Mad respect for @pzerbo and the optimism and wisdom of his finish here, but the show review is unfairly slanted. "Phish oddly limped home in the encore with tepid, sloppy versions.." is not reflected in the music. The BGCA run was huge; Phish and SF have a natural synergy, and I have never seen a bad show there.

SoCal is different.. LA draws an element of scenesters who are curious to check things out, but not hard-core phans. So they talk over the music and the vibe is different, and the band responded Friday by playing 26(!) songs, a whole marathon. There wasn't much for the tour folks to sink their teeth into, but it was strong, high energy and rocking. Fuego jam was very cool, Waves was beautifully played, and the show was a big fun party. It doesn't deserve the abuse it's getting online.