Warehouse Fan Association

The Warehouse is the official fan association for Dave Matthews Band. Founded on December 4th, 1998, Warehouse gives fan early access to concert tickets, exclusive CDs and merchandise to its members. The current fee for membership is $35 per year, up from the original price of $30.

Warehouse is run by Musictoday, a Charlottesville, Virginia-based company run by DMB manager Coran Capshaw. The success of the Warehouse led to Musictoday running similar online fan clubs for other major artists. Musictoday was recently acquired by major concert promoter Live Nation.

Distribution of Tickets

The primary benefit of a Warehouse membership is the opportunity for fans to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the general public. Fans submit ticket requests during the "request period," which typically lasts two weeks. These submissions are put into a random lottery and confirmations are often posted within a month, but always before the public on-sale date through Ticketmaster, or other outlets. Finally, seat locations are withheld until after the public on-sale and may not be posted until the tickets ship, a month prior to the concert, in an effort to deter scalping by members.
*For the Dave Matthews Band tours from 1999-2001, the allotment of tickets was provided to fans via a lottery, weighted toward seniority. Members who joined in the Warehouse's earlier years got better seat locations than newer members.
*In 2002, with the band playing smaller venues, and in an attempt to attract new members, Warehouse adopted a new "random seniority" method. Seniority now only applies to the ticket allotment of some concerts, and not others. Fans are not told in advance which shows will utilize the seniority method, until the pre-sale has been completed and the non-refundable tickets have been paid for.
*In 2003, Seniority was not in effect for the Warehouse distribution of tickets for the Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds acoustic tour.
*Later that year, when Dave Matthews Band played a free concert at Central Park in New York, New York, tickets were given to all Warehouse members that requested them, only charging them for postage via FedEx or UPS. Outside of the Warehouse allotment, few tickets were available to the general public.

Warehouse membership packages

Starting in 1999, Warehouse club members received an annual gift package. Membership packages are mailed to members that joined or renewed in that year. After the original package in 1999, all membership packages included an exclusive Warehouse CD. All of these CDs, except for one "(see 2001)," are "Warehouse 5" volumes and contain five live tracks from various tours. In 2003, the first "Warehouse 8" volume was released and distributed to those who had been members for three years or more. The "Warehouse 8" releases have three additional tracks.

2000

This package featured the original "Warehouse 5" CD, black and white photo postcards of each band member, and a small poster.

The Warehouse 5 (2000)(All songs feature Tim Reynolds)

#"Crush" (Live 12/7/98)
#*featuring Butch Taylor
#"Warehouse" (Live 12/3/98)
#*featuring Butch Taylor
#"#41" (Live 12/8/98)
#*featuring Butch Taylor, Béla Fleck, and Jeff Coffin
#"Say Goodbye" (Live 12/10/98)
#"Two Step" (Live 12/11/98)

2001

This package featured an enhanced CD, a poster, and a Warehouse Fan Club bumper sticker. The CD featured videos from the band's studio sessions for "Everyday" and a music video for "When the World Ends." This the only release to date that does not contain live tracks.

2002

This package featured the "Warehouse 5 Vol. 2" CD, an 8x10 photo of the band, a Warehouse Fan Club sticker, a set of postcards, and coupons for Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

The Warehouse 5 Vol. 2 (2002)(All songs feature Butch Taylor)

#"The Stone" (Live 7/27/01)
#"When the World Ends" (Live 7/6/01)
#"Seek Up" (Live 7/30/01)
#"Grace Is Gone" (Live 7/7/01)
#"Grey Street" (Live 7/7/01)

2003

This package featured the "Warehouse 5 Vol. 3" CD, an 8x10 photo of the band, a sticker designed by a Warehouse member, and a carabiner key chain with an embroidered Warehouse logo.

The Warehouse 5 Vol. 3 (2003)

#"Minarets" (Live 8/29/00)
#*featuring Butch Taylor
#"Recently" (Live 7/13/99)
#"Let You Down" (Live 12/8/96)
#"Typical Situation" (Live 7/16/99)
#"Halloween" (Live 12/21/02)
#*featuring Butch Taylor

2004

This package featured either the "Warehouse 5 Vol. 4" or the "Warehouse 8 Vol. 1" CD, an 8x10 photo of the band, and a lenticular mouse pad with two images from live shows. Members of three or more years were given The Warehouse 8 Vol. 1.

