The Green Concert

Great show last night at Piedmont Park. Erin and I parked at Turner's Techwood campus and then walked 1.5 miles over to the park. When we got there Allman Brothers had already taken the stage. We found a spot near the middle of the lawn and towards the back. Put our blanket down and had a good location speaker and video screen wise amongst the 50,000 people.

The Allman Brothers sounded great and everyone seemed to be in a mellow mood. The reason could have been the 6 packs of Bud Light people were walking around with. How do you know you are seeing a concert in the South? When they sell people 6 packs of beer on one trip to the beer stand that's how.

Their set list:

Trouble No More, Ain't Wastin' Time No More, Hot 'lanta, Woman Across The River, Midnight Rider, Statesboro Blues, Hoochie Coochie Man, Come And Go Blues, One Way Out, Black Hearted Woman, In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed
Encore: Whipping Post

I spent most of the time between bands waiting on line for Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. Erin's idea.

At 8:14 Dave Matthews Band took the stage and everyone seemed to come alive. They played a good mix of older and some newer songs that I wasn't too familiar with. The sound was perfect, the setting was perfect, and the weather was perfect.

Their set list:

One Sweet World, Two Step, Corn Bread, Don’t Drink the Water, You Might Die Trying, Grey Street, #27, What Would You Say, Melissa, Louisiana Bayou, Dreaming Tree, Eh Hee, So Much To Say, Anyone Seen The Bridge, Too Much, #40 [tease], Warehouse, Stay (Wasting Time)
Encore: All Along The Watchtower, Ants Marching

Highlights were having Warren Haynes play electric guitar on What Would You Say and Gregg Allman sharing vocals with Dave Matthews on Melissa with the band backing them up.

Best Dave quote: "We are gonna do kind of a newer song for you. If you like it great, if you don't like it, what can I do about it."

We left before the encore so that we could make the 1.5 mile journey back to our car. Susan was nice enough to watch Shannon for us so we didn't want to get caught up in the crowds getting back home. I left my Turner ID in my car so they stopped us at the gate. After running my drivers license thru their system we were allowed to get back to our car and go home.

Song stuck in my head today: Louisiana Bayou.