 So Much To Say!
One of my favorite things about seeing Dave Matthews at the Gorge is the age groups he appeals too; from newborns to grandparents even entire families. You don't normally see that at the Gorge. And speaking about the crowd, the crowd at a Dave show is full of nice people all there to have a good time (at least from my experience) through I did see a few drunk girls fall. Yeah it was a bit funny. It was also fun to watch the water balloon fight that was between somewhere in the middle of the hill to behind the stage where they loaded the gear. All i could see was these green and red things flying threw the air and when you heard "ooohhh" someone was hit.
To get the night rolling was the Yonder Mountain String Band, that was introduced by none other then Dave himself. From where I was sitting I couldn't tell what instruments they were playing but I was so proud of myself because I guessed them right! Skinny cool stand up bass, mandolin, banjo, and acoustic guitar played by four very cool shall i say Mountain men? It was fast playing indie Bluegrass from Colorado that made you want to tap your feet and get up and twirl in circles. They have never "...been to this big ass place before," the Gorge that is and they should come back they are a great fit for the scenery and fun to see. Peachy king start to this cool summer night.
 G. Love and Special Sauce have been to Spokane a few times and I have never seen them until tonight. Dave was excited to introduce them as well. It was a hoot. The kids of Dave at the Gorge really digg G. Love, everyone got up on their feet to shake it and sing along. Especially when he covered Gin & Juice by Snoop Dog.
G. Love's hipness got our section of the crowd to get a beach ball going for a good twenty minutes or so until a jackass popped it ... jerk. I would see G. Love again it was a funky set with a lot of energy not to mention he had cool green sneakers, jealous.
The Dave Matthews Band was on top of it, full of some of the best musicians around making it a flawless set. I get it now but I was wondering why they kept using smoke machines on stage but when the lights hit the hill because of the smoke you could see the designs in them. He had screens and electrifying lights plus a great attitude and an almost sold out crowd. He is one of the artists that I have seen to have so many dedicated fans, I love it. Also the most fans who smoke weed, for an outdoor venue how can it smell that strong? We are outside? There has to be a lot of smoking going on, I thought it was strong where I was but Matt said it was ten times worse when he was taking photos. Is that why everyone is so nice?
 As Dave said "Something old, something new, I hope ya'll have a good time... I feel good, shit." As it was new old and a good time, and by the end of the night the whole Gorge had to feel good; for multiple reasons. Being only two hours away from the Gorge I think every music fan, respecter, and lover should see Dave at the Gorge regardless if they know his music or own his CD's. That weekend at the Gorge, that show is unlike any other there and is something you should experience at some point in your musical lifetime. You will be a fan within the first two songs on his set and will want to go back every year. You have around 365 days till the next one so mark your calendars and plan ahead.
Check out more photos from the show here!
Andrea@checkitoutmusic.com
Setlist for Friday 9/4
1.Proudest Monkey
2.Satellite
3.Seven
4.Shake Me Like a Monkey
5.Lying In the Hands of God
6.You Might Die Trying
7.The Song That Jane Likes
8.Dancing Nancies
9.Why I Am
10.The Dreaming Tree
11.Road (Danny Barnes Cover)
12.Spaceman
13.Cornbread
14.Caveman
15.You & Me
16.Gravedigger
17.Jimi Thing
Encore:
18.Squirm
19.Stay (Wasting Time)
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