The Warehouse 5 Vol. 4
The Warehouse 8 Vol. 1 (2004)

#"The Best of What's Around" (Live 7/11/04)
#*featuring Butch Taylor
#"Blue Water"→"JTR" (Live 12/8/00)
#"Lover Lay Down" (Live 8/17/95)
#"Proudest Monkey" (Live 6/7/96)
#"One Sweet World" (Live 4/20/02)
#*featuring Butch Taylor
#"Raven" (Live 7/8/02) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#*featuring Butch Taylor
#"What You Are" (Live 6/30/03) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#*featuring Butch Taylor
#"I'll Back You Up" (Live 8/5/04) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#*featuring Butch Taylor

2005

This package featured either the "Warehouse 5 Vol. 5" or the "Warehouse 8 Vol. 2" CD, an 8x10 photo of the band from the 2005 concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, and a light-up pen.

The Warehouse 5 Vol. 5
The Warehouse 8 Vol. 2 (2005)(All songs feature Butch Taylor)

#"The Song That Jane Likes" (Live 12/20/02)
#"Captain" (Live 8/26/02)
#"Rhyme & Reason" (Live 7/10/04)
#"Jimi Thing" (Live 7/30/05)
#*featuring Trey Anastasio
#"Help Myself" (Live 8/23/04)
#*featuring Tim Reynolds
#"Busted Stuff" (Live 9/10/00) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#"Mother Father" (Live 5/18/01) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#*featuring The Lovely Ladies, Carlos Santana, and Karl Perazzo
#"Angel" (Live 8/3/01) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#*featuring The Lovely Ladies and Eric Krazno

2006

This package featured either the "Warehouse 5 Vol. 6" or the "Warehouse 8 Vol. 3" CD, an 8x10 photo of the band from the 2006 concert in Charlottesville, VA, and a navy-blue gym bag featuring the Warehouse logo.

The Warehouse 5 Vol. 6
The Warehouse 8 Vol. 3 (2006)

#"Hello Again" (Live 8.24.04)
#"Steady As We Go" (Live 7.30.05)
#"Lie in Our Graves" (Live 4.8.95)
#"Pay for What You Get" (Live 9.27.94)
#"Pig" (Live 7.30.03)
#"Little Thing" (Live 10.24.96) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#"#36" (Live 4.8.95) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#"Granny" (Live 8.31.93) — "Warehouse 8 only"

2007

This package featured either the "Warehouse 5 Vol. 7" or the "Warehouse 8 Vol. 4" CD

The Warehouse 5 Vol. 7
The Warehouse 8 Vol. 4 (2007)

#"So Right" (Live 7.19.03)
#"Joy Ride" (Live 8.26.04)
#"Digging a Ditch" (Live 7.30.03)
#"Big Eyed Fish" (Live 7.28.02)
#"Bartender" (Live 7.28.02)
#"Still Water -> Don't Drink The Water" (Live 5.5.07) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#"Dancing Nancies" (Live 5.8.95) — "Warehouse 8 only"
#"Warehouse" (Live 5.8.95) — "Warehouse 8 only"

Warehouse Pre-Order Bonus Discs

The MusicToday Dave Matthews Band store has recently began to offer bonus discs to all customers who pre-order a release. Warehouse members who pre-order albums through the Warehouse-only section of the same store are typically given the added benefit of additional tracks on their bonus discs.

Live at... A Limited Edition Companion to "Some Devil" (2003)

This bonus disc features live acoustic tracks by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds from their Spring 2003 Tour, and was included with all pre-orders of "Some Devil." Pre-orders through the Warehouse store were given a disc with an additional two songs, tracks eight and nine. A second pressing of the nine-track CD was made for orders of the 2004 Dave Matthews Band calendar.

#"Grey Street" (04.03.2003 Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN)
#"When the World Ends" (03.28.2003 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Winston-Salem, NC)
#"Jimi Thing" (03.22.2003 Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY)
#"Stay or Leave" (04.03.2003 Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN)
#"Seek Up" (03.20.2003 Ryan Center, Univeristy of Rhode Island - Kingston, RI)
#"Crush" (03.28.03 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum - Winston-Salem, NC)
#"Drive In Drive Out" (03.20.2003 Ryan Center, Univeristy of Rhode Island - Kingston, RI)
#"Cry Freedom" (04.04.2003 Physical Education Center, Carthage College - Kenosha, WI) — "Warehouse Pre-Orders Only"
#"Dancing Nancies" (04.04.2003 Physical Education Center, Carthage College - Kenosha, WI) — "Warehouse Pre-Orders Only"

Live at... A Limited Edition Companion to "The Central Park Concert" (2003)

This bonus disc was included with all pre-orders of "The Central Park Concert" and provides selected highlights from the band's Summer 2003 Tour. Butch Taylor is featured on all songs. No additional tracks were given to Warehouse members.

