I must have been having too much fun, because I forgot to write about the show…

311 & The Roots were awesome. We had perfect seats in the second row of the upper pavilion. It wasn’t as crazy as the lower pavilion and we were high enough to see right over everyone else. Perfect! It was our first time at Sandstone and this amphitheatre is a little old but pretty cool. The pavilion is not covered by a roof, and is very wide. I think the lawn is a little smaller that most, but I didn’t get a good enough look at it. I think the place was about half full for this show, maybe a little more. I wish I would have brought my camera, but I didn’t think they would be allowed. After getting in, I could have brought whatever I wanted in. They didn’t even touch you to see what you had on you, only seemed to check purses. Hopefully the same is true for the DMB show, I would love to take a camera in.

We walked in as the Roots were taking the stage. Great show by them, although Scratch wasn’t there. 311 was awesome! It is always great going to a show where you know just about every song that could be played. They only played one song that I didn’t know, and that is because it is from the new Greatest Hits CD. Check out this setlist…

“Are You Ready” Intro
1. Homebrew
2. Freak Out
3. Come Original
4. Beautiful Disaster
5. Taiyed*
6. Love Song
7. Welcome*
8. Beyond the Gray Sky
9. Give Me a Call
10. Off Beat Bare Ass
11. First Straw
12. Applied Science**
13. Flowing
14. Freeze Time***
15. Sever
16. 1, 2, 3
17. 8:16 AM
18. All Re-Mixed Up
19. Eons
20. Amber
21. Do You Right
22. Unity
23. Hydroponic
24. Creatures (For a While)
25. Omaha Stylee
26. Down
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27. Who’s Got the Herb
28. Feels So Good
*- With extended jam intro
**- Extended drum solo featuring the entire band
***- With “HEY!” chant

Friday night we hung out at Todd’s place for awhile, and later on in the night went to the Pomeroy show at the Beaumont. I got all of my gear in without a question being asked, so that was nice. This show was rockin’ as well. Kim even said that these guys have a live show that ranks up there with VACO. She couldn’t be more right. What a show!

I’ll be busy converting these recordings from the past few weeks. I need more time outside of work. :)