The Soulshine Benefit concert that took place at Madison Square Garden on n Sunday, November 24, 2024 was nothing short of extraordinary. My son and I sat in the 5th row on top to the right of the stage, which was not a bad seat to begin with, but the large video screen with the livestream broadcast right in front of us made it perfect.
Goose, Warren Haynes, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Dave Matthews Band with special guests and moments throughout the event was a one shot special night of music. There are too many highlights to mention but Warren Haynes playing the Grateful Dead “Shakedown Street” with Joe Russo on drums shook the building and “Whipping Post” with Derek Trucks harkened back to The Brothers concert at MSG held the night before NYC was shut down for Covid. Mavis Staples, Susan Tedeschi, Robert Randolph, Trombone Shorty and Trey Anastacio were all incredible in their own rights, with Dave Matthews acting as a pseudo host, following his two nights playing the Garden with DMB, and the glue connecting the dots from the acoustic “Soulshine”opener with Haynes, to the group finale, the Beatles’ “Come Together”. I have attended a lot of concerts but it was definitely a privilege to be in the audience for this one.
GOOOOSE!!
Rock on!
GQ