Best Summer Tour in Recent Memory?

[Brock]

personally, its between 04 and 06, even though the show i saw in 03 had a great setlist - the energy in 04 was amazing, and i really liked the show i saw this summer - if i HAD to decide, i'd say 06 because 6.10.06 was great

thats basically the same way i feel, except i have to go with 04. i only got to see 6.9.06 at burgettstown this year, and though it was incredible, the show i saw at blossom during the second leg was kind of disappointing.

the two night stand i saw in 04 was incredible. bowa, granny, crush, help myself, smts->astb->pnp->rapunzel, song that jane likes, recently, drive in drive out, fool to think, plus all the new songs (including the 6.26.04 crazy-easy), 04 takes the cake for me

That must have been sick

the encore of my '03 show was DAD -> SMTS -> ASTB -> PNP -> Rapunzel. it was sick.

[Cor]

double

[Cor]

03'- Last Stop, So Right, BOWA, SMTS>ASTB>LIOG, KKJ with lyrics, Crush, Two Step, and a few other alright songs.

04'- Vote for Change show in Detroit, perfect set, plus Neil Young guesting.

It's tough, but based on those two shows (05 shows I saw sucked), I'd say 04'.

[DJR]

'03. Spoon>Ants

i was at that show, thats the one i was talking about for my 03 - trust me, i liked that show alot, but i had a horrible place on the lawn, and i couldn't get into the show that much - my first one too, 9.6.03

[markTR]

personally, its between 04 and 06, even though the show i saw in 03 had a great setlist - the energy in 04 was amazing, and i really liked the show i saw this summer - if i HAD to decide, i'd say 06 because 6.10.06 was great

thats basically the same way i feel, except i have to go with 04. i only got to see 6.9.06 at burgettstown this year, and though it was incredible, the show i saw at blossom during the second leg was kind of disappointing.

the two night stand i saw in 04 was incredible. bowa, granny, crush, help myself, smts->astb->pnp->rapunzel, song that jane likes, recently, drive in drive out, fool to think, plus all the new songs (including the 6.26.04 crazy-easy), 04 takes the cake for me

That must have been sick

the encore of my '03 show was DAD -> SMTS -> ASTB -> PNP -> Rapunzel. it was sick.

That is awesome

[proudestmonkey41]

i voted 04 because it was my first show.. but it was reallly tough because i was at both nights at randallls this year..and cortez the killer was insane.. and so was that #41 with bela.
the more i think about it.. if i could i would change my vote to 06

[Coldchillin]

First 04 show
Granny
One Sweet World
Pig
Satellite
Hello Again
Lie In Our Graves
When the World Ends
The Song That Jane Likes
Sugar Will
Joyride
Warehouse
So Much To Say (Anyone Seen the Bridge?)
Rhyme and Reason
Good Good Time
Too Much
Crazy Easy
All Along the Watchtower

Encore:
Crash Into Me (Dixie Chicken)
Everyday

This was my second 04 show

Fonzies New Idea [Tease]
Fool To Think
Grey Street
Drive In Drive Out
Seek Up
Joy Ride
Crazy Easy
Crush
The Stone
Where Are You Going
Sugar Will
Hello Again
Jimi Thing
Help Myself
Don’t Drink the Water
If I Had It All
What Would You Say

Encore:
Good Good Time
Tripping Billies

[hofdaddy]

04. It offered us so much promise then those promises turned to little bugs that crawl in your ear and lay eggs. Then those eggs hatch and start feeding on your brain. It makes you crazy. You feel the need to play chicken with on coming tractor trailers. You see a fat girl and think "she's not that bad. I think I might ask her out. Take her out to a nice seafood dinner and really get to know her. Who knows? If all goes well we might have all the sex. I know I can get passed the 4 folds of fat hanging off of her gut and the 6 that's haging off her ass". Oh, and then they released SU.

