"Just around the riverbend"

It just dawned on me that I've been going to Dave Matthews Band shows for 10 years now. I'm glad I squeezed the Cincinnati show in last night since I might not make either Deer Creek show this summer. (maybe Friday night, but doubtful) I've missed a year or two over the past decade, but also caught two shows last summer, so it's got to be getting close to ten shows. They've never disappointed and last night was no exception despite about 30 minutes of hard rain at the beginning of the show and another 20 during Jimi Thing. It was Killers-esque as far as rain goes. Couldn't have been much wetter. The lawn was a giant mud pile by the end of the show.

And the Hyatt comforter I snagged after last year's Dave show was put to good use covering up puked-up spaghetti about 6 feet from where Charlie and I were standing. I knew that blanket would come in handy.

The setlist in general didn't blow me away last night, but #41, The Stone, Grey Street and Everyday are all among my most favorite "non-radio single" songs, so that was like jackpot. I think what I'm getting at was Ants Marching and Halloween were the two moments when the crowd exploded...sometimes you'll see three or four of those during a show. That being said, the Big Whiskey songs were awesome live. They were rocking out. Seven was a great live song, and I hadn't really cared for it on CD. Overall amazing show as always.

Tuesday Jun 16 2009 Riverbend Music Center

Shake Me Like a Monkey
Funny The Way It Is
Stay Or Leave
Dive In
The Stone
Anyone Seen The Bridge
Too Much (Fake)
Ants Marching
Lying In the Hands of God
Why I Am
Lie In Our Graves
So Damn Lucky
Seven
Jimi Thing
Squirm
You and Me
Everyday
#41
Grey Street

Alligator Pie
Halloween