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Yes, Dave Matthews Band with outdoor summer concerts. But, nooo, this one has to be indoors. No problem.

The concert will be attended by diehards more than casual fans -about this concert the sort who already know. So we'll keep it quick: Matthews is treasured by his fans as an exceptional live act; he's sold the tickets more than 17 million.

"Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" 2009 album the group is touring in support Check IdahoStatesman.com on Sept. 1 for a concert review.

Dave Matthews Band long on jams

The general admission show Saturday gave fans a different experience.

At Intrust Bank Arena a general admission show is a different experience. The floor doesn't have any chairs. Or any personal space. Or any ushers asking people to sit down so that the sitters behind them won't be inconvenienced, as has happened at so many Elton John/Billy Joel and Eagles shows.

Rather, it's a crush of humanity trying to get as close as possible to the band on stage, Dave Matthews Band case in Saturday night, which performed in front of 10,000 fans inside as a summertime storm broke the heat outdoors.

Dave Matthews Band, or DMB as it's known to hardcore fans, is one of those mellow rock groups that collect a following of fans who track them around the country, going show to show.

Led by its scruffy, charismatic lead singer Dave Matthews, ovver the summer the group is known for hitting the road. Wichitans got a opportunity on Saturday to catch the group in its summer element before a much publicized yearlong break the band has planned for 2011 after a nearly 20 year string of touring.

On radio the show was short hits but long on the famous improvisational musical interludes (some clocked in at more than 10 minutes) laced with saxophone, drum, violin and guitar solos and Matthews' signature twisty heeled footwork.

But casual fans a few songs would have recognized, including "Crush," which featured a well received violin solo from recognizable band member Boyd Tinsley. (Tinsley's solos were a frequent occurrence during the set, and a highlight.)

The band took the stage with "Minarets," a fast paced song off its 1993 album "Remember Two Things." Matthews, dressed in a black shirt, black jeans and cowboy boots, wasn't too chatty from the microphone. But he did play a short riff from Soul Coughing's "True Dreams of Wichita" (twice), and he drew cheers from the head bobbing crowd both times.

Among the other songs in the nearly three hour set: "You Might Die Trying," "Stay or Leave," "The Best of What's Around, "Gravedigger," "Don't Drink the Water" and "Ants Marching."

From its most current album the band played several songs, 2009's "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," including "Seven," "Funny The Way It Is" and "Why I Am."

Missing from the Wichita show were the band's signature video screens, which usually play throughout DMB shows. A fan who follows the band said that the screens were waiting at Denver's Mile High Music Festival, where the band is scheduled to play today.

But Wichita fans didn't appears to notice the difference, at the back of the arena even though to fans, Matthews appeared as tiny as one of those "Ants Marching."

"Cortez" and "Corn Bread", Dave Matthews Band Shares

At the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach the Dave Matthews Band performed two show this past weekend, FL. The group appeared on Friday and Saturday with opener Gov’t Mule and members of the two groups shared multiple moments on stage. On Friday, the Mule brought out Tim Reynolds for “Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home” and Jeff Coffin for “Kind Of Bird.” Then on Saturday groups of DMB members joined in with Tim Reynolds and Boyd Tinsley on “32/20 Blues” and Jeff Coffin and Rashawn Ross on “Devil Likes It Slow.” Meanwhile, on Friday, Warren Haynes guested with Dave Matthews Band along with trombone player (and best friend to DMB’s Rashawn Ross) Lasim Richards on “#41,” while Richards also appeared on “Shake Me Like a Monkey” and “Seven.” Then on Saturday, Haynes added guitar to “Cortez The Killer” while Richards appeared on “Corn Bread,” “Stay” and “Jimi Thing.”

