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Dave Matthews Band July 14, 2005 Ford Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, FL Ants Rating:  |
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User: airrift
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A great show with Great Energy.
User: amandakay777
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Dave, Boyd, Carter and Steffan ROCKED!
User: Ang78Marie
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My first show!
User: artifex223
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this was a great show, although the first half is really blurry. not a better setlist than last year, but it was nice to see #34. great show.
User: ask6577
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Amazing! 34!!
User: bcrabs6988
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Only have seen one DMB concert. I thought it was the best thing ever though. Anyone who saw this show and has also seen many others please email, i want to know how this show was compared to others? and what is a good rarity index? I dont see how the show could have gotten any better than it was, is it just me or was this truly a great concert by Dave standards? So if any one else saw this please send me an email at bcrabs6988@hotmail.com
User: billy377
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Great show, the band had tons of entergy tonight lots of hardcore jammin. Out of the six shows I have been to this was no doubt the best one yet!! Ford an Florida RULE!!!!
User: brich686
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The show was awesome accept I didn't like Old Dirt Hill being in the encore
User: carterfan9
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Probably my favorite of the Florida shows this year. # 34 was incredible. Awesome that they brought that back. I guess anything is possible. ...Blue Water next?
User: catandmouse
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34!!
User: chigator
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didn't seem to have the energy of past shows.
User: clyoder
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Fabulous, wonderful, glorious! I am in awe, and still speechless at the power, the joy, the beauty that DMB brings to this world! Peace
User: craig_derek
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Good show. A tremendous thunderstorm and walking through the mud before the show made for an ominous mood. I was a little disappointed in TM for a closer but still an awesome show.
User: damvbe4134
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prety mellow set, wish there wa more energy but the show was good and it was incrediuble to hear #34, one of my all time fave songs. i love the new stage too.
User: davehead20
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Boyd and Leroi stole the show tonight with each one of them playing absolutely amazing every time they had a chance to jam, which was on basically every song. LIOG was magnificent. Warehouse, ants, WWYS, and watchtower were all fucking gnarkill...oh yeah and #34, fuck yeah! DMB is just toooooo fucking good.
User: davesfuturewife
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The show was great! A lot of the newer stuff, a bit of old songs. I also met Carter and Butch, my first encounter with meeting anyone from the band. After the show, Carter gave me a stick! One of the best shows that I have been to!!
User: ddahc
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#34 was the first time seeing it live after 40+ shows. Bartender is the best i've ever heard. Lie in our graves was just simply awesome! The crowd around me was just amazing. No one around me sat down the whole show. Just great!
User: densbucs
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Great show. Third time i have seen Dave. He pretty much played a lot of music from stand up (stand up tour).
User: DisturbedSaxGuy
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BAD ASS SHOW!!! So amazing. Got there ass early, met some real cool people outside the gate before they were letting cars in, stood in some killer rain, my phone got distroyed, and the concert was incredible. Finally got #34!!!! LIOG was so intense. Bartender with the extended jam was tight as hell. L.B. was also a definate highlight. So much fun.
User: djcalev
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Nice to get back to a show. Great to fill up with the good dmb vibes.
User: DMBDMB4ever
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I remember not enjoying this show too much because of too many Stand Up songs .
User: DMBFLRoadBugs
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My very first DMB show was awsome rain poured the parking was full mud. Much of the show was Stand-Up watchtower was cool at the end.....
User: dmbnut36
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This was my 6th show, and as much as I hate to say it...this was by far my least favorite. I thought Everyday was tight, but not a great energy opener. Dream Girl was amazing, as was American Baby (which I never thought I would say before last night). Warehouse was fuc*in amazing as always. My first LIOG was by far the highlight. However, I thought the energy level plumeted from both the band and crowd mid show. WAYG is a song that I have never thought is tour worthy, but have to endure every year. Bartender loses its momentum as soon as Butch puts his hands on that fu*king piano. I wonder if anyone else felt as though tonight Dave was trying to save his voice, because of the long jams during most of the songs. Overall, I felt that the setlist went over well with the newbies and new fans of Stand Up, not with those of us who have heard nearly every song numerous times. I hope this weekend at West Palm redeems this show.
