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September 22, 2006

We went to Charlottesville, VA to the Dave Matthews homecoming concert.

It was a hour drive from Richmond, VA and the ride was great.
The scenery was absolutely beautiful. And the weather couldn't have
been better.

We got to Charlottesville around 2:00 and checked into our room
at the Fairfield Inn, the hotel was full of Dave Matthews fans, people from all over.
You could feel the excitement of seeing the band in their home town,
the place where the Dave Matthews Band was born.

UVA

The John Paul Jones Arena

Yeah right.

before the concert, the excitement was building

Finally the band took the stage and began to jam, Dave walked up to
the mic and began to sing "come and relax now, put your troubles down,
no need to bear the weight of your worries here, let them all fall away"

Perfect beginning to a perfect night!

John Paul Jones was rocking tonight.
It seemed like there wasn't a bad seat in the house.
The venue was small enough so that the energy was everywhere.
During the Everyday/36, it seemed like the entire arena was singing "Honey Honey"s.
the light show as always was amazing. Great job Fenton!

set list

Dave singing his great new song(not yet released) "Can't Stop".

my new poster

what a great show!!!!
It was a good mixed setlist and the crowd seemed to enjoy all the songs.
One other interesting thing I noticed tonight- Dave kept inviting guests
on stage to play (more than usual)
AND he spoke a lot more than usual in between songs!
In fact, one of his first Davespeak lines of the night was something like
"I think I'll be driving my own car home tonight!" Welcome home DMB.