Part of my full run through of Summer '98, see [url=https://phish.net/reviews/1380008243-batleon.html]here[/url] Water in the Sky provides an unusual opening, but I guess it was raining there that night. The Drowned is energetic; it doesn't go off the beaten path bust still feels like a jolt of '98 jam energy i.e. let's explore one theme to it's fullest before we move on. This Frankie Says has a darker outro, and Trey channels some of the Frankie energy into the start of this version of Stash. This Stash is not deep but it rocks hard. Brian and Robert supplies the requisite cool down after that. This is a great Foam as well, quieting down to nearly silence before Trey and company carefully and delicately scale back up to the closing. It's good to hear Bittersweet Motel in a set and not the encore this time around. Ghost feels much the same as Drowned or Stash did, it doesn't go very far out of bounds but it rocks, albeit at a slower pace. Then, because of the Eclipse that was occurring that night, the band busts out Colonel Forbin's > Mockingbird for the first time since the evil David Byrne version from Halloween 1996. It's unusual hearing the narration (explaining how Forbin ended up eclipsing the moon) during a '98 show since that was a schtick that they had mostly left to the past at that point; but overall it's a fun narration and the two songs are well played (the end of Mockingbird feels a bit spotty, that's all). Chalkdust provides an energetic start to set 2 in an unexpected opening slot. The band doesn't skip a beat and immediately starts up Mike's Song. This Mike's is rocking energy to start, and continues to slowly ramp up that energy as it goes, building great tension. Past the nine minute mark you are dying for a peak but the band seems to be teasing a ramp down instead. By 12 minutes the band has ramped up and down multiple times, taking us on a wild journey. At 13 minutes the band finally ascends the peak to great release and slams joyously into Simple. This Simple is quick and delicate. Albuquerque cool down follows, and we'd expect the show to take back off after this. Instead we get a fairly subdued Limb by Limb followed by another cool off with Wading in the Velvet Sea. The band closes things out with a serviceable Weekapaug, but overall, the band seems to have lost their drive by the end of this set. The Funky Bitch encore does nothing to change that; the band seems tired. Overall this doesnt' hit as hard after the run that preceded it. It's too bad because just one signature jam here paired with this unique and rare-at-the-time Forbin's > Mockingbird could have been enough to make this show get talked about. This show has a nice Foam and a good Type 1 Mike's Song, don't get me wrong, but neither is enough to elevate this show. Too bad, because the show here the previous year was a barn burner (and a personal fave).

Martian > Birds of a Feather is such a good time, funkiest shit. 555 is a really fun choice, Trey’s solo is creepy. Divided Sky is pretty perfect. Ether Edge is played to its absolute fullest; the jam gains tension so slowly and patiently that you feel rewarded when they reach the peak, perfect jam, probably the best version so far. Crazy Trey work > beautiful, beautiful Coil. Hits ya right in the heart. Bag is great; stays in a rockin’ set 1 energy but gets pretty weird in the latter half > very high energy in LSG, awesome work from Trey > a perfect Howling, this perfectly represents what I love about 4.0, wish it were explored a lil more > Oblivion is standard -> Antelope, at a certain point in the jam, I completely forgot that it was Antelope, but alas, they never cease to surprise me. Excellent stuff. Beneath a Sea of Stars has quickly become one of my favorite staples in their recent setlists, this one is super pretty > Everything’s Right is a good closer, there’s a great theme Trey settles on later in the jam that leads to a pretty fun peak. Trey fuckin rocks in About to Run, super grimey but emotional. Slave is just beautiful, awesome closer. N2 shines super hard; the setlist is super fun, and the jams feel inspired. Check out Ether Edge > Coil, and the whole second set. Great stuff, guys, top drawer.

