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”
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