I actually got in the Centeroo fountain this year, and it felt. like. HEAVEN. Luckily, I got in on that Thursday and it hadn't turned brown yet. I'm the one in the red Champs shirt above. Below is a video on Bonnaroo's YouTube. No, I'm not in it.
Dave Matthews Band is one of my favorite bands of all time, and when I remember seeing him before, I remember it being epic - so of course I looked forward to them closing out this year's festival.
"Shake Me Like a Monkey" was a highlight for me, even though it's off the new album. It was a little disappointing they didn't play more of the stuff everyone knows. Personally, amongst a crowd like Bonnaroo where maybe everyone isn't a huge DMB fan that's on top of everything the band's done lately, I would have thought they would have made the show more accessible.
David and Justin didn't like it, I could tell, and I think that affected my opinion of the show. I tried to be off in my own little world as I danced to the music, but everyone leaving also had me a little distracted.
Also, it kind of seemed like Dave was super high or drunk or something.
How about that -"shake your sexy ass" breakdown he came up with out of no where? That was entertaining.
Anyway, we left right after the show and we were all kind of tired and cranky so that might have had some effect on how I felt about what I'd just seen. I'm curious - what did everyone else think?
He wasn't exactly on my priorities list, but we ended up seeing Langhorne Slim on Sunday. Justin's idea. We enjoyed the show, but took things easy and even took a nap at one point. It was the beginning of what was sure to be a long day.
That doesn't mean the guy can't hold his own though. He rocked the house. The proof is in the pudding. Thank God for Bonnaroo's YouTube page.
I stuck around This Tent to catch Here We Go Magic's "Fangela" and couldn't find the boys when I arrived at That for Local Natives.
I loved the album but was for some reason not that pumped to see them. In any event, I did lay out a blanket in the lawn and enjoyed the show. This for me was when Bonnaroo 2010 really started picking up.
The show was high energy and the music sounded great. I couldn't see much from my vantage point being that there are no screens at This or That or Other (or Which for that matter), but it was a great time anyway. I was reminded me how much I really did like heir album... And the guys were even funny between shows.
I'll give their live show a 4.5/5 for good measure. The self titled album is also amazing.
Beatle Bob was off just a bit. Anyway, the first band we saw this year was The Entrance Band - but I won't even dignify them with a post. Really we only started with them to get a good seat for Here We Go Magic, otherwise I would have seen Fanfarlo instead.
I wasn't sure how the low-fi sound was going to translate live. I wasn't 100 percent satisfied but it was a pretty good show. One of the girls looked like an ex coworker of mine so that was a little distracting.
David and Justin left early to get a good spot for Local Natives, but I stuck around to hear "Fangela" which I am obsessed with at the moment. For one, it's about a vampire. Second, I think the band has a sound similar to Simon and Garfunkel plus a lot of potential.
On a scale of 1 to 5, Ill give their show a 3.5, but their album a 4.
