Played set one of 6/11/11, Columbia, MD while painting a fence this afternoon.
That was the most....NONDESCRIPT first set I think I've ever heard.
In no way was it a major letdown or a trainwreck or anything - it just....was there.
Kinda sucks cuz the setlist is great!!
It wasn't totally by-the-numbers though:
Access Me - absolutely wonderful to hear. Great version too! Lots of energy!
Wilson (TREY VAN HALEN!!!!!!) - was incredible!!!! Trey was going NUTS with lots of tapping and shredding 
>Sand - absolutely terrific Type I jamming, and the segue into it was awesome and unexpected.
On Your Way Down - is this a cover? Very nice bluesy tune
I'd say those are easily the first set highlights.
Roses Are Free sounded like it was about to jump into a jam, but Trey
"pre"-ripcorded us into Reba. If there's one song I don't mind that
happenning for its Reba
But yea, set 1 was 90 minutes pretty much of "EH. THAT WAS NICE."
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There hasn't been a poor show on the tour yet, but this was definitely the, um, most lacking?
Set one had a few highlights (Wilson, Sand) but was mostly not great.
Set 2 brought the heat but never went above and beyond.
Actually, set 2 was pretty awesome, but on the whole this show felt like
a good 2009 show rather than a great 2011 one, if that makes sense.
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6/11 Columbia (Mostly skippable first set, some big set 2 highlights)
Access Me
Wilson (TREY VAN HALEN!!!!)
>Sand (Terrific Type 1, Awesome segue!)
On Your Way Down
Birds of a Feather
Tweezer
Waves (Awesome!)
Chalkdust Torture
Rock and Roll (Type II goodness!)
Piper
>Velvet Sea (Stupendous segue and set placement!)
Stealing Time (RED HOT!)
Suzy Greenberh (WHAT?!)
Show of Life
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