Madison’s The Sylvee hosted the opening night of Highly Suspect’s The Tour of Yellow Roses last night, giving Wisconsin fans the first look at the band’s latest run of shows. The Massachusetts rock trio brought a set that pulled from across their catalog, mixing newer tracks with longtime fan favorites and the kind of unpredictable live moments that have helped make Highly Suspect such a compelling concert draw.

The night opened with “Run for Your Death (More Pills)” before moving into songs like “Bath Salts,” “Mom,” “Yellow Roses,” “Lost,” “Mexico” and “Lydia.” One of the show’s biggest musical highlights came during “The Blue-Eyed Devil,” which stretched into an extended jam and gave the band room to lean into a looser, more improvisational side of its live show.

Later in the set, “The Silk Road” and “Fly,” both from the band’s MCID album, shifted the mood as frontman Johnny Stevens performed them solo with backing music. The stripped-back approach gave the songs a different feel inside The Sylvee, offering a quieter contrast before the show built back up with “Wasted,” “Plastic Boxes” and a chaotic run through “Serotonia.”

That chaos reached its peak during “Serotonia,” when a flood of crowd surfers made their way over the barricade, including one fan dressed as a banana, whom Stevens eventually invited onto the stage. It was the kind of surreal, only-at-a-rock-show moment that made the first night of tour feel especially memorable, and it gave the Madison crowd a story to go along with the music.

Highly Suspect closed the night with an encore of “Claudeland,” “My Name Is Human” and “Pink Lullabye,” wrapping up a 16-song set that set the tone for the rest of the tour. Photographer Dan DeSlover was there to capture the opening-night energy, from the band’s performance to the crowd-surfing madness inside the venue.

Check out our gallery below for a closer look at Highly Suspect’s concert at The Sylvee in Madison.