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Review 1 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

Dave Matthews - Best at what he does!

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Posted 16/03/2010

by Toering

Location: Darlington

It was really nice to see Dave Matthews and the rest of the crew so close. The venue was very nice with just the right amount of people, and Dave was dancing while performing as madly as ever :)

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- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

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Review 2 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

I'd watch DMB a thousand times over

The O2 @

- London @

- Sat 6 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: When they played 'Crush'. @

Posted 16/03/2010

by scotindisguise

Location: Berkshire

The DMB live experience is definitely one to be recommended. I was mesmerized throughout the show - some parts just felt like a jamming session. The band seemed to be loving the occasion as much as the audience. They didn't even play two of my favourite songs (Two Step and The Space Between), but I still loved it. I'd definitely see them again. And again. And again.

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- London @

- Sat 6 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: When they played 'Crush'. @

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Review 3 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

Dave Matthews Band Brilliant!

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Posted 15/03/2010

by LH84

Location: Edinburgh

The warm up band were very good. Dave Matthews Band were amazing - even better than I had anticipated! It was a shame that there was not a bigger crowd as they deserve to sell out the SECC. All of the band showed off their musical talents and the live effect was much more astounding than can be achieved by listening to the CD. All very talented - ! had a great time singing along to all the tracks from their new album.

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

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Review 4 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

Dream come true!

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Don't drink the water. @

Opening act(s): None. @

Posted 15/03/2010

by Natster

Location: Cheltenham

Last time I saw DMB was at Wembley and I got chatting to a couple from America who had flown over especially as they weren't used to seeing them at such a "small" venue! They should have saved themselves as the O2 Academy in Birmingham proved to be one intimate gig. A traditional location, the kind where your feet stick to the floor and the merchandise is sold on a tressle table! For that reason seeing a massive band like DMB there was simply a dream come true, a really special experience. They were on top form, played for over two and a half hours and kept the audience awestruck with their talent.

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Don't drink the water. @

Opening act(s): None. @

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Review 5 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

Dave Matthews Band - you rock!

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Thought "Living in the Hands of God" was superb! @

Opening act(s): Alberta Cross were good but some of their songs sounded very samey! @

Posted 15/03/2010

by Millarman

Location: Grangemouth

I was so looking forward to this gig and was not let down. Brilliant collection of talented musicians who put on a real show for 2 and a half hours. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Thought "Living in the Hands of God" was superb! @

Opening act(s): Alberta Cross were good but some of their songs sounded very samey! @

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Review 6 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

I GOT ONE OF CARTER'S USED DRUM STICKS!!!!!!!!

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: CATCHING THE DRUM STICK! Or perhaps when Carter tricked Dave on ants marching :P @

Posted 15/03/2010

by steeeve

Location: Britain

It was SOOOOOOOOOO good. The set list included loads of less played songs such as #27 and Stay or leave!! :O And Dave was as funny as ever, and it was all just very very enjoyable. I also enjoyed not having a supporting band.

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: CATCHING THE DRUM STICK! Or perhaps when Carter tricked Dave on ants marching :P @

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Review 7 for Dave Matthews Band

4 / 5

dave matthews - superb

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: dave matthews singing backwards, everything that had happened, funny :) @

Opening act(s): alberta cross enjoyed this band too @

Posted 15/03/2010

by isityou

im new to this band and didnt know alot of their songs, but i had a fantastic night, they are very entertaining, dave matthews was funny both during and between songs and they have thee happiest drummer ive ever seen :):):) id definately pay to see them again

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: dave matthews singing backwards, everything that had happened, funny :) @

Opening act(s): alberta cross enjoyed this band too @

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Review 8 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

Best Gig ever!!!!!!

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: the whole thing @

Posted 15/03/2010

by NiroSan

Amazing,Amazing,Amazing Best band on the planet. hope they come back, to play Scotland again. Song of the night...........Crush and Two Step and Jimmy Thing and Seven And Ants Marching and the rest, . Loved it.

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: the whole thing @

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Review 9 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

Dave Matthews band was awesome.

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Crush...18minutes long!!!!! @

Posted 15/03/2010

by dvlak

I am delighted to say the concert was one of the best ever.Obviously not so many people yet know about the band in Scotland but I thank them for coming and giving me a probably never to be repeated intimate concert opertunity.You made my year!

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Crush...18minutes long!!!!! @

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Review 10 for Dave Matthews Band

3 / 5

Dave Matthews in Brum

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Shake me like a monkey @

Opening act(s): N/A @

Posted 15/03/2010

by likeamonkey

Location: Crowthorne

DMB are unreal. One of the tightest bands i have ever seen. Every time, a faultless live performance. A plethora of tracks from an enormous back catalogue. Unfortunately their selection process leaves alot to be desired. So bored for most of the set. The band has such a great vibe and have the capacity to get a crowd moving, sadly, they didn't bother. I would recommend in future not keeping below 12bpm for the first 20 minutes of the show. This wouldn't stop me seeing the band again, but my god they need to liven up next time.

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Shake me like a monkey @

Opening act(s): N/A @

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Review 11 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

The O2 @

- London @

- Sat 6 Mar 2010 @

Posted 15/03/2010

by Jabjab

Best concert I have ever been to.... Has been on my wish list for ages

The O2 @

- London @

- Sat 6 Mar 2010 @

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Review 12 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

Awesome performance!!

