Dave Matthews

Acting · Born 1967-01-09 · Johannesburg, South Africa

Biography

Dave Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African-American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. He performs mainly with acoustic guitar and favors rhythm rather than solos in his playing.

Known for

• Dave Matthews Band: Freedom Mortgage Pavilion - July 26, 2025 (2025)
• Dave Matthews Band - Live in Lisbon, Portugal (2024)
• 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2024)
• 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2023)
• Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short (2023)
• Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
• Enormous: The Gorge Story (2021)
• Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 (2020)
• Semente da Música Brasileira (2018)
• Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville (2017)
• Dave Matthews Band: Live Trax 36 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre (2015)
• Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Farm Aid Live (2014)
• Dave Matthews Band Live From Jacksonville Arena (2014)
• Life According to Sam (2013)
• Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton (2012)
• Dave Matthews Band: Away From the World (2012)
• Just Go with It (2011)
• A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young (2011)
• Hope for Haiti Now (2010)
• Dave Matthews Band - Across The Pond (2009)
• Larger than Life in 3D (2009)
• Dave Matthews Band: Live from the Beacon Theatre (2009)
• Dave Matthews Band - Austin City Limits (2009)
• Hard Rock Calling 2009 (2009)