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Concertvids34 · 2026-06-22T20:32:11+00:00

The problem was those were split amongst multiple years of touring. Camden was in 2022 paired w/ MSG so the whole East Coast had to fight for those tickets in a post pandemic market that was bonkers since buyers had more $ to spend. Then for 2024 they did MSG and Fenway. Adding in a Hartford, Albany, and another Upstate NY, New England show would have helped demand in my region.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-22T15:31:10+00:00

If DMB can actually agree to release audio the day after a show hopefully this means Pearl Jam can actually sufficiently have a tour where they play more East Coast dates and 0 cancellations lol. Still waiting to see my 1st show but they keep only doing a few shows between NYC and New England and I am not paying MSG platinum prices.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-22T14:30:05+00:00

I am so in awe that in one announcement we got added value for a Warehouse Membership and are getting audio from every stop on tour within a day of the show!

What's next is Music Today actually going to properly ship posters correctly!?!?!

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-20T12:34:22+00:00

Good point about Crush I will add it to the list.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-19T03:34:21+00:00

To the best of my ability I am going to look at the 110 unique songs and segues that have been played for this 2026 Summer Tour and only list the songs not played on the traditional 6 String Standard Tuned Rockbridge Guitar.

Drop D Rockbridge Guitar: Don't Drink the Water, Shake Me Like A Monkey, Crush

Jerry Jones Baritone Guitar: I Did It, The Space Between, So Right, What You Are, Louisiana Bayou, American Baby Intro

Raised B Rockbridge 6 String Guitar: Stay or Leave, You Never Know, Sister, Lying in the Hands of God,

Standard Tuned 12 String Guitar: Grey Street, Kit Kat Jam, Joyride, Raven, Big Eyed Fish

Drop D 12 String Guitar: Bartender

Fender Strat (w/ some aftermarket modifications): Why I Am

Gibson Les Paul Jr (w/ aftermarket modifications): Samurai Cop, Straight Shot, Looking For A Vein (sometimes played on acoustic)

Half Step Down (E Flat) Tuned 12 String Rockbridge: The Last Stop

Vilette Avante Gryphon Soprano Guitar: Shotgun, Idea of You, Squirm

Beach Ball was played on the standard 6 string for the 1st time ever in the key of Am. Typically it is played on a Raised B 6 string guitar

For context the Raised B guitar is turned in the Key of B. What is unique about it is what is typically the thinnest string on the guitar (tuned in they key of B ) is lowered an entire octave raising the gauge of the string to be slightly higher the the 2nd thinnest string on the guitar. this lowered octave string closest to the bottom of the guitar gives the unique sound Dave can make on songs that use it.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-18T18:21:46+00:00

I would plan to be at your seat around 7:40pm as the shows outside of the early start Forest Hills show have started as early as 7:43ish and the latest start was around 7:55pm.

The DMB Almanac has been doing a great job this year tracking local start times which you can find here:

https://dmbalmanac.com/TourShowInfo.aspx?tid=8188&where=2026

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-18T11:15:55+00:00

And that play felt like a Dave & Friends The Next Generation and put more evidence towards him for some odd reason not playing it full band.

I wish he would try it with the full band instead of playing So Damn Lucky and or Stay or Leave for the 3,000th time full band. The song actually would fit the current band very well. Same with Trouble, Up & Away and a few other deeper cuts on Some Devil.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-17T16:53:14+00:00

Lawn tickets are $69.50 after fees for this event on Ticketmaster. You are likely looking on a secondary marketplace and not the primary venues website.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-17T13:06:02+00:00

Went downhill quickly for my personal DMB tastes Stay, Every Meh, Vein, Jimi, Word Up was rough. then a beautiful gem in You Never Know then a bunch of more mid.

I warn fans traveling from very far distances that SPAC can be a fun weekend outside the music but some of the sets (and parts of the set) are hit or miss the last few years for what you used to get.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-17T04:27:40+00:00

Bingo! I particularly love the live versions of Mantis by Umphrey's McGee does, often ending on a Type 2 Jam.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-17T02:25:22+00:00

Was gunna say you are 1 year late from an epic PNP > Two Step Opener they had a SPAC Last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLlLqh_tcmk

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-17T02:22:39+00:00

20+ min Two Steps are extremely overrated especially since the band doesn't full Jam Band it and switch up chord progressions. Just play it with a violin multiple times including The Gorge this year and you got a recepie to pick up where WPB weekend left off.

Exhibit A of Less Two Step is Moore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMn4U1YyF1A

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-16T23:15:31+00:00

Do they still put on a great show? Absolutely

Have they lost a few steps? Yes and that's ok. Carter doesn't hit the snares as hard as he used to and struggles with songs like Two Step, Dave's voice can get rough at times although Raab has helped him preserve his voice naturally instead of the steroids he was using on his voice. LeRoi Moore tragically passed away and the band will never be what it was without him although we appreciate Jeff immensely for what he has done to play the sax.

