08-07-96 Red Rocks

08-07-96 Red Rocks Ampitheater, Morrison, CO

1: Punch You in the Eye, Sparkle, Stash, Ya Mar*, Gumbo, Taste, Lawn Boy, 99 Years**, Ode to a Dream**, Doin’ My Time**

2: Runaway Jim***, Free, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent-> Famous Mockingbird, Possum, Life on Mars, You Enjoy Myself, Hello My Baby

E: Bouncing Around the Room, Golgi Apparatus

*Trey thanks the audience, salutes two-time Olympic gold medalist and Colorado native swimmer John Olson and announces that a special guest will come out later in the set. **First time played; with Tim O’Brien on mandolin, bouzouki, and lead vocals. O’Brian is a former member of Hot Rize (see 11-16-97). ***With “Gypsy Queen” jam.

Even though the Stash, Jim, and YEM are all really good, for some reason this show doesn’t quite stack up to the first three nights of this run. I don’t really know why…