Was just talking to someone a few hours ago about how, after seeing them 50+ times between '95 and '03, I only saw them twice between '04 and '08 and not at all since then. I will still probably go see them again once at some point, but it's just not where my musical heart is these days. Still cheer on those who are still getting a rise out of what they do now though, and they do have STAMINA to tour like they do!
Got the email today: summer tour announcement soon.
They are relentless. Gotta give them credit. I hope the setlists get mixed up a bit. Too much from the last three albums. I don't want to hear squirm as a an encore, or stolen away.
I hear you giving them credit so fair enough, but I have to say if PJ or any other hand were like these guys... you'd be saying the same for them.
They tour extensively every year and to support that mentality... I go see them.
I've been a big fan for a long, long time. I live in Richmond VA so you can imagine the long time love here. And I have a ton of respect for them. I just wish Dave would improve his set development. They are stale. They are still super tight but just... a little... different please. There are so many options for them.
Got the email today: summer tour announcement soon.
Email from whom?
Warehouse (DMB 10C)
Interesting. I didn't receive one.
Neither did I....nothing on the Warehouse page about announcements either.
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 7-11-1995; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-29-1998; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV 10-22-2000 ~PJ10~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 4-1-2003; Cricket Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ 6-7-2003; United Center, Chicago, IL 6-18-2003; Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI 6-21-2003; Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 10-5-2004; The Gorge, George, WA 9-1-2005; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-16-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 5-17-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-2-2006; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 7-3-2006; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-23-2009; United Center, Chicago, IL 8-24-2009; Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 12-4-2013; Key Arena, Seattle, WA 12-6-2013; iWireless Arena, Moline, IL 10-17-2014 ~No Code Show~; Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN 10-19-2014; Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 10-20-2014 ~Yield Show~; Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 10-22-2014 ~PJ24~: Wrigley Field 1 & 2, 2016; Safeco Field, Seattle Home Shows 1 & 2; Wrigley Field, Chicago Away Shows 1 & 2....
Always a highlight of my summer! Except all my friends who I have seen DMB with for the past 6 or 7 years have all basically moved away...I need to find new DMB people! Who in the NY area wants to hit up a show this summer?
"Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2 2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
Always a highlight of my summer! Except all my friends who I have seen DMB with for the past 6 or 7 years have all basically moved away...I need to find new DMB people! Who in the NY area wants to hit up a show this summer?
Yup.
The Gorge shows mark the end of summer for me and transition my mindset to fall in a great way!
05/11 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena 05/13 – The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 05/14 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion 05/17 – Oklahoma, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena 05/18 – North Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena 05/20 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 05/21 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center 05/24 – Pelham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 05/27 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 05/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre 05/29 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 06/07 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 06/08 – Bangor, ME @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion 06/10 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center 06/11 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre 06/17 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater 06/18 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 06/21 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 06/22 – Syracuse, NY @ Lakeview Amphitheater 06/24 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion 06/25 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion 06/28 – Moline, IL @ iWireless Center 06/29 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater 07/01 – Elkhorn, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre 07/02 – Elkhorn, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre 07/08 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena 07/09 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion 07/12 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion 07/13 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion 07/15 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07/16 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07/19 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 07/20 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre 07/22 – Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center 07/23 – Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center 07/26 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum 07/27 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre 07/29 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre 07/30 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre 08/26 – Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre 08/27 – Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 08/29 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre 08/30 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre 09/02 – George, WA @ The Gorge 09/03 – George, WA @ The Gorge 09/04 – George, WA @ The Gorge
Wooooo! Thinking Jones Beach, PNC, and the Saturday Hartford. Maybe Saturday Camden, then thinking what else I could hit on a weekend...maybe Sat. Alpine or Blossom
I need ticket buddies for the Jones and PNC shows--if anyone plans on going, PM me, I'd love to come along
"Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2 2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
Anybody planning on going to Jones Beach? I'd love to accompany, I have nobody to go with. PM me!
"Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2 2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
I love this band. But if I didn't, I think I'd tip my hat in respect.
They've made my years much better.
I love them too. I just wish Dave would go to the "Eddie Vedder School of Set List Creation" for some refresher training...
Hopefully that's one thing Dave will do with his year off DMB touring. Has Ed put out his class schedule for 2017 yet?
