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Dave Matthews Band June 30, 2004 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario Ants Rating:  |
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User: *POLSKA*
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WOW. Been waiting a year for this. Finally I was in heaven again.
User: abenoit_41
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Great Show, Bartender & OSW , and Everyday were highlights for me.
Didn't like Rapunzel as closer, could have been Two Step or 41 or LIOG, but overall very glad I went. Have a great summer all :)
User: ajimithing
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awesome
User: AndrewGiven
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Fantastic show...the best one yet...but I guess everytime I go, i enjoy the show just a little bit more...
User: Anewell42
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Jimi Thing was amazing
User: AutumnRed
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Great night. Great seats. Great set list. Loved Jimi Thing, Granny, OSW, Too Much...loved it...
User: avalanche44
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Support: Keller Williams
With: Tom, Lauren, Kelly, Laura, Taralynn, Sarah
User: bneiluj
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Oh my god... it was my second show (after 09/02/03) and it was a as great as the first one... Jimi was insane and I really like Joy Ride after this show...
User: bustedstuff
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Good Seats, Other tix went to Christine and Jamie...
User: CanadaLovesDMB
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The boys played a solid show tonight, you could tell they wanted to make there one trip to Canada special, and they did! Dave playing watchtower with Keller was great because nobody even fucking noticed. Highlights were Bartender, Song That Jane Likes, Jimi Thing, Too Much, Everyday/#36 and Rapunzel! Now for the crowd, shut the fuck up during solo's and just because it's a new song doesn't give you permission to talk, shut up! And for the organization at the Molson Amphitheatre, AWFUL!!!
I would also like to send a big FUCK YOU to the security at the front of the lawn ecspecially to the BITCH with the Dreadlocks who was more concerned with dancing and hitting on guys then she was with doing her job, i didn't drive 3 and a half hours and pay $60 bucks to watch you dance in front of me all night! But that had nothing to do with DMB who reminded me again why they are THE GREATEST BAND ON EARTH! Thanks for another great show, BEST JIMI THING EVER!!!!
User: canada~fan
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wicked jimi thing, great to hear the new stuff
User: capucci
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Fun show. Good setlist. Fun backstage (Enjoy the movie Boyd...)
User: chemjlt
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Freakin' great! Opener duet with Dave and Keller Williams (AATW) - awesome! Jimi thing scat, incredible.
User: chicane
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This is my first concert experience ever. It took many years to be able to go and it was worth the wait. I knew it would be good, just didn\'t realize how good it actually was! wow!
User: cmk1983
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One word... WOW!! Great seats, amazing concert, and lots of energy! Keller Willams and Dave opening up with All along the Watchtower was incredible!!
User: conmck
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The Toronto show was an amazing show, had such a blast there. This was when the were playing 4 new songs like Hello Again, Joy Ride, etc. and of course they were awesome. Opened with Warehouse WOW that was the best opener ever, got the croud going right from the start. Loved Everyday "Hani Hani". Good times.
User: CPPJames
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First three songs were great. Warehouse as an opener is fantastic. Granny, always great. Crush, always great. When the World Ends...my least favorite song, but you're not gonna get all the ones you love. The new songs were all pretty solid, the lyrics are beginning to have more permanence to them and that's a good thing. They seem to be evolving well. I can't say that I'm a huge fan of any of them specifically, but I'm hoping they'll grow on me.
Song That Jane Likes was a first for me, VERY happy to hear that, especially with the "I have a little sister..." intro. I'll echo the statements that Everyday/Jimi Thing were the highlights. Jimi Thing had a very nice scat outro and a great jam. The "Hani Hani's" went on forever in Everyday...crowd did really well with them. I was a little disappointed that Everyday was the set closer, even though it was great. I think everyone hopes to hear a Billies/Two Step/Ants Marching type song, but it was still a great show. The encore was a little on the weaker end, but all in all a very solid show...aside from the girl behind me who would NOT stop yelling "Long Black Veil" in the most annoying voice ever.
User: crowded_streets
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amazing showw!!! jimi thing was such a highlight! the set was awesome, not all of the songs wouldve been my first choices but the way it all came together was perfect. the energy was awesome!
User: crushnancy
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YAY! What a great night! We had our first good seats (section 203 Row K). I had a great time....loved Jimi Thing and Everyday.
