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User: 273441
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Absolutely amazing show. There are no words to describe it.
User: 2stepcrash
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one of the best shows I have ever seen and ive been to over 40 of them. Im still trying to get over Halloween --> Billies. Great energy, great crowd, great set, and an unbelievable performance by the band.
User: acb41dmb
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Best show I have seen yet!!!!!!
User: alerc
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Halloween!!
User: AlexLNB7
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Amazing, sick energy
User: alterbridge26
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Simply Amazing
User: ark91200
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up beat great way to end
User: atreehugger
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Epic
User: Badasme
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Best Live Show to date
User: bartender2000
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pit! sick show
User: bernziiie
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SICK SHOW. Two Step was AMAZING. And Halloween....omg
User: bigbeartilidie
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Boyd was on fire. Stanley Jordan on LIOG, wow. The best version I have ever seen and one of the best I have ever heard. Nature intro in Halloween outro...I don't have words.
User: Billy Walsh
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by far the best show ice been too yet. encore is up there with the best EVER!
User: Boston05
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Epic encore!!!!
User: breedanyiel
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High energy set. Loved the funky beat drop in two step. Never get enough of Halloween.
User: brianrus
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It was great to be back at a DMB show and a great show to come back to!
User: bripete23
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Amazing show!
User: bruze11
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top to bottom. one of the best shows I have seen. Not a huge traveling fan, and am older know with a family, but have seen them enough over the years in New England/Tri State area, from the early days in a New Haven club, the first night at Hartford at the Meadows when the lawn was only a quarter full, to sold out shows at Giants Stadium..yeah huh?! lol Everyone has a favorite show, and everyone has opinions, but I really think this show and setlist from night 2 in Hartford on May 26, 2012 was just plain kick ass DMB doing what they do and doing it at their best! Gives me the itch to start seeing them more often again!
User: bucs2002
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Great Crowd energy and set list. Encore blew the roof off
User: Bugler
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Grace is gone was highlight.
User: bum91
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Kick-ass show. My 21st and definitely top 3. The energy from the band was incredible the entire show. I don't really have to say much more. This show will definitely be in conversation for the best show of the tour in September. One highlight for me that nobody has mentioned is the new intro to Funny. I love it. Other than that, the whole show was a highlight from top to bottom.
User: cmcm8289
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AMAZING SHOW, ONE OF THE BEST NIGHTS OF MY LIFE!!!!
User: Colors
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Phenomenal encore. Best anyone seen the bridge. Solid set combined with the bands energy made this show a favorite. The band topped an amazing night 1.
User: Cornbread345
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First half of the set and second half were like night and day. Halloween into Billies. Fonz came through in the clutch. Love the horns on WWYS as well
User: csou5555
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First time in the Pit!! Thanks Jen!!!!!
User: Dadokai1
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2 unbelievable nights in Hartford! I would pay to see both nights again. They are killing it right now. I love this Band! They get better every time I see them. Just Awesome.
User: dagoof586
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Great Set, Great Encore.
User: Dancing Man
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One of the hardest I've ever danced at a DMB show, my legs cramped up so I could barely walk and then there was an encore! Fans were festive, staff celebrated dancing and the band abided.
User: dancingfire75
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great show, the "sweet" opener was unexpected and unexpectedly really good!
User: daverson
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Awesome set! Halloween and Tripping Billies was so good.
User: dazano
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Complete opposite of last night!!! Sick set list, absolutely awesome!! Best Two Step I've ever heard! Husband has been waiting to hear Halloween for 20something shows, incredible encore! It's as if they looked over last nights set an said, oh crap we owe them! Lol! Awesome show, still pumped!
User: db2320
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This show became an instant classic as the night went on. Since Big Whiskey has come out, there has not been a show I have seen that has been filled with such a great mix of older, fan favorite material. Mid set Lie in graves followed by Two Step started a ridiculous second half of the show. YMDT, Nancies, so much into Too Much to close. The encore itself was crazy. When has Halloween ever gone into Tripping Billies?! And not to forget the other favorites played like Grace is Gone, DDTW, WWYS, #41. The new songs sounded great. This show represented all the reasons why I have listened to this band since the mid 90s. Overall fantastic show and could possibly be the show of the summer unless the band continues to have sets like this. Just when you think you have seen it all, they come out and give a performance like this one. Glad I picked Hartford this year.
User: dleverich
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Show started off slowly, but steadily improved and concluded with an epic 3 song encore.
User: dmb617
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Great great show! It felt like 90-95 degrees inside the venue, but the band didn't wilt! They still put on an epic show! First time I'd heard Anyone Seen the Bridge in 11 years and Stefan's high energy bouncing dance across stage made it even more epic! What more can you say about the encore... 16th show, first from the Pit... definitely a great night for my first show from up front!
