This was my favorite show of the three-night Chicago run. I had flown by to my hometown to see these shows with several of the beloved friends with whom I shared my first show back in '94 in Chicago. So we were having the time of our lives with smiles in every direction.

The unexpected Life Saving Gun opener > Steam set the tone. McGrupp was a fun surprise (except for my buddy who called it in the lot). The Line let me bust out my free throw dance and the instrumental Seven Below was all kinds of interesting. Mountains in the Mist was beautiful and tapped into the emotions of being there with my lifelong friends. Most Events Aren't Planned tapped into the electric energy in the crowd to nearly blow off the roof.

Tube got awesome, the DWD is sneaky good, the return to Seven Below (w/ lyrics) and the funky 2001 secured my draft spot in our fantasy football league.

All in all, this was one of the best shows I saw in 2025 and the crowd energy was off the charts.