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Dave Matthews Band December 20, 2002 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Ants Rating:  |
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User: 41crush
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Good, solid show, and Dave brought the holiday spirit to everyone with Christmas Song.
User: absolut_ch
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good show, but too similar to the 12/17 show in albany. i gues that's what i get for going to both shows... :)
User: acepoint01
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Lots of fun, but leaves a lot to be desired for tomrrow...They were just on tonight though...nothing else can say it better...The NY crowd combined with high energy songs like Wharehouse and Crush led to a memberable night. Get this show just for the Louie's during Wharehouse...
User: acousticdmb
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great show. My first dave concert. They opened with captain adn closed with what you are.
User: acousticRG
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Good Show, i had OK seats, two step was awesome
User: adamziz
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sweet.....
User: aeroshady
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Great show!! Not the best seats i have had, but i can't complain because i was with a lot of friends. Warehouse with Louie Louie was good stuff!!
User: alerhead
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best show
User: Ankles
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Freakin awesome when Dave broke into Louie Louie. Completely unexpected.
User: bluewater42
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Only made it to one show and imagine my upset when I heard the next night James Brown made an appearance. Sonfa bitch!
User: Bouch1781
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Louie Louie in warehouse was tight
User: brettrj
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best show id seen to date...best venue on the planet...coolest city ive ever been to
User: bry51dmb
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SICK, just as MSG always is. My thrid trip to the venue and X-mas in the city is the shizznit. Went in the city with Mitch, Heintz, Shep, Barbs and Zig. Got CJ knobs and was OUT THERE!!!! Fucked up. Highlights were def Loving wings and X-mas song, but wasn't happy with What you are to end it. Oh well, puked on the way home, perfect ending to a perfect night with friends. Going to try to scalp tomorrow, gotta see the boys again.
User: brymcon
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Show was amazing....my first...made me a fan...intense version of What You Are for the final song...the crowd was amazing singing with Dave..blew me away...
User: BustedJeff
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All right show. Warehouse with the Louie Louie verse stands out as the best song of the show.
User: buzzqwik
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12-20-2002
User: Cape Town
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This show was sick... High energy... Christmas song was fantastic... 7 years later I can still remember it well...
User: Cheesykake
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First Show, didnt dissapoint
User: colinh9
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my first dmb show! Amazing!!!!
User: ConoshNJ
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How many other people went to this show and not the one with James Brown? Son of a..
User: coolj54321
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Average
User: creative41
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Outstanding :) But night 2.....
User: crunch11
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Amazing show, got to hear everything i wanted to. Sick version of two step and louie louie outro after warehouse and XMas songs was so sick.
User: crush0617
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Great show. My only complaint would be Sleep to dream her and I did it. Warehouse was amazing with Louie, Louie and the place was just rockin last night. Tonight should be a classic though at least I hope
User: CSchneids929
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Great Concert
User: cuzza23
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Great way to kick off the Christmas break!!!!
User: DaFnDMBfan
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captain was a great opener. great show
User: Davecrazy
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The rumor was that Dave was sick for this show and you could kind of tell. Did not like the opener at all but he redeemed himself with Jane. Good mix of songs and the encore was great!
User: davehead23
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fantastic show
User: Dexterity
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Good show, but dissapointed i missed the next night.
User: dlewanda
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As a holiday present to ourselves, my girlfriend (now wife) and I took the train up from South Jersey to NYC, went out for a nice dinner, and went to see DMB at one of the venues best known for a great show. It was known that DMB was near the end of the tour and always rock out MSG. After being impressed by the opener (Karl Denson's Tiny Universe), we were ready for a rockin' show. We were expecting a few rarities to keep this ol' timer on his toes. Opening with "Captain" followed by "STJL" was certainly a suprise. The encore with my first "Xmas Song" and a powerful "What You Are" was a good way to end the set. The middle, while of normal DMB excellence, was a bit predictable and standard. The only exception to this was a full-band rendition of "Loving Wings". The crowd really got into the #36/Everyday sing-along, and Dave and Boyd were excited by this. It was a fun show overall, but not nearly as exciting as the one the next night that I wish the Warehouse had come through for me on.
User: dmb411967
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Brought a sign that read - "Hey Carter - Stick me for Christmas!" It got the band's attention at after the encore, I got the stick he played the encore with. We had a brief little convo!
User: DmBand801
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good show---15 minute bartender---Louie Louie during Warehouse---Everyone singing along during Everday and an Unforgettable Christmas song, What you are, ehhhh.....but probably the most nasty 4 songs before a break that the boys have ever done....(Warehouse--Crush--Everyday and Two Step)
User: dmbandilove
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Awesome!
User: dmbfan3587
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good show w captain opener...12/21 was nuttier i hear
User: dmbkevspaceyfan
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Missed out on night 2
User: dmbmdnss1
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awesome show!!!
User: dmbmom
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A good show. Lots of good energy!!
User: DMBStone4041
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Wow! What an awesome atmosphere! MSG is so great! Everyone just dancing around listening to the guys jam! Stone was greatly done! Two Step surprised me! It was so awesome!
