I didn't attend Magnaball either, but I think having more than week to reflect might be wise. I am very much pumped about Summer '15 Phish, and Magnaball obviously has a ton to offer, but I also think some moments are being a bit overhyped solely because of context. The Bathtub Gin, while great, and among the longest and most out there versions of the song in 3.0, hasn't really held up for me after a couple listens. Certainly not next to some of the better jams from this tour. The Caspian similarly, the last 4 minutes are awesome but otherwise, besides the fact that it was Caspian (again, impact of context), it wasn't mind-blowing for me. Now, these other festivals being in the past don't quite have the handicap of an immediate afterglow (I don't think the Went glow stick war is playing a factor here). So there's that.

Otherwise, I did attend every single 1.0 and 2.0 festival, and I have to say I think this list is completely out of whack. Coventry for me is clearly the worst of the bunch, on all fronts, and I almost feel like we're being trolled regarding the ranking and recap of it here. No, it does not contain anything anywhere close to the best versions of Drowned, ACDC Bag, or Split Open and Melt. Coventry was a disaster on all fronts, and if you want to a couple shows from 2004 please make it SPAC.

Regarding the Clifford Ball, @n00b100, I see where you're coming from here, but there was a different kind of 'crispness' and execution to Phish in Summer 96. I'm sorry but you can't compare a Summer 15 first set to 8/16/96 II. I mean you can but I don't think you should. The playing on songs like Jim, Fluffhead are out of control. Consider the Reba, the Disease. I will happily put myself in the camp that say the Ball deserves more respect solely on the merit of playing.

I also think that the extra sets should be considered. The Lemonwheel ambient jam is one of the best things the band did in the late 90s, and it still stands up, and much stronger than anything from IT, for example. I loved IT but I also feel like it tends to be overrated a bit. At the very least I don't see it as that drastically superior to Oswego, which between the Tweezer-> Have Mercy and Jim-> Free, Piper + Icculus madness is a very strong offering.

My two cents.
Enjoy Dicks!