I thought night one was off at star lake compared to night 2 but seems like that opinion might be divisive, so figured it might be time for my first review in many years.

Set 1:

Sometimes I like when they open with a newer high energy song rather than a more tread opener. Trey pushing for early extra mustard had me into it early .

Turtle was a cool version. I’m okay without the dancing. I LOVE fast llama, it has a special place, and I love that fishman didn’t drop the tempo when Trey started his solo after page raged. I felt Trey was a little lost on ideas N1 and this reassured me yes , he still has it . I liked clear your mind and the practice was evident as it sounded sparklier than most kasvot/sci-fi dust offs.

Sample through the rest of the set were played very well, at the right tempos and with intention. I love Sand but feel like I’ve caught it a lot over the last few years. Still a good version and I like how this one has settled into a let’s rage it out set closer.

Set 2:
I’m sure setlist hunters hate this opening combo but the energy was sublime for both of these songs. Id way rather hear a deeply jammed ER>soul planet than a Bowie with a major key shift that goes nowhere.

The show had a great energy, but I think anything truly memorable kind of goes after that. Twist wasn’t ripcorded but did seem to have the Trey plug pulled when new ideas didn’t surface.

I found Monsters to be a bloated hunk of broadway trey. I hated it less than pillow jets. Not a show killer though, it did mix it up .

Great to hear Rock & Roll, this was a ripping version and was tight with good page vocals.

Encore—meh. Felt like tube and ghost just didn’t scratch my itch. Always great tunes and happy to hear them.

Overall this was the kind of show with great energy and enough potential in the jamming that I’m confident some classics are lurking in this tour, even if this is seen as middle
Off the road by end of tour . The kind of show that keeps me coming back to seek out that crazy energy release I didn’t have on night 1. Thanks !