[paddymor]

i think alot depends on which of their new songs makes the new album. this tour was crazy though, gotta go with 06. (never saw one in 04 though)

[Martini]

This was my second 04 show

Fonzies New Idea [Tease]
Fool To Think
Grey Street
Drive In Drive Out
Seek Up
Joy Ride
Crazy Easy
Crush
The Stone
Where Are You Going
Sugar Will
Hello Again
Jimi Thing
Help Myself
Don’t Drink the Water
If I Had It All
What Would You Say

Encore:
Good Good Time
Tripping Billies

I was there for that one.. pretty decent show. But the crowd blew ape cock. Some drunk 14 year old kept playin grab ass with my gf. So, in return, I threw him on the ground into a puddle of vomit. Good times!

[checkii]

[Martini]

Damn right.

[GSR]

Another memorable summer tour comes to an end added on 10.4.2006
The 2006 Tour was highlighted by new unreleased songs, great returns of old songs, reworked song structures, exciting venue runs, and memorable guest performances.

New unreleased songs that the band had been working on in the studio were all brought out early in the tour, some of them featuring Dave on a Veillette soprano 12-string "tiny" guitar. The Idea of You led the pack as the featured new song with the most performances. Can't Stop was literally written on the road and grew extensively through constant playing. Break Free was another feature new song that received steady play and detailed refinement. Shotgun, while played sparsely at first, received a lot of structural work during soundchecks to make it a steady feature towards the end of the tour. Kill The King, while featuring intense and refined musical arrangements, was only played 7 times before it was removed from rotation at the quarter mark of the tour. The tour also featured a Dave's new solo number titled Sister as a frequent first encore slot.

The most noticeable highlight of this tour was the participation of Rashawn Ross as a full-time performer who together with Roi formed an impressive horn section that added a new life of flavor to a large number of both new and old songs. Many guests on horns got a chance to play with the horn section, including long time band collaborator John D'Earth and saxophone deity Jeff Coffin. The band also got a chance to reunite with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones at Randall's Island. After years of separation, DMB and the Flecktones played their 28 minute epic #41 (Sojourn of Arjuna) and marveled the audience on other songs as well. Warren Haynes also guested with the band, shining once again on the classic Cortez the Killer. Ultimately, it was Robert Randolph who was the prevailing highlight guest, as he has been on the last two tours DMB has done. His performances with DMB expanded the kindred connection of musical collaboration that has formed between them with new participation on Two Step, You Might Die Trying, and an improvised lead-in to Louisiana Bayou.

The tour also featured many triumphant long-time returns. The long anticipated return of JTR happened a month before the tour started at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival after mysteriously not being played for nearly five years. Among the other long time returns were Raven, Pay for What You Get, The Dreaming Tree, The Last Stop, Proudest Monkey, Digging a Ditch, Sleep to Dream Her, So Right, and Big Eyed Fish. Joyride also made a brief but steady return to the delight of fans who were afraid that it was permanently shelved after not making the cut on the last album.

Some frequently played songs from the last few tours were also noticeably missing: Hello Again, Stand Up, Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back), Out of My Hands, and Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)were among the newer songs missing from rotation. Sugar Will and Crazy-Easy were also missing, alluding to the possibility that they may have been permanently shelved after not making the cut on the last album.

The tour also featured some very memorable venues. Topping their tour off in home town Charlottesville's new John Paul Jones Arena was a fitting end to a tour where their travels included a double-night return to Randall's Island Park, a performance in the Hollywood Bowl, a return to Shoreline Amphitheatre, and a two night run in none other than America's oldest ballpark, Fenway Park, where they played two very memorable shows that ended up being released live.

Among other notable surprises: The Stone found itself a rarity, only being played once. All Along The Watchtower was only played three times, and did not debut until nine shows before the tour's end. Both Pig and So Right enjoyed several encore slots. What You Are, usually a steady slotter on tour, only came out 4 times, only one of which was a slot (encore). #40 was played full band the second night at Deer Creek after Dave made a promise to the audience the night before following a heavy tease. The band returned to expanding on Loving Wings with the help of interpolative magic from Rashawn. If I Had It All, Dreamgirl, and You Might Die Trying all received structural changes. Stay (Wasting Time) found itself as the premier encore song, ending out one third of all shows.

