DBTs on Colbert
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With the release of the Definitive Decoration Day on Friday, Drive-By Truckers will reunite with their old bandmate Jason Isbell for a performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, December 2. Patterson Hood says about the reunion: “Although we have always remained friends with Jason, and honestly he and I are closer now than ever, this is our first ‘announced’ appearance together in nearly 20 years. I consider Decoration Day to be our masterpiece, and he was such an integral part of that album that it’s wonderful that he’s able to join us in celebrating this release. Colbert has always been our favorite, so we are really psyched to be on his show again, with our previous appearance being the week of the election in 2016. This is a rare treat for us (and you).”
“Announced” is doing a bit of work because Isbell has played with the DBTs a couple times in the last eighteen years, although generally in off-the-cuff settings. Some of the fan base is clamoring for a tour, but that seems awfully unlikely to me at this point. Still, an exciting moment for LGM’s favorite band!