SET 1: Divided Sky – You can hear Trey say “I said it once and I’ll say it again” Not sure what this is in reference to but in my mind I imagine the guys walking out to the stage and discussing how lucky they are to have this scene envelop them etc etc and then right as Trey walks up to the mic he glances at Page and utters those words. Would love to know if there is any truth to this or if am off base. Anyway, this Divided Sky is about as good as it gets. Scintillating version and to open the show? Intent is clear. The band is looking to put on the best show they can on this particular night. And they DID.

Tube: Nice! You have to remember, back in 96, this was tough to come by. Give the people what they want and then deliver it to the masses!

Tela: Wow, another major kickdown. Folks were always asking for this tune and here it is early in set one. Love it! >

Maze: Pretty strong version. Trey’s ending is very sloppy.

Fast Enough for You: Beautiful. >

The Old Home Place: Two of my buddies that were at this show with me hate this tune. Thought it was fine then and fine now.

Punch You in the Eye: Standard.

Llama: Trey is on fire here. Impressive! Sounds like an airplane taking off starting in the mid 3’s and then he hits that delay. Dude! Highly recommended!

Glide: Nice, solid vocals.

Slave to the Traffic Light: Yesssss! Was really hoping for this one! Mike very active and up front in the early part of this jam, he is LOUD! This one is almost like a 3.0 simply in the fact that there is no patience with this one – straight to the heat. Trey is aggressive and it peaks fairly well. This is a good Slave, but certainly not a great Slave.

SET 2: AC/DC Bag: Straight ahead face melter with some length for the era, very nice! >

The Lizards: Perfection!

Mike's Song: Here we go! First jam is very good. Second jam around 9 and half. This gets very intense, very fast. It was extreme for us way back on the lawn, must have been nutso up close. Back at the campground that night we all talked about when this jam went Atari mode – 17 minutes or so – sounded to us at the time and me sitting here now – like an old school video game, lol. Good stuff. After this Fishman goes on to destroy the place for a minutes on end, absolutely leading this jam. This eventually leads to Page killing the baby grand along with vey psychedelic effects from Trey. Way, way down the rabbit hole. INCREDIBLE!!! >

Lifeboy: Wow. Just, WOW. Blown away then, and blown away now, 27 years later. What a band. >

Weekapaug Groove -> Over the Rainbow: Pretty standard’ish version but the way it slides into Over the Rainbow is very cool!

Waste: Standard.

Train Song: Standard.

Strange Design: Standard.

Sweet Adeline: Standard.

David Bowie: Who is that teasing Frankenstein in the intro? Ripping Bowie to round a fantastic second set.

ENCORE: Sleeping Monkey – Standard >

Rocky Top: Standard

Summary - 4.548/5 (314 ratings)

Replay Value: Divided Sky, Llama, Slave to the Traffic Light, AC/DC Bag, Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove