An emotional night to kick off the closing run of an incredible 40th year summer tour extravaganza. Dicks is always a party but this one felt it was a celebration of life as well, the both ours and those beyond.

The Carini set the tone and made the first set feel like a second set. Halley’s Comet and Mercury played with the newly waning moon the background felt just right with Ruby Waves and a Character Zero to top it off.

Second set wasted no time either with a quick Set Your Soul Free into an explorative and exclamatory Tweezer! Beneath the Sea of Stars brought us back to the incredible back drop then launched us into Oblivion, only to finish with Light and then a comforting Slave send off.

Show of Life was the best way to describe the emotions I’m sure most of us had witnessing this at home and abroad. Just a tremendous amount of gratitude for this band and all they do for us!