Yeah, I, too, cannot agree with the "predictable and rote as any since Bonnaroo." comment either. I spoke to a friend during set break and commented how nice it is to be a convert since Jones Beach '09 and that it is refreshing to simply appreciate great music being played great without any preconceived notions or historical references and I definitely feel that should be applied to the 1st set, there were some huge great moments in it and if this 1st set represents "predictable and rote" then I look forward to hearing this kind of "predictability" for the rest of my Phish lifetime. From the lips of to the ears that need to hear it...:-wink/smile. And I don't feel that you had to be "in the building" to appreciate its greatness. I had as excellent of a time during the 1st set, even better than the 2nd set in some respect, simply because I thought that for an opening set of a four show run it was especially inspired. Still, all good. Your individual mileage may vary.