The Official Polaris Thread

[dmbfan524]

unfortunately i have WYA picked....i want it for the setlist game...but i hope its not for the show

[WaterInTheSky]

did anyone ever find out what the intro to Billies was the other night?

was it "nature," and if so, how long of it did they play?

[Gregb486]

two step or watchtower, would appreciate either immensely....get them off my "scared they won't play them this tour" list

[Nick11dx]

that might be it


just thinking that, that would be a kick ass encore but then people would be mad cause its only 1 song :BANG

[greppson]

oops, i meant 16/19/1

maybe a bowa to end it.

[Noles20]

16/19/0

[bdfresh62]

15/19/1...I had to go for a bit. My parents needed to get on the cpu. They didn't see the importance of watching the DMB setlist.

[Rockyall107]

it probably is bowa...

[dmb1spe]

Wow... everyone is tearing up the setlist game

[Noles20]

I have Two Step as my closer.

That would put me at 17/20/1

My best ever by far!

[ziggyosk]

we already ripped him for that. hehe
Ah! Gottcha

[AnyonebutBush]

15/19/1...I had to go for a bit. My parents needed to get on the cpu. They didn't see the importance of watching the DMB setlist. I dont see the importance of parents

[paris72]

12/18/0

I fell apart

[Noles20]

15/19/1...I had to go for a bit. My parents needed to get on the cpu. They didn't see the importance of watching the DMB setlist.

You need to help them get their priorities in order! :lol

[CornellDMBfan]

:eek: WHAT A SHOW!!!

[WaterInTheSky]

Wow... everyone is tearing up the setlist game
it's just too predictable this tour

[dmbfan524]

waiting...waiting

[Rockyall107]

Wow... everyone is tearing up the setlist game
prolly cause hes barely been changing it up...hes brought back one song tonight...

[CornellDMBfan]

people are saying Billies might close it cuz they're "running out of time" . . . do they have a three hour time limit? 11 o'clock curfew?

[ziggyosk]

16/19/1

[coolhotwaves]

Im not behind, the guy i quoted is. He is calling WWYS for the encore!
:lol I had brain fart. I guess I had been sitting and watching the sets for too damn long tonight

[greppson]

yeah. most venues have a 11 clock cut off time.

i think this might be it.

[bdfresh62]

You need to help them get their priorities in order! :lol

Well, they do feed me and let me stay here free so its not that bad of a deal.

[Crumbo]

prolly cause hes barely been changing it up...hes brought back one song tonight...

who is hes....there is no one in the band named hes :p

[Gregb486]

cmon now

[ziggyosk]

:lol I had brain fart. I guess I had been sitting and watching the sets for too damn long tonight
:lol

[dmb1spe]

I'm 13/19/0... not great but back on my feet after last night's disaster. I just need to start getting spots... I think I only have 3 this tour... thanks to a SMTS--Too Much correct pick one night

[coolhotwaves]

prolly cause hes barely been changing it up...hes brought back one song tonight...
too bad the band missed that :BANG

[Nick11dx]

maybe thats it? i mean it was a long set and hey 1 song encore aint bad espically with billies as the ending

[mrottondo]

16/19/1 here

[ziggyosk]

I'm 13/19/0... not great but back on my feet after last night's disaster. I just need to start getting spots... I think I only have 3 this tour... thanks to a SMTS--Too Much correct pick one night
same with me. 16/19 songs and only one spot!

[qm247]

I tried checking this on dmbalmanac, but it's down....does anyone know the last time BOWA closed a show, full band?

[reds24]

Billies is NOT closing

[Gregb486]

highly doubt billies is it

[CornellDMBfan]

yeah. most venues have a 11 clock cut off time.

i think this might be it.
rockin show, I wouldn't mind if it closed now if I were there . . . but I suppose I'd be a little disappointed at a one song encore, too . . .

[dmbfan524]

they still have 6 mins.

[coolhotwaves]

BTW, WWYS has been played twice in the same show, when filming the video :)

[Dan5290]

It's gotta be a one-song encore. If Billies was in the first encore spot, what in hell would you close the show with?

[WaterInTheSky]

i think that's probably it

[ziggyosk]

It's gotta be a one-song encore. If Billies was in the first encore spot, what in hell would you close the show with?
two step!!

[greppson]

in 6 minutes? what an album version of two step maybe.

[dmbfan524]

i'd like to see so right in the encore.

[Gregb486]

did they post two step or somethin.......

[WaterInTheSky]

ENOUGH WITH THE TWO STEPS!!!

it ain't happening

[coolhotwaves]

I must say that I would rather see them just play billies rather than tsb before it. Awesome looking set. Best show of the tour...on paper anyway.

[dmbfan524]

ehh..looks like we might be done here

[ziggyosk]

in 6 minutes? what an album version of two step maybe.
why do you say 6 mins?

[Gregb486]

booooooo

[WaterInTheSky]

show's over kids

[Dan5290]

two step!!
Yes, that is just about the only song that could do it. But I can't see them playing a 17 song set and then a two-song Billies -> Two Step encore. Especially with an Ants opener.

[Gregb486]

show's over kids*collective groan*

[greppson]

every minute after 11, they get charged like 10,000 a minute or something.

[coolhotwaves]

booooooo
Why? The normal set was longer than normal. I think a 1 song encore is kinda cool.

[mrottondo]

maybe they close with BOWA and i get 2 more points but i really doubt that

[Noles20]

every minute after 11, they get charged like 10,000 a minute or something.

They can afford it.

[dmbfan524]

yeah...no new song came up...time to call it a night. great show guys.

[Bartender84]

And now the bitching will begin :rolleyes:

This was an incredible set, and anyone who bitches about the encore is a greedy idiot

[dmbfan524]

They can afford it.


$1,000

[paris72]

They can afford it.
:lol :lol :thumbsup

[Gregb486]

Why? The normal set was longer than normal. I think a 1 song encore is kinda cool.yea, but if i went to the show i would be upset...encore songs are at a higher level, more intensity

[grandmaaggie]

I wish on the setlist pages they would put some kind of marking to show that the show was officially done

[bdfresh62]

So assuming Billies is the last song, how many points do we get for guessing the correct song, but having it in the wrong number slot. I picked it 18 and it was actually 19.

