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Dave Matthews Band rolled into the Ford Amphitheater Wednesday night and played in front of their typical sold out crowd. The thunderstorm surrounding the stage seemed to give the band and the fans a boost of energy when the band opened up with "Don't Drink the Water." The band then proceeded to play some newer, less-familiar songs. They were songs that just didn't really land well for me or for the audience, who seemed restless.

WBUL had the privilege to be guests at OneRepublic's Orlando stop of the Dreaming Out Loud Tour. The band is riding a huge wave of success from their debut album and has been touring non stop for the past 9 months. Monday's show was a rescheduled performance because the band was performing on the finale of American Idol. Up and coming Jason Reeves opened the show with a very solid set. OneRepublic began their set just before 10:00 PM in front of 1,700 screaming fans. They played a few songs including radio hit Stop and Stare and then lead singer Ryan Tedder spoke to the crowd. He explained that his noticeable lack of mobility was die to an Achilles injury which had him in a large plastic cast. He still managed to make due and the band rolled through a 90 minute set. They covered all their hits including Apologize, All We Are. and Mercy. They even threw in a few covers of some oldies.

Tune in to Raw Amp with DJ Ash on Thursday, March 27th at noon for the scoop on the 2008 South by Southwest music and media conference.