Definitely agree with you there. There are a few others that come to mind for me off the bat, 5/28/11, 8/15/11, and 8/11/15, but as you said I think we'll see a majority of second sets just for the jam factor. i'm excited to see which first sets actually do make the cut though because some of them certainly deserve to be mentioned on this list (especially 07/03/11, which I hope earns its rightful place in a top 10 slot)

@uctweezer said:

@harry_hoodlum said:

No first sets to make the cut yet? Just something I noticed

No first sets in those posted thus far, but Phish has been relatively predictable in their setlist improvisational balance throughout 3.0, in terms of leaving most (if not all) of the heavy improvisation for the second set. There are a few exceptions to this of course (off the top of my head, 7/3/11 I, 8/31/12 I) that score highly in many fans' estimation for bringing things like segues, bust-outs, and the occasional bona fide deep exploration, BUT -- if it's all about the jams for you, as it is for many of us -- you're going to see heavy second set-bias picking favorites from 3.0 (and to be honest, much of the band's history outside of the late '90s and 2.0).