Being an ecumenical kind of guy, Batiste hoisted a banner at the sold-out Palace Theatre Saturday night in St. Paul declaring "The Circus of Love," adding "under our tent there is revival & joy." Call it a circus or a church, whatever it was was an exhilarating, uplifting and exhausting evening of deep musicality, heartfelt spirituality and contagious joy. It was impossible to resist this spiritual funk delivered by a charismatic leader with an infectious smile. From 2023's "World Music Radio" came "Raindance" and "Worship," which featured the repeated refrain "we are born the same." The spiritual funk "We Are," the title track of Batiste's 2021 Grammy album of the year, earned one of the night's longest ovations.