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Dave Matthews Band May 20, 2012 Hangout Festival, Gulf Shores Beach, Gulf Shores, AL Ants Rating:   |
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User: (YouNeverKnow)
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Nothing like seeing Dave on the beach
User: 04calcondon
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The jammed out hard, but the setlist had no surprises. I am not complaining about that though because it was a show for more than just die hard DMB fans. The jams on the songs they played were spectacular though.
User: alc1290
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Not the best show. Traveled 12 hours for a really dry set. Still a DMB show.
User: AlexaJane
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Watched them right on the beach!
User: AlexAnne
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Good show, as usually, but very main stream because it was a festival.
User: alltimelow
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Met Dave at this show.
User: alpinevalley4
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Drove 19 hours to see this shit set list. Seeing them on the beach and Full Band Save Me gave it an extra star.
User: alyson003
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I know fest crowds are bad, but this was the worst bunch of kids I have ever seen anywhere. Yeah I must be getting too old, but they really were horrible, puking in the sand, punching girls in the face, getting in my face....Even Dave said something about how everyone is probably asleep not watching the show b/c of how lit he saw people when he out that morning.
User: clue21484
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although it was my first dave show it def wont be the last. me and my friends watched from the front row, well like 5 rows back considering it was just a crowd on the beach but the crowd was so intense and dave played sum classics. def an awesome show.
User: cornbread4becca
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Great show. Maybe not the best setlist, but it was amazing to see them at the beach!
User: ctalk112
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Solid show that had an average setlist and a good crowd.
User: Danneaux
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I was blown away! First Dave!!!!
User: DannyP79
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Great show as always... Coming from Chicago it was a realistic place to see my first show of the 2012 tour. Big Eyed Fish was a perfect song to start with considering the ocean was 20 feet away. Gad to hear Save Me with the entire band. Watchtower with the firework finale was SiC
User: dh0use
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Great venue
User: DMBJoshua
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I shook Daves hand after the show
User: fsuwharf
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Sound from the band was perfect, minus Dave's scratchy voice. Set list was pretty unimpressive, but you could tell the the band was still having a blast, and that's all that matters in the end...
User: Gator4dmb
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A little too commercial
User: groogruxQueen41
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good tunes in an awesome setting. crowd was pretty chill. a lil too chill for my tastes but we were kinda far back.. felt like the amps couldve been turned up a smidge haha but overall great time!
User: hkcliffy
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First time to see DMB at a Festival since 1997 when they opened for the Smashing Pumpkins and Rolling Stones at Texas Motor Speedway. hugely different vibe than a DMB only show. Huge crowd ready to cheer on and vibe on just about anything so tons of energy all over for what was kind of a standard at best set list. Dave and the boys made my "they always start on time" prediction look silly when they came out 20 min late. So great to see DMB again on tour, been a year and a half since their LAST STOP in Chicago at Wrigley. So when they hit the stage, definitely got chills. Great to see the band with our toes in the sand, surrounded by 35,000 people. Highlight - Squirm and Watchtower. at the end of Watchtower, dave sang the part "the wind begin to BLOW" and the sky lit up with huge bursts of fireworks - more goosebumps. Nice to see dave after the show jump down and hug everyone on the front row who would have had to be there for 12 hours or more to get those spots... see you in Burgettstown and all three california shows!
User: JDavis2144
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The show was dominated by Big Whiskey, the sound was focused primarily on the front of the crowd, and Dave had the dreaded frog in his throat. I know he will work it out, so im not fretting.
User: jesstru
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a great finale to an incredible weekend on the beach!
User: JimiThingRob
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Amazing. Nothing beats Dave on the beach.
User: jms0039
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Had a good time despite the mediocre setlist
User: k.jr289
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fun on the beach! i've seen better shows, but it helped that we were 10 people back at mid stage, waited 8 hours for that spot!
User: kfriz
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Not bad for a festival show. Really enjoyed the BEF opener, Two Step to close and loved seeing Save Me with the full band.
User: kkerney
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Typical festival setlist. Band sounded tight and it was great fun to be railed in front of60k people with the sand between your toes
User: kumail
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Dave was soooo fucked up. He forgot his lyrics a lot! I was also with him so it was still awesome! I kept him on pace. The audience was helping a lot but it turned out sickkk. Save me and Eh hee were easily the best songs played.
User: mattylite
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Energy at this show was phenomenal! I was about 30 feet from the stage at the festival. waited 8 1/2 hours and well worth it! Dave even came out into the crowd as the fireworks were going off. Good performance!
User: meals27
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Dave Hugged me after the show, i was front row and Carter sticked me. Little too much Big whiskey but had a hell of a time!
User: melapalooza
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Heard my favorites (#41 & Two Step) with a ton of my friends with my toes in the sand! Too far away to see much. Pretty sure Dave played piano on Mercy =))) Fireworks are always a nice finish too! Thanks Hangout Fest!