User: dmb_lover33
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My 19th show!!! It was amazing to hear #34!!! I had been waiting SO long to hear it! Went with my sister and it was weird to run into my ex there, but other than that....fabulous Dave as always! :)
User: draven718
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#34... enough said.
User: dvalukis2
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Show, was cool. #34 and "Fire.... FIRE" from watchtower were the highlights for me
User: Everglot
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The first DMB concert i hav attended. Dissapointed I never got to hear #41 but the loved the new songs live. Fantastic night :)
User: fishguts621
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Great show
User: gblue334
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bad ass!!!!!!
User: germain101
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Good Over All Show!!!
User: goodgoodtime11
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Lights were cool as shit, crowd was into it, the guys were into it everyone was into it except for a few past out people in the lawn.
User: Haylew1123
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Amazing! I really wanted to hear Crash, but other than that it was awesome. The rain stopped after the first or second song and the lightning all around us was magical. Dave made Magic
User: hellas421
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Took 2 friends(their 1st DMB), and they were blown away. seen em in atlanta night before. Great show. Great setlist.
User: imdmbflfan
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only dmb show ive seen in tampa (i plan on going to the 2008 show) the venue is way better than west palm beach in terms of location and view from the lawn, but the security is tight... all along the watchtower was amazing. on that note, i left before the encore and took like 1 hour to find the car.. but i heard the encore from the parking lot...
User: indydmbfan
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Great show for me, due to the fact that it was my FIRST Florida show....the band didn't seem to be really into it. I guess I am kinda spoiled for seeing most of my shows @ Deer Creek.
User: ionesweetworld
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13th show, #34 i was amazed.
User: jackdunn61
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Some amazing rare songs this one
User: jasonlindeke
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With people from Outback...good friends from work. Great show!
User: jawilli1s
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great show, long time since ive seen him jam out old skool style. "boyd tisly on the violen!!!"
User: Jeffey316
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AWESOME show. The energy was great, the crowd was jacked. It was good to see #34 for sure, and Louisiana Bayou absolutely rocked - it's good to see Dave play it on the electric like it should be played. Overall, a great expiriance other than walking through the mud and water in the parking lot (or parking lawn) and sitting in the lot for over a half hour trying to leave. They need to really do something about the parking situation. DMB just keeps getting better!
User: jennjami
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Concert was good but it stormed out so bad, toes were buried in mud:-(
User: Jenny
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AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME
User: jimithings
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My first full Dave concert...was amazing! DBM has been a favorite of mine since Under the Table and Dreaming, my first time to see him live was at the Jazz fest this year...then this show, followed by Nashville, wonderful!
User: JohnnyCo289
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2nd show, not quite as good as last years Tampa concert, however Lie in Our Graves now stands as the best song ive ever heard, Boyd Tinsley was unreal and he looked so funny dancing during it, good show, look forward to next year
User: joshj728
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Not my favorite tour, solid show though
User: jprader
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My first time at this venue. Great place. Lame crowd.
User: kelbytampa
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show kicked ass.
fun and upbeat set list.
boyd was awsome.
User: Kevaroo
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Great great show over all. Boyd was on another planet all night. The whole band look like they were having the best time ever. A little concerned they same to being playing HFTGL an awful lot and have seen it twice and hopefully dont see it two more times in West Palm. Great jam on Bartender.
User: KGUSE
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fantastic show!
User: kmbaker32223
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Excellant set. All new tunes were rockin. Ford Amphitheatre is an awesome place. I'll go back every time.
User: korbussoplus
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Great show, did more new stuff than expected but still Dave has never steered wrong in his decisions!
