aug.31.2003
Dave Matthews Band
ctnow.com Meadows Music Center, Hartford, Connecticut
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Graph of songs performed, by album
Opening Band: DJ Logic and Project Logic



onstage 8:23pm
Everyday (#36)
Too Much
Don't Burn The Pig
Crash Into Me (Dixie Chicken)
So Much To Say -->
Anyone Seen the Bridge? -->
Warehouse
Stefan Slide Guitar Intro (Dock of the Bay tease) -->
Grace Is Gone
Jimi Thing
The Stone
Digging a Ditch
Fool To Think
I Did It
If I Had It All
Two Step
offstage 10:15pm
Encore
onstage 10:22pm
Recently (Pretty Girl, Take me to the River)
Stay
offstage 10:39pm

* entire show with Butch Taylor on keys

Andrew
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!! TWO STEP, THE STONE,RECENTLY, CRASH!!! I LOVE DAVE!! This set was crazy. At the Stay Boyd and Carter were appearing to be doing the 'lovely lady parts' Pretty girl outro of Recently was a nice touch as well... Dave happened to slow the set down with Diggina a ditch, fool to think. It was an awesome set and i will remember it forever..he played my two favorite songs two step and the stone are my two favorite songs and i got it!
Jun.30.2004
Timothy Z.
A better vibe from both crowd and band this evening and, minus a few misplaced songs, a good night overall. More energy right from the start and SMTS-ASTB-Warehouse seemed to be the apex of this intensity. Only grievance involved a freak "let's pretend it's Summer 2001 again" incident with 3 Everyday tunes in a row at the end of the set, which really slowed things up. Two Step and a really solid Recently made up for things though. And I'm quite amazed they somehow squeezed the lovely ladies into the speaker system for Stay. Hmmm... but Hartford's always great.
Jun.30.2004
Holly
Such a great show! I don't even know where to begin: Everyday, Dixie Chicken style- Crash, Jimi Thing, PIG, Two Step...the show was unbelievable. I just loved how they ended Recently, everyone got really into it. The jams in SMTS and Jimi Thing were way awesome too. Thanks to warehouse I had a great time. :)
Jun.30.2004
Jared W.
This show had so much potential. I wasn't that happy about the opener because I saw the same opener 4 nights prior at spac, but "everday" is a good way to get things going... SMTS>Warehouse was sweet, and unexpected. Pig and the Stone were great.. But lets get to where this show falls into the crapper. "IDI". Now even though I hate this song, I am always willing to look past it.. Their are always a bunch of people in the crowd that get into it, and if they like the insta, massed produced, just add water version of DMB, then each to their own. But when twostep started I had a bad feeling.. The setlist was great in my eyes so far, the energy from the crowd was way better then the night before, but it was just too early to have it be the set closer. Not only was it the set closer, but the band skipped the whole jam in the middle.. I couldn't "F'N" believe it.. I have never seen a more discount version of twostep in 9 shows. It was like dave said to the boys "hey guys I really got to take a sh*t, we are going to have to speed this up a bit." They were off stage after only an hour and 45 min. The encore was really good, and I was really happy to hear "recently" because I have never heard it, but that did not redeem the show for being so short as well as skipping the twostep jam.. All I needed was two more mediocre songs and I would have thought the show was amazing. I think that the guys need to slow down and take a break... They had two nights at continental, a day off, two nights at spac, a day off, two nights at hartford, and they are still trucking along.. Yo, I am exhasted after 4 shows in 5 days and I am just a spectator. This show was good, and I loved the setlist, but it looks like the guys are a little burnt out. They need more time off between shows. SPAC WAS AMAZING. I thought to myself, "there is no way they can keep up that kind of energy for Hartford", and I was right.
Jun.30.2004
Dave V.
Good show !!!!!! Great jams on Two Step and Jimi thing. The show started and ended early, something that I'm not used to...but over all it was a good time....I felt like he should have played longer but then again I wish he played longer all the time. It was nice to hear Crash... I haven't heard that in like 8 shows. Overall great show.
Jun.30.2004
Mackie
Out of the 18 DMB shows that I have been to, I am starting to see a HUGE decline in the quality of the shows. Yes, the songs the band plays are still great, but it is sad to see had little energy is going on between the band. It is obvious that they have been touring for a while and definately need a break. For the first time, in Hartford, I saw a show that I was completely dissapointed with. I didnt see dave do his infamous dance once, carter could barely crack a smile, and leroi, well leroi stood there as usual. You can tell the band is no longer doing it for the thrill of it anymore, and im sure they all enjoyed their ride to their 5 star hotels is their individual tour buses (cause we all know they dont travel together anymore). I am sad to say that I will not be attending anymore DMB shows in the futre until they take a couple of years off. This is the sad truth whether all you hardcore DMB fans believe it or not. So, two big thumbs down for the Hartford show.
Jun.30.2004
Sanchez, F.
Twas a really good show. Crash, jimi thing, pig were all good but dave broke out into a sick two step. It was cloudy all day and there was rain and thunder in the forcast, but no giant stadium like rain or even thunder. People were selling tickets for 30.00 oh yeah never buy from scalpers nice white 15 year old are the onces to look out for.
Jun.30.2004