Dave Grohl Releases First and Only Live Performance of “Play,” Expanding His Epic 23-Minute Composition to a Monumental 36 Minutes

The upcoming release of ‘The Benefit Concert Volume 20‘ by Warren Haynes includes a spectacular highlight: the first-ever–and only to date–performance of Dave Grohl’s 23-minute instrumental epic, “Play,” which extends to an extraordinary 36 minutes in its live rendition. This live performance is now available, offering fans the opportunity to witness “Play” being brought to life on that unforgettable evening.

Originally composed and performed entirely by Grohl on every instrument, “Play” is an expansive journey through Grohl’s musical prowess and creativity. The video release captures the energy and intensity of “Play” as rendered by Grohl and a veritable murderers row of musical accomplices including Greg Kurstin (keys), guitarists Jason Falkner, Alain Johannes and Barrett Jones, Chris Chaney (bass) and Drew Hester (percussion). The performance’s distinctiveness was further elevated by the rhythmic artistry of Abby the Spoon Lady, a prominent Asheville-based busker and advocate for street performance, whose unique spoon-playing skill brought an unexpected and captivating dimension to “Play.” Delivering a blend of visual and auditory artistry, this one and only live version of “Play” is a key highlight of ‘The Benefit Concert Volume 20’.
 
‘The Benefit Concert Volume 20‘ is a collection of standout performances from Warren Haynes’ 30th Annual Christmas Jam, bringing together a diverse group of artists. The album, as well as the event itself, serve not only as a musical spectacle but also as a philanthropic endeavor, with all proceeds being donated to the Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity. In addition to Haynes and Grohl, other featured artists on the forthcoming set include Eric Church, Joe Bonamassa, Gov’t Mule, Mike Gordon, Marco Benevento, Jamey Johnson, Edwin McCain, Kevn Kinney, Tyler Ramsey, Scott Murawski, Ron Holloway, along with Machan Taylor, Mini Carlsson, Mike Barnes, and Ray Sisk sitting in with Gov’t Mule. Recorded on December 7th and 8th, 2018, in Asheville, North Carolina, the concert was not just a musical feat but also a significant charitable event, raising over $2.8 million for the Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity.
 
‘The Benefit Concert Volume 20’ will be available physically on four different double vinyl volumes (in different colors: purple, orange, blue, red), 2-CD + DVD set, and 3-CD + 2 Blu-ray set, along with a digital-only format. Bundles are also available now to pre-order.

Warren Haynes is a cornerstone of the American music landscape, lauded as one of the most formidable guitarists and vocalists of our time. His prolific career includes his tenure with the Allman Brothers Band and The Dead and as a founding member of Gov’t Mule. Produced by Haynes and executive produced by Stefani Scamardo, ‘The Benefit Concert Volume 20’ shines a light on the enduring appeal of live music and the camaraderie it fosters.
 
Christmas Jam returns for the 32nd annual event on December 9th, 2023. Visit www.xmasjam.com for ticketing details and to purchase.
 
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Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 20 – Track Listing
 
Vinyl Volume 1 (2LP Purple)
A1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
A2. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
A3. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
A4. I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink (Jamey Johnson)
B1. Medicine (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
B2. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
B3. A New Life (Jim James)
B4. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
C1. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
C2. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
C3. Record Year (Eric Church)
C4. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
D1. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
D2. SWLABR (Joe Bonamassa)
D3. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)
 
Vinyl Volume 2 (2LP Orange)
A1. Play pt 1 (Dave Grohl)
B1. Play pt 2 (Dave Grohl)
C1. Thorazine Shuffle (Gov’t Mule)
C2. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
C3. Dreams & Songs (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
D1. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
D2. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’t Mule feat. Dave Grohl)
 
Vinyl Volume 3 (2LP Blue)
A1. Just Before The Bullets Fly (Warren Haynes)
A2. One (Warren Haynes)
A3. Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
B1. I’ve Seen A Love (Edwin McCain)
B2. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
B3. Victim (Mike Gordon)
B4. Smoke A Little Smoke (Eric Church)
B5. The Weight (Eric Church)
C1. Here In Spirit (Jim James)
C2. Red Baron (Gov’t Mule feat. Ron Holloway & Mike Barnes)
C3. Soulshine (Warren Haynes)
D1. Us And Them (Gov’t Mule feat. Jim James)
D2. Any Colour You Like (Gov’t Mule)
D3. Welcome To The Machine (Gov’t Mule)
 
Vinyl Volume 4 (2LP Red)
A1. Glory Road (Warren Haynes feat. Ray Sisk)
A2. I’m Telling You (Planet of the Abts)
A3. Underground Umbrella (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
A4. Straight To Hell (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
B1. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
B2. The Nightbird (Tyler Ramsey)
B3. If Heartaches Were Nickels (Warren Haynes & Joe Bonamassa)
B4. Crazy Sometimes (Mike Gordon & Scott Murawski)
C1. Captured (Warren Haynes & Jim James)
C2. Gold Dust Woman (Warren Haynes, Jim James & Grace Potter)
C3. Times Like These (Dave Grohl & Warren Haynes)
C4. Everlong (Dave Grohl)
D1. Time > Breathe (Reprise) (Gov’t Mule)
D2. Money (Gov’t Mule)
D3. Comfortably Numb (Gov’t Mule)
 
