Editing Dave Matthews Band (section)

===2004–2007===
''[[The Gorge (album)|The Gorge]]'', a combination 2-CD/1-DVD set with highlights from their three-night 2002 tour-closing stand at [[The Gorge Amphitheatre]] in [[George, Washington]], was released on June 29, 2004.

{{main|Dave Matthews Band bus incident}}
On August 8, 2004, DMB was at the center of [[Dave Matthews Band Chicago River incident|a controversy when about 800 pounds of human waste was dumped]] from Tinsley's tour bus through the grate in the [[Kinzie Street Bridge]] in Chicago and onto passengers aboard a sightseeing boat on the [[Chicago River]] below.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_237190538.html |title=CBS |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011072937/http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_237190538.html |archive-date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref> On March 9, 2005, the band's tour bus driver, Stefan Wohl, pleaded guilty to dumping the bus's waste tank into the river,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/3691214/detail.html |title=Dave Matthews Band Offers DNA To ID Waste – Entertainment News Story – WKMG Orlando |publisher=Clickorlando.com |date=August 30, 2004 |access-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006004845/http://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/3691214/detail.html |archive-date=October 6, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4335667.stm | work=BBC News | title=Band driver admits dumping sewage | date=March 10, 2005}}</ref> and the band donated $50,000 to the Friends of the Chicago River and $50,000 to the [[Chicago Park District]].<ref name=CBS2C>{{cite web|year=2004 |url=http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_068113057.html |title=Dave Matthews Band Blamed For Human Waste |publisher=CBStoChicago |access-date=May 29, 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060216122125/http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_068113057.html| archive-date = February 16, 2006}}</ref> In April 2005, the band paid $200,000 to settle the civil lawsuit that followed.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4501755.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Band settles over sewage dumping |work=BBC News |date=April 30, 2005 |access-date=February 19, 2009}}</ref>

In Fall 2004, DMB returned to their studio in Charlottesville, Virginia, with a new producer.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The band decided they wanted to take some chances and pursue a funkier side to their music. To help achieve it, A&R rep Bruce Flohr tracked down producer/songwriter [[Mark Batson]]. According to Flohr in an interview with [[HitQuarters]], "When the band and him got together it was instant creative karma. Things took off like a bat out of hell."<ref name="hitquarters.com">{{cite web |date=October 16, 2005 |title=Interview With Bruce Flohr |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_BruceFlohr.html |access-date=May 12, 2010 |publisher=[[HitQuarters]]}}</ref>

The resultant album, ''[[Stand Up (Dave Matthews Band album)|Stand Up]]'', was released on May 10, 2005, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard charts with sales of 465,000.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} ''Stand Up'' spawned the singles "American Baby", "[[Dreamgirl (Dave Matthews Band song)|Dreamgirl]]", and "Everybody Wake Up".{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The band also released a video for "Dreamgirl", featuring [[Julia Roberts]], a long-time fan of the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1094673,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140110182054/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1094673,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |title=Dream Girl Video |access-date=December 9, 2006}}</ref> Another song from the album, "Steady As We Go", was featured in an episode of [[Everwood]], and was cited by former campaign aide [[Andrew Young]] to be a favorite song of [[John Edwards]] and [[Rielle Hunter]] during their much-publicized affair.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Matthews |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b164839_do_you_still_care_about_john_edwards.html |title=Do You Still Care About John Edwards' Sexcapades? |publisher=E! |date=January 29, 2010 |access-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>

In March 2005, Dave Matthews Band arrived on Australian shores for the first time, playing shows at Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Byron Bay [[East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival]].

The band supported ''Stand Up'' with a 54 show, summer-long tour culminating in a four-night stand at Colorado's [[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]]. The 2005 summer tour also marked the first time [[Rashawn Ross]] played with the band. DMB also played a 13-show tour in the fall.

