DMB @ DTE 07.28.2009

Last Tuesday I finally got to see Dave Matthews Band perform live at DTE for the second time in my life. I would just like to say that the show was spectacular. They band looked fresh and like they were really having a good time. Dave, Carter, Boyd were supported on stage by Jeff Coffin (of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones), Tim Reynolds (a phenomenal guitarist), and of course Rashawn Ross. Other than the fact that Halloween wasn't played, it was a really great set list. The integration of Big Whiskey into some of their older stuff is really the most interesting part of it all. Really, really enjoyable.

The Set List Proudest Monkey Satelite Funny the Way It Is You Never Know One Sweet World [Swim Naked Outro] Shotgun [tease] Squirm Lying in the Hands of God Burnin' Down the House Lie in Our Graves Alligator Pie Jimi Thing [Sexy M.F. Outro] Seven Dancing Nancies Warehouse Why I Am Shake Me Like a Monkey Still Water [Partial] Don't Drink the Water Encore You & Me Time Bomb [1st & 2nd Chorus Reversed]

I was really excited to hear all of the new music played live and it was better than I had imagined. It was also good to hear some old favorites of mine like Lie in Our Graves and Warehouse. Dave did some really fun scat stuff too and I danced like a stoned white kid. It was amazing. I cannot wait for next year. Perhaps a road trip to Alpine or a bigger venue than DTE is in order.