Dave Matthews Band kicked off its fall arena tour with shows at Savannah, Georgia’s Enmarket Arena and Greenville, South Carolina’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Tuesday and Wednesday.
After opening with “The Maker” for the first time in over 30 years on Tuesday, Matthews capped off the tour opener with a solo rendition of Willie Nelson‘s “Funny How Time Slips Away”, a tune he played just four days earlier when he inducted Willie into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Dave Matthews Band (Dave Solo) – “Funny How Time Slips Away” (Willie Nelson) – 11/8/23
[Video: Rob Remeikis]
Wednesday was the first time the second night of a Dave Matthews Band tour has had no repeats from the first, per DMB Almanac. The show opened with a triple shot of “Spoon”, “One Sweet World”, and “Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin)” and concluded with another strong three-song sequence; first a mind-bending drum solo from Carter Beauford segued seamlessly into “Ants Matching”, ending the main set on a high note, and then Dave returned to the stage for another solo encore opener, this time a cover of Pearl Jam‘s “Just Breathe”.
Dave Matthews Band (Dave Solo) – “Just Breathe” (Pearl Jam) – 11/8/23
[Video: squishlax]
The pair of mid-week shows were the sole one-offs on Dave Matthews Band’s brief fall tour. This weekend the band plays two nights at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA, followed by two-night runs at Mohegan Sun Arena and Madison Square Garden. The band also recently announced 2024 tour dates in Europe and the U.K. To purchase tickets, visit the band’s website.
Click below to view fan-shot videos and a gallery of photos from photographer Jay Strausser.
Dave Matthews Band – “Grey Street” – 11/7/23
[Video: Wp Nite]
Setlist: Dave Matthews Band | Enmarket Arena | Savannah, GA | 11/8/23
Set: The Maker (Daniel Lanois), Lying in the Hands of God, American Baby Intro, Break Free, Spaceman, Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back), Madman’s Eyes, Dancing Nancies, Warehouse, Virginia in the Rain, Don’t Drink the Water, Granny, Looking for a Vein, When the World Ends, Lover Lay Down, Can’t Stop, Say Goodbye, Grey Street
Encore: Funny How Time Slips Away (Willie Nelson) (Dave Solo), Pantala Naga Pampa, Rapunzel
Setlist: Dave Matthews Band | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | Greenville, SC | 11/8/23
Set: Spoon, One Sweet World, Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin), Walk Around the Moon, So Damn Lucky, Grace Is Gone, Monsters, You Never Know, Rooftop, Jimi Thing, >, Brick House (Commodores), It Could Happen, She, The Space Between, Drunken Soldier, Shake Me Like a Monkey, Ants Marching
Encore: Just Breathe (Pearl Jam) (Dave Solo), Two Step