I am writing this review on the Wednesday after the show. While I may not be able to fully remove my attendance bias, I can definitely try to remove recency bias by having waited a few days. There was an X factor this night and most felt it. People saying the band was tired…that’s projecting, my friend! We had great seats behind CK5 and were in a great position to take this one in. Also, I finally brough enough layers to be warm enough that the unseasonably cold / damp weather (by LA standards) wasn’t really affecting this Miami boy. [u]1st Set[/u] • Landlady was somewhat surprising given PYITE being played a few shows earlier but very cool to hear for a 1.0’er and apparently the first one in a couple years, which might explain the slight flub on the intro but nothing too noticeable. • Cavern, now here we go! Fairly standard, well played. And oddly, the second tune of the night where Trey and Mike get to dance! • Llama going type II was so cool! A good omen? We’ll see… • Sand also going type II, OK so we’re in a mood to venture out of the box. I’m digging it so far. • A first-set Lizards? What kind of show did we get ourselves into here?!? Trey seemed to be having some tone control issues but got it dialed in eventually. The buildup during Page’s solo before the outro seemed to catch Trey off-guard a little at the peak (Page peaked a bit early), but as a player/student of this music, I can attest that song is not easy unless you’re playing it OFTEN, which they don’t anymore sadly. Trey also had some minor flubs on the grand finale outro, but I’m not Brad Sands, so I’m not going say it wasn’t good because they missed some changes. Energy and intent were there. Lots of folks were calling this song before the show (our crew included) so I guess we inflected reality just enough to manifest that shit. READ THE BOOK! • With Hey Stranger, the little flubs we’d been hearing here and there seemed to get ironed out, understandable given the highly interlocking nature of that song’s groove. Great time to look around and smile at your neighbors. Ryan and Sarah from Denver CO, hello!!! Man, Trey really loves the combination of that Mutron (auto-wah) and Whammy (set for down an octave, or up). He mentioned it during one of his rig-rundown videos and sounds like it’s still his go-to sound during funk jams. • Timber Ho is always welcome in my book, and again, some Type II key changes going on here. • This band really wants me to be happy, which of course brings me …. Joy. • Most Events Aren’t Planned…..love love love this song. Great closer, very funky and well played. Fate extends a hand. Indeed! Play this more often PLEASE!!!!!!! [u]2nd set / Encore[/u] • More. Hmmm…well played and I guess I like some idealism with my Phish. Some friends really dislike this song (hi Letty!) but I’m a romantic and a pragmatic idealist so yeah, I’m good with this song as an opener. • YEM. Longest YEM in decades, and it’s not because they were tired/bored. This went through the usual form into the vocal jam but their vocal jam started to mimic the 2-chord G/C jamming they had just exited, so they reemerged with MORE funk jamming, almost like they had to do it! Then some more Type II key change jamming ensued, with lots of bells and whistles taboot. The madness could have gone on for longer but instead we cut into > • Twist in from YEM, and great call in my opinion. VERY COOL that the jam, which often starts out bombastic and then winds down to mellowness, actually STARTED very lean and mellow, as if the band knew we were all dialed in and didn’t need any extra theatrics. But here we go with more type II key change type jamming. • Kill Devil Falls felt like we were entering the “victory lap” portion of our program, but was fun. Some whammy shenanigans in the outro jam with start/stop, time changes, key changes, dissonant boomerang loops, and a partridge in a pear tree. Then back into the KDF groove, morphing into …. • LIFEBUOY. If you don’t like this song then f--- you 😊 Ricky Bobby jokes aside, this was a perfectly placed ballad. As a phisherman myself, I love placing ballads after sick jams so we can all catch our breath and process what we just heard. This was absolutely beautiful to the point of getting slightly emotional given the state of the world we’re in. And then, seemingly out of nowhere…. • 2001 was all Page. Like really, ALL PAGE. I had one of the headiest visuals I’ve ever had at a show. Short but sweet. • SANTOS raged. I am now a fan of this song; was on the fence before this night but this was a very compelling version. • What can I say about the Fuego encore that the length doesn’t convey? A great choice IMO. They just didn’t want to stop playing, but alas, all things must pass. Don’t worry guys, we’ll keep it rolling. This was one of those shows where I didn’t want to leave for at least 15 min post show. Plus I was in no hurry to navigate the nitrous roadblocks on Highland (no pun intended, that’s the name of the street). Thanks Phish, I'll be back.

