After a sensational evening surrounded by blossoming botanicals in Salt Lake City, Trey Anastasio and his eight compadres in Trey Anastasio Band kept on trucking through to Missoula, Montana for their debut performance in the beautiful Big Sky country. The performance marked the final show of a mind-bending nationwide tour in support of Trey Anastasio Band’s latest album Paper Wheels. It’s clear that Trey Anastasio Band has been excited as they geared up for this final performance, with their two prior performances in Salt Lake and at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre foreshadowing this huge tour closer at Missoula, Montana’s Big Sky Brewery.

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A larger than life “Cayman Review” got the anxious crowd on the tips of their toes out of the gates, and continued with TAB originals “Mozambique,” “Alive Again,” “Magilla,” and a blazing hot rendition of “Sand”. From Red Rocks onward, the band noticeably upped the ante, specifically with the synchronicity of James Casey, Jennifer Hartswick, and Natalie Cressman on horns. Casey’s focused and harnessed energy was shining brighter than a disco ball and ricocheted to the crowd and back between every monstrous solo, especially with his solidity in “Burlap Sack and Pumps” throughout the entirety of the tour.

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It was evident that the panoramic Western Sky was reflective to the energy of the band, as mentioned by Anastasio at all three Rocky Mountain appearances. The biggest treat of the first set was “The Land of Nod,” making only its third appearance since Trey Anastasio’s 2015 fall tour. Natalie Cressman knocked Portugal the Man’s “Feel it Still” out of the park before the band brought their first set to a close with the fan favorite “Money Love and Change.”

The second set opened with Trey Anastasio Band’s classic “Sweet Dreams Melinda,” requested by a front-row fan eager to hear the staple that had been sound checked at both Red Rocks and Salt Lake City but never ended up making an appearance either night. The band then headed into “Corona,” “Night Speaks to a Woman,” “Plasma,” “Shine,” and “Ocelot,” followed by Paper Wheel’s “Bounce,” with the crowd symbiotically bouncing in unison. To wrap up a spectacular second set, TAB laid down the instruments for the a capella “The Parting Glass,” mirroring a fine-wine blossoming into its richest potential. The band hit a grand slam with “First Tube,” and the second set of the show came to a close.

The band returned for “Come Together,” a brand new TAB song debuted on 4/20 in Charlotte, encapsulating the love and unity that transpired throughout the entirety of this Paper Wheels tour. In closing, hands down MVP goes to “Gotta Jibbo,” where night after night, Trey Anastasio Band creatively brought new life to the jam. After taking a bow to ring in the end of the tour, Trey immediately ran to two youngsters that were on the rail attending their first show and handed them each a guitar pick.

You can check out photos from Saturday night’s tour closer below, courtesy of Brad Hodge.

Setlist: Trey Anastasio Band | Big Sky Brewery | Missoula, MT | 6/3/2017

I: Cayman Review, Mozambique, Pigtail, Alive Again, Soul Rebel, Magilla, Sand, Feel it Still, The Land of Nod, Curlews Call, Dark and Down, Money Love and Change

II: Sweet Dreams Melinda, Corona, Night Speaks to a Woman, Plasma, Shine, Ocelot, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Bounce, Valentine, Clint Eastwood, The Parting Glass, First Tube

E: Come Together, Gotta Jibboo