, attached to 2025-07-27
Who voted this show down? This was the beauty and majesty of this band at full force. A true classic. It doesn't matter, I know but for gods sake this was monumental and the people who shoved this down the stream are jaded.
The whole show was beautiful from front to back. I have to type more to qualify for a real review. The Phish cant stop and they wont stop.
Review by TwistAroundTown
Who voted this show down? This was the beauty and majesty of this band at full force. A true classic. It doesn't matter, I know but for gods sake this was monumental and the people who shoved this down the stream are jaded.
The whole show was beautiful from front to back. I have to type more to qualify for a real review. The Phish cant stop and they wont stop.
, attached to 2004-04-15
If you can make it through Buried > Bag without wincing, you are likely also a fan of 85-86 era Phish. The entire show is way off, and it’s not just Trey; Mike and Page are wild throughout, and Fish, from the recording, sounds like he might be frustrated with the other guys in the first set, to the point in Bag where I thought he really might stop playing. A bunch of short, flubby tunes put this set out of its misery.
Set 2, if you are a fan of the IT 46 Days, offers a little more than the first. DWD is a solid, dark, rhythmic version that will make you wonder, perhaps aloud, “is this from the same show?” Indeed it is, and trash immediately follows. But the Disease is pretty freaking good.
Review by Jonny_C
If you can make it through Buried > Bag without wincing, you are likely also a fan of 85-86 era Phish. The entire show is way off, and it’s not just Trey; Mike and Page are wild throughout, and Fish, from the recording, sounds like he might be frustrated with the other guys in the first set, to the point in Bag where I thought he really might stop playing. A bunch of short, flubby tunes put this set out of its misery.
Set 2, if you are a fan of the IT 46 Days, offers a little more than the first. DWD is a solid, dark, rhythmic version that will make you wonder, perhaps aloud, “is this from the same show?” Indeed it is, and trash immediately follows. But the Disease is pretty freaking good.
, attached to 1989-10-07
I'm noticing these show reviews are of the SBD / tapes audio.
I was actually AT this show.
I'm that old.
I remember the covers most, and the fact that there was a keg just outside the door behind the stage. The band and 1-2 crew were just hanging out there drinking and smoking with us like regular Joes. Kinda funny to think about that these days. Trey was a big fan of sleeveless cutoff T-shirts and white basketball sneakers with the tongue sticking out back then. Also Fish with the long hair and racquetball goggles was a fun look.
~Nigel
Review by Nigel_Tufnel
I'm noticing these show reviews are of the SBD / tapes audio.
I was actually AT this show.
I'm that old.
I remember the covers most, and the fact that there was a keg just outside the door behind the stage. The band and 1-2 crew were just hanging out there drinking and smoking with us like regular Joes. Kinda funny to think about that these days. Trey was a big fan of sleeveless cutoff T-shirts and white basketball sneakers with the tongue sticking out back then. Also Fish with the long hair and racquetball goggles was a fun look.
~Nigel
, attached to 1992-03-12
Decent audience source for this show, with just a touch of cassette hiss. Big thanks to Dave Shanker for pulling this one down and Todd and Arty for getting it into circulation!
Things kick off with a nice Runaway/Foam combo. Stash slays. Showboat Gertrude’s bag-vac is barely audible during I Didn’t Know, which Trey dedicates to Nectar himself, somewhere out in the audience. Solid Reba. I’m loving Page and Trey’s solos in the newer reworked version of Rift! Page takes the spotlight during Magilla, and Llama rips per usual. A solid YEM closes out the first half, with the first extended nirvana section.
Set two opens with a standard Golgi. Tweezer is fairly straightforward but rocks hard, and Eliza provides a nice landing pad. Some tasty B3 action from Page in Ice’s midsection, followed by another pretty Coil solo. Page kicks off Bowie with a shoutout to Matt DeCorletto and friends, sending them to the Flynn Box Office, while Mike has fun deconstructing Matt’s name. lol The band goes backwards down the setlist line during the hi-hat hijinx, teasing every song that came before Bowie up to the first set-closing YEM. Rippin’ version all around. Cracklin’ Rosie ends with a big atypical flourish, MSO closes with an extra-long pause, and Cavern wraps up set two.
The encore starts with Sweet Adeline coming through loud and clear, followed by a well-played Weigh and Tweezer Reprise.
Review by thelot
Decent audience source for this show, with just a touch of cassette hiss. Big thanks to Dave Shanker for pulling this one down and Todd and Arty for getting it into circulation!
Things kick off with a nice Runaway/Foam combo. Stash slays. Showboat Gertrude’s bag-vac is barely audible during I Didn’t Know, which Trey dedicates to Nectar himself, somewhere out in the audience. Solid Reba. I’m loving Page and Trey’s solos in the newer reworked version of Rift! Page takes the spotlight during Magilla, and Llama rips per usual. A solid YEM closes out the first half, with the first extended nirvana section.
Set two opens with a standard Golgi. Tweezer is fairly straightforward but rocks hard, and Eliza provides a nice landing pad. Some tasty B3 action from Page in Ice’s midsection, followed by another pretty Coil solo. Page kicks off Bowie with a shoutout to Matt DeCorletto and friends, sending them to the Flynn Box Office, while Mike has fun deconstructing Matt’s name. lol The band goes backwards down the setlist line during the hi-hat hijinx, teasing every song that came before Bowie up to the first set-closing YEM. Rippin’ version all around. Cracklin’ Rosie ends with a big atypical flourish, MSO closes with an extra-long pause, and Cavern wraps up set two.
