Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

The cynics say that if you've seen Dave Matthews Band once, then you've seen 'em at least a hundred times. Pfft, do they even know what kind of drugs are available at these things??

Matthews, 49, brought his merry makers to Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on July 27, and while it was probably many of the attendees' umpteenth time seeing the band, DMB still doled out a few surprises during the course of a 20-song, sweaty set.

They played "Black and Blue Bird" for the first time on this tour and deployed a Crash track — "Lie In Our Graves" — to open the evening. No regrets, people.

Tracy May — who we presumed stayed the night after covering Gwen Stefani on Tuesday — was on hand to grab these photos.

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May
Dave Matthews Band performs at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on July 27, 2016. Credit: Tracy May

This article appears in Jul 28 – Aug 4, 2016.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...