User: DMB_Treb
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Excellent show. Hung with friends for most of it, First time hearing warehouse/louie louie.
Cool ending too, bad seats with all friends=ok by me.
User: DnCiNgAnTs41
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Amazing first night. XMas song and What You are were perfect for the encore.
User: donesdmb
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ok
User: Doors Allan Coe
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Decent set. Good show overall. Serious Two Step played. Xmas Song. A very memorable show.
User: dudley_duncan
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My second show. My friend Tom came with me. He told me he was bored halfway through. Kinda sank the experience for me. Wish I could go back and relive this knowing what I know now.
User: DWreckdom
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This show was amazing....i finally got the Stone and When the World Ends, two of my favorites. I know im going to get hated on for liking WTWE, but oh well. Christmas song was amazing, and What You Are is a decent closer. I would have loved to have heard Dreaming Tree, The Last Stop, or Halloween, but I can't complain. Crush was amazing to hear, as was Song That Jane Likes. Two step never gets old. Great show. MSG is an amazing place.
User: dxmaverick
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another killer show
User: Elcnqstdr9
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First ever, I was not disappointed. They rocked!
User: ElegantSiren
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The music was great, the fans were disappointing!
User: emjohn
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Calm before the storm. Knew it. Only a few highlights.
User: ERatner15
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Great show very similar to the show I saw in Hartford over the summer (7.26.02). Dave played a great medley of Warehouse with Louie Louie Outro, Crush and then Two Step. Excellent show however I was a little suprised he opened with Captain and dissapointed with What You Are as the encore closer I wanted to hear watchtower or ants marching. Theres always the next show
User: FishMonkMan
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Great show, amazing Warehouse with the "Louie Louie's" towards the end. Little did I know what would happen the next night.
User: Fooltothink55
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Best Captain and Warehouse I have ever heard.
User: fooltothinkcait
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Louis Louis mofo...louis louis
User: FpotusSCB
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A change of pace from the summer to say the least, but a great show. Captain was a big surprise as an opener, but nice to hear. Bartender was great and the closing run of Warehouse through Two Step was incredible. First time hearing Christmas song was great, but would have preferred Billies over WYA for the closer.
User: Freedman
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MSG
User: gjd36
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CAPTAIN?!?!?!?!?!
User: greyboy
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All I wanted from this show was Halloween. I've never gotten it live and I wanted it so bad. Dave was nice enough to tease it for me before Grace is gone. Ugh! This was still a good show. Not one of the best but it was still damg good. I like the way that What You Are has progressed. Christmas Song was nice. I enjoyed my other shows in 2002 more but this was still a good performance at an awesome venue.
User: grvdgr41
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excellent performance.good job guys
User: guitarRJG
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good show seats were in section 401. they werent all that bad tho
User: Haiku Jimi
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Pretty good. Crush as the highlight in my opinion. Captain - weak opener. Not many let downs. Night 2 was 5 times better
User: hallbag
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Awsome show....Good encore. Everyday was amazing the crowd got into so did the band.
User: harryhoudini
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louie louie
User: Hindu Hitman
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pretty good. got my first xmas song
User: hipolito1
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Great show.. setlist wasn't that great.. full of energy
User: homeland
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ill...so underrated cause of james brown the night before
User: icklezoe
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My first ever Dave gig, i was certainly not disappointed!! Fantastic stuff!
User: jallen
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front row
User: Jasari2001
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Warehouse was the definite highlight of the evening. I didn't think it could get much better up to that point, but it did. Big props to the crowd for providing a lot of enjoyment for the night. All the New Yorkers at the show put so much energy into getting into the great live songs like Warehouse and Two Step. Very enjoyable evening tonight, my favorite Dave show so far.
User: Jason Trick
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good show once again at MSG...2nd night has no competition...
User: javroch
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amazing
User: jerzygrl814
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Awesome
User: Jgoose1019
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8th
User: jmcoll007
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Very cool seats almost on top of Carter
User: Jmm66
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Great Show... Christmas Song was a great suprise
User: joezkl
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Awesome show, but I regret not going the 2nd night, A CLASSIC
User: Jordan
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Very good. Set list order could have been better.
User: jpinero1
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Great Showing, NY shows are always great
User: justmroth
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AWESOME
User: jwdonn
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awesome, merry xmas
User: j_holden
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this was an awesome show
User: Kaczilakis
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smoked enjoyed peed myself afterwards
User: KBRESNEE
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7/m/12
User: kyforlife
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Awesome crowd atmosphere, great jimi thing
User: Lambs1
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This was a good show; normally I would say great, but coming between the 12/17 Albany and the 12/21 MSG, both of which were AMAZING, what can I say? Had good seats with good crowd around us, which was cool. Song highlights were STJL; Bartender; WTWE; Grey Street; Stone; STDH; Warehouse (with Dave's Louie, Louie yell); Crush; Two Step; and Christmas Song. I like Captain, but it's a pretty weak opener. Definitely another solid show.
