DMB: Saratoga Springs 6/17/06
Wow. That was pretty good.
The first Dave Matthews Band Concert I experienced was one that I will not soon forget. 25,000 or so people and I enjoyed a great show at Saratoga Springs, NY, last night. This is a huge crowd in a relatively small space, and I think I might have been groped no fewer than 50 times, and probably another 200 stepped on my left foot, which I think was drawing blood by the time the lights came down. If this would have happened any other place I would have been pissed (about the toe part), but it was packed, and it was DMB. You have to let some things go.
I don't think the true greatness of this concert will be realized until I am able to go to another concert. Probably something in Target Center or some other indoor venue, which is all DMB seems to play near Minneapolis anymore.
The songs last night were definitely from his older stuff, which is what I wanted to hear. The Best of What's Around, Crash, Lie in Our Graves, Say Goodbye, Ants Marching and Two Step were phenomenal. The Lie In Our Graves was probably my favorite, it was the 20+ minute extended version, similar to the version on The Gorge live disc. My only disappointment, and I'm tempering this with the overall greatness of the concert, was that Dave did not play Pig - probably my favorite song of theirs. They did end with Two Step, which meant I heard 2 of the 3 songs I wanted to hear going in (the other being Ants Marching). Kit Kat Jam was in the back of my mind, but that was probably a reach.
Going back to my earlier comment, Dave only played a couple newer songs, Everday, which was actually pretty good, and Hunger For the Great Light, which is off the newest disc. He played two songs which are not on CDs, so again, the overall the emphasis was definitely on earlier stuff, as TC alerted me earlier in the day.
I looked back to the setlist from Friday, and I saw that it was a completely different show. Only 2 songs were played both nights, that was surprising to me. I now know why people often go to both nights when Dave is in town. I'm glad I went Saturday, even though I would have heard Pig on Friday.
My only regret is that I had to drive back to Rutland after the show, meaning I could not enjoy any cold beverages, although I did buy a Keystone Light for $1 from some people peddling beers just off the pedestrian bridge. It was also a good night for weed sales, as I think the whole Capital District of NY will need to be resupplied. I think I saw no less than 75 hits from the pipe from the crew in front of me, and the chicks to my left were hitting a huge roach the whole time. I hope they had a good time. I did.
The first Dave Matthews Band Concert I experienced was one that I will not soon forget. 25,000 or so people and I enjoyed a great show at Saratoga Springs, NY, last night. This is a huge crowd in a relatively small space, and I think I might have been groped no fewer than 50 times, and probably another 200 stepped on my left foot, which I think was drawing blood by the time the lights came down. If this would have happened any other place I would have been pissed (about the toe part), but it was packed, and it was DMB. You have to let some things go.
I don't think the true greatness of this concert will be realized until I am able to go to another concert. Probably something in Target Center or some other indoor venue, which is all DMB seems to play near Minneapolis anymore.
The songs last night were definitely from his older stuff, which is what I wanted to hear. The Best of What's Around, Crash, Lie in Our Graves, Say Goodbye, Ants Marching and Two Step were phenomenal. The Lie In Our Graves was probably my favorite, it was the 20+ minute extended version, similar to the version on The Gorge live disc. My only disappointment, and I'm tempering this with the overall greatness of the concert, was that Dave did not play Pig - probably my favorite song of theirs. They did end with Two Step, which meant I heard 2 of the 3 songs I wanted to hear going in (the other being Ants Marching). Kit Kat Jam was in the back of my mind, but that was probably a reach.
Going back to my earlier comment, Dave only played a couple newer songs, Everday, which was actually pretty good, and Hunger For the Great Light, which is off the newest disc. He played two songs which are not on CDs, so again, the overall the emphasis was definitely on earlier stuff, as TC alerted me earlier in the day.
I looked back to the setlist from Friday, and I saw that it was a completely different show. Only 2 songs were played both nights, that was surprising to me. I now know why people often go to both nights when Dave is in town. I'm glad I went Saturday, even though I would have heard Pig on Friday.
My only regret is that I had to drive back to Rutland after the show, meaning I could not enjoy any cold beverages, although I did buy a Keystone Light for $1 from some people peddling beers just off the pedestrian bridge. It was also a good night for weed sales, as I think the whole Capital District of NY will need to be resupplied. I think I saw no less than 75 hits from the pipe from the crew in front of me, and the chicks to my left were hitting a huge roach the whole time. I hope they had a good time. I did.
posted by Anonymous at 9:44 AM
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A phenomenonal description. Sounds like it was a great time. That set list had to be amazing. Had I been there, I would've been 99% satisified (no Watchtower). Well done Stoage.
Yeah the whole DMB thing really doesn't do it for me. I'm glad you had a good time stiggidy.
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