Up first was Steve Miller, who, based on his spectacles and business casual attire, looked like he went straight from an office to Minute Maid Park, which, to be fair, many concertgoers did to make the 6 p.m. start time. Seriously, you wouldn’t think him out of place if you saw this Space Cowboy refilling his Hydro Flask at your office water cooler. The outfit does, however, fit Miller’s “musician first, celebrity never” attitude, and a musician he is – for sure. In front of the colorfully winged horse from his Book of Dreams album cover, Miller showed off his bluesy rock bona fides with a set that boasted infectious tunes and jam session vibes.

After imploring the crowd to dance with “Swingtown” and charming them with “Serenade,” Miller got his guitar licks in on “The Stake” before playing “Living in the U.S.A.” He dedicated the song to the men and women serving in the armed forces before busting out a harmonica and delivering an absolutely blistering turn on it. A run of classics followed, including “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Rock’n Me,” “Jungle Love,” “Take the Money and Run” and his embarrassingly catchy hit “Abracadabra” from 1982, a song Miller couldn’t help but point out Eminem recently sampled for his track “Houdini.”

“Abracadabra” was one of only three songs on his set list that didn’t come from either Fly Like an Eagle or Book of Dreams, the other two being “Living in the U.S.A.” (from the 1968 album Sailor) and “The Joker,” a song from Miller’s 1973 album of the same name and which served as the set’s penultimate tune. Miller brought out his “special guitar” for “The Joker,” its blue, bedazzled exterior a sight that couldn’t distract the audience from happily singing and swaying along to the 1973 hit. Finally, following an anecdote about his godfather, Les Paul, Miller launched into “Jet Airliner,” much to the crowd’s delight, to close his hour-long set.

Approximately 25 minutes later – just enough time to muse on the fact that the same man is responsible for “Take the Money and Run,” “Fly Like an Eagle” and “Abracadabra” – Journey took the stage.