so i am listening to all of '96 on phistrack and am now at this show that changed my life and how I view performing artist. This will be my third review but from a "all shows previous stand point" .
The boys are on fire for the start of the fall tour. They have played a better and better show over the last week. Last night is a behemoth to top especially at the "world's most famous arena!'

A curtain-> Jim opener is great start. Giving solid praise to the second set opener of 8/17/96 a classic. This is a crazy Jim to say the least. The boys were loose but loud.
Bouncin always shows me how much we the audience love this band. hearing the crowd sing the lyrics is so sweet lol
nice ice and talk. great hearing how it's ice can translate from Nectar's to The garden
SOAM!! we know they are about to get nasty... Page takes this over in the beginning of the jam. His piano is just banging around the Garden in syncopation with Fish and Trey is just laying back harmonizing with Mike. you want type II. you got it. Mike goes berserk on one noe for a while lol then gives us some trey like figures which inspires Trey to get out in front and we're off to the races. i think this is the first time I really noticed Psage using the organ on this song. The end is where it's at ;-)

Sparkle got the crowd participating. but this is a particularly good sparkle musically. u gotta think that if they lay into a song like sparkle we are in for something special.

Free is probably where Mike would like to stay . HE kills it and the song clears the mental pallet.

Pretty heavy YEM ends the first set. and despite a small flub in the written part its mammoth and a perfect end to a first that would be a second set many other places.