It's Hot in St. Louis, Especially at an Outdoor Concert.

Wednesday night Dave Matthews Band took the stage at Riverport (or whatever it's called now) for three hours of shirt sopping magic. I saw DMB at Busch Stadium last summer, but before that it'd been several years. He still puts on a pretty good show. Hadn't heard much of his new stuff, so there were some lulls for me. Everyone else seemed to enjoy. The highlight was when they busted into Stairway to Heaven during Watchtower for the encore. Oh, and we were sitting in the third row (good work, Kemper). Didn't get much video because the security was being very, very strict - hot chicks couldn't even take pictures. So that was a surprise. 

Music aside, I don't think I'll ever go to an outdoor concert in the middle of the summer in St. Louis again. It was a sweaty mess. It's hot enough dancing around as it is. When you add temperatures in the 90s to the mix, you've got yourself one nasty case of swamp ass. 

The funny part of the show was seeing how old Dave's crowd is getting. I was probably around the median age. Lots of folks who've been listening for 10-15 years. I remember how sweet it was when Crash came out. I was a freshman in college. That was a long time ago. 

And in case you were wondering, it still takes an hour to get out of the lot at Riverport. So pack a cooler for pre- and post-show festivities. Cheers!