1.01 Close To The Edge (20.51)
1.02 Starship Trooper (13.19)
1.03 The Gates Of Delirium (24.07)
1.04 Leaves Of Green (4.57)
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2.01 Heart Of The Sunrise (12.51)
2.02 Ritual (28.47)
2.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.29)
2.04 Roundabout (8.43)
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YES
July 22, 2000 (Saturday)
Meadows Music Theatre
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Jon Anderson - vocals, guitar & percussion
Steve Howe - guitars
Chris Squire - bass & timpani
Alan White - drums & percussion
Igor Khoroshev - keyboards & percussion

Lineage: Trade CDR(2) > xACT (extraction) > Sound Studio (retrack) > xACT (FLAC level 5) > Dime > You

This came from the extensive trade library of Bill Brown, who likely got it from the taper. Tough to get a capture this good at the Meadows, but this one manages while still revealing what "Saturday night in Hartford" crowd this was. This is the more complete of 2 different tapes that circulate from this show.

On this tour the band began to gel right about the end of the first week in July. 2 Dates were cancelled right about then when Jon came down with a frog in his throat, and when they picked back up that's when the performances really began to shine. There were some missed cues and a few 'almost' trainwrecks, but they really had gotten the material under control and begun to have fun with it for the first time in over 2 decades.

This particular Saturday in Hartford was the middle of a long weekend working 3 big east coast cites and the band that hits the stage is all business. This is the tightest performance so far on the tour, and a breathtaking performance by all. Very different vibe from the New York tapes and probably more what the fans seem after: tight tight tight!

CD1:
1.01 Close To The Edge (20.51)
1.02 Starship Trooper (13.19)
1.03 The Gates Of Delirium (24.07)
1.04 Leaves Of Green (4.57)

CD2:
2.01 Heart Of The Sunrise (12.51)
2.02 Ritual (28.47)
2.03 I've Seen All Good People (7.29)
2.04 Roundabout (8.43)