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But one thing he hasn’t done during that time was take his band on the road, which he is about to do. The band will return to the midwest in May in support of their new album, Live at the Pony. In doing so, they will be playing clubs they haven’t played in a long time. “We have so many fans out there and we didn’t realize it until we started reaching out to some of the places I had played five years ago,” said Matt O’Ree. “They were like, ‘Oh my God, where’s Matt been? We’d love to have him back. That Bon Jovi thing was awesome, congrats!’” “It was very humbling and nice to hear that the people out there didn’t forget about me,” continued O’Ree. “So, I’m just happy to go back, say hello to our fans and start rekindling some of those relationships.” No longer hindered by a management team that looked down on playing tours of small clubs, the Matt O’Ree Band is getting back to what they do best - playing live. The band Watch the Matt O’Ree Band perform “Saints and Sinners” NJ STAGE - ISSUE 57 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 7