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On Friday night, Maroon 5 and Counting Crows descended upon the Ford Amphitheatre for a night of spectacle and feel-good music. After opening band Augustana performed a short, yet polished set that peaked with their crowd favorite “Boston,” Maroon 5 took to the stage and offered up Adam Levine’s raspy vocals, raw energy and sex appeal. Strutting the stage in tight black jeans and a white T, Adam fired the crowd up by belting out the lyrics to the groups hit “Harder to Breathe.” A psychedelic light show played behind the band and spiraling lasers danced upon the ceiling of the amphitheatre as Adam switched manically between pacing enthusiastically around the stage and manning the guitar.

Tickets for STP's Friday show at the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa read "Rain or Shine" in bold print. Apparently, someone forgot to tell the band. The 7pm show was officially cancelled around 10:15pm due to "inclement weather," though many fans expressed their doubts about the validity of that claim. It seemed all too convenient for a band fronted by Scott Weiland, famous for his personal demons & substance abuse, to miss a show and blame it on light rain.

Dave Matthews Band rolled into the Ford Amphitheater Wednesday night and played in front of their typical sold out crowd. The thunderstorm surrounding the stage seemed to give the band and the fans a boost of energy when the band opened up with "Don't Drink the Water." The band then proceeded to play some newer, less-familiar songs. They were songs that just didn't really land well for me or for the audience, who seemed restless.