Part of my full run through of Summer '98, see here After a strong two nights at Deer Creek the band makes a quick stop in Atlanta, with mixed results. The show gets off to a very fun start with Oh Kee Pa > Suzy (the first 1998 version in fact). Roses Are Free doesn't do much for me without a jam, and sadly this one has none. The band continues to nail Roggae on this tour and this is no exception. The run of the next four songs is very standard (and seriously, I feel like they paired Train Song with Billy Breathes frequently during this era ). The band seems to mean business at this point though, kicking into another really great version of Fluffhead. Much like Roggae, this Moma Dance is also as consistently good as this song was all tour. The Cracklin' Rosie bustout is really fun, but in a completely different manner than the Bike bustout from the previous show; the energy from the crowd and the band is high. My Soul is a serviceable closer. Overall it's hard to find much to say about this set. The band didn't go deep, the selections were decent. Moving on. The Set 2 BOAF opener continues this trend of solid, standard, and fine from Set 1. Then we get to Wolfman's Brother, and this proves we are still in the golden age for this song here. The band seizes on the groove right away and this one doesn't miss a step as the song proper transitions into the jam. Fishman rocks this one in the early going as the band takes this song on a ride, another '98 style exploration on variance in theme. As we get past 8 minutes Mike starts to deviate and things get real quiet for a moment as the rhythm section holds it down. At about nine and a half minutes the key changes as Trey strikes out, and the band follows (and what a fantastically smooth transition it is). Trey sets up a quiet loop in the background and then locks into another breezy theme similar to the previous night's Gumbo. Trey sounds almost bluesy while the rhythm section generates driving rock. Page is there to bridge the gap. The final section has the band petering out while flirting with earlier ambient themes, and then empties out into a surprising version of Talk. Finally this show has given us something to talk about. NICU is a good follow up and, when it comes to versions of Prince Caspian, this one does seem to have the proverbial extra mustard, thanks in large part to some unrelenting force from Page. Mango Song is standard, fun. You can't really expect a long jam from Down With Disease when it's used as a set closer, so this was also fine. The encore is fun though, with a nice Running With the Devil cover and a great YEM (complete with Running With the Devil teases) to end things on a high note. Honestly not much more to say about this one. Feels like a step down after the Deer Creek shows, but the Wolfman's Brother > Talk is pretty sweet as is the encore.

San Francisco always brings good vibes. Especially in the spring. Even more especially when your bust buds Phish stop by. Buried Alive opener = chicken skin hellfire. Mike’s is extra hot tonight, excellent Trey work > a Trey heavy Hydrogen > the shortest, slowest Weekapaug I’ve ever heard. Still pretty fun though. They needed that My Soul to lock in for sure. Halley’s is fuckin crazy, huge type-2 jam. One of the best. Roggae is top drawer, superb jam, like a volcano slowly erupting. Listen to Mike and Fish in this one, crazy shit > pretty solid Maze. SOaMelt is just awesome, Trey goes all in with the effects and it turns into a whirlwind of sound. Carini has the most solid groove on the planet, Fish’s playing is so rock steady I can’t help but shake my everything. Trey’s playing is super awesome near the end (and of course the whole thing, but especially so here). No Man’s Land is a lot of energy, feels a lot like a tornado in nature, amazing rinses from Fish > Ruby Waves gets dark fast; it brings you through a wormhole, and you’re greeted with a barrage of various pieces of interdimensional imagery. There’s this lead Trey settles with in the final act, and he rides it to a perfect peak. Just wow. Nice choice with WTU?. They wanted to eliminate any positive feelings you had from Waste and dive right into a macabre haze. Disease is a pure rage fest, amazing energy. Perfect outro. Fluffhead is played perfectly, love the fluff. A little iffy at first, but hot damn, a great show all in all. There are a lot of highlights, check out the whole show.

Part of my full run through of Summer '98, see [url=https://phish.net/reviews/1380008243-batleon.html]here[/url] After a strong two nights at Deer Creek the band makes a quick stop in Atlanta, with mixed results. The show gets off to a very fun start with Oh Kee Pa > Suzy (the first 1998 version in fact). Roses Are Free doesn't do much for me without a jam, and sadly this one has none. The band continues to nail Roggae on this tour and this is no exception. The run of the next four songs is very standard (and seriously, I feel like they paired Train Song with Billy Breathes frequently during this era ). The band seems to mean business at this point though, kicking into another really great version of Fluffhead. Much like Roggae, this Moma Dance is also as consistently good as this song was all tour. The Cracklin' Rosie bustout is really fun, but in a completely different manner than the Bike bustout from the previous show; the energy from the crowd and the band is high. My Soul is a serviceable closer. Overall it's hard to find much to say about this set. The band didn't go deep, the selections were decent. Moving on. The Set 2 BOAF opener continues this trend of solid, standard, and fine from Set 1. Then we get to Wolfman's Brother, and this proves we are still in the golden age for this song here. The band seizes on the groove right away and this one doesn't miss a step as the song proper transitions into the jam. Fishman rocks this one in the early going as the band takes this song on a ride, another '98 style exploration on variance in theme. As we get past 8 minutes Mike starts to deviate and things get real quiet for a moment as the rhythm section holds it down. At about nine and a half minutes the key changes as Trey strikes out, and the band follows (and what a fantastically smooth transition it is). Trey sets up a quiet loop in the background and then locks into another breezy theme similar to the previous night's Gumbo. Trey sounds almost bluesy while the rhythm section generates driving rock. Page is there to bridge the gap. The final section has the band petering out while flirting with earlier ambient themes, and then empties out into a surprising version of Talk. Finally this show has given us something to talk about. NICU is a good follow up and, when it comes to versions of Prince Caspian, this one does seem to have the proverbial extra mustard, thanks in large part to some unrelenting force from Page. Mango Song is standard, fun. You can't really expect a long jam from Down With Disease when it's used as a set closer, so this was also fine. The encore is fun though, with a nice Running With the Devil cover and a great YEM (complete with Running With the Devil teases) to end things on a high note. Honestly not much more to say about this one. Feels like a step down after the Deer Creek shows, but the Wolfman's Brother > Talk is pretty sweet as is the encore.