The encore starts with Sweet Adeline coming through loud and clear, followed by a well-played Weigh and Tweezer Reprise.
, attached to 2025-09-17
Absolute barn burner of a show! Wolfman, like Buried Alive the night before, is such a classic show opener. I must admit I was wearing my Llama shirt so I was pretty stoked to hear a nice FAST Llama in the 2 hole, even if Trey flubbed the opening bit at first. The Martian Monster was funky af, Trey had a lot of fun with the crowd during that long pause in the middle of a beautiful Divided Sky, and the Axilla was fun and rockin! I've always thought that Taste is [b]way[/b] underrated and they gave us a good one to end the first set.
But the 2nd set is really where it REALLY took off. The Carini/Light sandwich was over 30 minutes long and melted my face clean off; everyone was screaming when they went back into Carini!!! It was one of those evil Phish jams where they get so far away from the song during the jam, almost to the point of leaving the audience confused, and somehow bring it back without any pointless noodling in a way only these four can. This gave way to Sand, which they once again used as an extended jam vehicle that got weird but funky. This was my first Lizards and they rocked it the fuck out, and the YEM to end the set had it all: Trampolines, the vocal jam, and more importantly, they came out of the vocal jam with more instrumental jamming that brought down the house. I don't care what anyone says, that YEM holds its own against any 1.0 YEM, and I confirmed that listening to the soundboard recording a week after the show, so don't tell me it's attendance bias!
Finally, the closing Encore was, I believe, the 2nd longest Meatstick ever played. Boy did it get funky and jammy, all 12,000 of us were dancing our asses off like we weren't tired from 2 straight nights of dancing. Definitely their best show of September, and that 2nd set may be the best set from 2025. Killer show, blew the first night out of the water.
Review by mrmojoriseman
Absolute barn burner of a show! Wolfman, like Buried Alive the night before, is such a classic show opener. I must admit I was wearing my Llama shirt so I was pretty stoked to hear a nice FAST Llama in the 2 hole, even if Trey flubbed the opening bit at first. The Martian Monster was funky af, Trey had a lot of fun with the crowd during that long pause in the middle of a beautiful Divided Sky, and the Axilla was fun and rockin! I've always thought that Taste is [b]way[/b] underrated and they gave us a good one to end the first set.
But the 2nd set is really where it REALLY took off. The Carini/Light sandwich was over 30 minutes long and melted my face clean off; everyone was screaming when they went back into Carini!!! It was one of those evil Phish jams where they get so far away from the song during the jam, almost to the point of leaving the audience confused, and somehow bring it back without any pointless noodling in a way only these four can. This gave way to Sand, which they once again used as an extended jam vehicle that got weird but funky. This was my first Lizards and they rocked it the fuck out, and the YEM to end the set had it all: Trampolines, the vocal jam, and more importantly, they came out of the vocal jam with more instrumental jamming that brought down the house. I don't care what anyone says, that YEM holds its own against any 1.0 YEM, and I confirmed that listening to the soundboard recording a week after the show, so don't tell me it's attendance bias!
Finally, the closing Encore was, I believe, the 2nd longest Meatstick ever played. Boy did it get funky and jammy, all 12,000 of us were dancing our asses off like we weren't tired from 2 straight nights of dancing. Definitely their best show of September, and that 2nd set may be the best set from 2025. Killer show, blew the first night out of the water.
, attached to 1992-03-11
The audience source for this one is pretty rough, you can tell it’s been passed through a few cassette generations.
The show kicks off with Page thanking the crowd for not smoking while Trey noodles Smoke on the Water in the background. Seems like Page always ends up being the guy stuck making those announcements. lol Suzy gets things moving and Trey drops the proper name of My Friend after it wraps up. He even shouts out a fan, Steve E, for driving 18 hours to be there—then cracks a joke about having the bouncers toss him out “just to make it a night he’ll never forget.” Haha Reba is gorgeous as always. Page has to step in again before Maze with another no-smoking warning, saying the venue might shut it all down if people don’t cut it out. Melt keeps things tight, and Trey makes sure to reveal the name of Mound this time, something he skipped back at the Portsmouth debut. During the pause in Divided Sky, Trey clowns a fan by yelling out “Possum!”. lol
Set two comes out swinging with a ripping Llama. The In an Intensive Care Unit jam is playful and even drops a Simpsons signal for good measure. Both Gin and Brother hit solid, and then Fish breaks out the bagpipes along with another Syd Barrett number, Baby Lemonade. There’s even a little Sanity tease slipped in after that. Before All Things, Trey takes a moment to talk about how much he digs the tune and where it came from, and they roll it into a sweet Hood. Rocky Top slams the door shut on the second frame with plenty of energy.
The encore is a treat. Sanity makes a return after almost three years and they even bring it back at the original slower tempo. Memories and Carolina close things out, and considering they’re sung without microphones, they actually come through surprisingly clear on tape.
Review by thelot
The audience source for this one is pretty rough, you can tell it’s been passed through a few cassette generations.