User: cte515
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Incredible show!Really was a great trip
User: Dabum
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Not his best Toronto show, but still fantastic
User: Dancing_Kenty
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Out of control...didn't like the seats too much (was hoping for a better view of Carter)and wasn't the setlist I would have chose (ha), but it was my first DMB concert and I'll never forget it. "Warehouse" made the show for me.
User: diggitydave21
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Fantastic
New Song, "Joyride" was awesome, flowed through 4 songs leading up to "where are you going". Lap bass before grace is gone was off the hook
User: Dillenga
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Great show, amazing Everyday/#36 combo, loved the overall vibe of the show, nothing better.
User: dinolax
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Was right up by the stage best seats ever! Worst venue on the planet for will call warehouse tickets. Made for a horrible afternoon until we got in, bought the biggest beer ever!
User: djdirtyernie
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Fucking Rocked. Lots of energy and Dave was trippin on the near full moon over Lake Ontario!! Loved the new songs and Dave's crazy new scat during Jimi Thing where he is singing to some imaginary head in his hand. Dave also said "For some reason I feel a lot safer everytime we come up here". A real political feel to the show! Great venue and very relaxed atmosphere. My second fave show after the Sex Machine romp with James Brown at MSG in Dec 2002.
User: djm121603
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7th show, and it was killer, jimi thing, crazy-easy, and how about dave coming out and playing watchtower with keller?????? .....insane
User: dmb4adamc
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awsome
User: dmbtripps
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bloody amazing
User: fatty
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Great Show, awesome sound from this location
User: fionaswan
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Spectacular!
User: frozenindigo
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Wow..what an amazing show! I loved Warehouse as an opener and Crush was really awesome. It was awesome becuase Stefan was playing around and everyone around me was like what is this, is it one of the new songs, then all of a sudden he played the intro to Crush and everyone started cheering.. Jimi Thing was absolutely amazing, I loved every second of it and I don't generally like JT as a song. Dave's scatting was awesome, as was his dancing during Rapunzel. Carter was so amazing, he had so much energy and was just playing is heart out. They jammed at the end of every song and when they had finished thier jam, Dave always went back to congratulate Carter...it was amazing...
User: Genevieve
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It was awesome! Second show at that venue and I had no problems. Beautiful weather, awesome songs (Jimi Thing, Everyday, Song That Jane Likes and Bartender were all amazing! ), heard some great new songs, met some nice people (aye), couldn't ask for more really.
User: goleafsgo80
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the show was awesome, DMB rocked the house!!! one sweet world was done beautifully...i'll admit i was so happy that it almost made me cry! i thoroughly enjoyed how the band got to interact with the thousands of fans during warehouse and everyday...that was a lot of fun! and the version of jimi thing blew me away when dave came with that freestyle skat session. AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING!!! that's all i have to say about the concert...thank you DMB for coming back to toronto!!!
Oh yeah...Watchtower with Dave and Kellar was great!
User: gravedigger11
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pretty solid show...Bartender was a given after they soundchecked it at Blossom and then didnt play it at Blossom...I would give a better review of the show if i hadent attended Blossom the night before but most of the same tunes were played and Dave didnt show as much energy tonight as he did in Blossom...still not a bad show...ALTHOUGH..a big fuck u to all those in section 304 and 305 near me for sitting down 1/2 of the show..every new song people were sitting down until a song they knew came on..give the tunes a chance biatches...
User: gravedigger32
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Awesome show!!! Loved the Watchtower with Keller Williams not many people inside for it!!! Great place to see a concert!!!
User: hkcliffy
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Just got finished ordering my 2 big Molsons and the two big freaking hot dogs when I hear Dave join Keller on stage - I swallowed those dogs like Linda Lovelace and made it to my seats just in time to see the end of their duet.... fuck! Flew up from Texas and was worth every penny - Toronto is beautiful and this was a special night - great weather and cool to see Dave in another country..
User: Infinite.Horizo
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The show was awesome, The Jimi Thing Scat was compeletly amazing it blew my mind away.