Just wanted to note something I found quite nifty: Trey jumping into the jam in Weekapaug with all those quick, sprightly melodies right out of the gate, sounded like a much younger version of himself. Only lasted like 30 seconds, but nice to see he's still got it in the tank. Halley's a cappella intro was rough though. idk what's going on with the first half of S1 but it sounds like Fish just isn't there at all until the Halley's bridge, then you can hear him snap into focus. You can also hear him just not following the dynamics of My Soul. Very odd. That said, Halley's jam is tight and the rest of S1 is solid. S2 is great straight through. No notes, just killer flow.

Ripping opener. I wanted a long Bathtub Gin and they delivered. Trey hit some signature notes in his earlier soloing, and the actual jam rocked. 2nd longest Evolve played had a pretty cool solo on it and good lights. In my opinion, the Stash proved how clean the band was playing their compositional instrumental pieces this week. The jam felt a little old school and maintained the kind of Latin vibe that definitely gets lost in the type 2 Stashes of today. As divisive P&M can be for fans, this version was really exceptional and it was all around a classic. Following it up with a little recess from Farmhouse. Suzy Greenberg has been underplayed recently and getting such a proper version was a treat. Closing it off with WOTC, not the strongest, but still played really well all together. The Chalkdust maybe had a few moments of uncertainty in it, but when it was rolling it felt so good. Light is always a fun one and I appreciate it coming up at a show. The Fuego was definitely a highlight of the set, with Trey hitting some crazy notes and giving that classic feedback-y solo that Fuego sometimes offers. My first Monsters started with a bit of skepticism, but they proved themselves as usual and made me like a song on my first live listen. The late game Piper caught me off guard, but it ended up being a super fun penultimate song. BDTNL can be a bit of an eye roll for people but it holds a special place in my heart, and this version felt like an appropriate way to end. Sleeping Monkey might not get enough recognition for how much of a classic it is and I think it's the ultimate piece for a two song encore. What I didn't expect to be a good encore song was My Friend. They did great on the composed part and then peaked out a fat jam to send us off to Portland. It was definitely a great surprise.

The first four tunes really set us off to an amazing start, goes without saying. Slowing things down a little with If I Could but I was grateful to hear it for the first time. Mull was forgettable as it often is, and the Wolfman's closer was strong but I personally prefer an early set type 2 Wolfman's. The Blaze on opener seemed a little odd, given that they started off their n1 show in Seattle two years back with it, but it ripped nonetheless. I felt similarly about Golden Age. While it really was an incredible jam and just a hype song in general, n1 Seattle 2023 had it in a similar set position. It was when they dropped into IAWITW I started wondering if they were gonna stick with solely 3.0 and 4.0 songs for the set, but they closed it off with a killer Ghost that was much more classic sounding jam wise. Overall, the setlists are very interesting on paper, but the actual playing and jamming seemed very advanced for a tour opener. After sleeping on the show, I woke up crazy excited for the next two days that would come.