User: mhs7amanda
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front annnnnd center! :)
User: MiceElf
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Dug a couch into the sand and smoked mad Bleezys, doesn't get much better than that.. weak setlist, but killer scene
User: mklabe
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Crowd pleaser festival set, except with more gremlins.
User: mswilkes
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Shows on the beach are fun, but this was crazy crowded and not sloped like an amphitheater. Still, the show was great and highlights included EhHee and a sweet 2Step. Worth the price for sure. Commence week long hangover...
User: NagaPampa21
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Being front row made the show.
User: redrocks36
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I've seen this show way too many times. i don't want to hear big whiskey again for 5 years. maybe i will appreciate it again then... Please play more of anything else!!
User: rmwyatt
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Got to hear Two Step and All Along the Watchtower. Two songs I have wanted to hear live for a very long time, but have never been lucky enough. Great show on the beach!
User: Rogue
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Good show. Tight, crisp, but not "fresh." Typical festival set, a little short maybe. 3 Stars. As for the weekend, Jack White stole the stage!
User: Rubert Pumpkin
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Eric and I
User: ruli02
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Disappointing and underwhelming show. After watching the Caravan shows which were so good I was really expecting them to do so much more closing the Festival on the beach with a 3 hour time slot, but it never took off. (Too much Big Whiskey). Jimi Thing and #41 saved the night, but it could have been so much better ....
User: scoltharp123
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I definitely enjoyed the concert. The boys were having a great time up there however they did play a lot of Big Whiskey. Understandable as it is a festival. Looking forward to my next show.
User: Scotty322
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The band was energetic especially with Two Step and Watchtower. I enjoyed the Big Eyed Fish opener, the new Mercy, and the intense closing. He did play A LOT of Big Whiskey which is a great album, but I wish he would have mixed it up a bit more with some older stuff. The show did not have an impressive set list, shorter than I had hoped for, but still a lot of fun to watch.
I did get to sit in the VIP area which was spectacular. I liked it when Dave just sat down on the edge of the stage to watch Tim.
User: slyguy12
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On paper, the setlist looks mediocre. In person, the performances were killer. Nice show.
User: SMB03
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Closest Ive been so far! Amazing to watch DMB with my toes in the sand:)
User: tina41
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LOVED IT!!
User: trippingbillie4
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Was really let down by the Big Whiskey Album Tour Part 6 (except for Squirm). The high points of the night were great (Big Eyed Fish - DDTW - #41 - Two Step) but there weren't enough of them to save this same generic set that the band has been playing for the last 3+ years. At this point I'm still undecided about going to another show this summer.
User: trippingnate06
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Lots of energy from the band with a weak setlist IMO. Great time though!
User: UrsadonDMB
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I had to let this show sit a few days before writing my review. Over all the weekend was amazing! So much fun that I am already thinking about making the drive from Iowa again to attend even if DMB does not headline.
Now for DMB. I had a friend drop me off at the closest gate to the main stage at around 8am where I was seventh in line. After the gates open and we made the sprint to the rail, security stopped everyone about 100 feet from the rail so that DMB could finish loading all their equipment....well this took about an hour and so during that hour the pack waiting to run to the rail grew from about 50 to 200 people...basically it didn't matter how early you arrived. Once security gave us the ok, the sprint to the rail absolute hell...it was like storming the beach of Normandy with other fans tripping and falling in the sand face first while being potentially trampled by the other 200 fans who were sprinting through the sand.
I managed to get a spot on the rail and waited for the show to start. The opening acts were great and then the band took the stage. Being a festival I knew not to expect much from the setlist, so I was going to be happy with one non festival staple. The opening run got me rather excited...starting with Big Eyed Fish nto DDTW was a great start. Seven was expected but Grace is Gone and Eh Hee were nice to hear because neither were played full band in 2011. I like Mercy a lot and #41 was a highlight for me. In the end five of the last eight songs of the main set were BW songs and that was the only time I felt let down.
For the encore the full band Save Me was surreal, but the best part of the show was when Dave jumped down into the area between the stage and the crowd and gave high fives and hugs to the crowd. I managed to get a hand shake and a thank you which made the whole trip worth it.
It's great to see the band back on the road! See y'all soon.
User: UTsDMBjunkie
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DMB on the beach, YES!
User: wastingtime28
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Something about this show was really cool. A guy next to me kept saying was too chill. I mean it was on a beach chill was good
User: Weezerblather
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dave was sick and uninspired, they came on late and ended a little early. not DMB like at all.
User: willig.2
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Front row!!! Waiting all day in the hot sun was sooooo worth it!
User: wthomps1
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Looking just at the setlist the show stunk, but a star gets added because we were front and center and another is added because we were on the freakin beach listening to DMB!
User: zaj128
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Avergae show, but it was solid for the situation. Met my expectations for a festival show and Save Me was a nice surprise. Watchtower with the fireworks going off in the background will be a moment I remember forever.
User: ¿Whatyouare?
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Great performance of the band but not the best setlist ever. 6 BWGK songs is waaaay too much. The only things that saved it for me were Big Eyed Fish and 41. Also Mercy live was absolutely beautiful.
