Dave Matthews Band coming to Birmingham June 24
The band, which has been a staple of the jam band scene since first forming in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991, will come to Birmingham June 24 as part of its widely anticipated summer tour. Last year, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Birmingham and Alabama were part of the band's success, playing the former Ivory Tusk in Tuscaloosa as well as the Oak Mountain Amphitheater in the early years.
The tour will kick off April 27 during Jazz Fest in New Orleans and end Aug. 31 at The Gorge in Washington state.
Throughout its run, DMB has sold over 33 million albums and countless bootleg recordings of its nearly 3,500-show run around the world over the last 30 years.
DMB's appearance at the Coca-Cola Amphitheater will be part of the new music venue's inaugural season, which will kick off with comedian Matt Rife's show on June 22.
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It was sold in little individual squares, see-through on the front, and you'd, like, peel off the back to open it. They were sold at the checkout counter of, like, convenience stores... Please tell me someone remembers them, I was obsessed with these things!" —gloriafromphila "Nightmare!!! I played it so much that I have the whole intro memorized. I showed it to my partner the other day. He didn't get how amazing it was. I still own it, but no one ever wants to play. Alas!" —potatopeel "Brachs Rocks candy. They looked and felt like rocks, but they didn't taste like rocks!" —Anonymous, 39, Colorado "I know a lot of people will say this, but I'm gonna too 'cause it still hurts; Philadelphia Cheesecake Snack Bars. I remember staying up late during summer vacation, watching whatever was on TV, and grabbing one (or two) bars to enjoy. Those were the days..." —Anonymous, 34, New York. "Josta, the energy drink marketed as a soda. It had guarana and more caffeine than a Mt. Dew. They were in the vending machine, and I think I literally drank one daily all through high school." —Anonymous, 44, California "I had a Thingmaker for Creepy Crawlies and also for other shapes, but I don't remember what it was called. One of the most dangerous kids' toys ever! I can't count how many times I got burned using it, but I didn't care because it was so cool! We had the creepy crawlies that had a very creepy texture. And we had another one that made cars or something; you used two plastic sheets and then somehow stuck them together. There were wheels, axles, and weights, and the cars worked. I loved blending the Plasti-Goop colors." —nyc4ever "Shortly after Creepy Crawlers got big, they came out with Incredible Edibles, Creepy Crawlers that you could bake and eat. God knows what chemicals we ingested after eating those." —Anonymous, 68, Orange County, CA "Garfield fruit snacks!! I ate a package every single day when I got home from school. You cannot find ANYTHING that is close to that texture." —famoushero704 "Puppy Surprise! There was a mother dog, and she had a Velcro pouch tummy. When you opened it up, she 'gave birth' to her puppies. It was kind of like a grab bag because, obviously, you didn't know when you purchased it how many puppies it was gonna have inside. I only got three, and I was pissed. I wanted five!" —Anonymous, 37, CT "I miss Super Atomic FireBalls! I don't know when they got rid of them, but I could eat them back to back all day long." —smileytooth75 "Squeezit drinks! They had different facial expressions on the bottles, and the blue and red were the BEST. I wish I could get them now. " —Anonymous, 35, Massachusetts "I had the Wayne's World game that came with a video. I still enjoy playing board games. It's cheesy, old-school family fun." —b1gm4m4 "Chicken fajitas from McDonald's." —Anonymous, 46, "[The original] Doritos 3D. IDK what it was about them that was so good, but they were just heaven." —Anonymous, 44, OKC "Jell-O 1-2-3 that made three different layers as it set up." —Anonymous "West End. A drink from the '90s, but I can't find evidence of them anywhere." —Anonymous "Quints! They were little dolls that came in a set of five, and their little diapers had a number on the bum. All of their accessories came numbered from one to five. You could even get a high chair and a stroller!" —Anonymous, 41, California "The game Ask Zandar. I remember in the commercial, the wizard goes, 'You will get a phone call about this,' and the phone rang. That legit happened to my friend and me once, and we still laugh about it." —ogsassytaco "Carnation Breakfast Bars!" —Anonymous "I really wish Pepsi would bring back All Sport. That was the best drink for hangovers and migraines. It had better flavor than Gatorade." —betsymurgatroyd "Please, please tell me anyone remembers Henry, the matching game by Tiger