Wrong question. "Overlong" assumes a show is a product to optimize. Some nights you want the thing to never end. This was one of those nights.

No. The pacing died after the surprise songs. A tight 12-minute encore would've left the room wanting more instead of checking rideshare surge pricing.

Yes, and that's the point. The encore was a victory lap and we earned it — three hours in, nobody wanted the lights to come up. Length was the love letter.