Dave Matthews Band Concert

It may have been 110 degrees outside but that doesn't stop me from seeing my favorite band. Dave Matthews Band performed at Cricket Pavilion Tuesday night and they rocked. I can't say the same for the opening act, Slightly Stoopid. A bunch of white guys from San Diego trying to sing like they are from Jamaica. Plus they try way to hard to be like Sublime. I'm sorry but no one can be like Sublime. The humorous part of it all is that after they left the stage they were playing a Sublime CD while they were setting up for Dave. I found that amusing.

So out came Dave Matthews. My favorite member is the drummer Carter Beauford and he didn't disappoint. There was plenty of crazy drumming songs. Say Goodbye being one of them. Nothing like a song that starts with a 3 minute drum solo. The concert later turned into the Boyd Tinsley show. He's the violin player by the way. He was playing that violin so hard his sunglasses came off...twice. The songs they played from the new album made me feel better about the album itself. The new album sounded too manufactured and boring but seeing them perform the songs live and jam them out restored my faith in them. All I can really say is the concert was one of the best one's I have been too.

Set List:

Everyday
Dream Girl
Stand Up

Say Goodbye
Rhyme & Reason
Hunger For The Great Light
Crash
Smooth Rider
American Baby Intro
American Baby
Seek Up
Dancing Nancies
Louisiana Bayou
Ants Marching
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