Toys. Anyway, the commercial was hilarious, and I still have my Henry, which still works almost 30 years later. I love playing Henry now." —oliviasmith1028 And here's the commercial: "The Taco Bell 7-Layer Burrito was my go-to order back in the day!! Wish they still had them!" —axj66 "The McDLT will always have a warm place in my heart (unless it's the cool side)." —Anonymous "I'm not sure if the Mickey D burger was available in all markets or if I just lived in an area where McDonald's test-marketed it (Springfield, IL), but oh my gosh, it was a good burger. It was a bigger patty that was served on a hoagie roll with cheese and salsa. Nothing fancy, but excellent. I'm not generally a fan of McDonald's burgers because I'm not a fan of a lot of condiments, but the Mickey D burger was perfect. I might actually eat there if it returned to the menu." —Anonymous, 61, St. Louis, MO "Talkboy/Talkgirl." —Anonymous, 38, Los Angeles "Doo Dads (snack mix)." —Anonymous, 49, PA "I loved the PB Max candy bar from M&M's/Mars. Apparently, it actually sold pretty well, but was reportedly discontinued because the Mars family in charge at the time were not fans of peanut butter." —Anonymous, 61, St. Louis, MO "Anyone else remember Giggle Cookies?" —kellybluepants "Original New York Seltzer. Came in small glass bottles and had great flavors. Then they just disappeared." —Anonymous, 46, DC "Long John Silver's wraps were the best!" —Anonymous, 47, Kansas "Nickelodeon Flash Screen." —Anonymous "Packets of root beer flavoring that you mixed into water like Kool-Aid. My cousin and I would buy them at Preston Safeway. We loved them! I've been looking for over 20 years and can't find any trace of them." —Anonymous, 47 US "Oh God, I had the Mystery Mansion game, but we only ever played it a few times because it was so involved. I think it got junked a few years ago with all our other board games from when we were kids, because my parents didn't know what to do with it all." —riverbutwhichone "Razzle Dazzle Rice Krispies!! Oh, how I long for a bowl of those colorful, lightly sweetened, 'snap, crackle, pop' deliciousness…." —Anonymous, 40, Kansas "Mystic Mints cookies." —Anonymous, 51 Port Orchard,WA "Taco Bell's Bell Grande taco. It was like a foot-long taco. Loved it!!" —Anonymous "I had a few Bouncin' Babies, but I've rarely seen them mentioned anywhere." —shytruck932 "Kudos: the love child of candy and granola bars. The best kind was the one with M&Ms." —Anonymous, 38, Colorado "Little Debbie PB&J Oatmeal Pies. They were just like oatmeal cream pies, but with PB and jelly! Can't find those anywhere — so so so much better than today's Uncrustables!" —Anonymous "KFC's Rotisserie Gold chicken. For a brief time, KFC deviated from the normal pressure-cooked fried chicken and had rotisseries. The program was shut down due to the amount of maintenance involved. Honestly, it was amazing, and I can still taste it to this day." —Anonymous, 52 Phoenix, AZ "Another Nickelodeon toy: Floam. What even was the purpose of it?" —Anonymous, 41, United States "I *loved* OK Soda and its marketing. You could call 1-800-I-FEEL-OK, and there would be absurd options, like 'to hear the thoughts of a stuffed bear, press nine,' and it would say, 'I like being a bear, although I have no elbows or knees,' or something like that. It was so fun!" —awkwardhawk955 "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? was a TV game show so popular, it spawned several video games that were (and I know how cheesy this sounds) fun AND educational! I still remember beating 'Where in Time is Carmen San Diego?' It was one of my great childhood achievements — she was hella smart!" —Anonymous, 35, New Jersey "Walkers Sundog cheesy popcorn. Specifically, the ones that came with a Jar Jar sticky tongue. I loved the fake, cheesy taste, and nothing compares." —Anonymous, 36 UK "Tropical Starburst, specifically the plum one." —Anonymous, 38, Balaton, MN "Our teacher let us play The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary if we were one of the first ones done with our work, so I rushed through all my assignments and nearly failed math that year." —ksquirkyteacher "Pop Qwiz microwave popcorn!" —clever_girl "We would get all the Disney collectibles from the Happy Meals after every movie release. Toy Story 2 was so huge that we went to the drive-thru and flat out asked to buy all 20 collectibles and skip the weeks-long wait — and we were allowed to! And we still have them!" —saltyspice75 And finally: "I got my friend Mall Madness for her birthday last year (an original one from eBay, not the remake), and that might have been the best birthday party I've ever attended, LOL." —caelesto What's a specific or obscure memory from your '90s childhood? Tell us all about it in the comments or using the anonymous comments form below!
