Bento Box Bits of everything

The Rolling Stones and Dave Matthews Band

Tuesday Oct 17th: My first time seeing the Stones. My first time seeing DMB. My first time at Qwest field. Truely a Holy-shit-what-an-experience!-moment made all the sweeter because they were free tickets from work. I admit I fell asleep during Dave Matthews. He sounds like crap sorry. Maybe his album stuff is better? His music was a drowning sea of muddled noise made worse by his "singing."

When the Stones took the stage - BADOOM! fireworks, cheers and hip gyrations galore! Mick was all over the stage, running up and down the walkways, jumping, screaming, shaking, and all the while singing with stunning geriatric might. Played tons of songs I did not recognize (honestly, I'm not that big of a Stones fan), but they did play my favorite song "Paint It Black."

Very cool stage. Huge video screen above the stage, and then a portion of the stage would roll down the aisle, so all the band would be playing on a moving stage. Keith Richards and Ron Wood were awesome as well. Keith didn't look as bad as does in photos. Maybe it was the makeup, but he didn't look like he was going to keel over and die anytime soon. Keith sang a few song, most seemed to be of blues-influence. Soporific mini-set. Thankfully Mick came back and rocked the crowd.

Seeing bands perform in a stadium is certainly a strange experience. A definite 'disconnect' is experienced when compared to a regular sized venue. Maybe it's because we sat in the upper-upper-upper section and they looked like tiny honey-i-shrunk-the-stones sized people, but I think I would have felt the same even if I was on the floor seating. Still...how often do you get to see the fuckin' Stones, man?! They clearly love performing so I can't imagine them stopping, therefore I probably can't proclaim "hey man, I saw one of their last shows right before so-and-so died." What a racket. The Stones probably claim every single tour is their "last-tour" so they can guarantee the money will keep rolling in! Geniuses.

pics are from various users on flickr.