This really happened! And at least for the first few songs, it was really happening. But first, the crew had to set up a giant translucent video cube and unsuccessfully attempt to cover it with a tarp and spend 25 minutes trying to get the humongous video projection aligned properly. When they finally got the technical stuff together, we were presented with Andre 3000 and Big Boi standing together inside said cube, flanked by singers and musicians, ready to rock us. And rock us they did — they opened with “B.O.B.” Dreams do come true. The energy stayed high from there as they careened through a series of hits from all around their catalog — “Gasoline Dreams,” “ATLiens,” “Rosa Parks,” etc. Then came an awkwardly long middle section in which Big and Andre each performed solo selections and the whole event seemed to meander without the slightest urgency. Janelle Monaé showed up to do “Tightrope.” Future arrived to do three songs, which seems excessive, including the Andre collab “Benz Friends,” which seems fantastic. Sleepy Brown was around now and then, crooning. By the end of the show, Andre seemed too exasperated by ongoing monitor issues to focus on wowing us. And thanks to a combination of the technical difficulties and too much nonessential material (one Future song would’ve been fine), the set ended up getting cut short due to curfew, which meant “The Whole World” was stopped almost as soon as it was started, and poor Killer Mike was left hanging. All in all, it wasn’t quite the triumphant return we’d all been hoping for, but it was a return nonetheless, so I’ll take it. I’m just happy to have Outkast back. And as long as they figure out their stage setup and don’t go overkill with the guest stars at their other festival appearances, I’m guessing the rest of their gigs this year are going to be as rhapsodic as the first third of this one was. You can watch the whole set here.