[[File:DMBSummer2006.jpg|thumb|Dave Matthews Band performing "Last Stop" at [[The Pavilion (Scranton, Pennsylvania)|The Pavilion]] on July 5, 2006]]
The band returned to the studio along with producer [[Mark Batson]] in March 2006, with the resultant album slated for release in winter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/entertainment/14677117.htm |title=Grand Forks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819065819/http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/entertainment/14677117.htm |archive-date=August 19, 2006 }}</ref>

The band worked with [[Reverb (non-profit)|Reverb]], a non-profit environmental organization, for their 2006 summer tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reverbrock.org/site/ |title={{!}} R E V E R B {{!}} |access-date=June 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601094050/http://www.reverbrock.org/site/ |archive-date=June 1, 2008 }}</ref> Their Labor Day concert at [[The Gorge Amphitheatre]] drew a crowd of 64,468, the largest ever for that venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbd.55bell.com/archives/2006/09/_imperium_renew.html |title=Imperium Renew |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104192007/http://www.sbd.55bell.com/archives/2006/09/_imperium_renew.html |archive-date=November 4, 2006 }}</ref>

In early 2007, the band entered the studio with producers Mark Batson and [[Steven Miller (record producer)|Steven Miller]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mixonline.com/news/headline/telefunkenusa-dmb-miller-021207/ |title=Steven Miller records Dave Matthews Band |access-date=February 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209095930/http://mixonline.com/news/headline/telefunkenusa-dmb-miller-021207/ |archive-date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to begin recording their seventh studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/view/b29aff951d2b9b98f13e8ad7c546cd6f |title=Nas' New Record Features LeRoi On Sax |publisher=davematthewsband.com |access-date=January 24, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121150413/http://www.davematthewsband.com/news/view/b29aff951d2b9b98f13e8ad7c546cd6f |archive-date=January 21, 2007 }}</ref>

[[File:Dave MatthewsBand2007Melb.jpg|thumb|left|Dave Matthews Band performing at Vodafone Arena in [[Melbourne]] on May 1, 2007, starting their second tour of Australia.]]

According to [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] magazine, the band's new album had been scheduled to be released in July by [[RCA Records]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weeklydavespeak.com/news/official_release/new_dave_matthews_band_album_set_for_july_release |title=New Dave Matthews Band Album Set For July Release |work=Weekly Davespeak |date=February 3, 2007 |access-date=June 15, 2009}}</ref> but in an interview with the Brisbane Times on May 4, 2007, Stefan Lessard stated, "We're on a bit of a creative break as far as working in the studio – we've been in pre-production for a long time, but we'll get more serious later in the year."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2007/05/03/1177788277229.html?page=3 |title=Jamming with the DMB – Entertainment |work=Brisbane Times |access-date=June 15, 2009|date=May 4, 2007 }}</ref>

On July 7, 2007, Dave Matthews Band performed at the [[Live Earth concert, New York City|American]] [[Live Earth]] concert at [[Giants Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/davematthewsband |title=Live Earth on MSN: The Concerts For A Climate In Crisis |publisher=MSN |access-date=February 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013215930/http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/davematthewsband/ |archive-date=October 13, 2008 }}</ref>

On August 1, 2007, the band kicked off their annual summer tour, which ran 37 dates. "A Dream So Real" would only be played once after the 2007 Summer Tour, at the [[Saratoga Performing Arts Center]] on June 21, 2008, featuring Matthews playing keyboard. Supporting acts for the tour included [[Toots and the Maytals]], [[The Roots]], and [[Robert Randolph and the Family Band]].<ref>Waddell, Ray. [https://books.google.com/books?id=JRMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&dq=toots+and+the+maytals+dave+matthews+band#v=onepage&q=toots> "Shed Tours To Watch."] ''Billboard''. May 19, 2007. Page 44. Retrieved December 9, 2016.</ref>

On September 6, 2007, Dave Matthews Band performed a free concert for the [[Virginia Tech]] student body and faculty. The show was entitled "A Concert for Virginia Tech" and was held in memory of the mass shooting that took place on April 16, 2007. [[John Mayer]], [[Phil Vassar]], and [[Nas]] joined them. Over 50,000 attended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vt.edu/concert/ |title=A Concert For Virginia Tech. |access-date=August 1, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070823205848/http://www.vt.edu/concert/| archive-date = August 23, 2007}}</ref> Two days later, they performed a benefit show at Atlanta's [[Piedmont Park]] with the [[Allman Brothers Band]] opening. Though only 65,000 tickets were sold (50,000 originally, then a second block of 15,000) nearly 20,000 people sneaked into the show, making it the largest one-day concert in Atlanta history. The show raised money for the Piedmont Park [[Conservancy Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/music/stories/2007/09/08/piedmont_0909.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab|title=Access Atlanta|access-date=September 10, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729123031/http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/music/stories/2007/09/08/piedmont_0909.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab|archive-date=July 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was released as a CD/DVD called ''[[Live at Piedmont Park]]''.