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DMB Rocks MSG to Open 09 Tour
Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News at 9:44am on Wednesday, Apr 15th, 2009The Dave Matthews Band certainly did not disappoint during their tour opener at Madison Square Garden on April 14. Dave joked that in a conversation with The Roots, the opening band, they remarked "Who opens a tour at Madison Square Garden?" DMB showed they do, and they can.
DMB played three songs from the forthcoming Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King - Funny The Way It Is, Why I Am, and Spaceman. The songs received an overall positive reaction from the crowd, especially Why I Am, which Dave remarked was Roi's favorite during the 08 session. DMB also broke out some old favorites, including Raven, Pig, and a full (non-truncated) Recently, and had Gregg Allman guest on his song Melissa - sung as a duet with Dave.
The tour continues April 15 just up the road in New Jersey, and then DMB travels back home to Charlottesville.