User: INSPIREDbyDAVE
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Driving up to Toronto I receive a phone call from a good good friend in Utah. "Charlie I might be able to get you front row." he says to me. Not buying too much into it, I start spitting out some Warehouse information and such, and sure enough, upon arrival there were 2 Front Row Center tickets waiting for me at the amphitheatre, at no cost! So I give my friends my tix to result in an upgrade for everyone. At this point I was so excited and anxious I couldn't stop trembling. When they came out, I was literally 8 feet away from them. Leroi said hi to me as I was screaming and Dave glanced at me a few times. The show was great. Seeing Dave's actions so close during Jimi Thing was incomparable to anything I've ever heard or seen. Bartender was as moving as I could hope it to be. I was captivated the whole time, never moving to make a bathroom or beer run! Only regret is again I brought a girl who was NOT deserving of an experience like this. But much thanks to my boy Pitt Pa!
User: jeojn
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Great show. The venue was very unique, never been to a place before like Molson. Crowd was alright.
User: jericho04
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After an exceptionally long lineup to enter the amphitheatre I was treated to a very decent show. The setlist was a little predictable but stellar versions of Jimi Thing and Everyday more than compensated. The new songs seem to have developed already with Sugar Will possibly faring the best this night. All four new ones were received well and I wouldn't be surprised to see Hello Again opening shows soon.All in all it was a great time as always.
User: jim062785dw
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"Evertime I come to Canada, i'm a little less afraid"
User: JimiGee
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I've now seen 5 shows from DMB...and this in my mind was the best to date...sorry I missed Keller Williams...especially since I have read that Dave came out and played AATW with him...I still can't stop listening to Jimi Thing...that was unbelievable...Since this concert, everytime I pick up my guitar, it somehow finds it's way to Dave...I've learned Granny, Crush and Everyday since....
User: jr_cigar
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Wow, lots of nice treats at this show and lots of unreleased material. We got a granny to start things off after warehouse and then a crush, that everyone thought was sugar will with stefan's solo intro. OSW, a great version of everyday. I coulda swore i heard the crowd do a two step chant for at least 5 seconds before they broke into everyday. I love the lap steel intro to grace is gone. The new songs sounded good too. Jimi thing was f'n ridiculous. Possibly one of the best versions I've ever heard. STJL was a nice treat and the first bartender of the tour. Great show!
User: kentdaddy
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great show....but rapunzel as a closer?? but dave was dancing all around during it so it was fun...
User: Lawlor
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Great time, grat show.
User: lederm
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unbelievable show... especially jimi thing
User: lezcuff
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Watchtower with Keller Williams is the highlight. Jimi Thing. Great theatre.
User: mackjhonson
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I think my expectations of this show were a little unrealistic, considering last year's Toronto show, but none the less I was left with quite the memorable experience. Bartender was definetly the highlight of the show, with Dave the most energetic vocally I have ever seen him, and Jimi Thing was very strong, complete with the Central Park outro, which really got the fans into it. A big shout out to the losers in sections 304 through 305 who just sat or left during the new songs, or during the Bartender jam.
User: maestro8
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I came all the way from Scotland to see this show. This band are just so tight and creative. They looked as though they had fun tonight despite not really communicating at all with the crowd. Word of advice Dave....talk and introduce your new tunes!
User: maker23
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"You know, I feel alot safer up here in Canada."-David J. Matthews June 30th, 2004....whatta guy..highlights included, Jimi Thing, Song Jane Likes, Hello Again had a Two Step like feel, i liked it. Just keep playing more music, and we'll keep spending disgusting amounts of money to see you. Cheers.
User: marlow
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Solid show. Dave was in fine form this evening. Played some nice classics as well as some great new tunes.
Cheers all!
User: Marlow50
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Solid performance all around. Was 8th row. Great sound, great setlist.
Cheers.
User: Mave Datthews
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Kickin' off my 4-show stint this summer, this was a great show. Opened with Warehouse, got the energy flowin', and followed that with Granny - very nice. Then a nice little funky jam for a while with Crush. Awesome.
The boys debuted 4 songs this summer, Hello Again, Crazy-Easy, Sugar Will and Joy Ride; road-testing and improving them for the new album (so anxious!) I like them all, but I'd have to say either Joy Ride or Hello Again are my faves, especially since in Hello Again, there's a perfect opportunity for Carter to solo - which he took advantage of more and more with each show!
They've brought back STJL in strong force, and it sounds soooooooo good. They ended with Too Much and Everyday, leaving the crowd chanting the #36 chorus.
The encore wasn't that bad (most ppl didn't like it), since it was GIG and PNP/Rapunzel, but I liked it. Maybe not as an encore, but what can you do? Great show overall.
