Dave Matthews Band Summer Concert Tour 2010- Thoughts From a Longtime Fan, and Where To Score the Best Tickets
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Music, for me, starts and ends with Dave Matthews Band. My parents gave me “Crash” for my ninth birthday, and although I probably didn’t understand it at the time, this was the first album that I ever truly appreciated. It was also the album that sparked my love and passion for music. However obscure my musical tastes have been over the past twelve years, DMB continues to be the number one band I listen to.
I remember playing the drums as a kid, trying (but always failing) to match Carter Beauford’s sound. I was intrigued by the fact that this guy (as well as the rest of the band) almost NEVER plays the same thing twice. The first time I saw DMB live in 2004, Tim Reynolds jumped on stage and played a guitar solo with his teeth at the Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At another concert, after the release of “Stand Up” in 2005, the Dave faithful and I stuck it out through 50 mile an hour winds in the dusty New Mexican desert. I saw the band play again at the Pavilion in 2009, the spring after original band member Leroi Moore tragically died in an ATV accident and just before the release of “Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King.” And although these shows and albums were all different in their own way, one common factor has stayed with the band throughout their history: they play great music, simply for the sake of playing great music.
To me, there is nothing better than a Dave Matthews Band concert. I have seen him a handful of times, and plan to see him again this summer when their summer concert tour hits Dave’s current home state of Washington (at the Gorge Amphitheater). So whether or not you are a long time fan like me, or just a music fan in general, be absolutely sure to check out Dave Matthews Band this summer.
For Dave Matthews Band tickets to all shows on his 2010 Summer Tour, Fansnap can help DMB fans locate the best possible tickets for the best possible value.
Dave Matthews Band Summer Tour 2010
7/13, Bethel, NY (Bethel Woods Center for the Arts)
7/14, Scranton, PA (Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain)
7/16, New York, NY (Citi Field)
7/17, New York, NY (Citi Field)
7/20, Virginia Beach, VA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
7/21, Charlotte, NC (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
7/23, Washington, DC (Nationals Park)
7/25, Louisville, KY (Churchill Downs Music Festival)
7/27, Atlanta, GA (Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood)
7/28, Tampa, FL (Ford Amphitheatre)
7/30, West Palm Beach, FL (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
7/31, West Palm Beach, FL (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
8/14, Wichita, KS (InTrust Bank Arena)
8/17, West Valley City, UT (USANA Amphitheatre)
8/20, Chula Vista, CA (Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre)
8/21, Irvine, CA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
8/23, Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Bowl)
8/25, Concord, CA (Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord)
8/27, Marysville, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
8/28, Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
8/31, Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena)
9/3, George, WA (Gorge Amphitheatre)
9/4, George, WA (Gorge Amphitheatre)
9/5, George, WA (Gorge Amphitheatre)
9/10, Woodlands, TX (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
9/11, Dallas, TX (Superpages.com Center)
9/14, Omaha, NE (Qwest Center)
9/15, St. Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center)