[Gregb486]

And now the bitching will begin :rolleyes:

This was an incredible set, and anyone who bitches about the encore is a greedy idiotgreat set......greedy idiot here:)

[Nick11dx]

yea anyone ever hear of peal jam....ha they play till 1 with the lights on from 11-1 they dont care....thats why i hate when ppl are like well they must be off by 11 sharp

[Gregb486]

I wish on the setlist pages they would put some kind of marking to show that the show was officially doneagreed so much

[greppson]

So assuming Billies is the last song, how many points do we get for guessing the correct song, but having it in the wrong number slot. I picked it 18 and it was actually 19.
6 points.

[Franchize41]

So assuming Billies is the last song, how many points do we get for guessing the correct song, but having it in the wrong number slot. I picked it 18 and it was actually 19.

If Billies was your encore you get 6 since its the wrong slot

[Gregb486]

yea anyone ever hear of peal jam....ha they play till 1 with the lights on from 11-1 they dont care....thats why i hate when ppl are like well they must be off by 11 sharpi love the state college show, longest ever by pearl jam, they just keep on going and going and going

EDIT: i think at the show i was at last summer, at the nissan pavillion, they played with lights on

[ziggyosk]

every minute after 11, they get charged like 10,000 a minute or something.
Says who?

[WaterInTheSky]

only a retard would complain about the one-song encore. look how long that main set is. just take too much and insert in the first-slot of the encore. even without too much the main set is really long.

now, if you were actually at the show, a one-song encore might be a little bit disappointing, but not much after that show.

[Noles20]

Two Step!!









Just kidding.

[taylorstone]

Intro



to end the show......RAPUNZEL

[greppson]

Says who?
the venue.

[bdfresh62]

6 points.

So lets see 4 bonus points for the opener, 6 for the closer = 10 points
15 songs correct = 30 points

40 points total...not too shabby

[WaterInTheSky]

I remember DMB actually broke the time limit at some place and they made it a big headline on the official webpage. they decided to pay double the fine and give half of it to some charity.

[ziggyosk]

the venue.
so they get the venue from 7-11(or whatever), and every minute they play past the deadline is $10,000.
How did you find this out?

[drty snchz]

unless something was yanked out due to the time- should always has 2 songs

[Franchize41]

So lets see 4 bonus points for the opener, 6 for the closer = 10 points
15 songs correct = 30 points

40 points total...not too shabby

no its 6 counting the 2 for getting the song right. Its a 4 point bonus so you had 38

[WaterInTheSky]

phish played from about 12-7 am one time

of course it was in a big field in the middle of nowhere

[bdfresh62]

no its 6 counting the 2 for getting the song right. Its a 4 point bonus so you had 38

Oh well...thats good too. :)

[Gregb486]

i wonder what the scan will have for the encore...

[WaterInTheSky]

So lets see 4 bonus points for the opener, 6 for the closer = 10 points
15 songs correct = 30 points

40 points total...not too shabby
nice work, opener and closer

17/19/0 - 34 points here

[greppson]

so they get the venue from 7-11(or whatever), and every minute they play past the deadline is $10,000.
How did you find this out?
NO! listen.

most venue's have an 11:00 cut off time for every band. curfew, noise ordinances, etc.

that is why.

not because they get from 7-11 and after that they aren't supposed to be there at all.

it's pretty standard practice for most venues, sorry i don't have any documentage of it.

[bdfresh62]

nice work, opener and closer

17/19/0 - 34 points here

Yeah I was really feeling the Ants opener for some odd reason so I went with it.

[WaterInTheSky]

i wonder what the scan will have for the encore...
let's all guess...

i'm thinking

TSB
Tripping Billies

[Crumbo]

documentage

:thumbsup

awesome word! :p

[ziggyosk]

NO! listen.

most venue's have an 11:00 cut off time for every band. curfew, noise ordinances, etc.

that is why.

not because they get from 7-11 and after that they aren't supposed to be there at all.

it's pretty standard practice for most venues, sorry i don't have any documentage of it.
maybe not indoor venues?

So DMB needs to start EARLIER in order to have longer setlists then!

[cavecricket34]

Ah, I'm not too upset I didn't go. I would've like to hear that Recently again, but other than that, nothing I haven't heard more than once.

[michael822]

umm... drive in drive out????? it's on the dmband setlist but not the ants .... huh?

[cavecricket34]

maybe not indoor venues?

So DMB needs to start EARLIER in order to have longer setlists then!They went til midnight at Allstate. :thumbsup

I agree, they should start earlier, especially when the curfew 10:30 instead of 11.

[Franchize41]

umm... drive in drive out????? it's on the dmband setlist but not the ants .... huh?

I noticed that too... thats 2 points off my list and -3 for going over, hopefully its fixed.

[ziggyosk]

They went til midnight at Allstate. :thumbsup

I agree, they should start earlier, especially when the curfew 10:30 instead of 11.
Is Allstate indoors or outdoors?

[michael822]

was DIDO played or not????

[cavecricket34]

Is Allstate indoors or outdoors?
Indoors

[bdfresh62]

I noticed that too... thats 2 points off my list and -3 for going over, hopefully its fixed.

I don't mind...I got extra points for the getting the enocre right and in the right spot. :)

















But it will probably change. :(

[xxcrushme40xx]

my fiance just called and told me the jimi thing was rival to central parks with a helluva lot of skatting...damn i wish i coulda went...FUCK WORK!!


see ya'll at Star Lake....21st BIRTHDAY BASH!~!!~!~!


AARON

[Crumbo]

They went til midnight at Allstate. :thumbsup

I agree, they should start earlier, especially when the curfew 10:30 instead of 11.

they got permission ahead of time from Allstate to play until midnight:)

[cavecricket34]

was DIDO played or not????
I'd trust dmband more than ants.

[Mickey Carson]

DIDO was played...but now the setlist game is still off b/c there's an intro before sugar will :lol

[Franchize41]

wow i just noticed i got WAYG and IIHIA in the right spots, 14/19/3, 40 points tonight and I only expected 32.

[Mickey Carson]

wow i just noticed i got WAYG and IIHIA in the right spots, 14/19/3, 40 points tonight and I only expected 32.
That's because an intro was incorrectly added before sugar will...you have 32 points.

[greppson]

DIDO was played...but now the setlist game is still off b/c there's an intro before sugar will :lol
yep. :lol

i was like, 36 points?!? i got more than that!

[dmb2much40]

NO! listen.

most venue's have an 11:00 cut off time for every band. curfew, noise ordinances, etc.

that is why.

not because they get from 7-11 and after that they aren't supposed to be there at all.

it's pretty standard practice for most venues, sorry i don't have any documentage of it.

jason's right. they got fined at FF for that.

it's because it's an outdoor venue. other people can hear the commotion of the concert. that's why. at indoor venues, you can't really hear what's going on inside if you're outside. and it's the cities that put these regulations into place. the city governments pass laws so they can get more money any way possible.

[Mickey Carson]

yep. :lol

i was like, 36 points?!? i got more than that!
Yeah exactly...the only correct spot I picked was DIDO and they're trying to fuck me out of it :lol

[michael822]

so the 'Intro' doesn't count before Sugar Will??? that would be good......

[Noles20]

so the 'Intro' doesn't count before Sugar Will??? that would be good......

Check the setlist game now, it has the intro in the setlist. That helped me get a spot!

[michael822]

in fairness to the ANTS people... I'm being impatient... i'll shall shutup now...

[Brut26]

Wow now that was a set!

[Brut26]

Back from the show
Impressive!
Hoping for them to squeeze in that second song in the encore but no luck
Awesome high energy tonight

[Brut26]

I was in the 10th row (the closest i have been) which kept me from the rain. Dancing all night was like leaving from a workout.

[michael822]

in fairness to the ANTS people... I'm being impatient... i'll shall shutup now...

i lied... sorry, a little competitve here... what's the deal?? there's not a 'intro' choice when you're picking the setlist... not trying to be a dickhead...

[Brut26]

"Thing" was a highlight during the rain
lots of energy in that one

[Brut26]

long jam on Dancing Nancies!
Oh and the scat on Jimi insane! Could beat out 6/21

[Brut26]

Have a Good Night Polaris!

[Play_Like_Fonz]

setlist looked good, too bad only one song encore.

[Brut26]

setlist looked good, too bad only one song encore.
it was a shock to hear billies open the encore and end it too. Darn 11 o'clock but no complaints here after a solid set.
Now I must go :)

[Brut26]

If you've been to any of the past few shows, you probably noticed that the band have been playing some of the older songs a bit differently. This has been completely unplanned and unrehearsed. They've obviously been having fun turning the songs on their ends. Tonight's Jimi Thing and Recently stand out. Load-out is going on right now. We're working our way into a day off tomorrow. See y'all in Pittsburgh on Saturday.



-- The DMB Crew

Thursday, June 24
11:43 PM EDT

[pepe29]

I was in the 10th row (the closest i have been) which kept me from the rain. Dancing all night was like leaving from a workout.

i had pavilion seats out of the rain too, but i didnt use them...you missed an awsome time outside in the downpour...although if i had 10th row i probably wouldnt leave either

[Gerginator]

That was the most fun i couldve ever had gettin wet. Jimi thing tonight was one of the best ive ever heard.

[bertramcheeks22]

long jam on Dancing Nancies!
Oh and the scat on Jimi insane! Could beat out 6/21
tonights jimi thing sits on 6\21's face and shits all over it...not to mention Daves dancing...i was laughing and having the time of my life

[kfiredanzr]

it was a shock to hear billies open the encore and end it too. Darn 11 o'clock but no complaints here after a solid set.
Now I must go :)
ehhhhh......my section was NOT feeling this show. the energy was pretty low...i don't know. jimi thing on 06.21 was killer. this one was good, but damn! i don't think his energy was as high. it was definitely worth the road trip etc. for my friend's b-day. plus she had never sat in the pavilion before, so 22nd row wasn't that bad! :)
anyway, what took so long for the encore to start? and then just one song? at first i thought it was because it was late, but then i looked at my clock and realized they could have sucked up a small fine and played two songs. or taken a shorter break. was it because his g string broke during too much? i realized they didn't fix it for the encore.... :confused:
see y'all in charlotte.... :multi
kelsey

[kfiredanzr]

oh yes, a couple more things. how on earth did i call the ants opener? weird. (and now i'm mad i didn't play the setlist game for this show) and DAMN the two step tease!!!!! :twak i want to hear the whole freakin song!!!!!

[JiMiThiNG277]

ehhhhh......my section was NOT feeling this show. the energy was pretty low...i don't know. jimi thing on 06.21 was killer. this one was good, but damn! i don't think his energy was as high. it was definitely worth the road trip etc. for my friend's b-day. plus she had never sat in the pavilion before, so 22nd row wasn't that bad! :)
anyway, what took so long for the encore to start? and then just one song? at first i thought it was because it was late, but then i looked at my clock and realized they could have sucked up a small fine and played two songs. or taken a shorter break. was it because his g string broke during too much? i realized they didn't fix it for the encore.... :confused:
see y'all in charlotte.... :multi
kelsey


Actually they did fix it for the encore, he just broke it in the last verse to billies, it was the B string this time tho..i found it pretty funny he broke a string in the last 2 songs. But it was because of the 11:00 curfew that they cut it short..just sucks tho cause they took such a long encore break, if they cut that down they prolly coulda done 2 songs. oh well tho, i had the best time ever at this show, hands down the best show ive been to this far!

[BustedJeff]

At least Nancies came out tonight. I was hoping to hear see some more debuts, but oh well.

I hope that Recently is still like 13 minutes long.

[kfiredanzr]

Actually they did fix it for the encore, he just broke it in the last verse to billies, it was the B string this time tho..i found it pretty funny he broke a string in the last 2 songs. But it was because of the 11:00 curfew that they cut it short..just sucks tho cause they took such a long encore break, if they cut that down they prolly coulda done 2 songs. oh well tho, i had the best time ever at this show, hands down the best show ive been to this far!
oh okay....see, i thought i just wasn't paying attention because i didn't see it broken at the beginning of the song, but then the next time i noticed, it was still dangling from his guitar. and the chick behind me said something about that's why they quit. and i was thinking to myself, seriously?! dave has like 6 guitars back there. but i trusted her judgment. oh well. i guess that just shows that he was having a good time jamming!
thanks for clearing that up for me. glad you had a great night! :)

[Chaykak]

Can't wait for the tape... they're really messing with the older songs, and it sounds awesome :D

[innertube]

great set list!!!!

and to the guy that wrote the review............and then the thread got locked.
Thanks for the review....give people alittle power and they always abuse it.