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Jeff Coffin's solo and a rare outing for Time Bomb. @

Setlist: Proudest Monkey * Satellite * Shake Me Like a Monkey * Seven * Funny The Way It Is * Seek Up * Stay Or Leave * Lying In the Hands of God * Big Eyed Fish (tease) Spaceman * Corn Bread * #27 (Arms of a Women) * Lie In Our Graves * Crash (Into Me) * Don’t Drink the Water * Time Bomb * Ants Marching * __________________ (Big Eyed Fish) + Baby Blue + All Along The Watchtower * @

Opening act(s): Like they need one!?!?!!!! @

Posted 14/03/2010

by KJFan

As always, DMB did not disappoint. A great mix of classics and their firmly established new album, delivered with Dave's unique babble of info. I thought Jeff Coffin was going to end up in one given the effort he put into his solo....truely amazing!!! Leroi will never be replaced, but Jeff certainly is an appropriate addition to the band.
Its such a shame they only tour on an infrequent basis to these parts...and super venue for a gig with great access to drinks and an easy selection of positions from which to take in the music. All in all....top concert!!

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Jeff Coffin's solo and a rare outing for Time Bomb. @

Opening act(s): Like they need one!?!?!!!! @

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Review 13 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

DMB were Excellent

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Dave claiming he'd eaten a B'ham Balti and claiming it gave him wind, plus songs, don't drink the water, ant's marching and stay or leave @

Setlist: Too many to mention but classic! @

Opening act(s): no support @

Posted 14/03/2010

by Tuneup

Location: b'ham

Excellent gig from a tight band who obviously 'know' each other and can jam for ever if left to it, but as always they go off into their solo's but bring it back to the song , in and out, as tight as the proverbial tight thing. This was the 3rd time i've seen Dave and this was more of a 'classic' gig in the sense that they mixed more old classic numbers with newer songs. All in all a true pro and pro band who can rock out and mellow it out with the best of them.

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Dave claiming he'd eaten a B'ham Balti and claiming it gave him wind, plus songs, don't drink the water, ant's marching and stay or leave @

Setlist: Too many to mention but classic! @

Opening act(s): no support @

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Review 14 for Dave Matthews Band

4 / 5

Dave Matthews Band

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: The Sax solo's @

Setlist: Mostly from the new Album @

Opening act(s): Only caught the last two songs, the last one was great. @

Posted 14/03/2010

by Scogy

Location: Glasgow

Just got into this band about nine months ago, so I've been battering into three of their albums for the last six months. Was a good gig, though I wasn't too happy with the sound, the bass was more or less a fart, Dave's guitar was non existent, which was a shame. Still a good gig, with some top notch solos.

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: The Sax solo's @

Setlist: Mostly from the new Album @

Opening act(s): Only caught the last two songs, the last one was great. @

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Review 15 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

DMB in Birmingham

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Arguing with an american trying to push in front of my short wife! @

Setlist: Too busy dancing to keep track @

Opening act(s): None, as they had to finish in time for the disco!!! How wierd is that?? @

Posted 14/03/2010

by Ezzo

Location: High Wycombe

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What a great show. Very diferent from Manchester earlier on in the week. More mellow and much more of Boyd up front doing his fantastic stuff.

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Arguing with an american trying to push in front of my short wife! @

Setlist: Too busy dancing to keep track @

Opening act(s): None, as they had to finish in time for the disco!!! How wierd is that?? @

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Review 16 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

Dave Matthews Band will not disappoint

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Dave's acoustic solos, and the brilliance of Boyd Tinsley. @

Setlist: Proudest Monkey, Satellite, (not in order) Crash Into Me, Lie In Our Graves, Ants Marching, Don't Drink The Water, All Along The Watchtower, Shake Me Like A Monkey, Funny The Way It Is, Lying In The Hands of God, Spaceman, Time Bomb, Baby Blue, Corn Bread, Seven, and others. @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 14/03/2010

by DMBfanDoc

Location: East Midlands

The band was really tight and polished, just as you would expect, and driven up by rapturous applause from an enthusiastic and dedicated audience. DMB are without genre, and appeal to all tastes and ages, as reflected in the audience from teenage to the wrong side of 50. Two and a half hours of sheer wizardry - just wish it didn't have to end there. DMB still have a limited (but dedicated) fan base over here, so would struggle to fill the largest venues, but to me this is a plus as the best concerts are to be found in venues like the O2 Academy and ticket prices are more reasonable. And I didn't need to take binoculars!!

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: Dave's acoustic solos, and the brilliance of Boyd Tinsley. @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 17 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

Perfect

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

Posted 13/03/2010

by Sixteen

I've seen a large number of talented bands play live and Dave Matthews Band are in another league. As musicians they are fantastic and as a song writer I think Dave has no equal.

SECC @

- Glasgow @

- Thu 11 Mar 2010 @

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Review 18 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

if you get a change GO!

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: all of it!!!! @

Posted 13/03/2010

by botwocker

Absolutley awesome!!!! old and new songs in the set list, all band members on top form in my opinion. now if only i had the money to travel round eurpoe with them i would. They are a must see. dont miss your opportunity.

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: all of it!!!! @

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Review 19 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

One of the best live bands ever!

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: All the encore @

Opening act(s): None @

Posted 13/03/2010

by jarakeda

Location: Bristol area

Absolutely loved it. Saw them in Hyde Park last year, bought some of their music and they became my new favourite band. Their music really suited this smaller venue, and its all so good. Good mix of old and new (that I don't know so well), and so many good bits, the clarinet solo, Boyd Tinsleys volin solos, those two slow numbers at the start of the encore that I don't know and finishing with Watchtower - couldn't be better. They really seem to enjoy playing and its infectious. They are really big in the US but don't seem to be that well known over here - if you haven't seen them, you're really missing out!

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Favourite moment: All the encore @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 20 for Dave Matthews Band

5 / 5

best ever

O2 Academy Birmingham @

- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

Posted 13/03/2010

by stacyzilla

Ive seen them twice and I love them, the songs get better and better. really talented band! hope they come back again!

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- Birmingham @

- Fri 12 Mar 2010 @

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