Dave Matthews Band Concert

Was absolutely spectacular. It was great to finally see them performing live after having been a fan for so many years. They did a lot of songs from his newer albums, which was great. I was really glad to see that they still maintained their "jam band" feel and had a lot of superb instrumentals with lots of solos from the violinist, sax player, trumpet player, keyboardist, and drummer.

Concert tee prices have gone up (of course) with the cheapest shirt priced at $30. I had to have one though, the only other DMB concert shirt I have is when I had friends going to a DMB concert in Dallas (I couldn't go) and I gave them money to pick me up a concert tee.

It was an outdoor venue, but we had reserved seats just outside the covered area, which I think was probably nicer -- I'm not sure how the sound would bounce off the tin roof that covers the main pavilion. We were pretty far from the stage, however, they had HUGE screens on either side of the stage and the cameraman did a wonderful job of getting closeups of the band, Dave Matthews, and everything else going on. There was also a set of three or four LCD's behind the band, which I'd love to know what kind of technology they were -- they would phase from seemingly opaque and crisp color images to semi-transparent, where you could see ropes of lights, and illumated globes behind. Great stage lighting and design!

Overall we had a perfect time. The opening band was Stephen Marley, who was Bob Marley's son. Great reggae band! Sitting there under the stars, a full moon out, and reggae music just added to the excited yet festive atmosphere. Stephen Marley's band played about a 45 minute set, then there was about a 25 minute break while they moved their gear off the stage in prep for DMB. Dave Matthews Band came out to screaming, roaring crowds, and they performed for at LEAST two and a half hours. Definitely worth the money -- DMB sounds better live than on their albums, I was hoping for that and got it. :)

DMB Concert Tomorrow

I'm so excited, we're going to see Dave Matthews Band tomorrow at the Cricket Pavilion! This is one of the big reasons for moving to a real live city -- concerts. No more second rate 80's glam bands that play the Tulsa State Fairgrounds :)

I've been a DMB fan for at least 11 years, and I've never had the opportunity to see them live in concert. I've been eyeballing my calendar for a month and a half now, so finally it's tomorrow. Bummer part is that I can't take pics, and I don't want to risk smuggling in my super-skinny camera and get kicked out, so I'll have to take mental pics.

Definitely gotta get a concert tee!

Finally! An Update!

I've finally gotten around to getting my photos organized and into some semblance of online visibility. So here it is and hopefully more to come as I keep organizing photos :)

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The Vegas trip was a blast, despite the fact that Chuck and I both got pretty bad food poisoning that Sunday night. Monday (Labor Day) was just pure misery, as we had to check out of our hotel and then embark on the five and a half hour journey back to Phoenix. NOT fun. We both got pretty dehydrated, but I think I was back on "real food" by Wednesday, thankfully.

"The Producers" was fantastic -- Tony Danza was the star, and I hadn't realized until I saw the playbill that he also starred in the Broadway production of "The Producers"! I have a funny and embarrassing story about something that happened to me during "The Producers", but that's going to have to wait for another day when I have time to write it up. :)