Dave Matthews Concert

On the phone, Holly carefully explained it to her grandfather: yes, we’re going to a concert on a school night, but no, we’re not going to cut class. We finished all our homework ahead of time. We’re good kids.

Once Jimmy – a friend of mine from back home – got on campus, we threw his overnight stuff in my room, grabbed some dinner at Red Robin, and then the three of us headed out.

The Toyota Pavilion on Montage Mountain, a concert venue just outside Scranton, is about an hour and a half drive from Selinsgrove, east on I-80, north on I-81. We knew we were in for a long night, but we didn’t care. That’s a small sacrifice for a Dave Matthews Band concert.

The show was phenomenal. Dave’s violinist took several extended solos. They were incredible. He’s an amazing musician, but, then, you could say the same for any member of the band—the lead guitarist, the trumpeter, the saxophonist, even the bass player.

The drummer is the most fun to watch, though. He’s always smiling like he’s got the best job in the world. He chewed gum and popped bubbles throughout the show.

The band played for two hours straight and then came back out and covered “All Along the Watchtower” with some “Stairway to Heaven” thrown in for their encore.

It was an incredible night.