Excellent review- keep it coming. Having lived through every permutation/incarnation of the band since '91 I've long since jettisoned my expectations and/or baggage in an effort to find the bliss in whatever version of the band shows up that night. My experience at Verizon was of a quartet that was extremely patient and dare I say joyous in the first set- both Wolfman's and Ocelot were full of air and built slowly but never stumbled until the boys locked in and took off. Type II was missing but nearly every song was well played and paid off in one way or another. From an execution standpoint the Fall Tour has been a happy reversal of the flubby Summer of 2016. High fives and hugs with strangers still happened in the aisle in front of Section 205 after several songs in Set 1. Perfection?- No. But competent throughout and spectacular in stretches.

Set 2?- Curious from a yo-yo-ing energetic standpoint with Maze and Piper as the standouts (I'm reserving my thoughts on IAWITW until it finds its footing- which it has not quite yet. I sense there is something jawdropping in there...) Every set or show wasn't a home run in the halcyon days of 20 years ago and they can't be on this tour. But my eyes saw a band much more practiced and engaged than earlier this year.

A word on the LED screens- I agree that they detract from the experience. In a venue of that size it was like playing with the house lights up- the ambient light fills the whole space. CK5 could only be felt when those things were turned way, way down or off.

Excited to see what Night 2 & Vegas bring and stoked to see the boys focused and tight.

Thank you everyone Page Side for reclaiming the aisles from security to GTF down- I love ya'll.

Peace--Matty in Austin