Part of my full run through of Summer '98, see [url=https://phish.net/reviews/1380008243-batleon.html]here[/url] For the second night at Deer Creek, the band dips into the cover well yet again, this time with the Smashing Pumpkins' Rhinoceros, which is quite dutifully done. Getting Halley's immediately after this feels like the real intro to the show. At 6 minutes in we break free and immediately get into a nice funky groove. The jam is upbeat and peppy with a lot of bounce. At around 11 minutes Mike lands on a new theme in a different chord, and Page then Trey follow while Fish holds down the beat. Shortly after that it starts to get more spacy and approaches ambient territory, and Fish switches to a more driving pace. Instead, at a little past 15 minutes, this shifts to bliss mode instead and starts to conjure up echoes of the Gorge Mike's Song... but just shy of a real peak the band makes a dark turn instead which makes this jam much more interesting. We have a slow, heavy retreat to end the song and then a surprising segue into I Didn't Know as a release. Really fantastic way to start the show. The band continues the covers trend from the second half of this tour; after debuting a cover in the opener they provide a bustout in the form of Ride Captain Ride. Cars Trucks Buses and Moma Dance both sound great here. Strange Design is a great cool down here, and that allows the band to close things out in a rollicking fashion with Character Zero. My one dig on the previous night's show was the lack of a signature jam. Well, if the Set one Halley's was not good enough to counter that point, then this second set Gumbo opener more than makes up for it. The song proper is standard and then at around the 6 minutes the band launches into a somewhat typical Manteca-esque groove section, but as has been the style this tour, the band settles into this one, plays around with it, and thoroughly explores each iteration of the theme. At around 9 minutes the tone on this one gets brighter and approaches the same sort of "semi-bliss" status that Halley's hit earlier in the show. Rather than get dark though this time the band embraces the funky party vibe of this portion of the jam; this is very fun now. At 13.5 minutes Trey strikes a new theme with an airy vibe to counter the rhythm section's funk beat. It's just a fantastic groove at this point. Finally at 16 minutes the band reprises the Manteca theme to the delight of the crowd and everyone listening years later, closing this out with an amazing peak. This is one of my favorite Phish jams ever; sometimes I think I like this more than even the Riverport Gin. Stuff like this is the reason why I wanted to do this full tour listen in the first place. Axilla fits nicely into the second slot of the set. This is yet another stellar Limb by Limb from a time period where this song was a show stopper almost every time. This one achieves extra bliss and then descends angelically; a top tier version for sure. The rest of this set is fine; Meat is standard and the Bike bustout is fun. Tube is good, but just not at the same level as other Tubes from this tour. Wedge is a strange choice for a set closer here though. As has been the case for several shows this tour though the band delivers a multi-song encore to compensate. Circus is standard, but the Antelope feels like an energetic conclusion to this great two night stand. Overall I think this is definitely one of the better shows of the tour... the end of the second set doesn't feel too strong (which seems to be common on this tour) but you have one, arguably two signature jams here with Gumbo and Halley's (and Gumbo is a best-ever contender). Highly recommended show.

My first review (long time review reader) This show (which I was not at) reminds me of Hartford 7/24/22 (which I was at), destined to be underrated and also in some specific ways: - Questionable song selection and especially energy at times (first quarter) - Absolutely bitchin 2nd quarter jam (Sigma on 7/24/22, Halley's at this show) - 1 hour of jamming to open the 2nd set with an incredible amount of depth-- Carini through Ruby is as good as they sounded this tour, for me, and is full of dark, pulsating jamming style that really does it for me So good! Very jealous of anyone that was at these SF shows MSE

I will always remember where I was witnessing my favorite band perform a fantastic show mere hours from the public learning they had been snubbed from the Hall of Fame... and Phish (at least Trey) campaigned for it... we won the fan vote, phish did a profile for the New Yorker, had articles popping up in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and Consequence of Sound supporting their Hall of Fame bid... and just to be rejected. Rejected by a glorified Hard Rock Cafe in Cleveland. The worst part is its clear there was a push and at least someone really cared about this recognition. And I traveled from NYC for the Hollywood Bowl run not realizing the announcement was on the same night as the tour closer... I found out in our waymu ride to the venue. But it hurt cuz it felt like it mattered to Phish who've rarely attracted mainstream recognition. The song choices felt intentional. There were intense lows and highs that felt more emotional than a typical phish rager, which are more carefree and light in mood. I loved this show, I'm glad I was there for it.

Is it the best show I've seen; no. But it was the perfect show that I needed. My 39th show on my 32nd birthday. I couldn't have asked for a more magical, transcendent night. Divided Sky and Ether Edge were both the single greatest moments in my life. If you asked me to make an ideal setlist, The Squirming Coil would not have come to mind, but it was the song I needed to hear and they gave it to me. Listening to Page play out the first set brought tears to my eyes. AC/DC Bag and Life Saving Gun had intense, beautiful jams whose peaks were again some of the most divinely amazing minutes I've witnessed. Then The Howling; wasn't sure about this placement right after the peak and resolution of LSG, but wow. The jam that comes out of it is nothing short of euphoric. The subterranean caverns of synth and bass that it explores were unreal. Thinking of it now, The Howling was definitely the best of my night. I can't thank this band enough. Giving me the perfect show on the best day of my life. I will treasure this show forever.