David Matthews Band: Opens the bottle for a good time

Dave Matthews Band show with friends as a wine party, most of the songs are warm, familiar flavors. Many fans have had them before, but never, ever mind another glass, as they good times remind.
Every so often, though, Dave will pull out a somewhat rare, great bottle from the cellar something like the song “#41″, which served as the centerpiece of Friday’s show at Cruzan Amphitheatre.
And the audience savored “#41″ understanding that for a little while, that glass, and all of the wine, is going to be put away for a while when Matthews and his band take a sabbatical from the road in 2011.
For the song, on stage DMB was joined by Warren Haynes, estimable guitarist from the show’s support act, Gov’t Mule. Haynes gave “#41″ a bluesy gravity as it stretched past 10 minutes, as it usually does.Otherwise, the pair settled into a comfortable pattern for the show although the set started with “Minarets”, a winding song which stretches all the way back to DMB’s 1993 debut EP, Remember Two Things. It was populated with well known songs like “Don’t Drink The Water” and the band’s first big hit, “What Would You Say” at first, settled into a slower, more experimental groove in the middle, then picked up again at the end with “Crash Into Me”, “Why I Am” and “Ants Marching.”
As always, each of the adept musicians performing alongside Matthews had a opportunity to shine from drummer Carter Beauford, who held things together all night; to bassist Stefan Lessard, who actually bounced his way through funkier songs like “Seven” and “Shake Me Like A Monkey”; to violinist Boyd Tinsley, who blazed his way through a solo on the chestnut “Dancing Nancies”; to guitarist Tim Reynolds, whose arpeggios add texture to the familiar; to an estimable horn section, led by trumpeter Rashawn Ross and saxophonist Jeff Coffin.
For the encore, Matthews came on alone and brought out a “bottle” only a few fans may have partaken in the song “Little Red Bird” which was on an EP that came with a particular edition of the band’s most current LP, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. That kind of fun unpredictability is one big reason why Matthews’ fans comeback for one more sip.

Dave Matthews Band Announce in their Live Trax Series The Next Installment

Dave Matthews Band Announce in their Live Trax Series The Next Installment was a top story. Here it is again: Dave Matthews Band have selected their VA Beach concert from 1996 for the 18th volume of the Live Trax series. Here is what they had to say about it:
In the states this concert was the first concert after DMB's tour in Europe. Dave notes how the band is still taking in "this thing that's been going on with us", referring to the success achieved with the release of Crash. Highlights of the 96 show include Too Much, followed by never before released in the Live Trax series, "Deed Is Done" into So Much To Say.
Carter's intro to #36 is also noteworthy. The VA Beach home state concert has long been a summer tradition. We hope you enjoy this fresh release from the archives as much as we do.
Live Trax Volume 18 is available for a particular Pre Order only price until August 27th. We are also offering a couple of bundles. Order the 2-CD set with: - 100% ringspun cotton shirt in light blue featuring a King Neptune design or - Live Trax volumes 10-17

Dave Matthews Band musical let down at Citi Field was commercial success

The Dave Matthews Band helped give mouth to mouth to a gasping concert industry last night. The group headlined the first of two shows at the 40,000-plus Citi Field, playing to a nearly full house. (Tonight's show is sold out).
Together, that makes these gigs one of the few successful stadium runs of this recession whacked season. The only other act to exceed this feat is Bon Jovi, who currently pulled off four packed dates at the New Meadowlands Arena.
Unfortunately, the business aspect of last night's show made a more striking impression than the musical one. The performance, while respectable and fitfully entertaining, seemed a routine affair for DMB, despite the triumphant setting.
Matthews' strengths remain his band's mastery of briskly intricate rhythms and unusual melodic structures. The music they put on display last night wove elements of funk, jazz fusion, rock, Cajun music, country and pop into something that, for better or worse, sounds like no one else.
But their music can also often fall victim to ungainly melodies, homely solos,and clunky beats. While Matthews has gone a long way toward smoothing out those tendencies in the studio, the sound at the gaping Citi Field coarsened things again. In a song like "Seven" Matthews' falsetto sounded particularly squeaky. In "Rapunzel," Boyd Tinsley's violin seemed more screechy than ever.
The night was not without redemptive stretches. In "Lying In the Hands of God," the snaking and busy sax solo from Jeff Coffin had fluid invention, while Carter Beauford's muscular drumming gave it the perfect goosing. Likewise, Matthews found his finer voice in "Stay Or Leave" and in a funked up cover of Daniel Lanois' gorgeous "The Maker."
Too often, though, the show played up the band's ongoing lack of sensuality. Despite all their history, and commercial command, at times they sounded like little more than a first rate bar band that got out of control.

Dave Matthews Band to headline Wrigley Sept. 17-18

The Dave Matthews Band will headline the season’s sole Wrigley Field concerts Sept. 17-18, promoters confirmed Tuesday. Tickets ($49.50, $65, $75, $85) go on sale at 10 a.m. July 17 at www.tickets.com and by calling 1-800-THE-CUBS. Tickets will not be sold at the Wrigley Field box office. There is a six ticket limit per customer.

Matthews, who played two concerts last weekend at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in Wisconsin, will become among a handful of bands and artists to headline a concert at the North Side ballpark. Past headliners have included Jimmy Buffett, the Police, Billy Joel and Elton John and Rascal Flatts. Joel and John were to play another Wrigley Field set this week, but the concert fell through months ago when Joel announced he would not tour this year to attend to personal matters.