Saratoga Performing Arts Center
My first DMB show; after missing N2 of this weekend I would rarely miss another DMB show at SPAC.
Dave Matthews Band
2010-07-13 Dave Matthews Band
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
The words Lie In Our Graves and Boyd summarized this show for me.
2010-07-14 Dave Matthews Band
Montage Mountain
This show featured The Stone as a rare opener, and had an intense energy throughout. Montage Mt is an unusual venue with a white tent covering the orchestra section. My seat was in 102 Row CC and I was able to stand straight in the middle of the orchestra section and see everything on stage with perfect sound about 35 yards back from the stage. Only my third DMB show and by the end of it I was then hooked for life. This show was released as Live Trax Vol. 22, representing one of the great live performances the band thought was worthy of releasing.
2010-11-03 Dave Matthews Band
Nassau Coliseum
2010-11-05 Dave Matthews Band
Times Union Center
2010-11-13 Dave Matthews Band
Madison Square Garden
2011-08-26 Dave Matthews Band
Governors Island
Friday night (N1) of what was to be a 3-night run, but the other shows were cancelled due to the hurricane. Fans were transported back and forth by ferry to lower Manhattan. By the time the show ended, Manhattan was largely evacuated and it was quite erie coming to the docks on the ferry from the Island, seeing lower Manhattan so dark and empty.
2011-09-16 Dave Matthews Band
Randall's Island
The folks who originally purchased a 3-night pass got one Governors Island show and all three rescheduled Randall’s Island shows out of the deal when the hurricane caused two of the first shows to be cancelled. So I saw four shows with one ticket stub.
2011-09-17 Dave Matthews Band
Randall's Island
2011-09-18 Dave Matthews Band
Randall's Island
2012-05-26 Dave Matthews Band
Comcast Theater
2012-06-08 Dave Matthews Band
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
2012-06-09 Dave Matthews Band
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
2012-06-12 Dave Matthews Band
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
2012-06-13 Dave Matthews Band
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
2012-06-30 Dave Matthews Band
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
2012-11-30 Dave Matthews Band
Izod Center
After Hurricane Sandy devastated the Jersey Shore the band announced that this would be a benefit concert. The band focused on the Away from the World material at these shows, which were quite excellent.
2012-12-01 Dave Matthews Band
Izod Center
The warehouse provided me with the same seat locations on consecutive nights, excellent seats just off the floor on the side. Nice going back to the exact same seats on the second night!
2012-12-08 Dave Matthews Band
Mohegan Sun Arena
No digital video screens at this show, apparently the regular setup for the large venues would not fit in this arena.
2012-12-22 Dave Matthews Band
Wells Fargo Center
One of my favorite shows, a wonderful performance for this tour closer right before Christmas. A classic Copperpot video is online, which I have watched so many times, especially the #41 and Best of What’s Around sequence, which contains a Jeff Coffin sax solo at the end that can’t be beat.
Following an event at Sandy Hook too horrible to describe in the week before this show, this version of Christmas Song is especially beautiful, and sang so intensely and poignantly by Dave.