Saw the show in section G2. Conditions: high 50s, cloudy, very light mist/sprinkles leading into show. L.A. L.A. nd L.A. dy starter. Cavern (as pointed out in forum thread has always been played here) as the Bowl is cut into a cavern. > L L.A. ma Sand, Lizards in the canyon..? maybe this is stretching it. I thought Timber might have been a callback to PDX. The MEAP quick and hard transition to the jam section @~3min kicked Page into high gear, and the I/IV jamming from 6:00-end felt like a high energy Cavern-reprise. 2nd set YEM: @7min Trey almost reordered the Man-God part and laughed for a bit as he had to snap back into it after hearing the audience say God at the correct spot…also loved the scat breakdown! KDF: I thought Trey was trying to whoop-up the audience around 5min during the slide sounding thing, and the back half of the jam was wild and crazy robot dance attack with killer light sync. Overall, the jams each stretched out into their own interesting territory, making it a memorable experience.

Jaw dropping. This was the show LA was waiting for all weekend. You could tell when they opened with The Landlady it was going to be a night to remember. Cavern in the 2 slot brought the crowd to a frothy peak, ready to burn the Bowl down one last time. Then. Llama, Sand, Lizards. This show #32 for me (first was Rochester ‘97) and to get Llama and Lizards for the first time was a moment of pure joy. Heavenly. Hey Stranger kept the good times rolling, until Jerry the Mule came to call. I always want to get a Timber, and this one went really deep, arguably type 2 jam. Joy gave us a moment to scoop our brains back up, only for Page to bring the set home with a stellar Most Events aren’t Planned. His synth at the start made me think I was at a NIN concert, in the best of ways. Giddy setbreak, back in time for a quick More to spark off the final frame of Spring Tour. And then. YEM. The Phish song of Phish songs, the rhombus shaped godhead of the Phish experience. This YEM felt like a living breathing spatial entity…it enveloped all in its path and left us changed. Incredible throughout, with a jaw dropping post vocal jam jam. The transition into Twist was so buttery smooth, it felt like Twist just existed fully formed inside YEM and the magicians pulled it out of the hat. At this point, approximately an hour into set 2, this had already achieved lifetime show status. But wait! There’s more! KDF rocked out, with a killer jam. Great clearing of the air after the psychedelic masterpiece of YEM—>Twist. Lifeboy. Another song I’ve been chasing for the last 30 years. Perfect placement, perfectly played. Just exquisite. 2001 and SANTOS brought the party home with a smash. Fuego encore was perfect. Statement Fuego to end these fire benefit shows. Phish, like LA, know that inside our Fuego, we keep it rolling. So grateful, one of the best nights of my life!

Props to the dude bitching about 2001>Santos and one-song encore (and a pretty impressive Fuego at that), I needed the laugh this morning. Top-notch show. Fun old school beginning trio and a fantastic Sand that went type 2 and is definitely worth a listen, as is the YEM. The Twist didn’t do a lot for me but if you’re into bleep-bloop Phish you’ll love it. Phish doesn’t exist to please one fan, and if those jams are your yum I’m not here to yuck ‘em. Can we get a petition going to have them play Most Events more often? Feels like every time they play that tune they crush it. Solid end to a great spring. Bring on summer tour!

Single greatest couch Sunday show of all time IMO .. I plan to save this one somewhere for a long time .. what a great story .. just what I needed to carry on as we head out into the next few weeks..Summer tour is next! Have Phun everybody! My plan was to play video games and stream the show from Sirus XM.. I quickly realized this was something special and just sat there and listened.. was melting by Joy.. I had to go upstairs and just sit with the wife and dogs for parts.. I live in CST and was trying to hang on to my eyelids when Fuego came on.. Joy to you too … plan to hang out here as long as I’m around.

