03/24/2007
Dave Matthews Band
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Opening Band: The Fray
We're absolutely exhausted, but had a blast. It was Bryon's birthday last week, and when we heard that Dave Matthews Band was going to be playing in Las Vegas the weekend of his birthday, we decided to enter the fan club lottery for tickets. We got great seats, so off we went!
After working all day on Thursday, we had a 9:00 PM flight out of Chicago Midway. Thunderstorms to the west shut down all westbound departures, so we had to sit in the plane at the gate for an hour until they re-routed us around the storms. By 2:00 AM CST, we were in Vegas and finally got to the hotel around 3:00 AM. The weather was great, and the shows were incredible...and another two very late nights by the time the shows were over and we made it back to the hotel! It was back to Chicago yesterday, and back to work today. It was a whirlwind trip, but a lot of fun!
Summary of the shows from the DMB website:
"Not having played a show since October, DMB just pulled off a couple amazing evenings in Vegas. Last night, Dave described a time many years ago when he worked in bar where many musicians performed on a small stage in the window. He prepared a tape of songs he'd written and passed it on to Carter and LeRoi, eluding to the forming of the band. The tape included the song I'll Back You Up, which the band proceeded to play for the first time in years. The shows here saw the return of some of the best cover tunes the band has played, including The Maker, Down By The River, Time Of The Season and Sweet Caroline. Dave also sang the lyrics to Lanois' Still Water over the intro to Don't Drink The Water. A very cool moment. We now have about a month off before we head to Australia for a short, four city tour. See y'all down under.
The DMB Crew
Sunday, March 25
1:33 AM PDT"
Saturday night set list:
Crash Into Me
You Might Die Trying *
Grey Street *
Sweet Caroline *
What Would You Say *
The Idea Of You *
Seek Up *
Still Water ...> *
Don’t Drink the Water *
Dancing Nancies *
Where Are You Going
The Maker *
Louisiana Bayou *
Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd *
Down By The River *
Too Much *
Tripping Billies *
Encore:
Gravedigger +
American Baby Intro *
Halloween *
Notes:
* Rashawn Ross
+ Dave Solo
It was announced shortly after the show that both Las Vegas shows will be released (in their entirety) as Live Trax 9!!
