Matchbox Twenty in Bend

Matchbox Twenty is an American rock band formed in Orlando in 1995 and led by singer-songwriter Rob Thomas. The band’s debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, introduced songs including “Push,” “3AM” and “Real World.” Mad Season followed with “Bent” and “If You’re Gone,” while More Than You Think You Are included “Unwell.” The Mad Season Tour took Matchbox Twenty through North America and Europe in 2000 and 2001. A 2003 performance at Philips Arena in Atlanta was filmed for Show: A Night in the Life of Matchbox Twenty. The band later co-headlined a North American tour with Goo Goo Dolls in 2013 and toured with Counting Crows on the 2017 A Brief History of Everything Tour, followed by another large-venue run on the 2023 Slow Dream Tour.

The Wallflowers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and led by singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan. Their roots-oriented alternative rock reached a wide audience through the album Bringing Down the Horse and its songs “One Headlight,” “6th Avenue Heartache,” “The Difference” and “Three Marlenas.” Later records include Breach, Red Letter Days and Exit Wounds. In 1997, The Wallflowers opened selected dates on the Rolling Stones’ Bridges to Babylon Tour while touring behind Bringing Down the Horse. They performed at Woodstock ’99 and, in 2023, supported Matchbox Twenty on the Slow Dream Tour.