From the opening notes of "Free" it was evident this night was gonna be special. Man, even knowing that couldn't have prepared me for just what was in store. Raucous opening to the first set complete with a bananas "Wolf Man's Brother" and the best "Sigma Oasis" I've heard this tour. "Pillow Jets" had some really cool dark guitar stuff going on that took me by surprise. Definitely a sleeper song that came clutch with some odd vibes, but the right kind of strange for sure. End of set one was surreal. The motion was already trending exceptional and then they ended with "Harry Hood". Nuff said

Set Two didn't just deliver on the promise of set one, it exceeded it. A solid "Down with Disease" that melted into a remarkable "Ghost". At one point during the jam, someone turned to me mid-groove and said "This is why we Phish". True indeed, random beautiful person, true indeed. As if that was enough, the "2001" was absolutely blistering.

Then Derek Trucks. Stunning interplay between Trey and Derek. Trey really laid back and let Derek shine and it made Treys playing so much better when it was his turn to rip. Epic is an understatement. The "Golden Age" was killer, particularly Derek's initial solo, which was unreal. Heck, this show made me like "Everything's Right" AND "A Life Beyond the Dream " which is no small feat because normally those songs annoy the hell out of me. Not tonight. Tonight they were blissful and perfect. Not to mention a raging "First Tube" with guitar harmonies that sounded like Iron Maiden meets the Allman Brothers. Just crazy. And then a "Possum" to close things out, the perfect Phish song for Derek to join.

Bonus shout out to Gordo for performing particularly well this evening. He's always the glue, but tonight he was a little extra sticky.