[Brut26]

Can't wait for the tape... they're really messing with the older songs, and it sounds awesome :D
:thumbsup

[Brut26]

At least Nancies came out tonight. I was hoping to hear see some more debuts, but oh well.

I hope that Recently is still like 13 minutes long.
Recently was the long one
Everything was jammed out last night :D

[Mongoose]

i had pavilion seats out of the rain too, but i didnt use them...you missed an awsome time outside in the downpour...although if i had 10th row i probably wouldnt leave either

I couldnt of said it better, :bounce and :lol the whole time, best concert I've been to.

[Brut26]

:lol give up my 10th row seat for the rain. It was great to see actual faces w/o relying on the big screen! and see the crazy foot stomping by Dave.
I have been in the lawn plenty of times to know how it feels.
Missed getting a drum stick by two rows :)

[yin_yang]

yea anyone ever hear of peal jam....ha they play till 1 with the lights on from 11-1 they dont care....thats why i hate when ppl are like well they must be off by 11 sharp

yeah, the set they played i think a couple of years ago in conneticut or masschusets, something like 50!!! fuckin songs, about 5-6 minutes each is insane!!! i got a lot of respect for them, although their music is too hard for me.

[KCSchaefer82]

and to the guy that wrote the review............and then the thread got locked.
Thanks for the review....give people alittle power and they always abuse it.

Thanks, I tried....I am reposting my review here for anyone interested:

Just got back from an amazing show, night 2 at Polaris. My 17th DMB show was unbelievable from the 2nd row, dead center, so here are some song notes about everything you could want to know, and my thoughts:

Onstage: 8:20
ANTS: Direct intro, with the scales on guitar and bass like Red Rocks. Very jammed out, incredible energy. Ants should be played as an opener more because it really got things kicking. Boyd got so into his solo that his hat fell off and went off the front of the stage, and his monitor cord came unplugged. Needless to say, great start.

RHYME: I knew this was coming, and since I have heard it at almost every show of late, I wasn't looking forward to it. This version really blew my mind though. Dave was VERY into it. It is clear that the reason they play this song so much is just that Dave loves it, and they played the hell out of it.

THING: Transitioned right from the end of Rhyme. Dave uses a capo on this one. This sounded best of the new songs, and was UNBELIEVABLE. Dave completely reworked the lyrics and sang about rain (as it was pouring down rain and the people on the lawn were soaked). Great iprov lyrics were a testament to Dave's talent. "Let your clothes get soaked. If they get too heavy, just let them drop on off." Something like that. Best version I have heard by far.

DDTW: Standard, good version. No prelude, but some good Dave screaming at the end. Always a good, high energy song.

HELLO AGAIN: This song is really developing nicely, and has grown a lot from the 6.17 mp3 I have. Very intense vocals towards the end. Crowd seemed into it.

WWYS: Standard. Great jam.

NANCIES: When Dave first started, he was kind of wandering around the stage, and I thought it might obe just a tease. Thankfully, it played out into a great rendition. The intro was not exactly the Drunk Man intro, but was a sort or countermelodic ramble with some "don't you ever wonder"s in it. Very cool. Changed up a few lyrics after "parking lot attendant", but couldn't make them out for sure. Boyd was, as always, off the hook.

SUGAR WILL: Kind of a crowd killer, but after Nancies we needed a break. I really like the guitar groove of this song, but it needs by far the most work of the new songs. As is, the solo section at the end of the song just comes off as too long and boring. Still lots of potential. Dave was making some hilarious facial expressions, though, and pretended to fall asleep at one point. He continues to crack me up.

WAYG: Standard as always, but a crowd pleaser.

RECENTLY: Great. No intros, went right into the song. The middle jam was very unique. Had a lot of shifts in volume...took it from way down and then way back up and down and up again. Seemed very unplanned. Probably nothing like the 6.21 version. Not quite as intense, but very smooth. Dave also added some improv vocals in the jam. Did the Pretty, Pretty Girl outro, and threw in one "Take me to the River".

JIMI THING: Holy mother of God. This is quite possibly the single best song performance I have ever seen. Boyd and Roi both tore up their solos. Roi took a few seconds to get into his (it was like he wasn't happy with the reed on his sax, at first), but once he got it going it was perfect. Then dave soloed, very different than other guitar solos I have heard him play on Jimi. And then...I cannot even begin to do Dave's scat outro justice. It went beyond anything I had ever heard. Period. Unbelievable mix of real and made up words, sounds, and rhythms. Probably went on for 3-5 minutes, with numerous different sections within the scat. There was a section where he went back and forth with Butch, then another section where Carter would play a drum riff and Dave would do a precussion-sounding scat. Climaxed with some "pow"s. Definitely download this song, but even that won't do it justice, because I have never seen Dave so animated on a song. His arms were working all over the place, he was dancing his ass off, his face was glorious. Had to be there to experience this. The whole band was having a blast.

JOY RIDE: Tough to follow that Jimi Thing, but this song is rocking. Crowd loved it. The band is playing it very well by this point in the tour. Probably my favorite of the new songs...very polished.

IF I HAD IT ALL: Only Everyday song of the night, and it was great. Actually far more intense than I remembered it. Dave seems to love performing this, and it came through in the energy.

DRIVE IN, DRIVE OUT: Great to hear this one. With the exception of the first verse, Dave improvised almost all of the lyrics. Hilarious and haunting all at once. There were some great lines, I wish I could remember them all. One was "People try and tell me what to do. I'll just close my eyes and do what the fuck I want."

CRAZY-EASY: Like Joy Ride, this one is sounding very polished. Smooth and grooved. Standard, but I loved it.

