The band also pelted out "#41" and took the audience on a psychedelic trip through tempo-changing grooves, dynamic tones and raspy vocals. Guitarist-vocalist Matthews was joined by drummer Carter Beau-ford, bassist Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley and wind instrumentalist LeRoi Moore as tunes such as "Two Step," "Crash Into Me" and "Too Much" seemed to explode onto the scene. The 20-minute set ended with Droge's breakthrough "If You Don't Love Me I'll Kill Myself."īack on the main stage, the Dave Matthews Band made its move. The smaller stage was the platform for other bands that aren't as well known as the headliners - however, Rickie Lee Jones and her band Chain Austen were featured there as was Pete Droge & the Sinners, who opened for Tom Petty last year.ĭroge played "Northern Bound Train," from its new album "Find a Door," and continued its southern blues-rock rollick with "Break Man." Parents, kids and teens danced to Droge's laid-back drawl and slowhand musicality. And by the way, he did play his breakthrough "Are You Gonna Go My Way." He played it before the rain.Ī second stage was located through the kiosks and around the corner of the main stage. Kravitz's retro-type style fit perfectly with the festival's "Space Invasion" theme as abysmal arrangements and psychedelic grooves poured from his performance. With that, he burst into "Rock and Roll Is Dead." The guitar man also rolled into "Fields of Joy," "Rosemary" and the crowd-pleasing, sing-along "Let Love Rule." "Thank you for hangin' out and not bailing on us," the always-considerate Kravitz said as he re-emerged. Heavy wind gusts preceded the precipitation and threatened to huff and puff away the little kiosks that were selling organic jewelry, shirts and food.But the elements did little to dampen the spirits of the concertgoers as they assembled in drum circles around the mountainside to dance the storm away. Dark and sneering storm clouds rolled over the mountain and dumped a load of rain on the 16,000 people who attended the Horizons of Rock Development Everywhere Festival.
Festival at Wolf Mountain Thursday evening.Īctually, it wasn't his choice. Lenny Kravitz performed two sets Thursday evening during the H.O.R.D.E.