@icculusFTW said:

Thanks for the comprehensive and spirited recap of one of the most historically significant shows in phish history!

I would only quibble with a few small parts of your enthusiastic review -

The ac/dc bag is great, especially in this wild context, but to say it is shoulder to shoulder with the giant of Boise ‘99 is, to my ears at least, wildly overstated. The jam was potent but straightforward, a brooding companion to the multi-beast’s dramatic stroll around the arena. As a jam in its own right, I think the general hype around the show is extending a bit too far here.

Also, in a year defined by arguably the greatest and most inventive SOAM improvisation of the band’s career, to call this solid but relatively uneventful version of the song one of the “better…ones in recent memory,” doesn’t quite track. I’d take most of the more expansive versions of the last two years over this one any day.

Personally, solely because my obsession is with the improvisation over theatrics, I’d rather have been at 12-30-19 or 12-30-22, for instance, than last night - but I am definitely gonna be a minority on that view.

I will joyfully agree that this was a beautiful and unforgettable night for the history books of our favorite band.

- so the bag was up there man, boise imo is long and great i know it well but that falls beneath the 7/16/94 sugarbush bag.... this bag was right on par with the best of them, really went there just like the whole night was hitting hard. ummm, sorry but it was a stellar stellar jam. pure magic, been chasing harpua for 120 shows and 15 years. finally got it, driving home today i just started cracking up to myself with pure joy knowing i had witnessed one of the most special musical performances imaginable. let us bask.....