The energy builds as the first set unfolds, peaking in the fiery last two tunes: Minglewood and Deal. Matt Kelly brings his harmonica to both, adding a little special sauce that seems to really set the band off. In the second half, the Dead mix the setlist up, and what results, especially in pre-Space, is just blissful magic. It starts off with The Music Never Stopped, which features a fantastic jam in the latter half, right into Franklin’s Tower. Jerry adds some incredibly fast and furious picking to the Franklin’s making it, even in its calmer interstices, spine-tingling. Estimated Prophet comes out next, and it is as powerful as ever with two monster jams before heading to Spoonful. Matt Kelly once again takes the stage, and his harp makes the tune a soulful thing of beauty. As that song ends, the drummers, aided by Hamza El Din, put on a sensational show; don’t tell me that whistle isn’t prime. Drums eventually winds into Ollin Arageed, the last the Dead ever did. Turn up the volume on this one; Hamza El Din’s vocals and tar playing are extraordinary, but he could be better mic’ed up. Emerging from Ollin Arageed, Space is at first riveting. But the Nubian enchantment is quickly lost, and Space enters more traditional territory that eventually congeals into Man Smart Woman Smarter. After that rocker, a somber Black Peter leads to a rocking Good Lovin’ closer. Brokedown Palace then provides the perfect encore after the jam-heavy second set; a melancholy bedtime tune to send everyone out on.