[We would like to thank @cohron1 for providing this recap. -Ed.]

Nearly seven weeks after tearing SPAC to the ground with the “Tweezer Reprise” show, Phish returned to the stage at the Bourbon & Beyond festival in Louisville, KY. It was Phish’s first time playing the fest, though Trey played it with TAB back in 2019.

The fest itself features a wide array of eclectic acts, ranging from 90s staples like Gin Blossoms and Spin Doctors to new/old country powerhouse Sturgill “Johnny Blue Skies” Simpson. After a Mike sit-in with Guster earlier in the day, Khruangbin played the Oak Stage on Friday evening, essentially serving as Phish’s opener.

Multiple people noted how the laid back grooves from the trio was the perfect way to set the table for Phish. Phish doesn’t need an opening act, but should they ever find themselves looking for one, they could do worse than Khruangbin.

The sun was mercifully setting as the band walked onto the Barrel Stage. “46 Days” was an appropriate choice for the opener as it had been 47 days since their last show. “47 days and the coal came home,” indeed. Nothing gets past Trey.

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Thirty-five years ago tonight, at the 9-13-90 Wetlands show (the band's 406th known performance, 1671 shows ago), and tucked between a typically peppy "Magilla" and a typically bluesy "Goin' Down Slow" (of only three), Phish debuted "Stash". Since then, it's been played an astonishing 462 times, at 28% of the subsequent shows, or once every 3.6 shows.

Early versions were standard Phish - jazz progressions, with a rock feel, layered with Tom Marshall poems. But the song has grown to become a reliable bohemoth featuring some of the greatest jams and most powerful extended explorations of the band's history.

So, hats off if they play it tonight - and dance your asses off, of course, whether they do or not.

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