see Dave Matthews Band live

I saw Dave on June 24, 2008! It was so amazing (and Tim Reynolds was there too). This has been a goal of mine for 11 years. Now I’m going to try to go every year. :)

I just boughts tickets to their show in June! Cannot wait.

From a recent announcement:

We are pleased to announce the 2008 Dave Matthews Band summer tour dates! DMB will be hitting the road in late May for a full summer tour which includes a return to Canada as well as a few places where DMB hasn’t performed in several years. In addition, DMB will also be adding a few new stops to this summer’s tour! Below you will find a list of all confirmed dates, including information on the host of talented support acts that will be accompanying DMB on the road.

Fans attending DMB shows this summer will be the first to hear the latest material from Dave Matthews Band as the band debuts songs from their forthcoming record. DMB is currently in the studio with Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Alanis Morrisette) working on the yet-to-be-titled album! Guitarist and long time friend Tim Reynolds is playing on the album, marking his first recording with DMB since 1998’s Before These Crowded Streets.

Warehouse Ticketing Series 2-2008

with State Radio
Fri / May 30 / Post-Gazette Pavilion / Burgettstown, PA
Sat / May 31 / Post-Gazette Pavilion / Burgettstown, PA
Tue / Jun 3 / Susquehanna Bank Center / Camden, NJ
Wed / Jun 4 / Susquehanna Bank Center / Camden, NJ

with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Fri / Jun 6 / Toyota Park / Bridgeview, IL (VIP Packages Available)

with The Black Crowes
Sat / Jun 7 / Busch Stadium / St. Louis, MO (VIP Packages Available)

with Paolo Nutini
Mon / Jun 9 / DTE Energy Music Theatre / Clarkston, MI
Tue / Jun 10 / Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain / Scranton, PA
Fri / Jun 13 / New England Dodge Music Center / Hartford, CT
Sat / Jun 14 / New England Dodge Music Center / Hartford, CT

Warehouse Ticketing Series 3-2008

with Paolo Nutini
Tue / Jun 17 / Six Flags Darien Lake – Performing Arts Center / Darien Center, NY
Wed / Jun 18 / Molson Amphitheatre / Toronto, Ontario

with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Fri / Jun 20 / Saratoga Performing Arts Center / Saratoga Springs, NY
Sat / Jun 21 / Saratoga Performing Arts Center / Saratoga Springs, NY
Tue / Jun 24 / Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts / Mansfield, MA

With Michael Franti and Spearhead
Wed / Jun 25 / Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts / Mansfield, MA

with Black Crowes
Fri / Jun 27 / Hersheypark Stadium / Hershey, PA

with Michael Franti and Spearhead
Sat / Jun 28 / Nissan Pavilion at Stoneridge / Bristow, VA

Warehouse Ticketing Series 4-2008

with Michael Franti and Spearhead
Tue / Jul 1 / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre / Charlotte, NC
Wed / Jul 2 / Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek / Raleigh, NC

with Old Crow Medicine Show
Fri / Jul 4 / Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park / Charleston, SC

with Gomez
Mon / Jul 7 / Lakewood Amphitheatre / Atlanta, GA
Wed / Jul 9 / Ford Amphitheatre / Tampa, FL
Fri / Jul 11 / Cruzan Amphitheatre / West Palm Beach, FL
Sat / Jul 12 / Cruzan Amphitheatre / West Palm Beach, FL

with Ingrid Michaelson
Tue / Jul 22 / Qwest Center / Omaha, NE
Fri / Jul 25 / Verizon Wireless Music Center / Noblesville, IN
Sat / Jul 26 / Verizon Wireless Music Center / Noblesville, IN
Tue / Jul 29 / Crew Stadium / Columbus, OH (VIP Packages Available)
Wed / Jul 30 / Blossom Music Center / Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Warehouse Ticketing Series 5-2008

with Willie Nelson
Fri / Aug 1 / Louisville Slugger Field / Louisville, KY
Sat / Aug 2 / AutoZone Park / Memphis, TN

with TR3
Tue / Aug 5 / Riverbend Music Center / Cincinnati, OH
Thu / Aug 7 / Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater / Virginia Beach, VA

with The Black Crowes
Sat / Aug 9 / Alpine Valley Music Theatre / East Troy, WI
Sun / Aug 10 / Alpine Valley Music Theatre / East Troy, WI

with Eli Young Band
Wed / Aug 13 / AT&T Bricktown Ballpark / Oklahoma City, OK
Fri / Aug 15 / The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion / The Woodlands, TX
Sat / Aug 16 / Superpages.com Center / Dallas, TX

Warehouse Ticketing Series 6-2008

with TBD
Tue / Aug 19 / Staples Center / Los Angeles, CA
Wed / Aug 20 / Staples Center / Los Angeles, CA

with Robert Earl Keen
Fri / Aug 22 / Coors Amphitheatre / Chula Vista, CA
Sat / Aug 23 / Cricket Wireless Pavilion / Phoenix, AZ
Mon / Aug 25 / Raley Field / West Sacramento, CA
Wed / Aug 27 / USANA Amphitheatre / West Valley City, UT

Warehouse Ticketing Series 7-2008

with O.A.R.
Fri / Aug 29 / Gorge Amphitheatre / George, WA
Sat / Aug 30 / Gorge Amphitheatre / George, WA
Sun / Aug 31 / Gorge Amphitheatre / George, WA

Warehouse Ticketing Series 8-2008

with Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Fri / Sep 5 / University of CA, Berkeley Greek Theatre / Berkeley, CA
Sat / Sep 6 / University of CA, Berkeley Greek Theatre / Berkeley, CA
Sun / Sep 7 University of CA, Berkeley Greek Theatre / Berkeley, CA

July 4th, Joe Riley Park, Charleston

I’m planning to do this this year if they come to UK!!!

Just wear a raincoat in case the guys in the back decide to spill beer all over you!

So I was a senior in college, working the afternoon shift at Starbucks (this was 1995, mind you). Two guys walk in to the otherwise empty store and I immediately notice that one is very tall, looks very sleepy and has an interesting accent. Even better, he’s wearing something that looks like pajama pants. They order four grande lattes with extra shots of espresso—it appears they REALLY need to wake up.

As I make their drinks, I keep thinking that the tall guy looks familiar. Finally it hits me—I think he’s Dave Matthews, but I’m not certain (they still weren’t hugely popular yet, especially not in Houston). So I took a chance and asked, “Are you playing here tonight?” They both looked surprised and DM said, “You know who I am?” Then he asked if I was going to the show, and I told him I didn’t have tickets. He told the guy he was with to get my name and put it on the guest list for that evening’s show. My boyfriend and I went that night, got in with no problem, and had a great time (the band was predictably fantastic). And I get to tell everyone that I met Dave Matthews at Starbucks. Not too shabby.

especially when you see them with someone who loves the music as much as you…

I’ve seen them 6 times, and they blow my mind every time…

But I probably wouldn’t go again because I don’t like their newer stuff. I loved the first 5 albums (Recently, Remember two things, Under the Table and Dreaming and Crash and Before These Crowded Streets) as well as some of their live stuff, but I haven’t really liked anything since.