[Live4DMB]

This was my second 04 show

Fonzies New Idea [Tease]
Fool To Think
Grey Street
Drive In Drive Out
Seek Up
Joy Ride
Crazy Easy
Crush
The Stone
Where Are You Going
Sugar Will
Hello Again
Jimi Thing
Help Myself
Don’t Drink the Water
If I Had It All
What Would You Say

Encore:
Good Good Time
Tripping Billies

I was there for that one.. pretty decent show. But the crowd blew ape cock. Some drunk 14 year old kept playin grab ass with my gf. So, in return, I threw him on the ground into a puddle of vomit. Good times!

good....he deserved it

[lakerhoc1121]

Another memorable summer tour comes to an end added on 10.4.2006
The 2006 Tour was highlighted by new unreleased songs, great returns of old songs, reworked song structures, exciting venue runs, and memorable guest performances.

New unreleased songs that the band had been working on in the studio were all brought out early in the tour, some of them featuring Dave on a Veillette soprano 12-string "tiny" guitar. The Idea of You led the pack as the featured new song with the most performances. Can't Stop was literally written on the road and grew extensively through constant playing. Break Free was another feature new song that received steady play and detailed refinement. Shotgun, while played sparsely at first, received a lot of structural work during soundchecks to make it a steady feature towards the end of the tour. Kill The King, while featuring intense and refined musical arrangements, was only played 7 times before it was removed from rotation at the quarter mark of the tour. The tour also featured a Dave's new solo number titled Sister as a frequent first encore slot.

The most noticeable highlight of this tour was the participation of Rashawn Ross as a full-time performer who together with Roi formed an impressive horn section that added a new life of flavor to a large number of both new and old songs. Many guests on horns got a chance to play with the horn section, including long time band collaborator John D'Earth and saxophone deity Jeff Coffin. The band also got a chance to reunite with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones at Randall's Island. After years of separation, DMB and the Flecktones played their 28 minute epic #41 (Sojourn of Arjuna) and marveled the audience on other songs as well. Warren Haynes also guested with the band, shining once again on the classic Cortez the Killer. Ultimately, it was Robert Randolph who was the prevailing highlight guest, as he has been on the last two tours DMB has done. His performances with DMB expanded the kindred connection of musical collaboration that has formed between them with new participation on Two Step, You Might Die Trying, and an improvised lead-in to Louisiana Bayou.

The tour also featured many triumphant long-time returns. The long anticipated return of JTR happened a month before the tour started at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival after mysteriously not being played for nearly five years. Among the other long time returns were Raven, Pay for What You Get, The Dreaming Tree, The Last Stop, Proudest Monkey, Digging a Ditch, Sleep to Dream Her, So Right, and Big Eyed Fish. Joyride also made a brief but steady return to the delight of fans who were afraid that it was permanently shelved after not making the cut on the last album.

Some frequently played songs from the last few tours were also noticeably missing: Hello Again, Stand Up, Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back), Out of My Hands, and Everybody Wake Up (Our Finest Hour Arrives)were among the newer songs missing from rotation. Sugar Will and Crazy-Easy were also missing, alluding to the possibility that they may have been permanently shelved after not making the cut on the last album.
The tour also featured some very memorable venues. Topping their tour off in home town Charlottesville's new John Paul Jones Arena was a fitting end to a tour where their travels included a double-night return to Randall's Island Park, a performance in the Hollywood Bowl, a return to Shoreline Amphitheatre, and a two night run in none other than America's oldest ballpark, Fenway Park, where they played two very memorable shows that ended up being released live.

Among other notable surprises: The Stone found itself a rarity, only being played once. All Along The Watchtower was only played three times, and did not debut until nine shows before the tour's end. Both Pig and So Right enjoyed several encore slots. What You Are, usually a steady slotter on tour, only came out 4 times, only one of which was a slot (encore). #40 was played full band the second night at Deer Creek after Dave made a promise to the audience the night before following a heavy tease. The band returned to expanding on Loving Wings with the help of interpolative magic from Rashawn. If I Had It All, Dreamgirl, and You Might Die Trying all received structural changes. Stay (Wasting Time) found itself as the premier encore song, ending out one third of all shows.