The show kicks off with Page thanking the crowd for not smoking while Trey noodles Smoke on the Water in the background. Seems like Page always ends up being the guy stuck making those announcements. lol Suzy gets things moving and Trey drops the proper name of My Friend after it wraps up. He even shouts out a fan, Steve E, for driving 18 hours to be there—then cracks a joke about having the bouncers toss him out “just to make it a night he’ll never forget.” Haha Reba is gorgeous as always. Page has to step in again before Maze with another no-smoking warning, saying the venue might shut it all down if people don’t cut it out. Melt keeps things tight, and Trey makes sure to reveal the name of Mound this time, something he skipped back at the Portsmouth debut. During the pause in Divided Sky, Trey clowns a fan by yelling out “Possum!”. lol
Set two comes out swinging with a ripping Llama. The In an Intensive Care Unit jam is playful and even drops a Simpsons signal for good measure. Both Gin and Brother hit solid, and then Fish breaks out the bagpipes along with another Syd Barrett number, Baby Lemonade. There’s even a little Sanity tease slipped in after that. Before All Things, Trey takes a moment to talk about how much he digs the tune and where it came from, and they roll it into a sweet Hood. Rocky Top slams the door shut on the second frame with plenty of energy.
The encore is a treat. Sanity makes a return after almost three years and they even bring it back at the original slower tempo. Memories and Carolina close things out, and considering they’re sung without microphones, they actually come through surprisingly clear on tape.
, attached to 2025-09-21
Amazing show, and an absolutely special weekend. So glad I flew out from Portland for these shows, it was one of the best weekends of my life!
Our crew, that I have known most online for many years posting together in the Phish Discord, had a grilled cheese bar and more taco fixings in the Williamsburg Airbnb. Great setup and it elevated the run for sure. We arrived early for the Sunday Show and cruised the lot a bit, but mostly wanted to get in early for the long security lines. That was a fun adventure in itself, trying to decide when to drop the beans. Made it in and started the show on the floor, right hand side in the middle. Hopes were high for the opener, and they were rewarded when we got a First Tube. Among songs that regularly get played a good amount, this is up there for best opener choice. Super solid stuff and there was a neat little groove in there at one point. Twenty Years Later was an interesting choice for next, didn't expect it. My first version live. I wonder if that was a reference to the 2004 shows or something similar. Bag next was nice and then I was surprised to see Foam next, again my first version! Was super hyped to catch that. Prior to this run, I had checked my stats and this was the most likely song that I hadn't seen, so happy to finally achieve that! The Gun next was a blast. I was getting a beer in the concession stands when it started and then was lost trying to find my way back to the people I was next to, so I was just floating around lol during this time. Really good jam on this LSG, one of my favorite recent tunes and one that I am always happy to catch a version of. This one ROCKS. This is where the first set starts to pick up, as then they go into a killer Roggae. Everything is played so well lately but this song's batting average is like, superhuman. I would take a 2001 at every show I attend. It's the perfect dance song. The crowd especially was on top of this song, and you can hear it even on the SBDs. Meat was great, giving the crowd even more by playing a nod to the sign that was up all weekend. Hampton definitely seems to be the best venue for banners as it's all GA and then you can easily get to a rail, vs another venue where you have to be lucky or spend extra money to get a seat on a rail. Anyways, that was a great Meat and I was pumped to see Melt, was hoping it was coming all weekend. I recall getting lost in the sauce for this one and needed to get some water but that goes to show, it was powerful and upon relisten, there's this nice minor-key ending jam to it that is worth a listen. I have grown to really like Golgi and it was just as powerful as the MSG version I saw last year. MEAP was a nice call, I thought the set was over but it is also a fun dance party. As others have said, great first set with LSG through Melt being the highlights for sure.
I finally found the rest of my crew during setbreak and enjoyed the rest of the show with them. This set may contain one of the best stretches of the run (Weekapaug Groove through Scents and Subtle Sounds). Mike's Song continues the banger opener streak - crowd went nuts and there was a really cool jam with the Mike's. There is also a bit in there that sounds like a Macarena riff, so perhaps that will be on the notes someday. Hydrogen is the sandwich, the second time that I've gotten that (4/22 BGCA). The Groove is perfect next, this might be my favorite all-time Phish song. The WGTYM -> Scents is 40 minutes of prime Phish. It used to be, say, prior to 2021, that two 20-minute jams in a show was basically unheard of. Now, they're back to back and it's just another example of this band hitting these highs so consistently. This pairing has everything. Hose with the WGTYM, a fantastic jam on that, and then a clean -> Scents, another of my all-time favorite songs. The part where they go "Scents Scents Subtle, Scents Scents Subtle Sounds" in vocal round is one of the best Phish moments out of all of them. There is not only a great beginning initial jam, but then there's a moment here that goes almost completely quiet, and then they rebuild into this great minimalist ambient space. It's quite wonderful. Of course, it's a must hear. Lonely Trip is a perfect placement afterward, that song is absolutely incredible and mesmerizing. Some of Trey's best work. Ghost and CDT - two classic ragers to close, the CDT especially. A nice way to end the show... can't I live while I'm young! I like Life Beyond the Dream if it's placed well and this one is, definitely earned by Trey. The Hood to close is of course, spectacular.
It was a shame the run was over because it was so much fun. Super cool to see the "21" idea, didn't even catch that live and if so, that's absolutely wild. Great times, great people, great food, and great shows. That is what a vacation is all about, and this was a perfect one. Thank you Phish for an incredible weekend! As of writing this, I hit the lottery for a 4-day pass for MSG, so... Clearly Phish Inc. wants me broke, and most likely I will see you all there at MSG! Life is good!