User: maverickwbl
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Awesome show, enjoyed the new material!
User: mccooomb
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Good show, but the setlist and performance were not as good as the Darien Lake show.
User: mcflymcflymcfly
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good show...but what really matters..is the band..were they tight...good solos?...of course they were....its not about the singing ...its all about the band jamming
User: mctaggdo
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one sweet world!!!!!!! Best song ever!! opening act was sick, especially watchtower. The setlist was solid, although it was missing an uptempo song like ants or billies. New songs were unreal, I can't believe that so many people didn't like them. An overall amazing show!
Wasn't lovin the $12 beer, but it was worth it.
User: meuponmy
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thats what old people do....THEY DIE
User: Mighty Mouse
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Great show.. darien lake last year was better, but still a quality show. All the new songs are sick live.. i've been listening to them progress of the last frew shows, and they were sweet. They've really grown on me. I new it was crush right when stefan started doing the little solo at the beginning b/c he's been doing that for the past couple of show they've played crush. Jimi thing really stood out from this show.. but other then that.. Everyday as a closer was allright, and having literally the whole crowd singing "hani hani, come and dance with me" was sweet. Grace is Gone is always sick, but we didn't get that new extended country sorta ending.. I was hoping for a recently or bowa, but maybe next show... *fingers crossed*
btw.. don't know if anyone caught it but during butch's first solo, which i think was during bartender, he plays the rift for "If i only had a brain" (wizard of oz) and carter caught it and started laughing.. i started laughing too but no one around me caught it.. just wait until the show gets released...
User: MikeWilliams22
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plain and simple... amazing
User: mkimpan
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This was the best Dave show I've seen yet; I've been a fan for over seven years and seen DMB over ten times.
Phenominal.
User: moo_99
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my first LIVE dmb show and it was amazing!!!!!!!!!
still cant believe it.....anyone wanting to share the concert in mp3 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
an amazing time!!! and they sound soooo good!!!!!!
cheers!!!
n.
User: mrdar
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Excellent show!
User: mythmunky
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Wow! This was my fourth show, and I must say, it was amazing! It keeps getting harder and harder to decide which one is the best! This is certainly up there though! Brilliant right from the start. Keller and Dave playing Watchtower together got it off to an amazing start, and Keller's whole set was so good that as soon as it was over, I headed straight for the merch tent to get his CD! Now, Warehouse as an opener just kicked my ass all over the place! Great version! Then Granny, also great and then Crush, also great! I thought they were gonna close the set with Too Much, but then they just went right into Everyday! That was brilliant! There are some other songs I would've rather heard than WAYG, WTWE, RAR, and GIG; like JTR and Hmmm? (Thing), but on the whole everything was bloody amazing! So yeah, I LOVED this show, and thanks to the groove, I'm listening to it right now! Great quality, Mr. Taper, if you're reading this!
User: m_lebreton
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Great show. First time hearing the new tunes, and lovin' them! Can't wait to the new album! Great venue as well, if your thinking coming to a show north of the border, pick this one!!!
User: nbanas
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I have been to many DMB shows and this one absolutely rocked. I don't know if they can get any better than this.
User: Nickels
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My first show, it's about time, I've only been wanting to go for the past 7 years. Good setlist, the crowd disappointed me, next time I'll forget lawn seats.
User: nicknack
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201 row M.9,10. first show for me at molson, great sound. really wish I could have heard pig.
I yelled it all night, turns out they opened with it 7-2-04 spac.
User: nixs420
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This show was flat-out amazing. Jimi Thing is one of the best things I've ever heard the band do - the whole audience was going crazy during Dave's scat. Joy Ride was awesome, the boys were in good spirits and it was a great night.
User: nosirrah_nad
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Awesome show....nothing better than starting with keller doing watchtower. warehouse to open kicked ass, granny was incredible, jams on crush were right on. not a fan of when the world ends, but you can't have everything. all the new songs rock. dave was wailing hard on bartender, stefan with the lapsteel before grace is gone was incredible. when i heard the beginning of rapunzel i was a little dissapointed, but after leaving i think it was one of the best encores ever. nothing better than dave dancin like a madman for the last number. can't wait to see them again
User: notoriusdug_69
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Extremely tight show! My first show was at Ralph Wilson in '01 and the band has changed for the better in my opinion since then. This show reminds me of the older ones I've heard. It was so good to be there and the energy in my section [which I snuck into] was incredible. Keep up the good work and I'm so thankful that the "lovely ladies" are no longer a staple in the performance.