User: kristina28
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Always a great show for Tampa...awesome LIOG jam. Too bad there's a noise cerfew. All those old people like to ruin our good time.
User: Lilmalanga
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#34. Show kicked ass.
User: lionzion420
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awesome show, dave broke a string during ants which was awesome, great seats, great watchtower, and 34 was incredible to hear
User: Little_Wiz
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=) Great Showw!!
User: lovelylady612
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This show was a blast. The band was so into it and everything was just amazing: the jams, the dancing
User: lstraccioni
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hey voxlaw, why don't you just stay home if you're gonna complain about everything? Are you trying to become a pompous critic? People like you expect every show to be the best one ever, remembering past shows better than they actually were. I bet if you went to another Dave and Tim show you'd think Tim losing it too. One of the people I saw the show with doesn't like the new CD and he still thinks it was the best show he's seen out of the 6 or 7 times he's seen them. Lighten up and have a little fun, what other band do you know can give a kick ass show like that night in and night out for so long (and stupid hippie bands don't count)? You don't want to be remembered as the guy who sat down the whole show, do you? Best show ever.
User: made2heal
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American Baby, Bayou was rockin. Bringin back #34!
User: malasain84
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Such a great show! Awesome energy!
User: megfiredancer
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I missed hearing songs from "Before These Crowded Streets," but a great night anyway.
User: megnoliafaerie
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Great Show!
User: Mgicmshroom
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I thought it was a great show. Got a little bit drunk too early. The mud from the storm was great though.
User: michael_dmb
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Boydtastic!
User: mileestar5
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Pouring Rain! Crowd was really out of line.
User: mpalmer1
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Great sound, not my favorite CD of his but the tix were a gift from my gf.
User: Mr. Gravedigger
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RPM BOX HOLDER
User: NateLeighton
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Show was very good even though I waited in traffic for TWO AND A HALF HOURS, and missed 4 songs. It was worth all of that once I got there.
User: nwozniak
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Probably the second best show I've been to. 4th row, right in front of Stephan. Energy was amazin from the audience. The band played right back to it. Friends in the lawn section who been to a few shows say it was the best for them. Absolutely amazing. I had goosebumps for #34. I just listened in amazement. Boyd's solo's for Lie In Our Graves & Louisiana Bayou were out of this F(&#()g world. Butch was great as always on Bartender. Stephan rocked the ampitheatre during his Hunger For The Great Light & Intro to All Along the Watchtower.
All in all. Pretty good. :):):) j/k - it absolutely ROCKED!!!!!!
User: pan opticon
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#34.
User: Peeping Tom
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all i have to say is... #34!!!!
User: Pughkid
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great show and setlist.
User: Rhostler
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Good tampa show - better than last - 34 was great - just wish the crowd was most like west palm - dave fans at the best. but my tampa boys try
User: ronrotondo
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Great show. Played a lot of new stuff but it was still awesome. My first Dave show with my best bud. We had a blast. #34?! Unbelievable.
User: russp
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I thought it was hot! Lots of jamming going on. the only show I ever get to see any more is a local one. Love it when they come through. Just wish we got two nights!
User: Seedy V
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Lots of rain. Had a blast. Second show.
User: shello99
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Great!
User: SlateDMB
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A decent show...but like many one night stops (Charlotte and Raleigh particularly) the show wasn't the best of all. I did get to hear #34 for the first time after they teased it at Saratoga (two shows later they play it dammit!). Was on the lawn to begin with but during #34 one of the security people told me he'd let me up near the box seats for $5. Could have sworn Hello Again was played but maybe that was the first night in WBP.
User: ssjamesbond
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Great Show
User: star turtle
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Great Show!! Not a big fan of Tampa though....
Starlake is home!
User: swedishphish
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Good solid show. Upgraded by the Warehouse.