Review by HarpuaTheBulldog
Amazing show, and an absolutely special weekend. So glad I flew out from Portland for these shows, it was one of the best weekends of my life!
Our crew, that I have known most online for many years posting together in the Phish Discord, had a grilled cheese bar and more taco fixings in the Williamsburg Airbnb. Great setup and it elevated the run for sure. We arrived early for the Sunday Show and cruised the lot a bit, but mostly wanted to get in early for the long security lines. That was a fun adventure in itself, trying to decide when to drop the beans. Made it in and started the show on the floor, right hand side in the middle. Hopes were high for the opener, and they were rewarded when we got a First Tube. Among songs that regularly get played a good amount, this is up there for best opener choice. Super solid stuff and there was a neat little groove in there at one point. Twenty Years Later was an interesting choice for next, didn't expect it. My first version live. I wonder if that was a reference to the 2004 shows or something similar. Bag next was nice and then I was surprised to see Foam next, again my first version! Was super hyped to catch that. Prior to this run, I had checked my stats and this was the most likely song that I hadn't seen, so happy to finally achieve that! The Gun next was a blast. I was getting a beer in the concession stands when it started and then was lost trying to find my way back to the people I was next to, so I was just floating around lol during this time. Really good jam on this LSG, one of my favorite recent tunes and one that I am always happy to catch a version of. This one ROCKS. This is where the first set starts to pick up, as then they go into a killer Roggae. Everything is played so well lately but this song's batting average is like, superhuman. I would take a 2001 at every show I attend. It's the perfect dance song. The crowd especially was on top of this song, and you can hear it even on the SBDs. Meat was great, giving the crowd even more by playing a nod to the sign that was up all weekend. Hampton definitely seems to be the best venue for banners as it's all GA and then you can easily get to a rail, vs another venue where you have to be lucky or spend extra money to get a seat on a rail. Anyways, that was a great Meat and I was pumped to see Melt, was hoping it was coming all weekend. I recall getting lost in the sauce for this one and needed to get some water but that goes to show, it was powerful and upon relisten, there's this nice minor-key ending jam to it that is worth a listen. I have grown to really like Golgi and it was just as powerful as the MSG version I saw last year. MEAP was a nice call, I thought the set was over but it is also a fun dance party. As others have said, great first set with LSG through Melt being the highlights for sure.
I finally found the rest of my crew during setbreak and enjoyed the rest of the show with them. This set may contain one of the best stretches of the run (Weekapaug Groove through Scents and Subtle Sounds). Mike's Song continues the banger opener streak - crowd went nuts and there was a really cool jam with the Mike's. There is also a bit in there that sounds like a Macarena riff, so perhaps that will be on the notes someday. Hydrogen is the sandwich, the second time that I've gotten that (4/22 BGCA). The Groove is perfect next, this might be my favorite all-time Phish song. The WGTYM -> Scents is 40 minutes of prime Phish. It used to be, say, prior to 2021, that two 20-minute jams in a show was basically unheard of. Now, they're back to back and it's just another example of this band hitting these highs so consistently. This pairing has everything. Hose with the WGTYM, a fantastic jam on that, and then a clean -> Scents, another of my all-time favorite songs. The part where they go "Scents Scents Subtle, Scents Scents Subtle Sounds" in vocal round is one of the best Phish moments out of all of them. There is not only a great beginning initial jam, but then there's a moment here that goes almost completely quiet, and then they rebuild into this great minimalist ambient space. It's quite wonderful. Of course, it's a must hear. Lonely Trip is a perfect placement afterward, that song is absolutely incredible and mesmerizing. Some of Trey's best work. Ghost and CDT - two classic ragers to close, the CDT especially. A nice way to end the show... can't I live while I'm young! I like Life Beyond the Dream if it's placed well and this one is, definitely earned by Trey. The Hood to close is of course, spectacular.
It was a shame the run was over because it was so much fun. Super cool to see the "21" idea, didn't even catch that live and if so, that's absolutely wild. Great times, great people, great food, and great shows. That is what a vacation is all about, and this was a perfect one. Thank you Phish for an incredible weekend! As of writing this, I hit the lottery for a 4-day pass for MSG, so... Clearly Phish Inc. wants me broke, and most likely I will see you all there at MSG! Life is good!
, attached to 2025-09-20
This show was INCREDIBLE!! Full ENERGY throughout!!!
Day 2 in Hampton was lots of fun. Crew had an Airbnb up by Williamsburg where we made breakfast tacos. Was settling into the time zone difference. Hampton is such a weird place, it's not really right next to either of the main cities on either side of it, and it's kind of in the middle of just flat suburban land. The venue sticks out like a gem and that's what we're all there for. I suppose Hampton would be a nice little vacation trek/destination to someone who lived in NYC, Boston or Philly, and for that I can see the charm it probably had in the 1990s and 2000s. I was just happy to be there, really.
