Dave Matthews Hitchhiking To His Own Concert

Dave Matthews was going for a nice little bike ride out in Hershey, Pa. before his show on the 13th of July. However, his nice little ride along the countryside didn’t go as planned because his back tire blew out on him!

The situation was really unfortunate because the 46-year-old musician didn’t have a cell phone on him at the time. So, just try to imagine Dave Matthews dragging his bike down the side of the road, holding his thumb out for a ride. It sounds like something you might see in a movie, right? Well, that’s what Emily Kraus and her boyfriend thought when they stopped their car.

They didn’t realize who the hitchhiker was at first, but once they opened the door, they were in shock to see that it was actually the musician they were on their way to see! Emily and her boyfriend were actually running late to the concert, but little did they know, the star of the show was running a bit behind as well.

Thankfully, the couple had just installed a bicycle rack on their vehicle, so they were able to bring his broken bike along for the ride. Emily admits that it was a little awkward at first, “We didn’t know how to make conversation with him.” She said to reporters.

It was all worth it in the end, though. Dave Matthews completely hooked them up at the concert. They got dinner backstage, two front-row tickets and Dave Matthews even gave them a shout-out during the concert! He even signed their concert tickets, “Thanks for the ride” he wrote.

What an incredibly awesome story. Let this be a lesson to everyone out there, always pick up strangers you see on the side of the road! You never know who they might be. Sure, they could end up being some crazy murderer, but that’s just a risk you will have to take.