Dave Matthews Band, photo by Bill Kelly

Last night, June 25, Dave Matthews Band pulled into Alpharetta, Ga. for the latest performance in their expansive summer tour. Onstage at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, the celebrated jam and roots rock ensemble continued the thrills and surprises of their series so far–including a sit-in from Jason Crosby in Holmdel, N.J. and debut covers of “God Only Knows” and “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” in Wantagh, N.Y.–with another special guest spot from Kebbi Williams.

DMB set off their performance on Wednesday with “Recently,” building steam into fun-forward improvisation that included a Ghostbusters theme tease on the following “Grey Street.” After “Stay or Leave,” the band was forced to take an early intermission as a storm passed overhead, stepping away for 53 minutes before returning with a 17-track second set. “Fool in the Rain” fittingly brought the band back to the spotlight, which primed them for an exhilarating highlight of  “Jimi Thing” with Williams.

The Tedeschi Trucks Band mainstay brought a powerful saxophone solo to the 1994 Under the Table and Dreaming essential, charging the group up for the long haul of classics like “Walk Around the Moon,” “Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd,” “Dive In” and “Ants Marching” that followed. TO cap off the performance, the band turned to its reliaable show closer of “All Along the Watchtower,” amplified with a partial transition to “Stairway to Heaven” at the midpoint for the first time since 2016. Following the action-packed finale, the band returned to the stage for an encore of “Rye Whiskey” and “Crash into Me.”

Dave Matthews Band will return to the stage tomorrow for the first of two performances at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago. For tickets and more information on the band’s full summer tour, visit davematthewsband.com/tour.