On lot I met up with some folks that I had only known online through the Phish contingent on Bluesky. We got in early and sat down in the back right of the venue, seats this time. Not like I was going to be sitting down at any moment during this show, of course. Lines were longer this time around to get in. Anticipation was building for the show to start, and when it finally did, I couldn't imagine a much cooler opener choice. Boogie On, opening a show for just the second time ever! (Mexico 2017 being the other.) That was so hype and so cool and I knew we were in for a banger. Always loved Bouncing, that song got me into Phish. I was excited when the Birds of a Feather came - this was my first live version (this would occur like 6 times this show!). Not only was it my first ever live, but it was actually a really good version. This was the first jamming surprise of the night and it has a nice energetic jam. Was loving things for sure. Esther was next - always a cool rarity. Had seen it up at the Gorge 2021 (come back there, please!) and I remember going nuts and no one else knew what was happening. This time around, this was a "home" crowd that knew Phish, similarly to MSG crowds, and so they were right on top of it. I read somewhere that 91% of tickets were from people not in the VA area, which is wild. Esther was well played and a nice slowdown of sorts. Re-listened prior to writing this and everything is just at such a high level. My first Funky Bitch was next and love a good Mike tune. He gets off a nice yell in this one. First It's Ice (abolish ICE!) next and that was cool. The ETHER EDGE is one of the highlights for me of this set and run. It really kills listening back. I could have sworn they were going to go into Good Lovin' or La Bamba lol but it was just a similar chord progression. Was cheering loud when they went into Ether Edge and it was rewarded with a 15+ excursion into hose territory, there is a really good jam on this Edge. Frenzied guitar from Mr. Trey on this one. Hope they play it more in following shows. Anything could have ended the set after that, but we hit the jackpot here, with Moonage. A continued quest to take the set to the next level and a song that I had really wanted to see live. Finally got the wish and they absolutely killed it. Crowd not only right on top of the band throughout the song, but I will never forget Trey with a shit-eating grin singing "Press your SPACE face close to mine" in the Mothership.. that was special. The solo on this absolutely rips and there was that Hampton roar of energy. IMO this had the best crowd energy out of 3 (hard bar to top, to be fair, all were killers). The way it just kept building was incredible and CK5 also killed it with the shining red and white. Money first set!
I had guessed that Everything's Right was going to be played this night as a response to the killing outside of the show on N1. It was great to sing along at full blast to the song, I love ER and always have. That one has gotten me out of some dark places. A nice jam for sure and Trey leads us into Simple, a real nice segue and the crowd went ballistic, definitely a must-hear, as is really the entire S2. This Simple could possibly be worth the price of admission alone. Mind-blowing stuff there. A great jam and the energy continues into Wave of Hope, another good version of that and then back into Simple for the final ribbon on top. One of the most memorable moments of the run, and easily one of the most unique, happens next when they go into Beneath a Sea of Stars. I LOVE BASOS and versions like this are exactly why. This evokes the primordial psychic soup of some of the greatest Dark Stars. The lights were turned off inside of the Mothership during this, and it was just like a fat slab of pure psychadelic jamming. Straight to my veins. This was so so so good. I will slurp up the BASOS soup all day. The decision to go into Jibboo after the ambience was diabolical, LMAO. Trey and the guys are so fucking funny. I was cackling in the moment, it was gold. This is like the Phish version of Dark Star -> El Paso. Also, it was my first Jibboo and it was a good one - similar to the BOAF earlier! This has a real solid jam to it as well and it peaks quite nicely. In my mind I was thinking this moment would be perfect for a Suzy, so I actually wasn't surprised when it happened. The energy was ELECTRIC around this time - just pure pleasure for all involved. I was sweating dancing my ass off to this Suzy, rhythmic as always. Thought that could have ended the set but then they went into Julius after, another banger, perfect selection. My first live Julius as well. They were just showing off for this "home" crowd and delivering the goods. Words cannot really describe the pure power of how much energy was in the room during the Suzy through Possum stretch, that was just electric. Always nice to catch an Izabella and Possum to close. My favorite show of the run, just because of the almost otherworldly force of the way that both sets ended. That was Phish magic and why you go to these shows....
After the encore ended we walked out and the arena was so hot and so much energy was expelled that it was WET everywhere. The ground was wet, there was condensation in the air, and I nearly slipped a few times just getting out of there. Never seen anything like that at any show. I suppose that's Hampton for ya. My crew bought a nitrous tank for at-home usage and although I didn't partake in that, I did with other things, and continued the party into the wee hours of the night. What a night and what a show. 10/10
Review by HarpuaTheBulldog
This show was INCREDIBLE!! Full ENERGY throughout!!!
Day 2 in Hampton was lots of fun. Crew had an Airbnb up by Williamsburg where we made breakfast tacos. Was settling into the time zone difference. Hampton is such a weird place, it's not really right next to either of the main cities on either side of it, and it's kind of in the middle of just flat suburban land. The venue sticks out like a gem and that's what we're all there for. I suppose Hampton would be a nice little vacation trek/destination to someone who lived in NYC, Boston or Philly, and for that I can see the charm it probably had in the 1990s and 2000s. I was just happy to be there, really.
