They wrote and performed some of the most recognizable and enduring rock songs in history. More than 50 years after they first formed in Jacksonville, Florida, the Allman Brothers Band’s music remains vital.

"The Allman Brothers started in 1969. I was 9 years old, but I was a fan. My oldest brother had the first record when it came out. I would never dream that I would grow up and be in the band, but I was in the band. I joined in 1989 and was in the band for over 25 years," said Warren Haynes, guitarist and vocalist for The Brothers, a group celebrating the legacy of the Allman Brothers. 

The band returns to Madison Square Garden on April 15 and 16.

Joining Haynes are drummer Jaimoe, the last surviving original member of the Allman Brothers Band, guitarist Derek Trucks, and musicians Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quiñones, Joe Russo, Reese Wynans, Isaac Eady, and special guest Chuck Leavell on piano.

The group had been eager to play together again at the Garden, especially after Haynes and Trucks reunited for a performance of “Whipping Post” during last year’s Soulshine benefit. The concert raised more than $4.5 million for relief and recovery efforts in western North Carolina — including Haynes’ hometown of Asheville — and in Florida after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Haynes said fans can expect to hear “all the big ones,” along with some classic jams.

"We take a different approach to the music every night — especially certain songs,” he said. “Some of them, like 'Midnight Rider' and 'Melissa,' we stay a little closer to the originals. But with the instrumentals, and the ones that stretch out, you never know where they're going to go.”

Haynes, who has jammed plenty with his band Gov't Mule and members of the Grateful Dead over the years, said it's a nice balance between the two.

"I think the music was proven to be timeless years ago, maybe even decades ago. It just resonates with everyone, the same way it did with me when I was a kid," he Haynes. 

Haynes said the two nights at the garden will be different from each other. They will repeat a few songs, but not many and it will be classic Allman Brothers, what folks want to hear, and what the band is dying to play. 

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