Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Fans of Dave Matthews Band will get the opportunity to see the band live tonight. DMB’s summer tour stops at 7 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Bonner Springs. Tickets for the show went on sale in early May and fans have been eagerly anticipating the concert all summer.
“I’ll listen to Dave Matthews’ solo work, Dave Matthews Band, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, anything Dave or the band have done until the day of the show,” said Nathan Pirie, Olathe senior. “My level of excitement is intense. The concert will be amazing and I can’t wait.”
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I’ll listen to Dave Matthews’ solo work, Dave Matthews Band, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, anything Dave or the band have done until the day of the show. My level of excitement is intense. The concert will be amazing and I can’t wait.
-Nathan Pirie, Olathe senior
Since forming in Virginia in 1991, DMB has developed a large fan base through its live shows.
“I started to like Dave Matthews when I was little, but I didn’t buy any of their CDs or anything,” said Sally Doyen, Olathe junior. “Then after going to the concert I realized how talented the band really was.”
Pirie will be attending his fourth DMB concert since 2002 tonight, and he said the shows were always amazing.
“One of a kind, one that can’t really be understood unless you’re there,” Pirie said. “The band improvises so much it just makes it feel like a jam session and is a more personal connection for the audience. People find themselves dancing to the music more than any other concert I’ve been to.”
Matt Achenbach, Lindsborg junior, has attended three DMB shows in Kansas City and has been a fan since middle school. He said the atmosphere of DMB’s concerts was a cut above other concerts.
“I think they stack up pretty well,” Achenbach said. “It’s great music and easy to feel relaxed and comfortable with the crowd. I have always found the people to be conscious and respectful of others, perhaps more so than at other concerts.”
Pirie said he discovered Dave Matthews Band by chance thanks to his dad’s CD collection.
“ ‘Crash Into Me’ was a cool song, and I just wanted to hear what the band sounded like,” Pirie said. “I couldn’t sleep, and I figured one of my dad’s CDs would help. Needless to say, I was up for a couple more hours; I listened to the DMB album ‘Crash’ straight through twice.”
This summer’s tour was supposed to promote the band’s seventh studio album, which was intended for a July release, but was pushed back until 2008 to give the band more time to develop the album.
Rene Walker, customer service employee at the 4000 W. Sixth St. Hy-Vee store, handles TicketMaster sales in the mornings and said DMB ticket sales had been good all summer.
“The sales have been steady,” Walker said. “When they came out, though, we had a two-ticket limit for reserved seats in the pavilion and a six-ticket limit for lawn seats. I don’t know if that played any role.”
Fans who still want to see DMB hit the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater stage tonight might be in luck. Single reserved seats were still available as of Monday evening for $65. Lawn seats were also still available for $40 each.
— Edited by Tara Smith
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Dave Matthews tour arrives in Bonner Springs
All KU students should get ready to txt in their vote or attblueroom.com to invite Dave Mathews to perform a FREE concert at KU! School competition kicksoff this Saturday along with College Football nationwide. They just need to txt "DMB" to 959 with their AT&T wireless phone or visit the website! I am a KU alumni and I am helping to manage this competition so PLEASE spread the word!
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