On lot I met up with some folks that I had only known online through the Phish contingent on Bluesky. We got in early and sat down in the back right of the venue, seats this time. Not like I was going to be sitting down at any moment during this show, of course. Lines were longer this time around to get in. Anticipation was building for the show to start, and when it finally did, I couldn't imagine a much cooler opener choice. Boogie On, opening a show for just the second time ever! (Mexico 2017 being the other.) That was so hype and so cool and I knew we were in for a banger. Always loved Bouncing, that song got me into Phish. I was excited when the Birds of a Feather came - this was my first live version (this would occur like 6 times this show!). Not only was it my first ever live, but it was actually a really good version. This was the first jamming surprise of the night and it has a nice energetic jam. Was loving things for sure. Esther was next - always a cool rarity. Had seen it up at the Gorge 2021 (come back there, please!) and I remember going nuts and no one else knew what was happening. This time around, this was a "home" crowd that knew Phish, similarly to MSG crowds, and so they were right on top of it. I read somewhere that 91% of tickets were from people not in the VA area, which is wild. Esther was well played and a nice slowdown of sorts. Re-listened prior to writing this and everything is just at such a high level. My first Funky Bitch was next and love a good Mike tune. He gets off a nice yell in this one. First It's Ice (abolish ICE!) next and that was cool. The ETHER EDGE is one of the highlights for me of this set and run. It really kills listening back. I could have sworn they were going to go into Good Lovin' or La Bamba lol but it was just a similar chord progression. Was cheering loud when they went into Ether Edge and it was rewarded with a 15+ excursion into hose territory, there is a really good jam on this Edge. Frenzied guitar from Mr. Trey on this one. Hope they play it more in following shows. Anything could have ended the set after that, but we hit the jackpot here, with Moonage. A continued quest to take the set to the next level and a song that I had really wanted to see live. Finally got the wish and they absolutely killed it. Crowd not only right on top of the band throughout the song, but I will never forget Trey with a shit-eating grin singing "Press your SPACE face close to mine" in the Mothership.. that was special. The solo on this absolutely rips and there was that Hampton roar of energy. IMO this had the best crowd energy out of 3 (hard bar to top, to be fair, all were killers). The way it just kept building was incredible and CK5 also killed it with the shining red and white. Money first set!
I had guessed that Everything's Right was going to be played this night as a response to the killing outside of the show on N1. It was great to sing along at full blast to the song, I love ER and always have. That one has gotten me out of some dark places. A nice jam for sure and Trey leads us into Simple, a real nice segue and the crowd went ballistic, definitely a must-hear, as is really the entire S2. This Simple could possibly be worth the price of admission alone. Mind-blowing stuff there. A great jam and the energy continues into Wave of Hope, another good version of that and then back into Simple for the final ribbon on top. One of the most memorable moments of the run, and easily one of the most unique, happens next when they go into Beneath a Sea of Stars. I LOVE BASOS and versions like this are exactly why. This evokes the primordial psychic soup of some of the greatest Dark Stars. The lights were turned off inside of the Mothership during this, and it was just like a fat slab of pure psychadelic jamming. Straight to my veins. This was so so so good. I will slurp up the BASOS soup all day. The decision to go into Jibboo after the ambience was diabolical, LMAO. Trey and the guys are so fucking funny. I was cackling in the moment, it was gold. This is like the Phish version of Dark Star -> El Paso. Also, it was my first Jibboo and it was a good one - similar to the BOAF earlier! This has a real solid jam to it as well and it peaks quite nicely. In my mind I was thinking this moment would be perfect for a Suzy, so I actually wasn't surprised when it happened. The energy was ELECTRIC around this time - just pure pleasure for all involved. I was sweating dancing my ass off to this Suzy, rhythmic as always. Thought that could have ended the set but then they went into Julius after, another banger, perfect selection. My first live Julius as well. They were just showing off for this "home" crowd and delivering the goods. Words cannot really describe the pure power of how much energy was in the room during the Suzy through Possum stretch, that was just electric. Always nice to catch an Izabella and Possum to close. My favorite show of the run, just because of the almost otherworldly force of the way that both sets ended. That was Phish magic and why you go to these shows....
After the encore ended we walked out and the arena was so hot and so much energy was expelled that it was WET everywhere. The ground was wet, there was condensation in the air, and I nearly slipped a few times just getting out of there. Never seen anything like that at any show. I suppose that's Hampton for ya. My crew bought a nitrous tank for at-home usage and although I didn't partake in that, I did with other things, and continued the party into the wee hours of the night. What a night and what a show. 10/10
, attached to 2024-12-30
To me, this was a pretty incredible show overall, that fell just short of truly being flawless.
Set 1 was damn near perfect, and focused more on the classic early 90s phish tightness style over exploratory jamming. Possum>Wolfmans>Lengthwise>Maze>Theme was such a fantastic start, each version absolutely ripping and none overstayed their welcome. More isn't my favorite, but it was a tight version that set the stage for Divided Sky very well. And as good as the first half of set 1 was, the second half was even better. An epic Sky, followed by impeccably tight renditions of NMINML and MEAP. (Is No Man's better as a tight energy filled jam rather than an exploratory jam vehicle?) And that would have been a pretty perfect set... But Trey just plays straight into an impeccable version of Fluffhead instead... Most Fluffheads Aren't Planned? A perfect way to close.
Set 2 starts with Hey Stranger, which I felt could have gone in an interesting direction, but they cut it short instead of jamming it out. (Was it an intentional warmup? Did they try to jam it out and decide... Nah, let's just segue into Disease instead?). That said, Disease gets spacey, jazzy, deep, and weird, and was the top jam of set 2 imo. Winterqueen was a pleasant cooldown, if not my favorite ballad. Energy goes straight back to 10/10 again when Tweezer starts, which was a ton of fun as Tweezer always is, even if imo this Tweezer was fun but nothing truly special. Still, it's Tweezer - some of them have to be only great.
