List updated with Blossom.
UPDATE: Blossom Night 2 on 6/3/12 comes in at No. 20
The Top Longest (Known) Dave Matthews Band Shows
Random notes:
- Alpine now has five shows on 2hr 30+ list thanks to 7/4/10. SPAC is in 2nd place with four.
- Of course this list cannot be deemed 100% correct as there are still a ton of early shows that we do not have recordings of. This is as correct as we'll ever get, I think.
- Thanks to the DMB Almanac.
#1:
11.20.10 - 3 hours, 1 minute [Charlottesville, VA]
#2:
7.5.09 - 2 hours, 54 minutes [Lucca, Italy]
#3:
9.30.08 - 2 hours, 53 minutes [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
#4:
8.9.08 - 2 hours, 52 minutes [Alpine Valley]
#5:
7.14.10 - 2 hours, 50 minutes [Scranton]
#6:
7.19.09 - 2 hours, 47 minutes [Alpine Valley]
#7:
3.17.93 - 2 hours, 46 minutes [The Flood Zone]
#8:
9.23.06 - 2 hours, 45 minutes [John Paul Jones Arena]
#8:
9.18.11 - 2 hours, 45 minutes [Randall's Island Caravan N3]
#10:
8.10.08 - 2 hours, 44 minutes [Alpine Valley]
#11:
9.3.11 - 2 hours, 43 minutes [Gorge Caravan N2]
#11:
7.25.08 - 2 hours, 43 minutes [Deer Creek]
#13:
8.26.11 - 2 hours, 42 minutes [Governor's Island Caravan Night 1]
#13:
8.22.08 - 2 hours, 42 minutes [Cricket Wireless Amphitheater]
#13:
7.25.01 - 2 hours, 42 minutes [AmSouth Amphitheater]
#16:
8.28.10 - 2 hours, 41 minutes [Shoreline Amphitheater]
#16:
6.27.08 - 2 hours, 41 minutes [Hershey Park Stadium]
#16:
3.6.93 - 2 hours, 41 minutes [Kappa Sigma @ Washington & Lee University]
#19:
9.12.04 - 2 hours, 40 minutes [Golden Gate Park]
#20: 6.3.12 - 2 hours, 39 minutes [Blossom Music Center]
#20:
11.13.10 - 2 hours, 39 minutes [Madison Square Garden]
#20:
5.25.07 - 2 hours, 39 minutes [Lisbon, Portugal]
#20:
3.3.93 - 2 hours, 39 minutes [The Flood Zone]
#24:
10.8.10 - 2 hours, 38 minutes [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]
#24:
9.24.03 - 2 hours, 38 minutes [Central Park]
#26:
9.3.06 - 2 hours, 37 minutes [The Gorge Amphitheatre]
#27:
7.31.10 - 2 hours, 36 minutes [West Palm Beach]
#27:
6.20.09 - 2 hours, 36 minutes [Post-Gazette Pavilion]
#27:
6.21.08 - 2 hours, 36 minutes [SPAC]
#27:
7.15.01 - 2 hours, 36 minutes [Texas Stadium]
#27:
1.30.93 - 2 hours, 36 minutes [Zollman's Pavillion at Washington & Lee University]
#32:
7.31.09 - 2 hours, 35 minutes [Deer Creek]
#32:
7.20.08 - 2 hours, 35 minutes [Mile High Festival]
#32:
3.23.93 - 2 hours, 35 minutes [Trax]
#32:
12.23.92 - 2 hours, 35 minutes [Trax Nightclub]
#36:
6.20.08 - 2 hours, 34 minutes [SPAC]
#36:
8.6.00 - 2 hours, 34 minutes [The Gorge Amphitheatre]
#36:
1.20.93 - 2 hours, 34 minutes [The Flood Zone]
#36:
12.28.92 - 2 hours, 34 minutes [Lewis's, Norfolk, VA]
#40:
8.26.06 - 2 hours, 33 minutes [Coors Amphitheatre]
#40:
6.16.06 - 2 hours, 33 minutes [SPAC]
#40:
8.3.01 - 2 hours, 33 minutes [ctnow.com Amphitheatre]
#40:
7.28.00 - 2 hours, 33 minutes [Coors Amphitheatre]
#40:
9.19.07 - 2 hours, 33 minutes [Verizon Wireless Music Center Charlotte]
#40:
9.22.07 - 2 hours, 33 minutes [Smirnoff Music Center]
#46:
11.19.10 - 2 hours, 32 minutes [Charlottesville, VA]
#46:
11.9.10 - 2 hours, 32 minutes [Boston, MA]
#46:
11.6.10 - 2 hours, 32 minutes [Philadelphia, PA]
#46:
7.4.10 - 2 hours, 32 minutes [Alpine Valley]
#46:
12.31.96 - 2 hours, 32 minutes [Hampton Coliseum]
#46:
7.9.00 - 2 hours, 32 minutes [Foxboro Stadium]
#46:
9.13.06 - 2 hours, 32 minutes [The Pepsi Center]
#46:
11.13.07 - 2 hours, 32 minutes [IZOD Center]
#54:
7.10.10 - 2 hours, 31 minutes [PNC Park]
#54:
8.15.09 - 2 hours, 31 minutes [Cruzan Amphitheater]
#54:
9.26.07 - 2 hours, 31 minutes [Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine]
#54:
9.29.07 - 2 hours, 31 minutes [Shoreline Amphitheatre]
#58:
7.10.11 - 2 hours, 30 minutes [Lakeside Caravan, Chicago, IL]
#58:
8.27.10 - 2 hours, 30 minutes [Sleep Train Amphitheater]
#58:
7.17.10 - 2 hours, 30 minutes [Citi Field]
#58:
6.4.10 - 2 hours, 30 minutes [SPAC]
#58:
7.11.08 - 2 hours, 30 minutes [Cruzan Amphitheatre]
#58:
8.5.06 - 2 hours, 30 minutes [Randall's Island]
#58:
7.2.06 - 2 hours, 30 minutes [Alpine Valley]
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
#1:
3.29.03 - 2 hours, 48 minutes [Boone, NC]
#2:
4.4.03 - 2 hours, 40 minutes [Carthage College]
#2:
2.11.96 - 2 hours, 40 minutes [Amherst]
#4:
4.1.03 - 2 hours, 37 minutes [Central Michigan Univ.]
