Your top 3 moments at a DMB show..

[EDDMB]

1) The Central Park Concert 09.24.03.. ..the whole show , just amazing.

2) Two Step in the rain at Giants Stadium 06.11.01

3) Madison Square Garden 12/03/98 ...fantastic gig with Bela opening and guesting on a few tunes...standout song for me Minarets.

Honorable mention : The Last Stop , Madison Square Garden 11.13.10 ...great show , place went nuts , Dave's voice was shot.. still loved it.

[Dannyyankou]

Originally Posted by EDDMB

1) The Central Park Concert 09.24.03.. ..the whole show , just amazing.

2) Two Step in the rain at Giants Stadium 06.11.01

3) Madison Square Garden 12/03/98 ...fantastic gig with Bela opening and guesting on a few tunes...standout song for me Minarets.

Honorable mention : The Last Stop , Madison Square Garden 11.13.10 ...great show , place went nuts , Dave's voice was shot.. still loved it.

Holy shit, you've seen a lot of great shows!

[cry_minarets458]

Originally Posted by Dannyyankou

Holy shit, you've seen a lot of great shows!

and he missed a lot of bad years. that guy is the smartest fan ever.

[crashintonickdm]

sadly he attended 7.24.09. that was the worst show I've ever seen by anyone. just awful. the only time i left wanting to ask for my money back.

[zaj128]

Spoon w/ Brandi at DC in 2013
Last Stop to close out Wrigley in 2010
1st Halloween at Alpine 2009- They played Thank You again and people were like "are you kidding me?" and thought that was gonna be it for the 2nd straight year. I saw Dave put the guitar back on and knew we were in for it.

[Dannyyankou]

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm

sadly he attended 7.24.09. that was the worst show I've ever seen by anyone. just awful. the only time i left wanting to ask for my money back.

And he's also seen 7.21.09, which I had to suffer through unfortunately. Only highlight was Dreaming Tree, and it wasn't even a good version. N2 was good though.

[TrippinNancies1]

When the Black Eyed Peas came on stage for Jimi Thing -_-

[Dannyyankou]

Originally Posted by TrippinNancies1

When the Black Eyed Peas came on stage for Jimi Thing -_-

DAVEEEEEEEE MATTHEWS BAAAAAAAAAAANDD!!!!l!!

[kittensXLI]

Shotgun on 6.21.08

Halloween on 6.20.09

What You Are on 7.10.10

Halloween --> Tripping Billies on 6.08.12, and on 7.13.12

The Space Between, Blue Water, Raven, and Little Thing at Pitt 2012

What You Are and Captain on 5.31.13

[dthree]

Originally Posted by zaj128

Spoon w/ Brandi at DC in 2013
Last Stop to close out Wrigley in 2010
1st Halloween at Alpine 2009- They played Thank You again and people were like "are you kidding me?" and thought that was gonna be it for the 2nd straight year. I saw Dave put the guitar back on and knew we were in for it.

Are you forgetting the crowd singing Thank you during the encore break that added that song to the set that night? Call me crazy, but it was pretty cool to see them play it for the first time that tour, especially in the E1 spot.

http://www.dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSe...106&where=2009

[YankeesDMB41]

1) Everyday w/ Vusi at MSG
2) Cortez The Killer at Randalls Island
3) Seeing the Last Stop open

[cry_minarets458]

was at 7.21.09 and 7.24.09.....2009 was just a weird year.

[hadoop]

Originally Posted by EDDMB

1) The Central Park Concert 09.24.03.. ..the whole show , just amazing.

2) Two Step in the rain at Giants Stadium 06.11.01

3) Madison Square Garden 12/03/98 ...fantastic gig with Bela opening and guesting on a few tunes...standout song for me Minarets.

Honorable mention : The Last Stop , Madison Square Garden 11.13.10 ...great show , place went nuts , Dave's voice was shot.. still loved it.

