hehehehe Brett Dennon Hoffman? Charles ... Not just owlover ... your post is basically what long time fans have been discussing for years. Lucky enough to have seen them in Really small places ... We all spoke even then about their inevitable career path and how much we would miss "The Unity Center" shows ... Once the band was filling stadiums. This (to me) is just a transitional phase, opening for bigger acts in general. If you're going to justify it you might as well open for someone whose music seems "an odd fit" ... At least their audience has probably never heard/seen you before. But I think we're both more excited for the next GPN/Mule Tour  than a short GPN set and a long Brett show!