Man. Greatest band ever. This is my favorite part of life and I care about it deeply. But I'm pretty disappointed in these guys from 2001 until the end. One song closer (a repeat also) is not why I see Phish. Is this the point where one starts becoming jaded? Jams we're solid. Thankful for timber always. Come on fellas

Just finished the livestream and WOW, I was absolutely blown away. The show started off straight from Picture of Nectar!! The whole vibe was very yellow, so awesome! I loved the upbeat vibe, great as shit! Solid sand! Just powering through. Lizards!!!! OMG just made me dance and sing on the couch lol. Beautiful. Very funky Stranger??! So scwobbley. Timber!!! Joy, and MEAP are cool! Very cool vibe for the first set, just a giant yellow dance party (that should have been the color!!!) Second set while did initial eyeball at More I literally could not believe how tight they were, just absolutely locked in and smashing. YEM!! Holy shit, If I say not this was absolutely the best part of the entire show, just RIPPING!!! I can't explain, just listen. Solid twist! KDF was the ONE for me!!! Just on fire and TIGHT MOMENTS. Lifeboy, Zarathustra! SANTOS RIPPING at the end, I normally not a fan of this one but just the right time and the right energy and IT JUST BLEW UP THE WORLD!!! I have no words. the encore, Fuego..... oh my, if that was not one of the greatest moments holy tarnations. I could not believe what I was hearing. Absolutely monster and huge sounding, huge huge Fuego. Cannot believe this. Worth a listen, that itself is just ... omg... Either this was an amazing show and my socks really got kicked off or these edibles are smacking extra hard right now. Dare I say, best show of Spring 2025? 4.35/5

All in all a solid show with some surprising moments. Jim opener is always welcome and the repeated blaze on was well played especially with the Martian monster follow up, bravo! Birds was sweet and jammy, 555, one of my favorite Mike songs and a nearly perfect divided sky. I have to admit an eyeroll as ether edge started but holy shit, what a crunchy finish with a picture perfect coil to close out the set. Bag, lifesaving gun and the rest into a really high energy antelope to start the slide to the finish. Cooling down with a poignant sea of stars (I knew it was coming) the start of everythings right was patient and didn't disappoint. That encore, it just doesn't get much better. What a way to walk out amidst the howling of tanks and flashing lights,not sure my feet were actually touching the ground. Best show of spring tour?

Night 7 of spring tour sounds like a band with glide in its stride. My favorite show of terr so far with loads or replay value. Trey was unhurried and confident. He landed on jam themes like they were always there and let them cook to perfect al dente, as it were. I’ve seen some critiques that jams are blending together a bit and last night sounded varied and each outing had personality. Setlist looks one way but sounds very different. An incendiary end to Blaze On, a jammed out 555, and a whole kaiju hatched out of that 18+ minute Ether Edge. (Easily a top three jam of spring - shout out to Tommy for FaceTiming me from the top of the Bowl as the jam started to explore. I was *almost* there!) Set two is one of those time knife situations. Even from the couch I swore they took me to the moon and back a few times only to find out nothing was over 15 minutes until the fantastic Everything’s Right closer. Bag was the best since March of the Multibeast and Trey gave a warm welcome to Life Saving Gun’s return. Oblivion->Antelope was special, as was the jam-lite section in the Antelope. Give it a top to bottom spin.

Not much to say except this is pretty much a perfect show, warts and all. Setlist is heavy as can be, execution of both compositions and jams were amazing, the pacing and flow never stopped . No downside or lacking moments. And the band never stopped ascending. I think Pillow Jets blew me away… although it was the third newer song of the night, it was the one that really seemed to introduce a new edge, a new quality, and that solo at the end was completely bonkers. Just pretend I go on at length about each and every song, but really, take this show for several spins. You won’t regret it. The recording shows that it was not mere hype, but one that will very likely stand the test of time. Enjoy!

Watched via livestream. S1 started off with solid Jim and Blaze, nothing frilly, just solid songs to get us up and off. Martian Monster got spacey, ok. Birds of a Feather, ok. 555 good. Divided Sky fit the mood for the night IMO. Here's the kicker, i think the best part of S1 was Ether Edge > Coil. One word to describe: Hell. Coil was if not the most perfect way to segway out of Ether Edge. Felt very dark and hellish. What more can i say? S2 with a Bag! Life Saving Gun to help us out keeping the high energy. Howling was killer! Very thumpy. Best part of S2 was Oblivion > Antelope, just awesome. Felt like we were having a party up in heaven with a mud house, but then Oblivion came to check in on us, we all fell from tubes onto the sand to run like an antelope, then calming with a ballad of Beneath a Sea of Stars. We all celebrate in a giant bowl of spaghetti with Everythings Right! If they ended S2 with that Antelope I would be satisfied! But they kept going! Encore ok, Slave appropriate for CA! Wasn't expecting these songs to wrap up the night. S1: 3.65 (weight = 3) S2: 3.85 (weight = 3) E: 3.6 (weight = 1/3) (3.65(3)+3.85(3)+3.6(1/3))/(3+3+(1/3))=3.74.

