Dave Matthews returned to Shoreline Amphitheatre, a venue he has played nearly 30 times over the last 30 years. A large, rowdy Saturday-night crowd showered Matthews and the band with sustained applause and adoration. The evening carried a tight, jam-band vibe born of repeated concertgoing and trust in improvisational journeys. The Dave Matthews Band — Matthews, Stefan Lessard, Carter Beauford, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin and Buddy Strong — performed with A-game across a 21-song set. The show opened with "You Never Know" and "Bartender," included favorites like "Dancing Nancies," "Proudest Monkey" and "Satellite," and featured a mammoth rendition of "Jimi Thing."
Dave Matthews was happy to be back at his home away from home in the Bay Area - Shoreline Amphitheatre - a place he's now played nearly 30 times in the last 30 years. And the crowd - a large and rowdy Saturday night Shoreline audience - was certainly glad to have him back at the Mountain View venue, showering Matthews and company with ample applause and adoration throughout the evening.
That's mostly a jam-band phenomenon, a product of the tightknit relationship that is built through seeing the same act over and over again and trusting that the trip - whatever it may well turn out to be - will be worth it. That was certainly true on this night, as the Dave Matthews Band - vocalist-guitarist Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer Carter Beauford, lead guitarist Tim Reynolds, trumpeter Rashawn Ross, saxophonist Jeff Coffin and keyboardist Buddy Strong -
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