Then, the set loses energy. Seven Below could have stayed exploratory, but was cut short. (I think set flow would have been better with a Mondegreen-esque ~50-60 minute 1-2-3 punch of Disease>Tweezer>Seven Below without the Winterqueen cooldown, but alas). Short versions of Piper and 2001 were nothing special, even though 2001 always gets the crowd going. Then, a pleasant Everything's Right to close it out. (Not a big fan of the sappy Trey songs, but this one had some solid juice). Makes me think - Did the band plan to close out set 2 with Fluffhead, but Trey knew in the moment that set 1 was really special so he played it there instead?
Speaking of sappy Trey songs, we get A Life Beyond the Dream in the encore slot... Kinda kills the energy imo but this was a well-played version of the song with a great Trey solo. Anyway. That's not what we care about. This show had perhaps the greatest Hood of 4.0 to close everything out. I'm still thinking about Trey's note held for about a minute and a half... leading up to a magical peak. It's just that good.
So yeah, a pretty perfect extended first set, we got a nasty Disease and a fun Tweezer in an up and down second set, and then got one of the greatest Hoods in recent memory. Gotta give this show an A-, but it's about as strong of an A- as possible.
Review by NeuroticSpaniel
To me, this was a pretty incredible show overall, that fell just short of truly being flawless.
Set 1 was damn near perfect, and focused more on the classic early 90s phish tightness style over exploratory jamming. Possum>Wolfmans>Lengthwise>Maze>Theme was such a fantastic start, each version absolutely ripping and none overstayed their welcome. More isn't my favorite, but it was a tight version that set the stage for Divided Sky very well. And as good as the first half of set 1 was, the second half was even better. An epic Sky, followed by impeccably tight renditions of NMINML and MEAP. (Is No Man's better as a tight energy filled jam rather than an exploratory jam vehicle?) And that would have been a pretty perfect set... But Trey just plays straight into an impeccable version of Fluffhead instead... Most Fluffheads Aren't Planned? A perfect way to close.
Set 2 starts with Hey Stranger, which I felt could have gone in an interesting direction, but they cut it short instead of jamming it out. (Was it an intentional warmup? Did they try to jam it out and decide... Nah, let's just segue into Disease instead?). That said, Disease gets spacey, jazzy, deep, and weird, and was the top jam of set 2 imo. Winterqueen was a pleasant cooldown, if not my favorite ballad. Energy goes straight back to 10/10 again when Tweezer starts, which was a ton of fun as Tweezer always is, even if imo this Tweezer was fun but nothing truly special. Still, it's Tweezer - some of them have to be only great.
Then, the set loses energy. Seven Below could have stayed exploratory, but was cut short. (I think set flow would have been better with a Mondegreen-esque ~50-60 minute 1-2-3 punch of Disease>Tweezer>Seven Below without the Winterqueen cooldown, but alas). Short versions of Piper and 2001 were nothing special, even though 2001 always gets the crowd going. Then, a pleasant Everything's Right to close it out. (Not a big fan of the sappy Trey songs, but this one had some solid juice). Makes me think - Did the band plan to close out set 2 with Fluffhead, but Trey knew in the moment that set 1 was really special so he played it there instead?
Speaking of sappy Trey songs, we get A Life Beyond the Dream in the encore slot... Kinda kills the energy imo but this was a well-played version of the song with a great Trey solo. Anyway. That's not what we care about. This show had perhaps the greatest Hood of 4.0 to close everything out. I'm still thinking about Trey's note held for about a minute and a half... leading up to a magical peak. It's just that good.
So yeah, a pretty perfect extended first set, we got a nasty Disease and a fun Tweezer in an up and down second set, and then got one of the greatest Hoods in recent memory. Gotta give this show an A-, but it's about as strong of an A- as possible.
, attached to 1992-03-07
Decent audience source for set one, but it suffers from multiple cassette generations and the pitch runs a hair sharp. Set two’s source, though, is a crispy dSBD.
Trey slips in the Star Trek theme before launching into a rippin’ Brother. They follow that with the debut of My Mind. Foam features Trey dropping an infectious little solo. Afterwards he checks in with the crowd saying, “do you guys remember the language? Just checking!” lol. During Jim’s breakdown Trey tests the audience with a Simpsons signal, and the version absolutely scorches. They cool it down with the debut of Horse > Silent. I love the original placement of Matilda in between. Trey introduces it simply as Silent in the Morning, calling it “a debut of sorts” lol. He also jokes, “I hope you don’t mind that we’re playing so much new stuff,” before kicking into another Maze. No audience clap-along on the intro this time. Mango is solid but sadly the ending is cut, and the tape jumps into Landlady. Rift makes another appearance. The Antelope intro has Trey testing the crowd with both an All Fall Down and a Random Note signal, and the jam that follows just slays. The Marco section is filled with more signals, though the audience only seems to catch Me and My Arrow and the Simpsons one.
Set two opens with Trey explaining the name of the bluegrass tune from the first set and how they stumbled on it. A fun MSO kicks things off, rolling right into a delicious Tweezer that picks up where the monster NYE version left off. The debut of Weigh gets no fanfare, and instead they barrel straight into a rippin’ Chalk Dust. Mike’s Song is strong, and Weekapaug, though short, is pure ear candy. They slam into Henrietta’s new theme, Cold as Ice, and Fish gets inspired with his Ba Ba’s during the debut of Cracklin’ Rosie lol. Afterwards Trey mentions how they switched Henrietta’s theme to one he really digs. Tweezer Reprise caps a rock-solid second set. Before Sweet Adeline, Trey jokes about Page wearing the finest shoes in the room. They wrap up the two-night stand at the Music Hall with Golgi, punctuated by one last Simpsons signal.
