This show was kind of a mixed bag for me. I thought the first set was fun. The boys tore it up out of the gate with Free, Rift and an unexpected Spanish Moon that really landed well with the crowd. Followed by Reba that seemed to skip the final part due to overextended crowd screaming! 🤣 Devotion To A Dream, though long unplayed, seemed to flatten the mood. Things picked up immediately with Kasvot Vaxt Final Hurrah, MMGAMOIO which is one of my favorite bluegrass entries. Hey Stranger was a personal highlight for me. I love that tune! Followed by a pretty epic set closer Walls Of The Cave.

Set two, IMO, suffered from energy flow problems. The Slow Llama segued into DWD - but not all long jams are good jams - and although this 34:12 version had a nice payoff, it meandered through various, lifeless sections before finding its footing. Twist was fun, followed by The Well. Sadly, although this is one of my favorite new ones due to the "evil" minor key change at the end, it didn't seem to land well with the crowd. Likewise, GOTF tune Sightless Escape is an excellent tune - but the 17:03 version contained more listless jamming. The band knew what was up and went for crowd pleasers Chalk Dust and Suzy and much fun was had by all. Likewise, the encore of Los Lobos' When The Circus Comes got the crowd's heart strings tugging before dancing it out with a raucous First Tube that finally saw Trey get off his platform and ham it up at front of stage.

Expecting good things for the next two nights. Will I finally get a Spock's Brain? Who knows? That's why we go!!