Watched via livestream. S1 solid start to the spring tour with a banger Sand! KDF was good. Theme was a good too! I think if you had to take one thing from the show it would be that BOTT!!! Absolutely ripping! Mull was nice (I still cannot get over the Mull from the Mexico show earlier this year!!!!!!!!). S2 Blaze was awesome!!! WGTYM seems to be the jam right now with the band!! Good song and great to hear it being thrown down. Encore with Bug > Possum good. While driving around earlier I was thinking because its good friday they will play Bug! Glad they did!!!!!! Just felt right. Solid show to start off! Starting off on a strong leg! Total show score: 3.8/5.00. Seems low score for me now looking at phish.net but I thought this show had [u]good moments[/u], but felt a little in-cohesive.

S1 with a nice Free!!! Gin too!!!!! Evolve was a beauty. Finally got Susy Greenberged!! So happy to hear this song. Pebbles and Marbles was good too! Felt like a cowboy jam 🤠. S2 starting off loud with CDT with light then back into CDT!! I thought this was AWESOME! with light hamburgered in the middle. Encore with Monkey and MFMF was good! Great show overall! I personally, in contrast to what phish.net says, think that N2 was better than N1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Felt very cohesive, the entire show as a whole. Total show review: 4.10/5.00

Watched via livestream. S1 with a nice Moma and with a rocker but short Cities to Plasma (Great!!). Oasis great too with a nice Antelope. Thought they would end it there but they followed with SANTOS. S2 although starting with A Wave of Hope i actually really really digged this!! Seemed like the crowd wasnt having it?? but I thought it was a great way to start. Seemed like Everythings Right was a good contrast to Oasis from S1. Encore with Wilson was good!!! Slave nice to follow up with. Total show rating: 3.75/5.00

S1 okay. Things were loose and a struggle. The band really heated up with My Soul and really started to get a groove in Halleys!!! Solid jam in Halleys, totally worth a listen!!! SOAM also a great part of this show and worth a listen! S2 really stepped up from S1. NMINMS was good. I thought Ruby really hit the zone! Good stuff!! Waste was a nice ballad to slow things down. Encore with a nice Fluffhead. Had a feeling they were gonna do this and it really hit. Beautiful encore to wrap up the night. Total show: 3.89/5.00

Starting off strong with a killer Simple (w/o finish) to PYITE. Gumbo had a good jam!! Nice to hear The Well and Bowie. Trey wanted to end off with a rocker hence Character Zero. S2 set the mood with Sample going into a half an hour Tweezer! Tweezer had a moment at the end of the jam. The real heat for me was YEM with the vocal jam! When they walked the stage for the encore i felt that Velvet Sea was the PERFECT way to follow up that YEM. Idk it just felt right. First Tube also was a great song to play subsequently finishing off strong. Felt this was a strong show compared to the previous night where they were struggling in the first set..... Great show with strong parts throughout. My Rating: S1: 4.25/5 (weight = 3). S2: 4.15/5 (weight = 3). E: 3.85/5 (weight = 1/3). (4.25(3)+4.15(3)+3.85(1/3))/(3+3+(1/3))=4.18 Total show: 4.18

Watched via livestream. We broke the repeats starting off with a 46 days! S1 ok, felt tame, standard playing from the band. CDT with a Norwegian wood jam. Wolfmans great feel. We go into S2 with a banger WGTYM opener leading up to Carini. The real meat comes with Light and Mercury, both solid and worth a listen! Great moments in each!!!!! Ghost ends the night in a solid manner! Good energy, good playing. Felt it ended S2 off better than S1. Encore good, but nothing mind blowing. Possum and Tweeprise had high energy to blast off the night. Nothing too fancy here either, just good song playing. Overall, I don't like doing numbers to take away from the experience (every show we get is a blessing!) but ill lay this out here from personal notes: S1: 3.66 (weight = 3). S2: 3.95 (weight = 3). E: 3.79 (weight = 1/3). (3.66(3)+3.95(3)+3.79(1/3))/(3+3+(1/3)) = 3.80. Show: 3.80/5.

What a show! Right off the bat you could tell we were in for a fun night! Loved how groovy Moma Dance was, really felt perfect for the true West Coast energy. The Wolfman’s Brother right into Harry Hood was such a treat! I for one didn’t mind that there were some repeats from the previous nights, as they felt like they fit into the vibe of the night. First time for us at Hollywood Bowl and very excited for what’s in store for us the next couple of nights!