#"Bartender" (07.22.2003 USANA Amphitheatre - West Valley, UT)
#"You Never Know" (07.09.2003 Target Center - Minneapolis, MN)
#"The Dreaming Tree" (07.30.2003 Sleep Train Amphitheatre - Marysville, CA)
#"True Reflections" (07.22.2003 USANA Amphitheatre - West Valley, UT)
#"Spoon" (09.14.2003 Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater - Virginia Beach, VA)
#"Everyday" (09.11.2003 Hersheypark Stadium - Hershey, PA)
#"The Last Stop" (08.08.03 The Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA)

A Limited Edition Companion to "Stand Up" (2005)

This five-track bonus disc was included with all pre-orders of "Stand Up". The disc blends studio B-sides with various live selections from the band's Summer 2004 Tour. Pre-orders through the Warehouse store were given a disc with an additional three songs: tracks six, seven, and eight.

#"Joyride"
#"Trouble With You"
#"Recently" (07.13.2004 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien Center, NY)
#"Crash Into Me" (07.20.2004 Tweeter Center at the Waterfront - Camden, NJ)
#"Hello Again" (07.29.2004 Ford Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL)
#"Sugar Will" (09.03.2004 The Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA) — "Warehouse Pre-Orders Only"
#"Typical Situation" (09.04.2004 The Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA) — "Warehouse Pre-Orders Only"
#"Mark and Carter Jam" — "Warehouse Pre-Orders Only"

"The Best of What's Around Vol. 1" Encore CD (2006)

This bonus disc was included with all pre-orders of "The Best of What's Around Vol. 1". No additional tracks were provided to Warehouse members.

#"Minarets" (08.31.1995 Great Woods, Mansfield, MA)
#"#41" (04.20.2002 Corel Centre - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
#*featuring Butch Taylor and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
#"What You Are" (06.16.2006 Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga, NY)
#*featuring Butch Taylor and Rashawn Ross
#"The Last Stop" (06.20.2003 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien Center, NY)
#*featuring Butch Taylor

Europe 07 (2007)

The "Europe 07" bonus disc was included for those that pre-ordered the "Live at Radio City" Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds release. This disc gave eight tracks of the Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds 2007 tour of Europe. No additional tracks were given to Warehouse members, but people who didn't order the CD/DVD combo only received a disc containing the first four tracks.

#"Satellite" (03.14.2007 Vega - Copenhagen, Denmark)
#"Say Goodbye" (03.02.2007 New Theatre - Oxford, England)
#"I'll Back You Up" (03.02.2007 New Theatre - Oxford, England)
#"Can't Stop" (02.24.07 Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre - Glasgow, Scotland)
#"Smooth Rider" (02.23.2007 Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) — "CD/DVD combo Pre-Orders Only"
#"Dodo" (02.26.2007 National Stadium - Dublin, Ireland) — "CD/DVD combo Pre-Orders Only"
#"Everyday" (03.12.2007 Columbiahalle - Berlin, Germany) — "CD/DVD combo Pre-Orders Only"
#"Crash Into Me" (03.12.2007 Columbiahalle - Berlin, Germany) — "CD/DVD combo Pre-Orders Only"

2007 Summer Tour Sampler (2007)

A bonus disc was included in pre-orders of "Live at Piedmont Park". If the CD or DVD were ordered individually, four tracks were included on the bonus disc. If the CD/DVD combo was ordered, an eight track disc was included. All tracks originate from the Dave Matthews Band Summer 2007 tour.

#"Sweet Up and Down" (08.11.2007 Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, VA)
#"Tripping Billies" (08.22.2007 Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH)
#"Grace Is Gone" → "Black Water" (09.25.2007 Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ)
#"American Baby Intro" (08.26.2007 Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI)
#"Shotgun" (08.26.2007 Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI) — "CD/DVD combo Pre-Orders Only"
#"Out of My Hands"" (08.02.2007 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts - Mansfield, MA) — "CD/DVD combo Pre-Orders Only"
#"Stand Up (For It)" (09.19.2007 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, NC) — "CD/DVD combo Pre-Orders Only"
#"Some Devil" (08.14.2007 Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY) — "CD/DVD combo Pre-Orders Only"

External links

* [http://warehouse.davematthewsband.com Official DMB Warehouse Site]