The highly anticipated co-headlining tour featuring Goose and the Trey Anastasio Band kicked off on November 9 at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine, and before the bands even took the stage the pairing immediately showed dividends. It’s unlikely that either band could come close to filling such a room in Maine on their own (Goose will get there soon enough, but the Trey Anastasio Band seems to have plateaued at a level of popularity that Trey is happy with), yet the building was packed to the rafters. Part of the anticipation was for the bands themselves, of course, but a large part was a curiosity for the alchemy between them — the mixing and matching of players, the sit-ins, and the surprises. On that front, the evening was no let-down. We’ll get to that.