User: Dmbdispatch14
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Spectacular could not of asked for more once they did what would you say It just went up and up from their. I was not expecting a midset two step incredible. Halloween into Billies was amazing I don't think in shows to come anything I see will Top this concert.
User: DMBDP
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One of the best sets I have ever experienced. The quality of songs was amazing. Halloween into Billies enough said. Amazing! Love to see it as a live trax.
User: DMBfan511
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OUT OF CONTROL. DANCED LIKE A CRAZY PERSON
User: DMBHartford
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amazing show. great set. high energy
User: dmbphanboston
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Incredible energy, loved Two Step and pleasantly surprised to hear Tripping Billies at the end.
User: dollforty
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as I always say the last show I saw is the best show I've seen, this one absolutely tops the list, best set list energy and encore of my 37 shows. Fun trivial fact: Steve Lillywhite was backstage.
User: duke51595
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Amazing
User: dumpweed41
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Front row rail, right in front of Boyd and Timmy. Amazing sound, amazing set. Halloween > Billies blew my mind.
User: eholmes327
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This was my 7th DMB show and my favorite so far! First time Halloween has ever come to Hartford, what an amazing treat to hear a 3 song full band encore, on top of an already amazing setlist! This show will go down in history for me, Live Trax worthy in my opinion.
User: FatmanPJ420
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meat
User: gherbert
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John Beck
User: gildeap2
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One of the BEST shows I have ever seen them play. Encore was amazing and Halloween made my weeknd.
User: Gregc927
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Whoa. Holy Encore! Just a tremendous set.
User: gsager
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Best show I've seen since Central Park! The band was completely on, and looked like they were having a great time the whole night.
After last night's promising set, I had high expectations for tonigh, and the boys did not disappoint! When they opened with Sweet I thought "Good, now that's out of the way," and apparently they were thinking the same thing, because the energy just went up and up and up, culminating in an encore that was even better than last night's was terrible. Other highlights: Grace is Gone, Random spontaneous Davespeak intro to DDTW, 41, great new intro to Funny, Stanley Jordan (and seeing Dave just smile and shake his head in disbelief during his solo), and a mid-set Two Step.
One for the ages!
User: guiltyjoe
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Great show. Thanks DMB. Hartford venue is still a sewer though.
User: hazeman
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Good time
User: IsleDlight
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boyd was on fire all night. dave gave him an incredulous look after his #41 solo. mid-set two step was ridiculous...as was the encore. superb 2-night weekend from start to finish.
User: Jadorsey34
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Phenomenal, crazy setlist! Band was on fire. Live Trax worthy.
User: jbDMBkm
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Excellent 18th show for me- So much energy and fun - I was right down front center in the pit. The guys were on fire and having such a good time themselves!
User: jengle521@gmail
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Played some of my most favorite songs, great concert with great people! Lie in our Graves was insane along with the 3 piece full band encore, the segues were incredible. Never gets tiered of hearing #41. Sweet was a great opener. Truly a concert i will always remember.
User: jerseyl03l
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Slow start. Excellent encore. Halloween!!
User: jgolds221
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Awsome show
User: jigga5694
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You know it's going to be a special weekend when they open with The Stone on Friday. Best Memorial Day Weekend ever. Can I get a Live Release???
User: jln5054
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Great show, great performances with an eclectic setlist. Sweet and Mercy sound great with the full band Halloween was a huge surprise. This was a last minute decision for me to go and I am so glad I went!
User: jml1149
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Epic show!!!
User: Joe Curran
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EPIC
User: jrlachance
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Just simply and AWESOME show. Dave was on fire!
User: Json417
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What would you say, lie in our graves and the encore were unreal
User: karedave
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91st show so I've seen some good one's over the years. The band keeps making great music and changes how they play older songs like 2 step that makes every show worth seeing. Tonight's was a great blend of old and new, with Stanley Jordan's SWEET solo on LIOG. Definitely in the top 10. Can't wait for the Gorge!
User: kayrondmb
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Loved hearing oldies again!!
User: keepMEswinging
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Lie in our graves and Eh Hee... enough said! :-)
User: kempsted
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Best show I\'ve seen. So much energy fantastic set
User: knowyurrole12
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Great set.
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User: kyle64
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Best way to start the summer season. Rock on DMB
User: Lambs1
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Guest still just reads "Stanley." It was Stanley Jordan! Amazing guest. Sad to see people didn't even realize it! What a great night. Haven't seen the boys have that much fun since 2006, I think. And Boyd played the best in years!
User: local0116
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inspiring
User: malenar650
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Best show so far 2012 tour
User: mantis32
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Halloween>>Billies was enough
Looking to hear more raritiez, but a solid fucking show
User: Matt3293
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Amazing Energy from the Seats in Hartford! Very crisp show, a lot of energy all around. Mid-set versions of DDTW & Two Step were stellar, LIOG, Intro for FTWIS was sick, and obviously that encore was fantastic.