SMTS-->ASTB-->TOO MUCH: Fairly standard versions, but pretty rare and fun way to end the set. I kind of knew this might be coming, because I think it has been a couple years since they have gone a 2 night stand w/out playing SMTS. The bridge was, as always, jamming. Dave broke a dtring on his guitar towards the middle of Too Much, but it didn't matter because by this point, the entire crowd was energized to a max.

Offstage: Around 10:40. Germain's rules say that the band has to bee off by 11, due to surrounding communities. So I knew time was running short. The main wet had been considerably longer than previous shows this tour. They took a very short encore break and came back on for...

BILLIES: I have always said that getting a one song encore would be a real downer, but I don't think many people left disappointed. Nature intro on guitar only. Billies overall was intense, and Boyd is THE MAN. Dave was so into it that he broke ANOTHER string. (Two songs in a row, has to be some sort of DMB record).

Left the stage at around 10:56, with Dave throwing a few picks to the crowd and Stefan leaping around the stage like a little boy. Carter came back out after less than a minute disributed a pair of drumsticks to some lucky fans.

Overall: Phenomenal show. Great mix of classic (and I mean classic -- Ants, Nancies, Jimi, Billies) jams and punch new songs. The entire band, and Dave in particular, seemed to be having the time of their lives on stage. Dave looked as excited as ever. The energy was high from start to finish.

Dave did several teases throughout the night. One notable one occurred right before Jimi Thing, and seemed to be a couple of lines from the improv song from 6.17. I am not 100% sure if it was the same song, but seemed like it. He did something like this at another point earlier in the show as well. Very cool. Hope you all found this helpful / informative.

P.S. -- I don't believe there was a Two Step tease, as some people have suggested. Dave did a lot of little riffs on his guitar, but none sounded like Two Step.

[tessa]

Great review - thank you!

[Brut26]

The tapes from the show will determine the teases involved

[Brut26]

Have a Good Afternoon Polaris!

[JiMiThiNG277]

im pretty certain there was a two step tease before Dancing Nancies i believe...i was sitting fairly close (Sec A row Z) and just from playing the guitar and seeing where his hand was/fret position im pretty certain he threw a couple riffs from Two Step out there....i guess the tapes will decide!

[prelawmike07]

im pretty certain there was a two step tease before Dancing Nancies i believe...i was sitting fairly close (Sec A row Z) and just from playing the guitar and seeing where his hand was/fret position im pretty certain he threw a couple riffs from Two Step out there....i guess the tapes will decide!


Yeah...I heard that, too. :bounce

[joeyfine]

holy crap this show made me believe these men are gods...... wow show 2 of 4 @ starlake sunday night :)!!!

[ohiofiredancer]

I was sitting right next to the camera guy, and he was talking to the security guard (who is also a huge dmb fan). He said that they were seriously considering using footage from night 2 for some sort of release. Hopefully it will be from Jimi Thing because that possibly was the best 20 minutes of my life.

[dawain]

This was a great show, no doubt about that :), but I have a bone to pick! I park my car and the first thing I do is pop the tailgate to my Jeep to get a coat and some other shit, and not two seconds later two cops roll up in a golf cart telling me to shut my tailgate cuz there is no tailgateing! "Fine, I understand that, but I'm not tailgaiting officer." So they still give me shit and don't leave till I close my tailgate. WOW! Ok, so I walk up to the line to get into the venue, and the guy that is patting me down asks me for my keys. He tells me I can't take my DMB warehouse carabeaner inside cuz I might use it as brass knuckles. I tell him "Man, it says DMB on it, are you serious?!" Ok, whatever no big deal. Start walking back to my car to put it there and I get stopped by security. They wouldn't let me walk back to my car because they thought I was going to go tailgate!. I tell them about to beaner and they f-ing laughed at me! Are you serious! So I had to through the damn thing away, can you believe that! Its not about the money or the stupid keychain, its the damn irony!! :) No more germain shows for me, hello Starlake!

[holbiedmb914]

well i was in the 10th row for the 2nd night performance and id like to add that the storm brough a lot of energy to the show
also my friend notcied that during billies, the band's equipment was smoking!
he said he saw two wires smoking near the end of billies near boys equipment!
wow what a show esp. from 10th row

holbie

[ohiofiredancer]

Ok, so I walk up to the line to get into the venue, and the guy that is patting me down asks me for my keys. He tells me I can't take my DMB warehouse carabeaner inside cuz I might use it as brass knuckles. I tell him "Man, it says DMB on it, are you serious?!" Ok, whatever no big deal. So I had to throw the damn thing away, can you believe that! Its not about the money or the stupid keychain, its the damn irony!!

I also was told that I had to either throw mine away or I could hide it in the flowers right outside the gates and find it after the show. I took it back to the car, but I just can't believe they told me I couldn't take it in. I know they do that for our safety, but sometimes I just feel all these security precautions are just insane.

The show made up for everything though.

[JiMiThiNG277]

well i was in the 10th row for the 2nd night performance and id like to add that the storm brough a lot of energy to the show
also my friend notcied that during billies, the band's equipment was smoking!
he said he saw two wires smoking near the end of billies near boys equipment!
wow what a show esp. from 10th row

holbie

the smoking that your friend saw was actually the essence (spelling?) that they burn during the show....get that good smelling vibe up there! I thought the same till i saw the essence holder thing next to boyd's stack

[southpaw801]

These last two nights have been the greatest of my life. I could've left after dancing nancies last night because just like last year at polaris, him and boyd blew me away. It was awesome. Didn't get too wet but a little from the wind being in the upper pavilion.

[Brut26]

Awesome show indeed
Going to have to get OAR's and DMB's performances from these two shows!
How was the sound from the lawn this year?
Last year they could have turned it up but this year seemed louder.

