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Counting Crows, Live, Collective Soul perform to a packed house Wednesday at Harry Grove Stadium

By the time Counting Crows took the center field stage at Harry Grove Stadium on Wednesday night, opening with a cover of Bill Wither's "Lean on Me," The Rock 'n' Roll Triple Play Ballpark Tour had already hit a home run in ticket sales.

The Crows, with two '90s debut bands batting ahead of them in the lineup -- Georgia's Collective Soul and the York, Pa., alternative rockers Live -- drew a capacity crowd. Many concertgoers bought their tickets late Wednesday afternoon.

"We came to see Counting Crows, but we also came to see Collective Soul and Live," said Stephanie Marvel, 25, of Glen Burnie, who made the hour drive with her sister, Rebecca Jones, 23. "The first album I've ever bought was the Counting Crows, 'August and Everything After,' and I've been listening to them ever since."

Keri Scrivani, the Frederick Keys director of marketing, said she expected only about 6,000 early Wednesday. Last year's Bob Dylan concert, the first national act at Harry Grove in its 19-year history, pulled in 10,000, but Scrivani noted that was a Saturday night show.

"We're open (to doing this again next year)," Scrivani said.

Live vocalist Ed Kowalczyk said the tour has been a bit of homecoming for the hard-rocking, spiritually-oriented band that formed when the members were middle school students in York.

"A lot of the time we've been playing in the Northeast, and we have had friends and family come to a lot of shows," he said.

Winding its way through towns and venues slightly off the beaten path, the Triple Play road trip began July 23 at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Del. From there, it headed west through places like Fifth Third Field in Dayton, Ohio, Drillers Stadium in Okla., and south to Louisville's Slugger Field before turning back east. Tuesday at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen was a bit of a homecoming of sorts for Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz, born in Baltimore.

The tour, which also hits some non-infield venues like the Great Allentown Fair later this month, wraps up Sept. 1 at Midway Stadium in St. Paul, Minn., and Sept. 2 at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo, N.D.

Fourteen years ago, the Counting Crows released "August and Everything After," which included hits, like, "Round Here," "Mr. Jones," "Rain King," and "Raining in Baltimore." Ever since, they've remained a part of American popular culture.

In 2004, they received an Academy Award nomination for the song, "Accidentally in Love" from the Shrek II soundtrack. Earlier this year, after cleaning himself up both physically and mentally, Duritz and the Crows began recording a new album, "Saturday Nights, Sunday Mornings," expected in November from Geffen Records.

It's their first studio effort since 2002's "Hard Candy." In September, they'll release a double CD box set of "August And Everything After," which features a remastered version of the band's 1993 debut, along with demos and a complete 1994 concert from Paris.

Live includes Kowalczyk, lead guitarist Chad Taylor, bass player Patrick Dahlheimer, and drummer Chad Gracey -- four friends who once released an album titled "Death of A Dictionary." They made it to the big time with 1994 breakthrough "Throwing Copper," which included the singles "I Alone," "All Over You," "Selling the Drama" and "Lightning Crashes," a story about the universal forces that give life at birth -- as "an old mother dies" and "the angel opens her eyes."

For Collective Soul, from Stockbridge, Ga., a city of less than 25,000, the minor-league ballpark vibe feels like home.

"It's a whole different atmosphere playing in the middle of a baseball field," Collective Soul's guitarist Joel Kosche told The News-Post last week. "We play first, so we can actually see the audience."

Collective Soul scored a major hit with the 1994 album, "Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid." The band's singles include, "Shine," "The World I Know," and "Precious Declaration."

Today, the band is going for a more intimate sound, Kosche said.

"Ed's lyric writing is a little more introspective -- he's going through a divorce, he lost his father a few years ago ... But we still have an edge, especially in our live shows," he said.

Kowalczyk agreed that to really hear his band, you have to see them play, too.

"Live is where the magic is," said Kowalczyk after his set. "That's where we came up with name."

It was amaizing. I went with my sister and brother to the concert at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick, MD. Live was really awesome - so much energy - you could really feel it!

The only think I would say was that at the venue (the stadium) they should have either set it up so you didn't have to walk around the entire stadium to get to your car - or at least put some lighting where you do have to walk.

But the concert itself was awesome - and I love Counting Crows too - so it was like double fortune!