i really couldn't get into the first set - at the time I thought it was mostly due to the location i was in (far far page side under bridge at a point that felt too steep to dance properly) to add onto this some girl attacked a female friend of mine during possum - in 20 years of phish I'v never seen anything like it and am still trying to comprehend why it happened - unclear how i would of felt if circumstances were different. hope i never see anything like this again at a phish show

anyway i changed locations for the 2nd set (pretty much middle lawn) and really enjoyed it, thought the energy was super high, however while I like Joy I agree that the combination of it with Breath and burning took things down a notch before being picked back up again big time with Axilla and then Theme, followed by a very good Hood. Hood is one of my all time favorites and I always love when they end a set with it, however they threw in Show of life, which I know some people also had an issue with - I know I would of preferred a rocker, suzy would have fit nicely

not my favorite of the 3 nights but in my opinion not as bad as the OP feels