Dave Matthews Band

deefstes

I suspect a number of GFSA'ers might be happy to hear about this announcement from Big Concerts today:

Cleric

Freaking AMPED! Saw this morning, and managed to get tickets for both shows. Flying down to CT to watch with friends, and then again in JHB.

Word is that Tim Reynolds is touring with the band, which would be incredible. That man is one of the most incredible players of our time.

Bob-Dubery

What have Big Concerts got against Durban?

deefstes

X-rated Bob wrote: What have Big Concerts got against Durban?

Durban? Where is that again?

singemonkey

Be still my churning stomach.

Danny-B

X-rated Bob wrote: What have Big Concerts got against Durban?

Everything, it seems.

Wormwood

singemonkey wrote: Be still my churning stomach.

HAHAHAHAHAHA, yeah
Given my wife's rather energetic announcement this morning i suspect im going to be subjected to 2 hours of super white muzak and a lighter wallet come november.
Its cool though, tit for tat / DMB for new celestion.
maybe even celestion with a bit of tit thrown in!

dee

Me and the other half got Golden Circle for the Dome. ? I will just have to eat toasted sandwiches for the next few months to make up the money.

DonovanB

I wish they'd announce this earlier so we can budget for them.

Although it's not Dave's first time in SA... :rolleyes:

Mr-M

I'm going to the JHB show. My sister got me a ticket as a late birthday present. ?

Apparently Golden Circle is already sold out and so are a couple of the seated areas.

Garth-S

SO AMPED!!! Golden Circle JHB tickets secured ? and Vusi Mahlasela is opening! I've been waiting my whole life to see them, its just a pity Leroi Moore is no longer around to make up the original lineup.

scotty

This year is just going great, Rodriguez in Feb, Bits of: Slash, Guns & Roses, Velvet Revolver, Def Leppard, Collective Soul & Deep Purple this Saturday, Dave Matthews Band in November. Cannot complain about the international acts coming this way. tsk tsk. Need to start a concert fund. Will probably have to skip Def Tones at the Koppi though.

Anybody ever watch the DMB central park concert? I have probably watched it a 100 times. Super excited! Vusi Mahlasela and possibly Tim Reynolds. I don't have words...

Garth-S

scotty wrote: This year is just going great, Rodriguez in Feb, Bits of: Slash, Guns & Roses, Velvet Revolver, Def Leppard, Collective Soul & Deep Purple this Saturday, Dave Matthews Band in November. Cannot complain about the international acts coming this way. tsk tsk. Need to start a concert fund. Will probably have to skip Def Tones at the Koppi though.

Anybody ever watch the DMB central park concert? I have probably watched it a 100 times. Super excited! Vusi Mahlasela and possibly Tim Reynolds. I don't have words...

I've lost count of the number of times I've watched the central park concert... also Listener Supported. Damn! So much of excitement!

StefStoep

Central Park concert is awesome, i love the songs when Warren Haynes joins in!

I order Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds live at Radio City hall a couple of years ago, just the 2 of them on acoustics and on one song Dave plays piano. This is an awesome dvd and well worth getting, just make sure you get the right region disk or that you have an all regions player.

Unfortunately they announced this concert right in the "end of the month salticracks"period. So, i hope that there are still some tickets left when the economy is looking up!

StefStoep

Have any1 been at the CapeTown shows? How was it?

My wife won 2 tickets to Jhb, so we'll be doing the 4 hour trip to Jo'burg tomorrow!

peterleroux

StefStoep wrote: Have any1 been at the CapeTown shows? How was it?

My wife won 2 tickets to Jhb, so we'll be doing the 4 hour trip to Jo'burg tomorrow!

I'm going on Tuesday, too. Can't wait

As for Cape Town: there are some clips up on Youtube already, and the setlists are up, too. They covered Sugarman during the encores, first time they've played it.

Here's Saturday:
1. Don’t Drink the Water
2. Spaceman
3. Corn Bread
4. If Only
5. Seven
6. Crush
7. Shake Me Like a Monkey
8. Proudest Monkey
9. Satellite
10. Gravedigger
11. Everyday *
12. Grey Street
13. Rooftop
14. The Space Between
15. You Might Die Trying
16. You and Me
17. Ants Marching

-------- ENCORE --------

18. Sugar Man
19. Jimi Thing
SHOW NOTES:

* Vusi Mahlasela

and Sunday:
1. Big Eyed Fish
2. Bartender
3. Belly Belly Nice
4. When The World Ends
5. Why I Am
6. Mercy
7. Funny The Way It Is
8. #41
9. So Much To Say
10. Anyone Seen The Bridge
11. Too Much
12. Crash Into Me
13. Save Me
14. Everyday *
15. Warehouse
16. Sister +
17. Squirm
18. Lie In Our Graves
19. Two Step

-------- ENCORE --------

20. Sugar Man
21. Pantala Naga Pampa
22. Rapunzel
SHOW NOTES:

* Vusi Mahlasela

Cleric

I was at the Saturday gig, which was fantastic, but I gotta say that Sunday's had the better setlist. Bartender, Two Step, #41 and Rephunzal are some of his best tracks.

Going again tonight, so hoping we get at least Two Step or Bartender. I adore those songs.

Lethe

SO EXCITE!

Lethe

Best band I've ever seen live. By a mile.

Cleric

Another great evening in Dave's company. Quite a lot of overlap in the setlists, but we were treated to Crash Into Me, What Would You Say (which was a highlight), Watchtower and Too Much, so definitely worth it for those. The sound quality wasn't nearly as good as CT (the Dome really does echo a lot), but the levels were slightly better as Tim was quieter in the mix and Boyd was louder (and played far better). He was less chatty in Jhb, but everyone seemed to have a touch more energy. Maybe climbing a mountain the day before was a bad idea after all.
The view was good, but a lot flatter, so one couldn't see what Carter was doing really.
And I got a cool t-shirt ?

Overall, I say CT takes is by a touch, but let's chalk that up to the company ?