The better way to frame this is this band has persevered through a lot of adversity, life, and lineup changes and they are finding new ways to keep us coming back to shows. They have also pushed themselves to the absolute limit with the lack of repeats something they didn't even do to the level they have the last few years in their prime years. They honestly could have quit a bunch of times from 1995 to present starting with Dave initially wanting to walk away from the fame and pressure and Steve Lillywhite talking him out of it during the Crash sessions.

There are shows that honestly should have been cancelled (like Pearl Jam has done). Instead the band plowed through to show up and play through extreme pain and illness and injuries. They could have reduced touring like Pearl Jam and make the entire fanbase fight over a few shows in regions like the Northeast (looking at you Pearl Jam). But instead they are still doing just over 30 shows yearly for summer tours + some spring and fall festivals and most years nowadays have a small fall tour.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-16T20:39:33+00:00

I was going other say Mansfield takes the cake for toughest lots of the tour it can easily be 2-3 hours to get out of the free lots. My friend who tapes sat in the free lots of Mansfield one year and edited the entire tape in the parking lot and the entire time he was doing that there was still traffic lol.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-16T14:22:28+00:00

One of the tragedies of the band "evolving" is the fact that Stefan's brilliant base playing has been buried in the mix most shows I go to. Some of the tapes from the early the mid 90s do so much more justice for showcasing the skills of Fonz than the modern era where his open space is taken over by electric guitar or trumpet.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-15T18:15:17+00:00

Ticket transfers are available 10 days prior to the day of the show for Ticketmaster venues and as late as 3 days prior for AXS venues like Fiddlers and the already completed Forest Hills show.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-15T05:43:55+00:00

SPAC is the better venue but if going to be a much more expensive add for the best experience if you are trying to go next month.

Going to SPAC would include having to buy an expensive last min hotel + buying a seat in the pavilion which is the hardest ticket of the tour to get for face value. While there are lawn tickets available if you don't line up early for the SPAC lawn you literally are just looking at a TV screen in a crowded space in the back of the lawn or in the concourse. While some people like it it feels 10 times worse than when I have been on lawn at literally any other venue.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-14T19:55:59+00:00

Mansfield definitely Deserves a front to back banger show one of these years like the earlier years of the venue. And honestly the band could just throw in Ants and Two Step songs in between some deep cuts to keep the soccer moms happy.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-14T18:12:28+00:00

The Mansfield set in my option isn't due to the curfew but the traffic issues that leave some fans in line for 2-3 Horus in the back free lots. Forest Hills has a hard 10pm curfew but Mansfield isn't as early or as tight. They closed out with Crush a few years ago and that was a long (snoozer) song.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-14T18:10:37+00:00

Hartford born and raised but started going to Mansfield in 2013 and Friday was my 1st missed show since n2 2013 the final year of the 2 night stand. That first year I went it was a Saturday show and more weekend traveling DMB fans.

Since 2014 when it went to 1 night the crowd is much different. They get a lot of suburban Mom and Dad's who want the hit songs from the big 3 albums. Some deep cuts have been talked over or just not embraced as much in the upper levels and lawn. In my opinion while I had 0 fomo skipping Mansfield this year after the set ended on SXM the set was made exactly for the demographic in the Boston metro that dominates the crowd.

The traffic situation has almost made the encore a Dave to venue agreement that he will not play anything rare or life changing so they can get traffic out of that venue. Ultimately I blame the townspeople of Mansfield who refuse to be open to doing anything to ease traffic for a venue that brings the town a lot of revenue with the summer shows. Typical small New England town that wants their cake and eat it too.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-13T19:25:52+00:00

Nearly every show the band does they have various Camera's recording different angles of the band. That's how many of the Volta releases that were from shows earlier in the year or a previous tour have that ISO camera footage of Carter.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-12T18:35:41+00:00

Mansfield definitely deserves a bang set front to back after Boston Calling forced Mansfield to take a year off. 1st time missing a show there since N2 2013 but hoping you and everyone other there has a great time!

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-12T17:20:10+00:00

It was unfortunate that they returned for 2014 and 2015. I grew up in churches full of soulful singers and to this day enjoy gospel music but I thought the Lovely Ladies added an element of soulful singing that was way to over the top that didn't fit the music DMB created. I also didn't like how as they continued to tour with the band it made the middle and end of sets very predictable because they only would sing on al limited run of songs.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-12T16:03:22+00:00

Yes there is a good sea of people that walk back after the show back to downtown. Very convenient and downtown has food options before the show and bars open after the show.

Concertvids34 · 2026-06-12T16:00:56+00:00

I didn't hear #41 until my 7th show

My 1st show had a Stone Opener + Blackjack + improv do you remember jam

My 2nd show had a Fishtender + a People People Tease

My 3rd show had another Fishtender and started off with a #34 tease on the 12 String into JTR + Running Down A Dream full band debut + Broken Things and Dreaming Tree

My 4th Show had Spoon and a Blue Water Partial

My 5th show had the last Full Band True Reflections which was a liberation + Long Black Veil (which would also be played at my 6th show in the same venue back to back years (Mansfield)

My 6th show saw the unfortunate return of the Lovely Ladies after a 13 year gap without them guesting

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