[holbiedmb914]

the smoking that your friend saw was actually the essence (spelling?) that they burn during the show....get that good smelling vibe up there! I thought the same till i saw the essence holder thing next to boyd's stack

yeah that's what i thought, then after i was denied the setlist :( i saw two crew members run to the area and crowd around it
i wish i knew what it was

[kfiredanzr]

im pretty certain there was a two step tease before Dancing Nancies i believe...i was sitting fairly close (Sec A row Z) and just from playing the guitar and seeing where his hand was/fret position im pretty certain he threw a couple riffs from Two Step out there....i guess the tapes will decide!
:thumbsup

[DMB34O1]

Awesome show indeed
Going to have to get OAR's and DMB's performances from these two shows!
How was the sound from the lawn this year?
Last year they could have turned it up but this year seemed louder.
OAR's volume could have been turned up...but the sound for DMB was excellent from the lawn...except when it poured rain...then it was hard to hear alittle but still an awesome show

[barefoot]

Just got back, what an incredible 2 days. No way to really sum it all up in words. But I will say night 2 is a must for your collection. Recently was sick, a little intro thing, scat in the middle, great jam, awesome outro.... wow.

[ohiofiredancer]

Just got back, what an incredible 2 days. No way to really sum it all up in words. But I will say night 2 is a must for your collection. Recently was sick, a little intro thing, scat in the middle, great jam, awesome outro.... wow.
:thumbsup

[Brut26]

Just got back, what an incredible 2 days. No way to really sum it all up in words. But I will say night 2 is a must for your collection. Recently was sick, a little intro thing, scat in the middle, great jam, awesome outro.... wow.
:thumbsup :thumbsup second that one!

[Brut26]

Post 1500

:cool:

Good Night Polaris!

[The J2H]

as a member of the concert security workforce, i thought i'd shed a little more light on the curfew discussion.

like someone said, most venues have an 11pm curfew. after that, bands have to pay a seriously rediculous fine for each MINUTE they over play. the reason for that is not only do to noise to the surrounding community, but for every minute they overplay, that's one more minute the venue has to pay each person who is working the show...that's one more minute the police have to stick around to deal with drunks, traffic, etc... basically, a band that plays past curfew is not only paying a fine for breaking a contract, but they are also in turn paying every employee associated with the venue overtime.

anyways, if the only bad thing people can say about night two is that there was only a one-song encore, i'd call the show a damn good success. no complaints about either night here.

[Brut26]

as a member of the concert security workforce, i thought i'd shed a little more light on the curfew discussion.

like someone said, most venues have an 11pm curfew. after that, bands have to pay a seriously rediculous fine for each MINUTE they over play. the reason for that is not only do to noise to the surrounding community, but for every minute they overplay, that's one more minute the venue has to pay each person who is working the show...that's one more minute the police have to stick around to deal with drunks, traffic, etc... basically, a band that plays past curfew is not only paying a fine for breaking a contract, but they are also in turn paying every employee associated with the venue overtime.

anyways, if the only bad thing people can say about night two is that there was only a one-song encore, i'd call the show a damn good success. no complaints about either night here.

:thumbsup
Looking forward to tape on this one and confirm all the different teases.
There certainly were a few.

[pepe29]

the only one i heard of was seek up tease before recently...were there more??

[JiMiThiNG277]

im pretty sure i heard two step before nancies

[davedesloover18]

My opinion is people hear too many "teases" when Dave is just tuning/messing around before the next song. I think it's rare when you can actually tell that he's doing something on purpose.

[The J2H]

My opinion is people hear too many "teases" when Dave is just tuning/messing around before the next song. I think it's rare when you can actually tell that he's doing something on purpose.
:thumbsup I support this post! :thumbsup

[bango04]

blossom rocked last nite dave! even though seek up and halloween werent played just as i predicted ;) you definitely missed out!!

[bango04]

ps. why is this thread not where it used to be...that makes me mad.

[davedesloover18]

blossom rocked last nite dave! even though seek up and halloween werent played just as i predicted ;) you definitely missed out!!
that's ok, the Rx Bandits rocked my ass off, so I was happy.

[Brut26]

ps. why is this thread not where it used to be...that makes me mad.
:thumbsup
move us back to the main page

[Brut26]

blossom rocked last nite dave! even though seek up and halloween werent played just as i predicted ;) you definitely missed out!!
I keep on hearing about the energy from the crowd from the blossum thread.
Was the crowd actually better than the "rain" crowd from 2nd Night Columbus?
And PNP>Rapunzel has to always close there. I remember people being upset over that closing at Polaris in '02 and it was the only time that happen in Columbus.
Just rambling on here.

[Brut26]

Can't wait to see the setlist scan from 2nd night to see what song they knocked out of the encore b/c of curfew.

[happygirl326]

I saw the night 2 Columbus show as well as Blossom show last night. The band sounded great both nights, but the energy at Blossom didn't even compare to the energy at Columbus. Last night, I couldn't believe all the people sitting and having conversations about everything but the show! I think perhaps the reason I am dissapointed with the Blossom crowd is that I sat out in the lawn and was in the pavilion (18th row!) for Columbus. Last night was a bit of a letdown after Cols. night 2. Don't get me wrong though, it was a good show. But nothing compared to Cols. night 2. I understand why Blossom is only a one night stand and can't imagine it ever being 2.

[Brut26]

I was 10th row on night 2 and couldn't imagine more energy than that night. I didn't go the Blossom this year but more likely would have agreed with you. Blossom will probably always be one night same as Riverbend.

[happygirl326]

:)


I haven't been to Riverbend yet. I am hoping to go this year. I just have to get ticket.

What was really cool about last night is that it was the FIRST concert may sister (27 she's never gone to a concert! CRAZINESS!) went to and she loved it. I was really glad to see that she had a good time and really got into the show.

[Bswartz95]

I saw the night 2 Columbus show as well as Blossom show last night. The band sounded great both nights, but the energy at Blossom didn't even compare to the energy at Columbus. Last night, I couldn't believe all the people sitting and having conversations about everything but the show! I think perhaps the reason I am dissapointed with the Blossom crowd is that I sat out in the lawn and was in the pavilion (18th row!) for Columbus. Last night was a bit of a letdown after Cols. night 2. Don't get me wrong though, it was a good show. But nothing compared to Cols. night 2. I understand why Blossom is only a one night stand and can't imagine it ever being 2.


I was 6th row night 2 in Columbus and 4th row at Blossom... as far as the pavilion goes, Blossom's crowd was better. It was deafening in there! Even the DMB Road crew said: "the crowd at Blossom Music Center was on fire!" I cannot speak for the lawn though. The band was much more into the show at Blossom, and in 35 shows, I have never seen them interact with the crowd the way they did last night.

