After set break, the boys come out with an amazing pre-Drums run of Crazy Fingers> Playin’ in the Band> Uncle John’s> Terrapin. The Playin’ has Jerry and Phil trading licks as they head off into some serious outer realms of jamming satisfaction before coming back around to ease into Uncle John’s. The Terrapin that comes next is magisterial, rolling out on wings of velvety lusciousness and then hitting a grand and powerful jam over the last minutes that is truly breathtaking. Post-Space, the band comes into The Wheel busting a little bluegrass-ish noodling before settling into the starry opening to the song. The rest of the tune is lovely, followed up by very good, but all too short versions of Gimme Some Lovin’ and Watchtower. But then the boys break into Morning Dew with those first arcing notes and drum rolls. From there, the tune just gathers momentum, putting it up there with the best of the late 80s ones. Then, the crowd gets a rocking release with the Sugar Mags closer.

The night’s show was the first of two at the speedway in Oxford, Maine. There was camping at the venue, making for an incredible scene. What’s more, all the heads who had travelled up without tickets just to take in Shakedown were miracled when the doors opened as the band went into Drums, allowing them to enjoy the Morning Dew from inside the venue.