One thing you will notice as well, Ed now creates set lists very similar to how Bruce has done them for a long time. There are 6 songs or so (the biggest) and 4 of them always make the set. 2 are played at every show (Alive and Porch for example) and for Bruce he almost always plays Thunder Road and Born to Run. And then you intersperse mid popular songs with gems and also change the pace of the show throughout. That way you create an ebb and flow and you keep the casual fan engaged with the hits, while giving the die hards a feeling they saw something special. I really think Ed learned from Bruce in this regards. Dave does not do a good job of changing the pace of the show and his song choice can be..questionable at time.
I would agree that sometimes they have some odd selections and sometimes they keep a good man down for too long... but I still love them and will take that before waiting every five years to see them.
I love this band. But if I didn't, I think I'd tip my hat in respect.
They've made my years much better.
I love them too. I just wish Dave would go to the "Eddie Vedder School of Set List Creation" for some refresher training...
Hopefully that's one thing Dave will do with his year off DMB touring. Has Ed put out his class schedule for 2017 yet?
One thing you will notice as well, Ed now creates set lists very similar to how Bruce has done them for a long time. There are 6 songs or so (the biggest) and 4 of them always make the set. 2 are played at every show (Alive and Porch for example) and for Bruce he almost always plays Thunder Road and Born to Run. And then you intersperse mid popular songs with gems and also change the pace of the show throughout. That way you create an ebb and flow and you keep the casual fan engaged with the hits, while giving the die hards a feeling they saw something special. I really think Ed learned from Bruce in this regards. Dave does not do a good job of changing the pace of the show and his song choice can be..questionable at time.
Interesting, but is that really a change for Ed? Hasn't that always been the case, like that you're always going to either get Evenflow or Jeremy, and you're usually going to get Alive? Same with closers, there are a handful of songs that rotate for all the finales... seems like what they've done for ages. What would be an example of a change that you see?
First, I do think that Ed has always done well with set lists. But remember for years, they didn't play Alive at all. Now it's a staple and I think that's great for the casual fan. Second change is purely the length. They weren't doing 3 hour shows for at least half their career. Bruce has been known for the marathon sessions for a long time. I may be completely off base in saying that Ed is influenced by Bruce, but I see the correlation and it's unique to just a select few bands. And we know the love he has for Bruce and that he has shown up at shows more than a few times and vice versa.
it wasn't prominent in the email announcement, but there was also the note that they will take 2017 off from touring.
They said that a few years back too, and then did the few Caravan shows instead. I'll believe it when I see another band booked for Labor Day.
it didn't say they wouldn't do any shows, just that they wouldn't tour. so yes, a caravan or a few one-offs are certainly possibilities. the point is they are not touring in 2017.
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They tour extensively every year and to support that mentality... I go see them.
* I'm tired of Groo tunes too.
Tom O.
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
-The Writer
Tom O.
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
-The Writer
So you think you're pretty fancy, eh?
Fine. You're better than me LOL!
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
The Gorge shows mark the end of summer for me and transition my mindset to fall in a great way!
05/11 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
05/13 – The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
05/14 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
05/17 – Oklahoma, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
05/18 – North Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
05/20 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
05/21 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
05/24 – Pelham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
05/27 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
05/28 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre
05/29 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
06/07 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
06/08 – Bangor, ME @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
06/10 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
06/11 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
06/17 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
06/18 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
06/21 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
06/22 – Syracuse, NY @ Lakeview Amphitheater
06/24 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
06/25 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
06/28 – Moline, IL @ iWireless Center
06/29 – Bonner Springs, KS @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
07/01 – Elkhorn, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
07/02 – Elkhorn, WI @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
07/08 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
07/09 – Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
07/12 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
07/13 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
07/15 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/16 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
07/19 – Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
07/20 – Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/22 – Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
07/23 – Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
07/26 – North Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum
07/27 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
07/29 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
07/30 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
08/26 – Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
08/27 – Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
08/29 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
08/30 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
09/02 – George, WA @ The Gorge
09/03 – George, WA @ The Gorge
09/04 – George, WA @ The Gorge
I need ticket buddies for the Jones and PNC shows--if anyone plans on going, PM me, I'd love to come along
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
I love this band. But if I didn't, I think I'd tip my hat in respect.
They've made my years much better.
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
They're gold medalists with regards to access.