Be careful. I got laughed at about a month ago for being disappointed about not hearing JTR during the rain storm in the encore at Bristow this past year. Some people on ants don't take kindly to environmental factors making an experience/song more enjoyable.

[zaj128]

Originally Posted by dthree

Are you forgetting the crowd singing Thank you during the encore break that added that song to the set that night? Call me crazy, but it was pretty cool to see them play it for the first time that tour, especially in the E1 spot.

http://www.dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSe...106&where=2009

Probably wasn't clear enough. The Thank You chants were crazy that night from the year before so that was definitely a cool moment, but since they had no E1 song and they started playing Thank You, a lot of people thought that was it. To respond to the crowd the way they did, play Thank You, but then follow it up with Halloween out of nowhere was what made it that much more special.

[cry_minarets458]

Originally Posted by hadoop

Be careful. I got laughed at about a month ago for being disappointed about not hearing JTR during the rain storm in the encore at Bristow this past year. Some people on ants don't take kindly to environmental factors making an experience/song more enjoyable.

i don't take any offense to it at all...

Hartford 2008 Bartender opening the show in a fucking thunderstorm...it's my favorite version ever musically, but everyone shits on that opinion because of the whole 8.19.08 one.

DC N1 2010 is probably one of my favorite concert experiences ever because of that thunderstorm...luckily I was able to sneak in under the cover...switched JTR from 2nd to opener due to the Rain Delay tour debut!

Sometimes the weather does bring out certain aspects of the band....and the crowd especially...and the band feeds off that energy.

I never heard an amphitheater sing a song louder than they did when they sang Sublime's "Santeria" directly before DMB took the stage at like 1030 PM (or something close) that night to open their show. and the band fed off that energy when the show started...was pretty cool experience.

[harribri]

1. spoon with brandi carlile 6.22.13
2. 11.20.10 encore
3. 6.8.12 encore

[hensleytyler44]

Originally Posted by cry_minarets458

i don't take any offense to it at all...

Hartford 2008 Bartender opening the show in a fucking thunderstorm...it's my favorite version ever musically, but everyone shits on that opinion because of the whole 8.19.08 one.

DC N1 2010 is probably one of my favorite concert experiences ever because of that thunderstorm...luckily I was able to sneak in under the cover...switched JTR from 2nd to opener due to the Rain Delay tour debut!

Sometimes the weather does bring out certain aspects of the band....and the crowd especially...and the band feeds off that energy.

I never heard an amphitheater sing a song louder than they did when they sang Sublime's "Santeria" directly before DMB took the stage at like 1030 PM (or something close) that night to open their show. and the band fed off that energy when the show started...was pretty cool experience.

Completely forgot about that part! Such a great moment that led to JTR!

[tshaw143]

Originally Posted by cry_minarets458

i don't take any offense to it at all...

Hartford 2008 Bartender opening the show in a fucking thunderstorm...it's my favorite version ever musically, but everyone shits on that opinion because of the whole 8.19.08 one.

DC N1 2010 is probably one of my favorite concert experiences ever because of that thunderstorm...luckily I was able to sneak in under the cover...switched JTR from 2nd to opener due to the Rain Delay tour debut!

Sometimes the weather does bring out certain aspects of the band....and the crowd especially...and the band feeds off that energy.

I never heard an amphitheater sing a song louder than they did when they sang Sublime's "Santeria" directly before DMB took the stage at like 1030 PM (or something close) that night to open their show. and the band fed off that energy when the show started...was pretty cool experience.

6.24.04
Thunderstorms for about the first hour or so. Ants opener & GGT with lyrics about the rain. Pretty cool stuff!

http://dmbalmanac.com/TourShowSet.as...=80&where=2004

Hearing the crowd sing Santeria at DC is always fun. They seem to have been doing it for what seems like 10 years straight.

[EDDMB]

Originally Posted by cry_minarets458

and he missed a lot of bad years. that guy is the smartest fan ever.