#5:
3.28.03 - 2 hours, 35 minutes [Wake Forest Univ.]
#5:
2.21.97 - 2 hours, 35 minutes [Warfield Theatre]
#7:
2.13.96 - 2 hours, 34 minutes [Burlington]
#8: 8.20.11- 2 hours, 33 minutes [Charlottesville]
#8:
2.23.97 - 2 hours, 33 minutes [Univ. of Arizona]
#10:
3.31.03 - 2 hours, 31 minutes [Miami of Ohio Univ.]
#11:
4.3.03 - 2 hours, 31 minutes [Purdue Univ.]
#12:
2.8.96 - 2 hours, 30 minutes [Michigan State Univ.]
Dave Matthews & Friends
#1:
1.16.04 - 3 hours, 1 minute [Oakland]
#2:
12.22.03 - 2 hours, 53 minutes [Allstate Arena]
#3:
12.20.03 - 2 hours, 43 minutes [Rochester]
#4:
1.14.04 - 2 hours, 42 minutes [San Diego]
#5:
1.12.04 - 2 hours, 41 minutes [Seattle]
#6:
1.15.04 - 2 hours, 40 minutes [Los Angeles]
#7:
12.17.03 - 2 hours, 31 minutes [Madison Square Garden]
Top Shortest Full Band shows (post-1995)
#1: 4.5.02 - 1 hour, 39 minutes [Penn State]
#1: 4.8.02 - 1 hour, 39 minutes [Boston]
#1: 10.27.98 - 1 hour, 39 minutes [Inglewood, CA]
#4: 6.14.99 - 1 hour, 40 minutes [Tweeter Center Chicago]
#5: 6.24.00 - 1 hour, 41 minutes [Deer Creek]
#6: 10.10.96 - 1 hour, 43 minutes [Albany, NY]
#7: 4.4.02 - 1 hour, 44 minutes [Washington, D.C.]
#7: 7.17.02 - 1 hour, 44 minutes [Camden, NJ]
#7: 6.15.96 - 1 hour, 44 minutes [Burgettstown, PA]
#10: 4.24.02 - 1 hour, 45 minutes [Cleveland]
#10: 5.16.99 - 1 hour, 45 minutes [Grand Rapids, MI]
#12: 1
2.16.00 - 1 hour, 46 minutes [Providence, RI]
#12: 5.4.99 - 1 hour, 46 minutes [Mobile, AL]
#12: 6
.16.99 - 1 hour, 46 minutes [Maryland Heights, MO]
#12: 10.1.96 - 1 hour, 46 minutes [Boston]
#16: 7.27.03 - 1 hour, 47 minutes [Carson, CA]
#16: 8.30.03 - 1 hour, 47 minutes [Hartford, CT]
#16: 5.12.02 - 1 hour, 47 minutes [Phoenix, AZ]
#16: 6.4.99 - 1 hour, 47 minutes [Burgettstown, PA]
#16: 12.18.98 - 1 hour, 47 minutes [Moline, IL]
#16: 10.11.96 - 1 hour, 47 minutes [Portland, ME]
#16: 6
.7.96 - 1 hour, 47 minutes [Mansfield, MA]
#23: 10.25.09 - 1 hour, 48 minutes [Bud Light Port Paradise Cruise]
#23: 8.4.03 - 1 hour, 48 minutes [Portland, OR]
#23: 4.29.01 - 1 hour, 48 minutes [Raleigh, NC]
#23: 5.2.01 - 1 hour, 48 minutes [Greenville, SC]
#23: 1
2.5.00 - 1 hour, 48 minutes [Allstate Arena, IL]
#23: 6.18.99 - 1 hour, 48 minutes [Columbus, OH]
#23: 6.22.99 - 1 hour, 48 minutes [Deer Creek]
#23: 11.9.98 - 1 hour, 48 minutes [Calgary, AL, CAN]
#31: 9.7.05 - 1 hour, 49 minutes [Bonner Springs, KS]
#31: 12.3.00 - 1 hour, 49 minutes [Minneapolis, MN]
#31: 9.6.00 - 1 hour, 49 minutes [Orlando]
#31: 12.17.98 - 1 hour, 49 minutes [Ames, IA]
#31: 9.27.96 - 1 hour, 49 minutes [Michigan State Univ.]
#31: 11.5.96 - 1 hour, 49 minutes [Portland, OR]