I started getting into Phish in 2006 and have seen them 11 times now since 2009. The first time you see a band it wouldn't really matter what the setlist was composed of, one would just be happy to be able to see the band in the first place.

However, for a critical Phish fan such as myself that has seen them 11 times, this was a disappointing set. They played all of their lesser-impressive tracks. Not that it wasn't what I expected; Phish's festival appearances have all been "greatest hits" sets in the 3.0 era. Still though, they didn't really do anything out of the ordinary.

Sure, I had fun at the show and would have been at Bonnaroo regardless if Phish was there or not (Radiohead, Tune-Yards, Flying Lotus, Battles, St. Vincent=EPIC), but I still feel like they could have played some of their more impressive tracks. At the very least they didn't need to repeat any of the tracks they played at DCU (couldn't believe how many repeats we heard).

Anyways, don't hate on someone for being critical of a setlist. You can have fun at a show, there can be a lot of energy in the crowd and that's all fine and dandy. However, one of the things that keeps me going to Phish shows is the possibility of hearing some of my favorite tracks of all time that I still havn't seen Phish play live.

I'm a broke-ass college student, affording all these shows isn't easy. When I do get the chance to go to a show and I don't hear anything I'm hoping to hear only for them to play said tracks at the next show that I can't afford to make it to, it's kind of frustrating.