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Link Saturday, 12/05/2009 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA

Set 1: AC/DC Bag > Chalk Dust Torture, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, The Divided Sky, Ya Mar[1], Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, The Old Home Place > Cavern > Funky Bitch, David Bowie, The Wedge, Bold As Love

Set 2: Tweezer -> Light > Piper -> Free, Sweet Virginia, Harry Hood > Suzy Greenberg > Golgi Apparatus, Run Like an Antelope[1]

Encore: Loving Cup > Tweezer Reprise

[1] Alternate lyrics referencing a naked stage crasher.

Notes: At the start of Ya Mar, a naked guy jumped onstage and ran around for a bit before being rounded up by security, prompting Trey to observe that "Naked Guy's" antics "took a lot of balls." During Ya Mar, Mike changed the lyrics to "he was a naked pa." Trey sang the verses to Light out of order. The sound for Mike's bass dropped out during Golgi leading Trey to label it the "trio version." During the ensuing Antelope, Mike took a bass solo to make up for the bass everyone missed in Golgi. Antelope also contained several lyric changes referencing the naked stage crasher.

This show was part of the "2009 Fall Tour."

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Rating: 3.8/5 (16 votes cast)

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Posted by terphed

Score: 5
Attached to 2009-12-05

terphedStart to finish, this was one of the best shows I've ever seen. It was certainly as well as I've seen them play since '98. Both sets were full of the hits. The boys still sound like they're trying to figure out what to do with the jam on Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, but the rest of the first set was tight, and the streaker was classic. The vocal jam on Sneakin' Sally was short and sweet, and one of the better ones I've seen. Someone made and earlier comment that they were harmonzing well, and I'd agree with that, especailly considering they just got off three days at MSG. The jam on David Bowie was incredible. Bold as Love was a sweet way to wind down the action before intermission.

Although the Tweezer/Reprise endcaps have been played often throughout this tour, the jams were tight and it didn't sound stale at all, and I guess it was appropriate since it was snowing outside on Saturday. I was glad to see Golgi. It's my favorite song but this was only the third time I've seen it in 27 shows. I loved hearing Sweet Virginia and had a notion they'd play that. There's never a bad time for a Loving Cup encore.

This show had a few shenanigans but no gimmicks. I'm glad to hear the streaker didn't go to jail. John Paul Jones arena was small and fantastic, and I hope they return there. The sound there is great, the sightlines are great, and the staff was very pleasant. All in all, this was a great way to close the tour. Thanks boys.

Posted by stoaform

Score: 4
Attached to 2009-12-05

stoaformA memorable and energetic show. The band and crowd fed off the naked guy's antics, cheering when he dashed onstage, and digging the chorus change - "you've got to run like a naked guy, out of control!" Lets hope naked guy didn't get in too much trouble. Somewhat Trey-heavy, which was cool with me. Unsurprisingly, Tweezer>Light>Piper>Free crushed, Sweet Virginia was a fitting breather, and the rest was fun climactic dancing. First time at John Paul Jones, a relatively new venue built for acoustics, and it didn't disappoint. Overall, couldn't have asked for more!

Posted by boardr1611

Score: 2
Attached to 2009-12-05

boardr1611first show for me from the 09 tour. i must say, the BOYS ARE BACK and better than ever! Personal highlights: sneakin (with the vocal jam) was funked out...very nice. funky bitch was one i was dyin to hear....amazing. MIKE CRUSHED this whole show! axis bold as love, was the best i've ever heard!

set 2 was gnarly too.... highlights: tweezer,hood,suzy greenberg (page ripped) and the ANTELOPE melted my face. love "run like a NAKED GUY, outta contrOL" EPIC NIGHT.

Posted by meltmyface

Score: 1
Attached to 2009-12-05

meltmyfaceThis show was out of control. I can't remember a show where the boys had such harmony in their singing. Page was on fire, Mike was on fire, Trey was shooting people with machine guns, and Fish laid a sick beat to it all.

NAKED GUY UPDATE: I somehow got naked guys phone number and talked to him via text message, he was NOT arrested, only cited for incident exposure.

Posted by jaycoleman83

Score: 1
Attached to 2009-12-05

jaycoleman83MeltMyFace.... incident exposure????? you mean INDECENT EXPOSURE....

Posted by Phreaksbasket

Score: 1
Attached to 2009-12-05

PhreaksbasketThis was a very well played show with many bits of entertainment for the Audience as well. Phish has sliced in my soul since 93, and that night they brought the heat, the laughter, and the interwoven cohesiveness back around.

Posted by NewPhan

Score: 0
Attached to 2009-12-05

NewPhanThis was a damn good show. Mike's make-up solo was fantastic, and the crowd went nuts for Naked Guy! Everyone in my section was rooting for him to evade his captors. Chalkdust was awesome, one of my all time favorite songs. JPJ Arena didn't disappoint either. A great vibe, both from the band and the phans. I left with a smile on my face.

Posted by MrMurph

Score: -2
Attached to 2009-12-05

MrMurphThis show as the first for me once I was a phan of the band. I saw them at Bonnaroo but had never listened to their music. This show was great. Ate 20 brownies before with a friend and got just barely front row. All i have to say is Antelope was shredfest 2009!