User: matthewly1984
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unreal. nailed it across the board. so old school but still so fresh. hartford is a dump. keep up the good work fellas.
User: Mattwyman
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Unreal show
User: MattyTooPhatie
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Wow. Great set.
User: Mauveboy
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Wow!
User: Mbond
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Brilliant performance. One of the best shows I have ever seen, by far!!!!
User: miles41
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Little did I know what night two would bring, with a little slower start, WWYS amped up the crowd a bit and it was on after that. A rare mid-set Two Step shook people to the bones and became the best version I’ve heard yet. Our good friend Carter, whom after all this time I’m still not positive is human, just blew up the drums, and the crowd was in a frenzy. Boyd went nuts during #41, LIOG, and Nancies, and it was great to see the band still loving what they do after all these years. They were definitely on top of their game, especially when the full band Save Me came on, and after being blessed to hear Halloween in ’08, I was just as stoked to hear it a second time, especially right into Billies. My heart was filled and my body numb after this concert, and I need to thank my good friend Alex for inviting me on this amazing weekend (and being a great NYC tour guide), she is true DMB fan and great person. Thank you Hartford for making my 25th show my best so far! See you at Alpine….
User: Mparty7441
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The first half of the show was bad. The set list was pretty poor. However, the second half was great. Halloween was a great surprise.
User: musicflow12
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Never seen an arena so packed to see DMB, awesome show, awesome guest overall great quality performance
User: ncsmith94
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Not all of my favorite songs, but the venue was great!
User: newdavefan04
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AMAZING!!
User: OpenUpYourHead
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Unbelievable sound. Unbelievable setlist. Unbelievable encore. What a show!
User: propelsolutions
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Great show!
Edit: entire show is on youtube... HD... awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT0xlZuoy-Q&feature=player_embedded#!
User: rdavies032
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great 2012 opening show
User: rossi79
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Great set, great atmosphere.
User: ruledogg2
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Mid set liog then two step! Halloween into billies to end. Awesome crowd. So glad to see the band feed off of the energy
User: scottyp1519
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halloween
User: seng225
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Very good show...killer encore
User: sjmwtfd
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EPIC!!!
User: skeeterrrDMB
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Awesome show with a ton of great energy! First weekend at the venue loved it. Still wowed by the set TY DMB for the great kick off to my summer tour!
User: skoobz314
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After a long wait and scoring warehouse pit tix from an ant who had to off his tix, i got a pick BEFORE the opener, after the show i got another stick and Stefan signed my poster!
User: stanowsf
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What can I say! Unbelievable night....encore was one for the ages!
User: Stevethedj
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Excellent show!
User: stinga221
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The usual. Not as good as n1 but still a good show.
User: The-stone23
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Another Phenomenal weekend by the band in Hartford, one of there favorites to play and they always give us amazing shows. Grace is Gone is always great first time full band for me. Also that Liog was amazing. So much to say, always fun. Encore was great and if I hadn't seen Halloween 4 times in a year I would be with the majority saying that this was the best encore ever, save me and billies are awesome. Great time can't wait until next year. Now onto Mansfield Mass
User: tisfortoombs
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So many teases. So many.
User: Tjg8590
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With Erica
User: tjot127
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Great show such energy from the band! Really excited to see what the rest of the summer brings.
User: trishluv99
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Sweet, beach ball, little red bird. New eh hee and funny opening. Save me, holloween, tripping billies. Steller encore.
User: twinkstar66
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I can die a happy lady I've been waiting to see Grace is Gone and Halloween. After this how that goal has web accomplished!
User: twodmbstep
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great set awesome encore, coulda done better with a more upbeat opener but overall the show was amazing.
User: uconn99
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Amazing show! Best out of the 9 I have been to!
User: usurpers26
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Just unreal, been at Hartford since 1996 and this was one of the best shows I have ever been to. The band was on fire and the energy was over the top!
User: VusiEverydayMSG
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Halloween was Sick, then Billies just put it over the top! This is my 3rd time seeing Halloween, and it NEVER disappoints! DDTW, U Might Die Trying, #41, Sweet, Nancies, and Lie in Our Graves, where all fantastic also!!! The Engery was fantastic and dave was in a GREAT mood. Gotta Love Hartford!!
User: westwingjl
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Wow. Just wow. LIOG, Halloween, and incredible Two Step, just when you thought it couldn't get any more powerful it did.
User: whitep4
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Amazing, one of the best yet
User: Winter Val
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First time in the PIT!! Amazing!
User: yanks2010
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are you kidding? mid set two step.. enough said
