The first half of this show is a pretty good SBD. However, from Timber through the end of the show the sound worsens and the pitch is noticeably slower for Set 3.

With that said, the show opens with the new and current version of Esther as we know of her today. It may’ve been played since it’s debut on 9-12-88 but no recording is known to circulate. Beautiful version here! At the start a heckler in the audience says something along the lines of “Fucking crappy(?)that’s what it is! Trey humorously responds with “Damn Right!” Which gets some chuckles from his bandmates. lol This segues nicely into McGrupp and Foam. Sloth is new and improved as well like we saw at the Paradise. Also, like the Paradise version this one segues into Possum exactly the same way! Really cool transition! The transition, like the Paradise, almost sounds composed before turning over to Possum proper.

A couple notes for Set 2, Dinner and a Movie started out with just Trey and didn’t have him saying “everybody put your hands together one time now” at the end like previous versions. Like the Paradise, AC/DC didn’t have an introduction. This may be a thing of the past at this point. Alumni again featured alternate lyrics like the Paradise’s version and the version from The Red Barn (12-10-88).

Set 3 kicked off with another fast version of Sanity. Bike segued into the first Fishman version of Whipping Post! It’s not listed in the notes but it almost sounds like he’s playing the vacuum? This versions hilarious and is definitely a show highlight!

Good show overall. It’s too bad the sound quality takes a nose dive after Lizards.