After the previous night(s) my expectations were high but grounded. The band did not disappoint. Heavy Things was a good energetic start. WGTYM kept the energy, being new I hadn't had a chance to really make up my mind (ha) about this one....but the groove was solid. Access me? Really? This was a pleasant surprise. Mike doesn't get enough mic time (ha! again) that much anymore so this was fun and bubbly. Myfe was a surprise.....Not gonna lie, not many of the recent versions really do it for me and this one is no exception. The MSO was fun....Page tore that up. LxL had a joyful playfulness about it the way the notes were bubbling up and bouncing all over. Mist is always a welcomed treat. This rendition was solid and heartfelt, the mist dissipating slowly as the song winds down is right up there with the quiet part of WTU in my book. KDF....that got weird...especially right after Trey played the Manteca line a couple times at the beginning of the jam....the synth layers Page added were the icing on the cake....their landing back into the main riff was stupendous. Not gonna sugar coat it, not a fan of Walls.....so it was time to sit down and relax.

ER.....I'm always 50/50 on this song. Sometimes the jams within it can be a lil too pedestrian for my taste. They did catch a theme that sounded super familiar to my ears but I can't quite place it.....it was a very Allmans sounding riff.....the jam out was good on this one. Chalkdust. This was a monster. I'm usually not a fan of Chalkdust. That was not the case with this one. This one is a pure musical conversation. Sure, everyone caught that Stash tease.....but who was really listening?.....every review I've seen totally misses the Most Events segment towards the end. No mention of it at all. Listen to it again, after the "delay jam" part.....Fish settles into the beat, Mike has the sound he uses, and Page is even playing it.....They almost started playing it right then.......it was far more than a tease and I really thought at the time they were going to segue into it.......and then back into Chakdust to finish it out. Mercury is always solid. Then Velvet Sea. I really enjoyed how they took their time with it.....allowing the delicate nature of the song to shine. Most Events AREN'T Planned......I'm sorry, but this is one of Page's stronger songs that they REALLY should play a tiny bit more than they do. Trey did a REALLY nice job playing the lines he came up with...they had more bite than usual to my ears. The jam..Page really nailed it..after they shifted gears it was just glorious.

4 song encore.....Waste > Bug......you'd think 2 slower songs back to back like that would be a total bummer.....it wasn't.

8/10 for me. Walking out of the venue I was feeling very satisfied. I came to the shows this weekend with an itch for the jams......my itch was scratched.