[jguinan101]

people keep tellin me the rain was makin them cold in columbus which i dont really get i was so into the show and had so much adrenaline (sp?) and energy it could have been snowin and i wouldnt have been cold i think the rain made the concert twice was sweet (except for soggy joints, thats no good)

[Brut26]

I was 6th row night 2 in Columbus and 4th row at Blossom... as far as the pavilion goes, Blossom's crowd was better. It was deafening in there! Even the DMB Road crew said: "the crowd at Blossom Music Center was on fire!" I cannot speak for the lawn though. The band was much more into the show at Blossom, and in 35 shows, I have never seen them interact with the crowd the way they did last night.
That could be true about the crowd at Blossom. In Columbus defense, it is tough to be loud at shows two nights in a row, but I know the lawn was going crazy. It was a hot/humid night 2.

[Brut26]

people keep tellin me the rain was makin them cold in columbus which i dont really get i was so into the show and had so much adrenaline (sp?) and energy it could have been snowin and i wouldnt have been cold i think the rain made the concert twice was sweet (except for soggy joints, thats no good)
:ugh: Cold? I didn't see too many cold faces as I was leaving the venue.
It was so hot that night and with all of the dancing how can anyone get cold. Of course if they could complain about anything from that show that would be it. :)

[Brut26]

From the almanac:
From 6/24 before Jimi Thing:
Track 11 Some Devil (tease) » 0:25 (Dave Solo)
very quiet, notes sound VERY similar to part of a verse

[Brut26]

No word yet on any other teases but I haven't listen to the show yet.

[rockyracoon]

well hello there. my, it's been a long long time. polaris was sweet. sweet i say. but, i have to be honest here and say that i enjoyed the 2 phish shows just a tad more. phish is unreal. a totally new love for the band, i have found.

[kfiredanzr]

From the almanac:
From 6/24 before Jimi Thing:
Track 11 Some Devil (tease) » 0:25 (Dave Solo)
very quiet, notes sound VERY similar to part of a verse
really? that's surprising....and very cool. i should be getting the shows tomorrow or saturday. i'm looking forward to hearing that....and the two step tease i can almost swear i heard.
big props to chris jones for getting the shows out so soon. he said that 06.23.04 is the best show he's EVER made. i'll put up a b&p offer soon, so be looking out.... ;)
kelsey


edit: woo hoo! post #100 for me!! lol

[bango04]

I keep on hearing about the energy from the crowd from the blossum thread.
Was the crowd actually better than the "rain" crowd from 2nd Night Columbus?
And PNP>Rapunzel has to always close there. I remember people being upset over that closing at Polaris in '02 and it was the only time that happen in Columbus.
Just rambling on here.

the crowd was better in my opinion. this is only because i was not surrounded by millions of drunk 14 year olds falling all over me at blossom as i was at polaris nite 2. however, it all depends on where you were at blossom because the lawn was full of drunk kids as well.
pnp>rapunzel...i went to blossom last year and it was a maker-two step closer. (i looked this up, i dont actually memorize this :rolleyes: )
rambling is okay :thumbsup

[bango04]

people keep tellin me the rain was makin them cold in columbus which i dont really get i was so into the show and had so much adrenaline (sp?) and energy it could have been snowin and i wouldnt have been cold i think the rain made the concert twice was sweet (except for soggy joints, thats no good)

bout halfway thru the show i lost all feeling in my hands, no matter how much i moved

[jguinan101]

a friend of mine left early said he couldnt feel his legs and was really cold, he's not that big of a fan, but i felt bad for his girl who is a pretty big fan

[Brut26]

Thing is jamming from the 2nd show. Lots of energy from the crowd in the downpour!

[Brut26]

Happy 4th Polaris!

[Brut26]

Does anyone have the setlist scan from night 2? I was curious to see what was skipped in the encore. Thanks!

[JiMiThiNG277]

Does anyone have the setlist scan from night 2? I was curious to see what was skipped in the encore. Thanks!


They supposidly skipped BOWA

should have been

---------
BOWA
Billies

[davedesloover18]

They supposidly skipped BOWA

should have been

---------
BOWA
Billies
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
DAMNIT! :violent

[bango04]

that makes me sad :(

[davedesloover18]

that makes me sad :(
very sad
I somehow had a feeling that was it, I was better off not knowing.

[bango04]

right you are my friend....
i stole that clever line from mxc

[davedesloover18]

what a great show

[bango04]

its true...last year my roommate and i would sit and watch the all day marathons of that.

[bango04]

im going to myrtle beach tomarrow....dont you wish you were all so lucky?? have fun in OHIO!

[davedesloover18]

stick it!
:)

[Brut26]

anyone get the setlist scans from the two shows?
the almanac doesn't have them up. Just wondering?

[Brut26]

Looks like it is going to be awhile till I get to download these shows :)

[Brut26]

Had to bring Polaris back to Page 1 :)

[jguinan101]

Had to bring Polaris back to Page 1 :)

rock on polaris

[bango04]

this poor thread needs some attention :)

[davedesloover18]

Poor neglected thread...

[bango04]

thats damn right, and its all your fault...


jk

[hamiltt]

haha...515 pages....needs some attention...haha

[Brut26]

Everyone must be on vacation :)

[bango04]

been there done that ;)

[satellitedmb40]

6-23-04 was my first dmb show! Polaris was awesome! Where was everyone sitting? I was sitting dead center in the pavilion seats. Great place except for some loser who decided to start beating on his girfriend right in the middle of the show!!! Dave didn't speak much that night did he? Someone said he kept saying thanks and congratulations but...I must have missed that. And the thing I really noticed is how much the atmosphere changed when it got dark. That was amazing. :thumbsup can't wait for next year

[Brut26]

6-23-04 was my first dmb show! Polaris was awesome! Where was everyone sitting? I was sitting dead center in the pavilion seats. Great place except for some loser who decided to start beating on his girfriend right in the middle of the show!!! Dave didn't speak much that night did he? Someone said he kept saying thanks and congratulations but...I must have missed that. And the thing I really noticed is how much the atmosphere changed when it got dark. That was amazing. :thumbsup can't wait for next year
:thumbsup Congrats on your first show!

