If we are to trust the band as the arbiter of what is and what is not, there have been nine Phish festivals to date. Each of these events has been replete with surprises both on and off the stage. Among the more clandestine of these surprises have been a series of secret, unannounced, unrequited, undermined, and/or under attended sets of non-traditional Phish. Although, not officially a festival, this "secret set" tradition was originally to be initiated with a late night 4th set at Amy's Farm. Unfortunately, due to the arrival of some uninvited guests looking for trouble, the band pulled the plug and this late night set never materialized. Eliminating the elusive 4th set at Amy's farm from contention, we are left with the opportunity to determine the best of the non-traditional festival sets that are alleged to have occurred when many of us were not looking. Some of these sets are so secret, only Phish knows about them.

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