieri's guitar got a PBass pick-up right there. Never thought that was possible 👍

Man I love Simon. What a track!

I’m so glad I was there in person! The good ol’ days before covid when you could pack a ton of people in to listen to good music.

it's impossible to overstate how well this is performed

That open hit hat accent at 3:05 is truly awesome

Joe Dart’s Physio watching this concert and not enjoying a second of it

Blessed to have been there, unbelievable night!

OH WE GOT THE FUNK ON DECK

Shout out to Mark at 08:09, so tasteful you have to smile. These live versions are all primo! Love watching them have so much fun, finding the pocket and never leaving 🙌💯

That drummer and bass player will blow you away

Wong+Dart+Lettieri+Smith , what a funky quartetto!

Love how Joe Dart is casually making history

Nate Smith!!! OMG, I love the funk and this drummer is an inspiration! Kik, Hat, Sn is all you need!

Joe Dart's neck is such stuff as dreams are made on

22:40 the set up Nate gives 'em. Wheeeew.

Can't wait for my vinyl copy of this show to arrive in the mail. Just pre-ordered it yesterday....Oh, the anticipation!

I was waiting for this!

Thank you guys so much🙏🙏🙏 Nate plays like Steve Gadd ... but better🤣🤗

This band is an inspiration to us all. This entire performance is riveting. I'm totally there. My first time hearing this, and it feels like a comfortable pair of shoes that I've been wearing for years. Joe Dart proves you don't have to move your entire body to dance like a maniac. Who knew? If that guy ever lets loose without his bass, I hope the camera's rolling. This is the shortest 36 minutes and 24 seconds ever. It leaves you wanting more. Groove this, shred that... oh yeah... The sound engineering, the magnificent camera work, and the delightful New York audience... the beautiful comments on this RU-vid post... Yes! It's a beautiful morning.

honestly, THIS makes every shitty day or week feel like an unimportant something. Such groove! Such feeling! Such dedication! I loved Vulfpeck (in all its variations) from the moment I heard them the first time with Dean Town but man... love always gets deeper I guess THANK YOU for all the music and the joy that lies within

25:59 WOOOOOOOOOOOOW

first man to ever shred at a funk show

THERE IT IS!

I'm amazed and perplexed with the minimal setup by Nate Smith. I mean I know he can tear it up on anything but not even a cymbal? Such a unique drummer.

The part where joe dart pulls out a dart and smokes it is my fav

1. I’m amazed by the fact that the whole concept of the fearless flyers works as an entity of music, visual presentation of the performance under the aspects of minimalism, sense of humor (fixed instruments) and serious funkiness. Most of us “professional musicians” can learn a lot from the grade of focus dedicated to “the product, that is delivered” on the highest possible level with maximum personal joy. 2. How cool is it, that the guitars change player’s (or should we name them pilots? 😅) 3. Is this a single P-Bass-humbucker-coil in the center of the middle Guitar? 4. Keep in mind that the musical material sources itself basically out of 10 Notes - dorian scale plus major 3rd and flat 5 - it is a piece of art to craft such versatility out of reduced material. Honest admiration for this great concert!

Thank you for posting this!

Epic band. Greetings from Patagonia Argentina!

27:15 what a sick shuffle. Hats off for Mr Nate

Nate Smith's right hand is a national treasure! I've never heard anyone with better hat work.

I'm a bassplayer and i'm ONLY here for Mark Lettieri. HUGE fan

11:20HE DID A DRUM GHOST NOTE THAT WAS AWSOME

It just makes me so *happy*

I love this so much! Also has anyone else noticed that the guitars are both fairly hard-panned??? It is so awesome!!! Like an extra element of being there for those of us at home.

omg thank you so much for this music

33:25 RIGHT FOOT!!

self made power energy Nate Smith : hi hat Joe Dart : neck Cory Wong : right wrist Mark Lettieri : left shoulder those huge powers can coverage new york city

Just amazing. Thank you for this.

I love this show so so much. Not only is this the first time we have a high quality live vid of the Flyers, but it’s also the most human I’ve seen these players. There’s a few spots where they make a mistake, but it doesn’t matter! Nate drops a stick at 1:28, Mark comes in a bit early on Barbara (18:55), Joe flubs the intro to Bicentennial at 21:42, and Cory ends a bit late on Signed, Sealed, Delivered. (35:57) but it doesn’t matter, the groove keeps rollin and we’re still jammin.

This concert had Joe Dart on the Joe Dart!

What a unique and moving/groove band! Love these guys!

I had no idea how much I needed this in my life.

This is pure gold

Joe Dart is 20/20% sunglasses 82% neck 103% groove 500% pocket ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS THAT'S 1000% FUNK PEOPLE

Tremendo directo, esos grooves no tienen madre y el baterista, on fireeeee!! ✨❣️ Los amo desde México 🇲🇽

Making this public deserves a Nobel piece price

thank you, i was waiting for this for a long time. greetings from brazil, wanna see u guys someday live

Can't wait to watch this on vcr

Bringing the funk just in time for July 4th weekend

is that a gold strings on joe's bass?? damnn....

Straight into the ultimate playlist this goes

“Underrrr the Seaaaaa” hahaha

The amount of fantasticness is fantastic!

some of the passages literally strum apex of my heart.

THANKS!!!!