The Greatest Concert EVER...

Or at least that I've ever seen. Dave and Co. blew it away last night. First off, let me say that Jeff Coffin of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones did an amazing job filling in for LeRoi Moore, who was still recovering from an ATV accident in Virgina. Second off, getting the chance to hear Tim Reynolds play along with Dave in concert was just as good and better than I expected it to be. Ok, so now the enviroment. A good thunderstorm drove up on us just after Gomez got off stage, so that delayed The Band for a bit. But when they started in with "Don't Drink The Water" it was awesome with a lightning and thunder show going on behind us. They picked out all the jam songs and played then nice and slow, with each member getting serveral lengthy solos, including of course Tim. Anyways, Cornbread was played as expected, and Dave add-libbed a bit in it, which was special. Also, Dave played "The Song That Jane Likes," a fan favorite but concert rarity, so that was very special. And to top off the uniqueness of the show, he also played "Sugar Will," which hadn't been played since October of 2004. And to further the historic night, Dave played "Out Of My Hands" on the piano. He said before starting the song that "I don't play the piano, but I do it anyways." He played #41 with an "Everyday" outro, which I had never heard before. # 41 started a 40 min. spell that was complete heaven. As you can see from the setlist below, it was all big hits, and the encore was classic Ants Marching. Like I said, it wasn't all hits all night long, but it was jam songs all night long, and ended with the big hits/jam songs of Two Step and # 41. Plus, the guys in previous years just seemed to be doing a show, like it was work. But this year from start to finish, they seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves. Dave even did about a 3 minute dance earlier on in the concert, something he's never done in Tampa. DMB Almanac rated the concert as far as rarity among this year's concerts as 9 out of 53. The total playing time was 2 hours and 18 minutes of pure pleasure. All in all, it was by far the best I've seen them, which is now 5 times. Plus Laura came with me, which was an added bonus! Can't wait till next year!

Setlist:

Don’t Drink the Water * - 9:30
Seek Up * - 16:37
So Damn Lucky * - 8:02
The Song That Jane Likes * - 3:56

Eh Hee * (wasn't on setlist. Inprov.) - 5:02

#27 * - 5:08
Sugar Will * - 8:50
Corn Bread * - 6:30
Sledgehammer * - 5:16
Grey Street * - 5:36
Out Of My Hands + - 5:51
Smooth Rider * - 6:37
Louisiana Bayou * - 7:32
#41 * - 14:14
Anyone Seen The Bridge * - 3:24
Too Much * - 5:20
Two Step * - 15:40

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Ants Marching * - 5:45

Show Notes:
* Jeff Coffin
Send good thoughts for LeRoi
+ No Horns, Dave on piano

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