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With 2013's Make A Move -- his fifth studio album in just 10 years -- Gavin DeGraw celebrated his fourth Top 20 appearance on the Billboard 200. An Irish contemporary rocker with a folksy vibe, DeGraw has earned a reputation as a consummate live performer, winning over ticket buyers with his charismatic presence and soulful voice. DeGraw shot to fame in 2004 with "I Don't Want To Be," a millennial anthem that became the theme song for CW teen drama One Tree Hill. His relationship with television continued unabated throughout the 2000's, with tracks being featured on shows including House, The Bachelor and So You Think You Can Dance. DeGraw's early work offered an authentic soul sound that contrasted with much of its radio brethren at the time -- his 2003 debut album Chariot spawned a the hit single of the same name, firmly establishing him as a modern torchbearer of blue-eyed soul. On the road in 2013 and beyond, DeGraw has drawn praise for his heartfelt live concerts where he's maxed capacity at Varsity Theater (Minneapolis) and other such venues.
Collective Soul was just the right mix of energetic and upbeat rock. They really got the crowd into the music. Gavin Degraw was the perfect way to wind the night down. Really enjoyable experience!
Collective Soul delivered as usual. GRO was also excellent. The line-up should have had the slower anthems of Gavin Degraw played before Collective Soul came on, rather than the way the concert was lined up. GRO was an awesome opening band and I really enjoyed their performance.
The show was GREAT! Gavin and his band were AMAZING!!!! They performed effortlessly despite the scorching heat and smothering humidity. Everyone was tolerating the unbearable heat because they were so into the music. Didn't have reserved seating though, so after waiting over an hour to meet Gavin, even though we purchased a VIP ticket for $125, we had to sit way in the back. The best seats were already taken by the general admission $10 ticketholders. Someone SCREWED up! We made the best of it though and FOUGHT our way to the front. MEMORABLE, can't wait to see them again!
This concert was amazing! We took our two children 8 and 5. We all had a ball and the ticket price was amazing too. We would have paid much more for such a great concert and great seats.
I have attended a lot of concerts in my life, but this one has to go on my top five list. The opening performances by Green River Ordinance (which happens to be a very cool band) and Collective Soul really set the stage for Gavin DeGraw to come out and rock the house. Gavin is one of my favorite rock/pop performers of all time and he totally deserves every good thing (GRAMMY, MTV Music Award, and etc...) coming his way. All together the concert ROCKED!!! Oh, one more thing the lead guitarist in Gavin's band played like it was the end of the world!! He had the spotlight almost as much as Gavin which was cool with me because the dude was wicked (meaning amazing) on the guitar!!!
Collective Soul made the night ! They sounded great and put on a high energy rock show it would have been quite boring without their performance.
The Snowden Grove Amphitheatre is a great venue. Chair backs, no obstructed views, clean accessible bathrooms, easy to get drinks. Collective Soul's new stuff is a little heavy but their old stuff is still great! Good show.
Awesome concert by both Collective Soul and Gavin Degraw...The opening band 'Green River Ordinance' was very good as well. For the money this was one of the best concerts that I have ever attended. Both Collective Soul and DeGraw varied their performances with both old favorites and new releases... The older members of the audience that were there to see Collective Soul were astounded at how well Mr. Degraw can take care of business. This guy is multi-talented and could the sing the phone book...
I've seen Gavin two other times and he doesn't disappoint.
I love gavin degraw! He always puts on an amazing live show, and this one was no exception! He had a good mix of old & new. I can't wait till he comes back again!! Collective soul was also great!
First - the venue was fine, just not amazing. The bathrooms are not air conditioned (and I'm sorry, but that is really not pleasant at a show selling beer after beer after beer in the Deep South in July). Plus, the keepers must have mowed the lawn just before the show - which stirred up every flying insect in a five-mile radius ... ew. While the lead singer of Collective Soul doesn't *quite* have the range he once had, all of those familiar songs from the last 10-15 years were still fully recognizable and the overall musical performance was great. While Gavin's not a super-charged-with-charisma-type performer, his musical talents (piano, guitar, voice) are all QUITE good. Perhaps he's still more used to performing smaller, quieter venues, since often his between-song patter was a little over-long for audience members looking for something to just sing along or clap with. My gf and I were SO thrilled when he performed "We Belong Together," our fav of his.
Okay, first of all, our seats were wonderful; we got there early enough to get a good row. Collective Soul was outstanding and played an encore. I don't think I've ever seen another opening band do that. So impressive. It was supremely hot and humid and I was melting, but it did not matter! We were planning on leaving before Gavin came on since we were primarily there to see CS. So glad we stayed! He played for an hour and a half and was so incredible and fun to watch. Love going to Snowded Grove for concerts; so laid back and fun!
