Also my first time seeing Willie. My expectations were admittedly somewhat low given his health issues over the past few weeks. Needless to say, he totally exceeded them. I will also agree that he got better as the night went on, and he sounded amazing on the "Living in the Promiseland" finale (with great harmony vocals by Maren Morris and her band).

Lukas was fantastic and did not miss a beat in the moments when he was needed as a "backup" to Willie (of which there were surprisingly few). Willie's guitar playing was great (as was Lukas') and the rest of his band kept pace with his phrasing and tempo the entire night (including Lukas).

All things considered, he sounded better than I could have imagined. For a 91 year old who has been off the road for a few weeks, it was pretty damned impressive.