Returning stateside after crossing into Canada to play at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage, Dave Matthews Band continued its summer tour with a run of guest-filled shows in the Midwest and Southeast, including one night at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI and two nights each at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, IN and Allianz Amphitheater in Richmond, VA—where the band welcomed crew member Joe Lawlor to sit in on guitar.
DMB’s return to Pine Knob delivered a lively mix of deep cuts and staples, highlighted by a surprise cameo from Valdez Brantley, who joined in on keyboard for a cover Cameo‘s “Word Up” and on keytar for fan favorite “Tripping Billies”. The band also dipped into the Led Zeppelin songbook for “Fool in the Rain” and closed the main set with “Grey Street”. Dave opened the encore solo with a hushed rendition of “Some Devil” before the full band rejoined for “So Right”.
Dave Matthews Band With Valdez Brantley – “Word Up” (Cameo), “Tripping Billies” – 7/9/25
[Video: Tonya]
Night one at the venue formerly known as Deer Creek featured a well-paced set rich in fan favorites, including a dreamy “Pantala Naga Pampa” > “Pig” pairing, an intense rendition of “Don’t Drink the Water”, and a welcome appearance of “Busted Stuff”. Longtime staples like “Ants Marching” and “Two Step” delighted diehard and casual fans alike, while Dave’s solo version of “Here On Out” opened the encore on a heartfelt note. Night two leaned more adventurous, with deeper cuts like “Minarets”, “JTR”, and “Stolen Away on 55th & 3rd” mixed in amongst DMB classics like “Tripping Billies” and “#41”, plus a run of “Lover Lay Down” into “Drunken Soldier” and a mid-set cover of David Bowie‘s “Let’s Dance”. “The Last Stop” closed the show with dramatic flair, following another “Some Devil” solo performance in the encore.
Back in Richmond for the first time since 1996, DMB made the most of a long-awaited home-state stand. Night one featured seamless segues—like “Big Eyed Fish” > “Bartender” and a fiery “So Much to Say” > “Anyone Seen the Bridge” > “Too Much” closer—plus a bluesy, stripped-down cover of Tex Ritter‘s “Rye Whiskey” to start the encore. The following night, Matthews called up crew member Joe Lawlor to sit in on “The Only Thing”, and later in the show, jazz trumpeter and Richmond native John D’earth added rich brass textures to “Proudest Monkey” and “Typical Situation”. A partial tease of “Drunken Soldier” turned into a full version later in the set, bookended by a reprise of “Word Up” and a set-closing “So Right”. Dave again opened the encore solo with “Some Devil” before the band wrapped the two-night stand on a triumphant note with “Two Step”.
Dave Matthews Band – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront – Richmond, VA – 7/15/25 [Video Playlist]
[Video: Ron Towles]
Dave Matthews Band With Joe Lawlor – “The Only Thing” – 7/16/25
[Video: Ron Towles]
Scroll down to view the full setlist from each night and click below to check out a gallery of photos from the Pine Knob show courtesy of photographer Steve Baran.
Dave Matthews Band’s summer tour—the group’s only shows of 2025—continues this weekend with three nights at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Find a full list of tour dates and secure your tickets here.
Setlist: Dave Matthews Band | Pine Knob Music Theatre | Clarkston, MI | 7/9/25
Set: Dancing Nancies, Funny The Way It Is, Warehouse, Fool To Think, Satellite, Madman’s Eyes, Seven, The Stone, The Only Thing, Word Up* (Cameo), Tripping Billies*, Cry Freedom, Fool In The Rain (Led Zeppelin), Say Goodbye, Blackjack, Looking For A Vein, You Might Die Trying, Grey Street
Encore: Some Devil⁺, So Right
Show Notes:
* Valdez Brantley
⁺ Dave Solo
Setlist: Dave Matthews Band | Ruoff Music Center | Noblesville, IN | 7/11/25
Set: Idea Of You, Granny, Don’t Drink the Water, Busted Stuff, Gravedigger, What Would You Say, Monsters, Everyday, Do You Remember, Ants Marching, The Ocean And The Butterfly, Where Are You Going, Pantala Naga Pampa > Pig, Steady As We Go, Rye Whiskey (Tex Ritter), Two Step, Typical Situation, Rapunzel, All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
Encore: Here On Out*, Best of What’s Around
Show Notes:
* Dave Solo
Setlist: Dave Matthews Band | Ruoff Music Center | Noblesville, IN | 7/12/25
Set: Minarets, Tripping Billies, JTR, #41, Stolen Away On 55th & 3rd, (Kill The Preacher), Why I Am, Digging a Ditch, Joy Ride, Jimi Thing, Lover Lay Down, Drunken Soldier, Let’s Dance (David Bowie), The Space Between, Hunger For The Great Light, One Sweet World, Louisiana Bayou, Crash Into Me, The Last Stop
Encore: Some Devil*, What You Are
Show Notes:
* Dave Solo
(song name) indicates a partial song
Setlist: Dave Matthews Band | Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront | Richmond, VA | 7/15/25
Set: Pantala Naga Pampa, Grey Street, Big Eyed Fish > Bartender, When The World Ends, Drive In Drive Out, Grace Is Gone, Warehouse, Virginia In The Rain, Stay Or Leave, Crush, Fool To Think, Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel), Black And Blue Bird, Hello Again, Say Goodbye, Shake Me Like a Monkey, So Much To Say > Anyone Seen The Bridge > Too Much
Encore: Rye Whiskey* (Tex Ritter), Dancing Nancies
Show Notes:
* Dave Solo
Setlist: Dave Matthews Band | Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront | Richmond, VA | 7/16/25
Set: The Song That Jane Likes, The Stone, Satellite, Madman’s Eyes, Lie In Our Graves, All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan), Dive In, The Only Thing*, Ants Marching, Lying In the Hands of God > American Baby Intro, Crash Into Me, Proudest Monkey⁺, Typical Situation⁺, (Drunken Soldier (Tease)), Word Up (Cameo), Drunken Soldier, So Right
Encore: Some Devil~, Two Step
Show Notes:
* Joe Lawlor
~ Dave Solo
⁺ John Dearth
(song name) indicates a partial song