2CD + DVD
CD 1:
1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
2. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
3. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
4. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
5. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
6. Good Times Bad Times > Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
7. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
8. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
9. A New Life (Jim James)
10. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
11. Record Year (Eric Church)
12. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
13. The Weight (Eric Church)
 
CD 2:
1. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
2. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)
3. Play (Dave Grohl)
4. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
5. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
6. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’t Mule feat. Dave Grohl)
 
DVD:
1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
2. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
3. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
4. Medicine (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
5. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
6. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
7. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
8. A New Life (Jim James)
9. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
10. Record Year (Eric Church)
11. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
12. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
13. SWLABR (Joe Bonamassa)
14. Play (Dave Grohl)
15. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
16. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
 
3CD + 2 Blu-ray
CD 1:
1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
2. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
3. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
4. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
5. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
6. Good Times Bad Times > Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
7. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
8. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
9. A New Life (Jim James)
10. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
11. Record Year (Eric Church)
12. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
13. The Weight (Eric Church)
 
CD 2:
1. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
2. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)
3. Play (Dave Grohl)
4. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
5. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
6. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’t Mule feat. Dave Grohl)
 
CD 3:
1. Captured (Warren Haynes & Jim James)
2. Gold Dust Woman (Warren Haynes, Jim James & Grace Potter)
3. Underground Umbrella (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
4. Honeysuckle Blue (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
5. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
6. I’ve Seen A Love (Edwin McCain)
7. I’m Telling You (Planet of the Abts)
8. Times Like These (Dave Grohl & Warren Haynes)
9. Everlong (Dave Grohl)
10. Us And Them (Gov’t Mule feat. Jim James)
11. Any Colour You Like (Gov’t Mule)
12. Comfortably Numb (Gov’t Mule)
 
Blu-ray 1:
1. Just Before The Bullets Fly (Warren Haynes)
2. One (Warren Haynes)
3. Soulshine (Warren Haynes)
4. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
5. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
6. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
7. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
8. I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink (Jamey Johnson)
9. Medicine (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
10. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
11. Good Times Bad Times > Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
12. Victim (Mike Gordon)
13. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
14. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
15. Here In Spirit (Jim James)
16. A New Life (Jim James)
17. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
18. Record Year (Eric Church)
19. Smoke A Little Smoke (Eric Church)
20. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
21. The Weight (Eric Church)
22. Glory Road (Warren Haynes feat. Ray Sisk)
23. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
24. SWLABR (Joe Bonamassa)
25. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)
26. Play (Dave Grohl)
27. Thorazine Shuffle (Gov’t Mule)
28. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
29. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
30. Dreams & Songs (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
31. Red Baron (Gov’t Mule feat. Ron Holloway & Mike Barnes)
32. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’ Mule feat. Dave Grohl)
 
Blu-ray 2:
1. If Heartaches Were Nickels (Warren Haynes & Joe Bonamassa)
2. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
3. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
4. Underground Umbrella (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
5. Straight To Hell (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
6. Captured (Warren Haynes & Jim James)
7. Gold Dust Woman (Warren Haynes, Jim James & Grace Potter)
8. Crazy Sometimes (Mike Gordon & Scott Murawski)
9. I’ve Seen A Love (Edwin McCain)
10. I’m Telling You (Planet of the Abts)
11. Times Like These (Dave Grohl & Warren Haynes)
12. Everlong (Dave Grohl)
13. Time > Breathe (Reprise) (Gov’t Mule)
14. Money (Gov’t Mule)
15. Us And Them (Gov’t Mule feat. Jim James)
16. Any Colour You Like (Gov’t Mule)
17. Welcome To The Machine (Gov’t Mule)
18. Comfortably Numb (Gov’t Mule)
 
Digital Release
1. Greenpoint (Marco Benevento)
2. Pepper (Marco Benevento)
3. Ray Ray’s Juke Joint (Jamey Johnson)
4. In Color (Jamey Johnson)
5. The Lion The Beast The Beat (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
6. Good Times Bad Times > Paris (Ooh La La) (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals feat. Ron Holloway)
7. Sweet Emotion (Mike Gordon)
8. Pendulum (Mike Gordon)
9. A New Life (Jim James)
10. State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.) (Jim James)
11. Record Year (Eric Church)
12. Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Eric Church)
13. The Weight (Eric Church)
14. Spanish Boots (Joe Bonamassa)
15. Tea For One > I Can’t Quit You Baby (Joe Bonamassa)
16. Play (Dave Grohl)
17. Revolution Come Revolution Go (Gov’t Mule)
18. Million Miles From Yesterday (Gov’t Mule feat. Machan Taylor & Mini Carlsson)
19. Rockin’ In The Free World > Machine Gun > Rockin’ In The Free World (Gov’t Mule feat. Dave Grohl)
20. Captured (Warren Haynes & Jim James)
21. Gold Dust Woman (Warren Haynes, Jim James & Grace Potter)
22. Underground Umbrella (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
23. Honeysuckle Blue (Kevn Kinney, Jamey Johnson & Christmas Jam Band)
24. 1000 Black Birds (Tyler Ramsey)
25. I’ve Seen A Love (Edwin McCain)
26. I’m Telling You (Planet of the Abts)
27. Times Like These (Dave Grohl & Warren Haynes)
28. Everlong (Dave Grohl)
29. Us And Them (Gov’t Mule feat. Jim James)
30. Any Colour You Like (Gov’t Mule)
31. Comfortably Numb (Gov’t Mule)