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Epic Weekend In New England for DMB

Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/27/12 10:58am

The Dave Matthews Band wrapped up a busy weekend in the Nutmeg State with an encore that will have fans debating its awesomeness for years to come. To recap:

• A Fan heard the entirety of the new 2012 DMB studio album (compliments of Steve Lillywhite). Every song is "new", and the three songs being played this summer, Mercy, Goucho, and Sweet are all on there (and in a row).
• Dave played a surprise solo show in Greenwich on May 26 prior to the Full-Band show in Hartford
• Nine songs debuted this weekend, including The Stone to open the weekend, and Halloween as the penultimate track.

The Encore in Hartford night two is certainly one of the strongest in the Ants Era (2002-2012), rarely will the full-band perform on three encore songs. Encores are something the band is measured upon; and in fan terms, they are measured on the scale of Epic. From "epic" to "EPIC. Where does Hartford night 2 fall? What are some other remembered epic encores? We created a poll in the boards, so head on over and vote for your favorite!

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New Song Debut Highlights 2012 Tour

Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/19/12 10:56am

Fans received an extra treat courtesy of The Warehouse, a new song to download from the upcoming album, Gaucho. The semi-politically charged song (it's not as much as you think) was one of the songs to debut May 18 at The Woodlands. The other new song to debut was Mercy, which made its premiere on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in April. Sweet also received a full-band play.

Returning to the glory that is "rotation" were Beach Ball and You Never Know two of the most underrated and awesome songs out there. Seven and #41 are worth a mention because both are great, and there are actually people out there that don't like Seven so I like to mention it a lot to tick em off. I'm a salt-in-the-wound guy.

Tour continues May 19 (most likely tonite if you're reading this timely) in Dallas.

The 2012 DMB Tour Is Here!

Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/18/12 7:24am

The Dave Matthews Band opens their 2012 tour May 18 just outside lovely Houston, Texas. The band performed a full-band sound check the evening prior, we won't spoil it for you, but if you want to find out what was played and hear some clips of songs, start around page 68 or so on the Texas thread

So between those clips, the awesome doc Hello Again from the 2010 tour, and the live tweeting we will feature from the show on the antsmarching.org twitter, you all should be sufficiently prepared to crash Ants by the second song of the show. That's another way of saying that the anticipation for this tour is pretty sky high. You know where to follow along by now, so we'll see you all as you watch along with the set list for the first show!

Hug A Taper

Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/17/12 7:14am

Go ahead, yea, I said it.

OK, maybe don't. But have you ever thought about what the tapers do to facilitate your Dave Matthews Band experience? After all, it was tapers that greatly assisted the spread of DMB, first from campus to campus, and continuing today from continent to continent. Tapers spend, well, lets just say way too much money to record these shows, and the vast majority are up on the internet the following day (or sometimes a few hours later). Gone is the old tradition of the "two week rule" (where fans waited 14 days prior to asking about a show).

So maybe instead of hugging a taper, you should instead give em a little space. Tapers arrive very early to venues, and set up their gear to get optimal sound. If you happen to be near one, maybe give em a little extra space? 9 our of 10 tapers don't bite, and are quite friendly, but no one really likes to have their gear bumped or trampled upon. So an extra step or 2 won't deter your DMB experience. The tapers are going to be the way that we hear quality recordings of the new songs quickly, so lets give all the tapers some props, and also some space. After all, if it were not for tapers, only the people in Chicago would have heard the Falling Off The Roof/Jackpot live song, which our very own Moderator and taper Crumbo has graciously supplied in mp3 form for you do download. So check it out, and lets give props to the tapers.

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2012 Tour, What Will they Play?

Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/15/12 7:35am

In 2010, the last summer tour (duh), the Dave Matthews Band played over 100 songs, as seen here broken down by album. Of course, you don't need me to remind you that one of the unique things about the band is their ability to break out different songs throughout a tour; that's why the average person reading this right now will see a minimum of 2 shows in 2012. And that's just the summer.

There's a fine art to determining what will be played, which is why we have our very own Set List Game! If you've never played it before, it's pretty simple, just try and guess what song(s) will be played during the show. And you receive bonus points for predicting a song in the exact place in a show when it's played (which the kids call "spotting"). Enter your picks in, and then you can follow along during that given show in the thread for that show in the forum.

There will be fabulous prizes awarded for whomever does the best in the set list game, so best of luck in picking your songs!

It's 2012 Tour Week

Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 5/14/12 10:33am

Finally, after either a year, or 2 years, depending on how you score it, the Dave Matthews Band is touring. The tour opens on Friday, May 18 just outside Houston, TX.

We don't need to remind you that this is a big year for DMB; with a new album coming out (eventually), the big question is, "what will be played this year?" The first tour of the year is usually a peek at what we have in store (but not always). To help facilitate you, the fan not at the show, the good members of Ants+ will be at every DMB show this tour tweeting from the Ants Twitter. They will be tweeting specific things that you'll find interesting, not just what song is played. So if you're not following the Ants Twitter, get on the bandwagon! Those tweets, along with tweets from other fans, will pop up on our real-time-set-list feed that will pop up prior to the show. Just stay on the main page (that'd be the one you're reading this from) and the set list app will appear a bit before the show begins.

Check back every day this week as we count down to the first day of the 2012 tour!

DMB To Play River's Edge Music Festival

Posted by Julie Wrinkle in Tour News on 4/5/12 6:16pm

Dave Matthews Band will headline the inaugural River's Edge Music Festival, located on Harriet Island in St. Paul, MN. DMB will play on June 24 while Tool will headline on June 23. Tickets go on sale April 13. More information and the full lineup is available at the festival's official site.

Ticket Confirmations Up; Rejoice!

Posted by Jake Vigliotti in Tour News on 3/5/12 7:58am

The Warehouse announced the ticket confirmations for the Dave Matthews Band 2012 tour, and it sure seems like there's a lot of happy campers (and non-campers). Just by the reaction of fans, ticket confirmations seem to be "up"; the new system of "checking the box" as it's creatively known on the message board seems to at the very least gotten people in the door for a show.

The other thing that will be "interesting" (which is another way of saying fairly hilarious) is the new policy of the Pit. With The Pit tickets now being picked up at the venue with a photo ID, once has to wonder if the #1 complaint from the 2010 tour - people sneaking into the pit - will finally be resolved? Of course, there's people out there that are going to get railed with or without proper Pit Tickets, but the general idea is that it will limit those sneaking into the Pit (which is a good thing).

For the rest of the normals, the Citi pre-sale begins March 5 (that's today), and the normal ticket sale starts sometime after that... but really, if you're not in the Warehouse by now, I can't hear your complaints about tickets anymore. You should know better.