User: paulch9
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Can the band really start a show with warehouse?..aaaaah Yup!! Awesome show
New tunes are great. Everyday with a little #36 was amazing.
User: Peter5209
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"I feel a little safer up here" Dave Matthews Canada rocks and so did the show
User: picco
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jimi thing vocal solo blew my f-ing ming!!!!!
wiiiiild show
User: Pylon
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The new songs are soo good. Looking forward to the new album.
User: redbugsbunny
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Awsome Time
User: richpalser
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Wicked!!!
User: rudiger
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Long time DMB fan who never had enough money to go to the show. First one and was not disappointed. Great set!
User: SadJulia
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cool.
User: Sandge
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Amazing! won box seats!....mmmm closer to dave!
User: scottymcc
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By far the best show I have been to... a must download. Near perfect setlist.
User: sethf777
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Great show.. loved it
User: sh123
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first time seeing a show in canada, this was the year i actually traveled.
User: SheSaid41
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Best Seats ever. Bartender Bartender Bartender. Jimi Jimi Jimi...
User: Silentbob4242
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Great show, too bad I was stuck on the lawn.
User: skittles65
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awesome
User: Sleeper
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new songs hello again, joy ride, crazy -easy, sugar will
User: slymuthafuka
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This was my first show... Absolutely amazing setlist!!!
I've been addicted ever since!
User: Snowpros
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Sick Jimi Thing
User: sparky84
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What can I say about this concert, compared to the other 2 I have been to in TO it was good but not great. There were some small highlights that made it worthwhile. ie Dave breaking down in his good ol' southern manner! :) Love the dancing at the encore too during Rapunzel. And as a crowd I thought we all did a great sing along for Everyday! Looking forward to the enxt 2 concerts I have planned....I only hope the girl next to me won't look like she was dragged along by her boyfriend and would really rather be somewhere else.
User: spotlight_41
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Sugar Will = Wicked Song
Jimi Thing was so TwIsTed
User: StarCrash41
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very awesome show. Love the new songs.
User: Stream #41
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AWESOME SHOW! ! ! Highlights were... Warehouse to start the show, Crush, Bartender and Jimi Thing... AMAZING! ! !
User: supertramp_dmb
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First DMB concert - My life has officially begun. Great Venue
Chill down the spine moments:
Warehouse opener!
Bartender wailing as the sun had just set with lake Ontario behind me the Toronto skyline to my right and DMB infront of me
Sweet Jimi Thing
Everyday 'Hani Hani' sing along
I can't wait for 05'
User: Timbergirl
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What a great show! couldn't haved asked for more! Glad i was there!
User: toofishes
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My first DMB show, and probably not my last now that I have heard him live. Went with my friend who is a huge DMB fan, and now understand why he is into it as much as he is. Great energy the whole show, wish I could have seen the opening act and the duet though.
User: truckin buffalo
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ROCKIN!
User: Ugsomania
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AMAZING!!!!! Best versions of Everyday and Jimi Thing I have ever heard. Can't wait until next year!!!
User: walkoff2
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Great Venue, great show.
User: Westallion
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Great Show, although the lines to get in were way to long!!! Bartender was amazing as always. Finally had an awsome group of people to watch the show with (yea section 301 rows a through c) which made it that much better!!!
User: wwideweb
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Sweet show, thought the crowd was into really into it. Liked the new songs. Hearing song that jane likes and granny was real cool. Stefan's opening to Grace is Gone really kickass.
User: Yerik
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amazing show, too bad they didn't play two step or crash, was hoping for the maker as well.
User: zachariais
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Wow, the new songs are siiick. I was the only one in my section who knew all the words but it made everyone impressed. Lotta energy. Can't wait for new album/tour.
User: [DMB]TheGurl
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Great opener, warehouse rocked! Jimi was hypnotic with the scatting - which he did in his head before he ever let it out (I was in the front and I watched his face, wicked cool). Coulda lived without WAYG but ehin *shrugs*. Joyride gave me a whole new appreciation for it. Great to hear Song That Janes Likes. Nice. Bartender totally suprized me and it kicked ass!! Encore of PNP--->Rapunzel was shocker too but it was amazing, they really pumped it out! Great show.