[Brut26]

and welcome to Ants!

[satellitedmb40]

and welcome to Ants!
Thanks! I'm addicted to ants already :rolleyes:

[happygirl326]

Thanks! I'm addicted to ants already :rolleyes:b

I totally know what you mean. I am new here as well and find myself on this site EVERYDAY. It truly is an addiction. :)

But, hey, I can think of some worse ones. ;)

[satellitedmb40]

b

I totally know what you mean. I am new here as well and find myself on this site EVERYDAY. It truly is an addiction. :)

But, hey, I can think of some worse ones. ;)
yes! I openly state my dmb-aholic-ism :lol By the way, has anyone seen that dmb billboard in Columbus? My brother and i saw it on the way to the concert. It was so great! It was off of an exit, not sure which. We stopped off for food but they could have more in other places.

[bango04]

wherse the love polaris?

ps. drunksen post courtesty of billy hte boozer

[happygirl326]

yes! I openly state my dmb-aholic-ism :lol By the way, has anyone seen that dmb billboard in Columbus? My brother and i saw it on the way to the concert. It was so great! It was off of an exit, not sure which. We stopped off for food but they could have more in other places.There must have been at least two billboards up then b/c there was one right on James Rd that I passed whenever I was coming home from the Easton area. It was great getting to the boys. :)

Everytime I drove by it, I was like "'grrrrrr' :mad: I am not going. There is no need to remind me!" When I tried to get tix to months prior, there were only crappy pavilions up for grabs, and decided to pass. On 6/23 I managed to get a seat in the 18th row of Section A for 6/24! Talk about being one VERY, VERY happy girl! :bounce and what a good, good time it was! Rain and all

[bango04]

wherse the love polaris?

ps. drunksen post courtesty of billy hte boozer

i wish i didnt know how to use a computer when im drunk, thus elmininating my idiot posts like this

[davedesloover18]

i wish i didnt know how to use a computer when im drunk, thus elmininating my idiot posts like this
BILLY, BILLY, BILLY!

[bango04]

BILLY, BILLY, BILLY!

:p (there wasnt an embarrassed face, so i settled for this one)

ps. there should be plenty from you on wednesday, birthday boy

[bango04]

pps. i see youre going to finch on friday...i know some of the people in the opening band amanna 18...theyre semi decent.

[davedesloover18]

well good

[Brut26]

Good evening Polaris! Listening now to 6/24! Pretty good stuff.
Haven't downloaded the entire 6/23 yet. Arrr! Maybe someday soon :)

[Brut26]

There is certainly some tease going on before Recently (after Where are you going?)
I think that is the some devil the almanac is stating.
There was a load roar from the crowd during the tease. People were thinking two step, I was hoping Seek Up

[bango04]

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY DAVE!!!!

drink one up for me!!

[davedesloover18]

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY DAVE!!!!

drink one up for me!!
thanks! :)
I will, when I get off work :mad:

[bango04]

sweeeet

[bango04]

i wanna hear how the finch show went for you dave

[davedesloover18]

well, it went pretty drunk. they played more new songs than old, and their cd hasnt come out yet. who the fuck does that? (besides greenwheel..)

[bango04]

the dmb....

did you see amanna? just wondering if you did, and what you thought of them

[davedesloover18]

no i did not

[bango04]

where is the love for this thread?

[Brut26]

DMB is coming back to Ohio in October! :)
Not exactly Polaris but close enough!

[happygirl326]

DMB is coming back to Ohio in October! :)
Not exactly Polaris but close enough!
Yep! I just hope I can manage to get tix!

And tomorrow they will be in Cinci! Oh I can't wait. I have no idea how I am going to get any sleep tonight....

[davedesloover18]

how was the show?

[bango04]

shoulda gone to alpine with us, my friend.....hope your parties awesome.

[davedesloover18]

shoulda but didn'ta

[happygirl326]

how was the show?
I am assuming you are asking about Cinci last night...if not, please disregard this. It was AMAZING. I didn't think C'bus night 2 could be topped, but it was last night. I had a really, really good time. I think Ohio has been treated very, very well this tour.

[Brut26]

now we have a week off from shows, I would like to say HI to Polaris!

[Brut26]

the traffic should be able to flow much better for the summer shows next year :)

[bango04]

daavvvvvvvvve...who got ill back you up??? and superfreak? annnd seek up???????
be jealous! it was a smashing time....

PS. I MET GUSTER!!!!

[davedesloover18]

<----extremely jealous :(

and why didnt you guys come over last night? hmm?

[bango04]

i was wiped out from a weekend of hardcore rockin!

[davedesloover18]

a likely story...

[bango04]

veerry likely

[Brut26]

its been a week between posts Must have been a break from the tour :)

[Brut26]

Had to bring back to the top
Peace Polaris!

[rockyracoon]

side salads.

[pepe29]

everyone from columbus..what parts???
dublin here...id like to hang out and go to some shows next summer with ohioans
also how old are you guys/gals from columbus?

[satellitedmb40]

everyone from columbus..what parts???
dublin here...id like to hang out and go to some shows next summer with ohioans
also how old are you guys/gals from columbus?
i'm from dayton and i'm 15, a youngin :)

[bango04]

daveeeee i totally hope you had a good time last nite. i kicked your ass!

[davedesloover18]

pshh, you kicked no ass
you got owned, and i had ladies all over it :)

[bango04]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v141/bango04/9.bmp

check out these bitches

[davedesloover18]

sexy

[The J2H]

word up bitches

[bango04]

word up bitches
someones icon succccccccks :p

[v.k.ratliff]

Hello folks. I'm from Columbus and new to the boards. I was wondering if someone could seed the 6/24 Germain show over at bt.etree.org. I managed to snatch 65% of that show, but the seeder pulled out before I could finish it. I was at both shows and actually liked 6/23 better, but I'd like to have both shows on disc. The energy the second night was great, probably because of the rain and "best hits" sort of setlist.

Many thanks. And pepe29, I live in Harrison West (near Victorian Village).

:monkey

[davedesloover18]

someones icon succccccccks :p
hardcore