User: syracuseDMB
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Show was A-MAZING! I'd rank it 2nd behind the Central Park shows as far as shows I've gone to with energy and just all out setlists that drove me nuts.
User: thedoug
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Amazing show - not too fond of the new stuff, but great energy.
User: thewaker10
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Smokin'! #34 was unreal! Sick Graves too!
User: TOASTERPEACH
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I was in Sect 2, row Q, seat 4...What an amazing time I had. We got #34...like you may have noticed. It was just GREAT to be so close and surrounded by such great people...see you in WPB.
User: TQmaster500
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This was my first DMB concert and it was AMAZING! My favorite song of the evening was "Lie in Our Graves". It was the best version of the song I had ever heard (and I have heard a number of recordings from other concerts). One worry I had was that the concert would be heavy with newer stuff but it was a really great mix and their newer songs sounded great (better, in my opinion, than the album itself). Also notable was Stefan's funky bass intro to "Watchtower". "34" was sweet as well, I only have two recordings of it and couldn't figure out what it was until I saw the setlist. It also rained and there was lightning during some parts of the show but it only added to the experience. It was totally sweet...thanks DMB!
User: Tren101
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AWESome
User: Tstracc
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The Tits
User: ucibhere
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My first - UNBELIEVABLE!
User: varsity145
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Great Set! Would have liked to see Two Step close the show, but still, a very upbeat...kick ass show!
User: volcomsurfer69
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Enjoy the opener with Everyday but the #36 chant was weak.. I had a good time mainly cause I was with my girl at her first DMB show.. The band played with alot of Energy and Boyd was kicking some ass in LIOG.. What a show
User: voxlaw
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This was show #10 for me, 2 of 4 this year (Bonnaroo, Tampa, WPB 1&2), including D&T at Radio City. Of those 10, this one ranks right at #10. And it's not close.
I wasn't surprised by the encore - the encore at Bonnaroo (SAWG, Billies) was lackluster too. Old Dirt Hill felt like they were tired, going through the motions and without the punch I've seen from them before in the "bonus" part of the show.
The jams, whereas in the past they seemed explorative, inventive and ultimately entertaining, felt self-indulgent tonight. A "jam for jamming's sake", I suppose.
While I applaud the scouring of the catalog for forgotten gems, #34 is what it is: an instrumental hidden track off an album over a decade old. My friend cheered when he heard it b/c it's rare (50 times more rare than Halloween, he told me), but I want to hear rare songs such as Halloween and Say Goodbye and The Last Stop because I enjoy them, not because the band plays them but once in a blue moon.
The merits of the Stand Up tracks have been discussed ad nauseam elsewhere, so I'll not ramble about that. The point is this: Hello Again, Hunger, Die Trying, these songs work live. Joyride and Sugar Will do too, for that matter. Bayou does, and there's no use denying it, but it's not my personal favorite.
SAWG has potential, as does Stand Up, but the performances need to improve, and I'd prefer it if they did so when I'm not paying for it. Dreamgirl and Old Dirt Hill work about as well in concert as Dreams Of Our Fathers and Angel did - I'm looking forward to those songs finding the same part of the catalog.
In sum, I'm feeling that I'm right when I said at the start of this tour that I was glad to be going to a range of shows, so I get the equivalent of at least one show from the past. A disappointment, but an expected one.
User: vuefinder
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Good show, but I love when the band PLAYS, instead of fulfilling their recording contract obligations of having to play the current CD's songs. Liked it, didn't love it.
User: wallball
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Bad Ass
User: YouNeverKnow14
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This was the first show I saw after the release of Stand Up. Heard Dream Girl, American Baby, Hunger For the Greatest Light, Louisiana Bayou, Steady As We Go, Stand Up and Old Dirt Hill for the first time and I was really impressed with each. Also heard #34 for the first time live and was absolutely blown away, loved every second of it! Other highlights were Ants Marching, Lie in Our Graves and Watchtower. Not a bad show in the least.