User: Lilsters
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Amazing
User: lizabelle
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still hate myself for missing james brown by a day!
User: lovedave
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A great show! One of the best in 2002
User: maddoc
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Great show !! Bartender & Grace Is Gone were just frikkin awesome. Warehouse just tore the place up !! But I have to agree with the prior comment on "Sleep To Dream Her" ... it put everyone's lights out - but that was the only downer.
User: maffy
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AMAZING! MY FIRST SHOW, BUT NOT MY LAST!
User: magnum iii
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Great time
User: Marciej
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AWESOME SHOW!
User: mcdmbfreak
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very good show.the band was really on tonight, and pulled out some really nice jams.im really liking loving wings-the end is really tight.very good set list, even the everydays sounded pretty good.louis louis was cool in warehouse, which was as good a version as i've heard.crush was on.first time for STJL so i was happy.very good, very mellow show, but still intense at points.
User: Meesh440
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the first show josh and i went to, we had a hotel at the new yorker it was perfect
User: meichen
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Five Stars for Captain Opener.
User: MistreatedLewis
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Somewhat disappointing follow up to 5/29/02, but still a pretty good show. The Everyday songs bothered me more than usual. Warehouse with Louie Louie was clutch, and Two Step was powerful.
User: mje4041
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This is the only DMB show I've ever left pissed at. Practically the same show as Albany, including set closer and encore. I was pissed. Then the great show the next night that I wasnt at just frustrated me. Oh well
User: Moose6868
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Decent show. Very interesting setlist. Captain was a great way to open the show; very jazzy. the song that jane likes is always a pleasure. loving wings has really evolved into a great jam song. warehouse was great, as always, and the louie louie outro was a very welcomed surprise. crush was probably the best song of the night. two step to end the set was great; i think someone told me it was about 19 minutes long. christmas song-jesus christ (no pun intended) was that great. everyone was singing along low enough to hear dave, but loud enough for it to really come through. what you are-ehh, not the best way to end the show, but it just goes to show that the band is holding out for tonight's show which should be much better.
User: MrsMatthews
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good
User: paco1023
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STJL....im a happy man, although MSG nite 2 would have been something only to rival 6.11.01
User: pavdev
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I thought the crowd was pathetic. Most of them seemed to just go because they had heard it might be fun but were not DMB fans. I love it when the audience is into each song not just the top 40 hits.
DMB was of course phenomenal but the crowd was a downer.
User: PenguinMRD
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7th show (1st of tour, 5th of year)
Great venue, even though i was behind the stage i could see fine, saw dave's wowed look after a Carter solo.
Missed James Brown by one day,
went to 12-20 and 12-22.
Two Step rocked my world.
User: PeteMags5
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Rockin'
User: pjwagner913
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Gotta love the Garden.
User: Rob41
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Tonight was a good show... Captain was a surprise opener, and Warehouse was definately the highlight with "Louie, Louie." Christmas Song was nice.
User: satellite4881
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Good show!! Was a little repetitive to Albany. Good no less.
User: saygoodbye12
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Sec. 331
Awesome show! AMAZING version of Crush..Boyd was on fire! Crowd was great. Loved every second of this concert...except maybe I Did It..hehe.
User: sbau45
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Great Xmas Treat
User: sodapop
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Awesome!
User: spw109
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very good
User: Stay4awhile1990
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first one ... cant be bad
User: steven40
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Best show I've seen out of 3 (partially because of front row seats) Captain opener set a jazzy mood and STJL brought the whole audience to its feet. Too Much, bartender and wtwe kept it very upbeat. Grace is Gone was funky with the slide guitar. I did it was average. Stone was awesome as always and stdh was actually pretty good. Loving Wings was very chill. Warehouse had to be the highlight of the show with the intense action and Louie Louie. Crush was great and everyday was also. two step had a very cool intro. Christmas Song was average and what you are had a violent outro. What a fantastic show!
User: stumpe1231
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Sat behind the stage. Could see and hear everything and it was definitely a cool experience. First time I heard Christmas Song live. A great show, loved Captain and Bartender.
User: Thelaststop34
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Great Stuff.. Awsome Crush!
User: themabrklyn
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My first show and it was amazing. What a warehouse!
User: TruFFuLaTrEE
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REAL Good ****
User: TwoSteppnTo#41
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Great show...good seats...good show
User: valdivegs
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energy was amazing at this show...crowd was great, the performance was great.....the hani-hanis, and dave going into louie louie at the end of warehouse...was just great.
User: wannaMAKEaBAND?
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good show, went with mike, dad, and dean. sat next to drunk ass girls.
User: Warehouse4164
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not a ad set at all ...great crowd and energy...wish there was a better encore than what you are but christams song was amazing as well as many others....incredible
User: wingman
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I was there
User: z911empire
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All i have to say is...Captain opener. Perfect! Warehouse with Louie Louie was god. Two Step with "soldiers pray that maybe God will watch over them, but when the battle breaks, God turns to walk away" intro. AWESOME!
