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Truly phenomenal experience seeing one of the longest sets of the tour in the midst of the October 3 album run. The boys kicked the door down with Perihelion and the vibe was awesome, you can tell Stu just wanted to rock out for his bday. His costume was insane and continued to get wilder as people passed him weird shit to wear lol. Jason's "happy birthday stuart" graphic lives in my head rent free. Hypertension was a highlight for me as well. The Eastern is also RIGHT next door to my apartment so I was able to WALK! So sick. A night I'll remember forever.

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The only good band that played Shaky Knees 2022 but the set was excellent. Great to finally be able to see the boys after having tickets to this one for 2 years. I'm not a fan of music festivals but it was a treat to get to see KGLW in my city and for a first show getting to hear the Nonagon Suite was a real treat.

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N4 was a chaotic mess - Kamikaze Palmtree got booted because of lightning evacuation which sucked because every night they grew on me a little more and I was stoked to get that final set. Since this was the Sunday lawn show and tickets were more widely available this was definitely the show with the most casual fans which sucked because it was deep-cut acoustic jam night and many fucked up 40 something dads were not having it. Everyone we got shuffled out and back in with during the evacuation with was obnoxious as fuck and when the show was over and we were on our way out down the foot path people were so blitzed they were making me and my wife miserable. Lots of ignorant comments about Kamikaze Palmtree too - even if they aren't your thing, do you really need to slander them loudly to the 40 people who you're shouting around? We had good spots on the lawn behind reserved seating and these tall motherfuckers posted up right on the slope in front of us so we couldn't sit in our lawn chairs and vibe. Don't get me wrong, I threw my ass the 3 nights prior but this was supposed to be chilllll. Everyone in front of us was being distracting and obnoxious and I heard a few folks behind us make comments like "that was the song of all time" and "was that long enough or what?" like, dude. I paid hundreds of dollars to see these shows. Sorry you weren't quick on the trigger to preorder ANY of the other nights. This is what you signed up for coming to an acoustic lawn show on a Sunday evening. 

The set was fantastic, Stu was def fucked up and just waving his arms around having a good time and acting silly. Heard some bucket list songs like Muddy Water, Trapdoor and The Wheel and closed out the night with Her and I which was super special to my wife and I since we played it at our wedding. Han-Tyumi the Confused Cyborg acoustic was so fucking weird you couldn't help but scratch your head but it was exactly the kind of extra special treat you'd never expect but totally worked. Ambrose dedicating Let Me Mend the Past to his dad was very sweet and Cavs came off the kit to give him a big hug... a very special thing to witness. Loved the set, the boys were on fire - but get better, gizz fans.

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This was an unexpected highlight of the weekend and prob my favorite set of the weekend. Before the boys even came out the amphitheater was buzzing (I would describe it as beautiful, serene, picturesque). Kamikaze Palmtree killed it outdoors and the Saturday crowd seemed to vibe with their music much more than the Thur/Fri folks. As the Strawberry Moon crested the trees in the distance the whole crowd started howling at the moon. It was a beautiful site. We were with some friends and their 3 kids so we were comfortably sat about 3/4 back from the stage but still had great spots and the sound was incredible. Gizz came out dressed like beautiful southern belles to celebrate the recently overturned drag ban which was thoughtful and meant a lot to my friend's 14 y/o nonbinary kid who said to me before the set "If Ambrose comes out in a dress I will literally ascend out of my body right here". They lost their mind! Amby of course had an outfit change because if 6 gizzards wear dressed you know 1 of them will wear TWO dresses. Though I'm not as deep in on the microtonal catalog it was immediately electric as soon as Rattlesnake started. I danced my ass off for almost the entire set. Straws in the Wind was the highlight of the microtonal portion of the set for me but they boys were tight and sounded great from the moment they played the first notes of the set. Witchcraft debut was insane and even outdoors on the lawn the crowd was engulfed. It was purely electric and the by the end the entire crowd was going nuts. I got to hear a personal grail, Boogieman Sam, which kicked off the back half of the set which was alllll jam. Closing out the night, the first lick from Head On/Pill sent shivers down my spine. I could have cried. A perfect end to a perfect night.

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Where as N1 was the Nonagon night, N2 was all Mind Fuzz. I've been waiting 4 years to hear Cellophane and it did not disappoint. Though initially my wife and I didn't have tickets, we lucked out and a friend got us on Lukey's guest list so we enjoyed N2 from VIP which was a once in a lifetime experience as well as TOTALLY different from seeing the show from the rocks in the back. Both equally awesome experiences but I'm glad we got something totally different. Converge ripped the room apart and Astroturf deput into Garden Goblin was an unlikely highlight and much needed moment of respite from the intensity of the rest of the set. The crowd in VIP was a bit mixed but what can I say, I have never felt at home among the bourgeoisie.

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Night 1 in the cave did not disappoint. Kind of a "greatest hits" of the heavier catalog, I would give it 4/5 if not for the fact that this was a PERFECT set for the setting. I sat on the rocks in the back with my wife and made tons of friends. We prob had the best view in the house outside of VIP and really got to take in the cave ambience. Super Cell debut had my brains on the back of the cave wall because that shit blew my mind. Gila killed as well - I thought the cave was going to implode from sheer chaotic energy. A night I will not soon forget.