Just for further reference, here are ten more sets that easily could have made the list (and are still magnificent musical achievements - we're talking top 12-13% of all 3.0 sets):

7/14/13 II. Similar in construction to 12/31/10 II and 8/4/15 II - okay first half, stronger 2nd half. Light -> Boogie On is fantastic, and the YEM is a killer.

10/27/13 II. Beautiful major-key Tweezer, funky-as-heck Golden Age.

7/8/12 II. Something out of 1993 - lots of well-played songs, wonderful Piper, great Hood at (sort of) the end.

10/16/10 II. A super mega sleeper set from Fall 2010, one of 3.0's finest jaunts. Always loved that first review by @Fluffyfluffyhead. I should review this one some time.

6/7/09 II. People like the Sand a lot, but the Tweezer here is just so damn good. Oh, wait, they didn't jam in 2009, I must have dreamed those up.

12/29/09 II. 12/30 II has a jam I like more (the BOTT - wait, BOTT???), but this one hangs together so well from start to finish. I gave a set with TWO Jibboos in it praise, so I'm not messing around here.

1/2/15 II. Still a superb Mike's Groove; right behind Nashville 2015's and Star Lake 2012's.

7/20/14 II. When ARE they gonna jam out The Wedge again??!?!

1/1/11 II. I keep going back and forth on this show; at the moment, while I'm not sure it has a big standout jam, the set holds together so well, and that's definitely worth noting.

1/2/16 II. As noted above. Throw in a Hood that doesn't FUBAR the ending (I've listened to it enough times now that I can't give it points for improv because the ending is so gnarly compared to many other great 14-16 Hoods), and it's on the list for sure. Still like that YEM a good deal...