No I'm just old , been around a while lol

[EDDMB]

Originally Posted by crashintonickdm

sadly he attended 7.24.09. that was the worst show I've ever seen by anyone. just awful. the only time i left wanting to ask for my money back.

True , not a good one at all but AC N1 tops it , worst gig for me

[EDDMB]

Originally Posted by Dannyyankou

And he's also seen 7.21.09, which I had to suffer through unfortunately. Only highlight was Dreaming Tree, and it wasn't even a good version. N2 was good though.

Isn't this the show when Dave got all pissed off ? Yelling at some fan in the front ?

It was an ok at best show , disappointed in the bands performance . They were flat .

AC N1 they sounded awful , and not much better N2. I had a great time that weekend though .

[Dannyyankou]

Originally Posted by EDDMB

Isn't this the show when Dave got all pissed off ? Yelling at some fan in the front ?

It was an ok at best show , disappointed in the bands performance . They were flat .

AC N1 they sounded awful , and not much better N2. I had a great time that weekend though .

Yep, that's the show. Dave made a comment about it and everyone started booing the fan.

[Perch1019]

Central Park. 100k people, great set. Just one of those things

Two step @ giants stadium in the rain. Thought there was a 50/50 chance everyone in the stadium was going to die at one point.

Hartford '12, first time they did Halloween ~> billies. I had been waiting 13 years for Halloween and went bat shit crazy when I realized that's what it was during the tease. Billies was just the icing on the top

Jazzfest in the monsoon was pretty cool last year as well

[bmt322]

1. First time on the rail in Dallas last year, the curtain dropped, and the band was like, right freakin' in front of me, and everyone else, was mainly behind me
2. Two Step opener at Busch, 2008
3. Too Much (fake) > Halloween in Kansas City, 2009

4. Honorable Mention. Granny opener in Maryland Heights 2006. It was just a good day, and it was the first time I had ever heard Granny. Love that tune.

[snow1868]

Originally Posted by bmt322

1. First time on the rail in Dallas last year, the curtain dropped, and the band was like, right freakin' in front of me, and everyone else, was mainly behind me
2. Two Step opener at Busch, 2008
3. Too Much (fake) > Halloween in Kansas City, 2009

4. Honorable Mention. Granny opener in Maryland Heights 2006. It was just a good day, and it was the first time I had ever heard Granny. Love that tune.

Extremely underrated show. Especially for how shitty the sets in Sept had been leading up to that show.

[dmbncsu]

1. First show Roi missed in Charlotte and crowd chanting "we want roi.."
2. Two Step ...> Ants Marching ...> Halloween Charlotte 2013
3. The women..

[Gravedigger789]

1) Getting Dave to play Shotgun at Camden '12 after bringing a poster and holding it up in the pit.

2) In '09, looking at the history of songs played at Camden, realizing they've never played Halloween, wearing my orange Holland soccer shirt for N2 and getting it in the encore.

3) Getting The Last Stop (my first) at Wrigley N2

[dthree]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger789

1) Getting Dave to play Shotgun at Camden '12 after bringing a poster and holding it up in the pit.

2) In '09, looking at the history of songs played at Camden, realizing they've never played Halloween, wearing my orange Holland soccer shirt for N2 and getting it in the encore.

3) Getting The Last Stop (my first) at Wrigley N2

Wasn't it already on the set? Great tune though.

http://dmbalmanac.com/TourSetScan.as...056995&tid=117

[crashintonickdm]

Calling seek up opener the day I purchased tickets for Philly winter 2000. Then it actually happened. 12/17/00

[Gravedigger789]

Originally Posted by dthree

Wasn't it already on the set? Great tune though.

http://dmbalmanac.com/TourSetScan.as...056995&tid=117

I had pit tickets for N1 & N2 and held the poster up in between every song during N1. As Dave was introducing Mercy during N1, he pointed at me and said "I got you buddy. One of them days. Hope I get you for awhile, know what I'm saying?". It was on the set because of my poster (see avatar).