Sunday, 03/08/2009
Set 1: Sanity[1] > Wilson, Foam, GinBathtub Gin, Undermind[2], BagAC/DC Bag > My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, All of These Dreams, Maze, She Thinks I Still Care[2], Army of One, Tube, CTBCars Trucks Buses, Free, Frankenstein[3]
Set 2: DwDDown with Disease[1] > Seven Below, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, Twist -> 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > MomaThe Moma Dance, WMGGWWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light
Encore: Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday to You, Contact[4], Bug, TweepriseTweezer Reprise
[1] Unfinished.
[2] Phish debut.
[3] Page on keytar.
[4] Happy Birthday jam.
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Sanity (not played since November 27, 1998 or 188 shows) ended prematurely right after the “world explodes” line (additionally, one of the large, white balloons that was hung from the rafters popped, as if on cue, as Trey sang "world explodes"). Disease was also unfinished. This show marked the Phish debuts of Undermind and She Thinks I Still Care. Frankenstein featured Page on keytar. Before Contact, the band and audience sang Happy Birthday to Fish’s Dad, Leonard, and the end of Contact featured a Happy Birthday jam. During Tweezer Reprise, balloons were dropped into the crowd. The post-show music included "Sweet Virginia" from Exile on Main Street.
This show was part of the "2009 Hampton Reunion Run."
The Disease is the only real 'jam tune' of the run, though there's some nice play in the Twist > 2001 > Moma series. Nothing here is essential in light of what came after, though these shows were obviously ecstatic experiences for all involved.
