Eddie and Dave Matthews

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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,409
    I lived in Charlottesville in the early 90's. Used to make the 15 minute walk to Trax on Tuesdays to see DMB for $5. Back when the songs were mostly 5 minutes.
    Watched him explode over the next few years. Went to a few shows as the venues got larger.
    My last show was RFK stadium summer '99. I knew I was done when I turned to my friend at some point during a very long jam and asked her what song it was when it started and she had no idea either.
    Plus it was the most bruised I had ever been after a show from defending our seats in the 18th row from the drunk ass frat bros. who felt they were entitled to our seats. And I used to go to a lot of DC punk shows.
    I much prefer a PJ style show with more songs and less jams and noodling.
    But seeing an acoustic show with Eddie and Dave would be great.
  • Foriginal Sin
    Foriginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,876
    edited January 2023
    Also, I think Ed and Dave would have played together by now (minus the private event, although I would have loved to see how they figured out their set list). Both “live” in Seattle. Mike plays with DMB often. Maybe Ed don’t like Dave’s energy or Vice versa? 
    Post edited by Foriginal Sin on
    Chicago 6/29/98, Alpine Valley(EV) 6/13/99, Alpine Valley 10/08/00, Chicago 10/09/00, Phoenix 10/20/00, Orlando 4/12/03, Tampa 4/13/03, San Diego 6/05/03, Vegas 6/06/03, Phoenix 6/07/03, Chicago 6/18/03, Alpine Valley 6/21/03, Orlando 10/08/04, D.C. 10/11/04, Chicago 5/16/06, Chicago 5/17/06, LA 7/12/08, Chicago 8/23/09, Chicago 8/24/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09 (Front Row Center, Finally), Phoenix(EV) 11/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Phoenix 11/19/13, Denver 10/22/14, Wrigley 8/20/16, Wrigley 8/22/16
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    No one yet has mentioned the '01 Bridge School that both PJ and Dave Matthews played at. I think it was just Dave, I don't think it was the whole band, but it was all of Pearl Jam. And Dave & Ed definitely "shared a stage" at the finale, but I don't think at any other time either day.

    In '96 and later in '00 when PJ and DMB were both touring the east coast at the same time, I had great roadtrips meeting up with friends in multiple cities for multiple shows. In '96 I went to 7 shows in 8 days / 3 cities (incl NYC twice): 3 PJ (incl 2 Randall's Island), 3 DMB (including 2 MSG), & 1 Ben Harper in a club. And only missed ONE day of work, because PJ's Hartford show was on same day as a conference I was attending (so I had a free hotel in Hartford) and set up meetings in NYC on days of DMB's Madison Sq. Garden shows.

    And the kicker... I didn't know how to drive then, so all travel between NYC, Hartford & Boston was by GREYHOUND BUS. 

    Aaaaaaah... youth! 

    Most bizarre Randall's Island memory: No, not Ed wrapping himself in duct tape although that was both awesome and intense. It was standing behind Mariah Carey & Sony boss Tommy Mattola and overhearing Carey explain to her friend? Assistant? with true genuine horror that she actually had to use a porta-potty and how traumatic it was. Definitely surreal.

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