The Green Concert at Piedmont Park

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The Green Concert at Piedmont Park

The Dave Matthews Band and The Allman Brothers Band performed at a benefit to help preserve Atlanta's Piedmont Park.

A video image of Dave Matthews is visible behind Dave Matthews himself as The Dave Matthews Band plays at The Green Concert to benefit the Piedmont Park Conservancy. The Allman Brothers Band opened.

Dave Matthews plays with The Dave Matthews Band at The Green Concert.

Dave Matthews plays guitar as he and his band headline at The Green Concert.

Trumpet player Rashon Ross plays with The Dave Matthews Band at The Green Concert.

A raucous crowd cheers for The Dave Matthews Band at Piedmont Park.

Bassist Stephan Lesard plays with The Dave Matthews Band plays at The Green Concert.

An aerieal view of the massive crowd at Piedmont Park for the Dave Matthews Band and The Allman Brothers Band benefit concert.

The Allman Brothers Band, left to right: Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, and Oteil Burbridge.

Warren Haynes, left, and Derek Trucks, nephew of founding band member Butch Trucks, perform in The Meadow at Piedmont Park.

Gregg Allman plays the Hammond B3 organ, a classic of rock and roll, as he and The Allman Brothers Band open for Dave Matthews Band at The Green Concert to benefit the Piedmont Park Conservancy on Saturday.

Oteil Burbridge plays bass for The Allman Brothers Band as the groups opens for the Dave Matthews Band at The Green Concert.

Gregg Allman founded the legendary Southern boogie band with his late brother Duane Allman. The band became a major influence on blues-rock in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Todd Willard of Smyrna uses binoculars to get a better view of The Allman Brothers Band.

The crowd Saturday at Piedmont Park was elbow-to-elbow watching the Dave Matthews Band and The Allman Brothers Band at the Green Concert to benefit the Piedmont Park Conservancy.

The Meadow at Piedmont Park is a sea of humanity as The Allman Brothers Band opens for the Dave Matthews Band. The band last played in the park in 1970.

A massive crowd gathers at Piedmont Park for the Dave Matthews Band and Allman Brothers benefit concert where nearly the entire park was blanketed with spectators.

A massive crowd gathers at Piedmont Park for the Dave Matthews Band and the Allman Brothers Band benefit concert.

The portable toilets were getting plenty of use at the Green Concert in Piedmont Park.

Many fans lounged on blankets as the Green Concert got under way.

A massive crowd gathers at Piedmont Park for the Dave Matthews Band and Allman Brothers benefit concert where nearly the entire park was blanketed with spectators.

Violinist Boyd Tinsley plays with The Dave Matthews Band at the Green Concert.

A view of the stage with its massive video screen setup as The Dave Matthews Band plays at The Green Concert.

The skyline of Midtown looms above the crowd listening to the The Dave Matthews Band play at The Green Concert.

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A video image of Dave Matthews is visible behind Dave Matthews himself as The Dave Matthews Band plays at The Green Concert to benefit the Piedmont Park Conservancy. The Allman Brothers Band opened.

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