Review by thelot
Decent audience source for set one, but it suffers from multiple cassette generations and the pitch runs a hair sharp. Set two’s source, though, is a crispy dSBD.
Trey slips in the Star Trek theme before launching into a rippin’ Brother. They follow that with the debut of My Mind. Foam features Trey dropping an infectious little solo. Afterwards he checks in with the crowd saying, “do you guys remember the language? Just checking!” lol. During Jim’s breakdown Trey tests the audience with a Simpsons signal, and the version absolutely scorches. They cool it down with the debut of Horse > Silent. I love the original placement of Matilda in between. Trey introduces it simply as Silent in the Morning, calling it “a debut of sorts” lol. He also jokes, “I hope you don’t mind that we’re playing so much new stuff,” before kicking into another Maze. No audience clap-along on the intro this time. Mango is solid but sadly the ending is cut, and the tape jumps into Landlady. Rift makes another appearance. The Antelope intro has Trey testing the crowd with both an All Fall Down and a Random Note signal, and the jam that follows just slays. The Marco section is filled with more signals, though the audience only seems to catch Me and My Arrow and the Simpsons one.
Set two opens with Trey explaining the name of the bluegrass tune from the first set and how they stumbled on it. A fun MSO kicks things off, rolling right into a delicious Tweezer that picks up where the monster NYE version left off. The debut of Weigh gets no fanfare, and instead they barrel straight into a rippin’ Chalk Dust. Mike’s Song is strong, and Weekapaug, though short, is pure ear candy. They slam into Henrietta’s new theme, Cold as Ice, and Fish gets inspired with his Ba Ba’s during the debut of Cracklin’ Rosie lol. Afterwards Trey mentions how they switched Henrietta’s theme to one he really digs. Tweezer Reprise caps a rock-solid second set. Before Sweet Adeline, Trey jokes about Page wearing the finest shoes in the room. They wrap up the two-night stand at the Music Hall with Golgi, punctuated by one last Simpsons signal.
, attached to 1998-12-31
Outstanding show with a fantastic Tweezer that has an absolutely haunting Manteca tease/4 bar jam that calls back to the rest of 98 where many Tweezers after Lemonwheel featured a Manteca quote/tease/jam (10/30, 11/14, 11/24, 11/28). Albeit somewhat generic, the emotion in the jam puts it at #2 for the year behind Alpine in my 100% objective Tweezer Evaluation System (TwESys).
Review by Jonny_C
Outstanding show with a fantastic Tweezer that has an absolutely haunting Manteca tease/4 bar jam that calls back to the rest of 98 where many Tweezers after Lemonwheel featured a Manteca quote/tease/jam (10/30, 11/14, 11/24, 11/28). Albeit somewhat generic, the emotion in the jam puts it at #2 for the year behind Alpine in my 100% objective Tweezer Evaluation System (TwESys).
, attached to 2022-07-31
I come back to this show frequently for this definitive version of “Mull.” Sick Mike effects the whole jam, then around 8:40 we get dark and heavy with outstanding Trey FX, Fishman keeps the beat strong all the way with no 4.0 octopus clanging. The next two minutes are like peak early 90s Wrestlemania, you’ll see (hear and visualize) what I mean.
Review by Jonny_C
I come back to this show frequently for this definitive version of “Mull.” Sick Mike effects the whole jam, then around 8:40 we get dark and heavy with outstanding Trey FX, Fishman keeps the beat strong all the way with no 4.0 octopus clanging. The next two minutes are like peak early 90s Wrestlemania, you’ll see (hear and visualize) what I mean.
, attached to 1992-01-14
The sound quality leaves a lot to be desired—the band sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks. lol I’m sure they’re sitting on some crispy tapes of this one. Definitely would make for a cool release.
The tape starts off with a solid Maze for a rehearsal. Cool original version of Weigh. Rift has an impressive midsection with both Page and Trey taking fire solos. Love how they rehearse Cold as Ice right after Cracklin’ Rosie. lol Interesting Horse into Silent with Digi-Farts present throughout Silent. The original version of NICU, or “In an Intensive Care Unit” as Trey introduces it, is really fun—nice micro jam in the midsection.
Review by thelot
The sound quality leaves a lot to be desired—the band sounds like Alvin and the Chipmunks. lol I’m sure they’re sitting on some crispy tapes of this one. Definitely would make for a cool release.
The tape starts off with a solid Maze for a rehearsal. Cool original version of Weigh. Rift has an impressive midsection with both Page and Trey taking fire solos. Love how they rehearse Cold as Ice right after Cracklin’ Rosie. lol Interesting Horse into Silent with Digi-Farts present throughout Silent. The original version of NICU, or “In an Intensive Care Unit” as Trey introduces it, is really fun—nice micro jam in the midsection.
, attached to 1992-03-06
Nice audience recording available for this show. The Nice audience recording available for this show. The source info lists it as a purported SBD, but it’s pretty clear that’s not accurate. There’s a bit of tape warble throughout, but it’s barely noticeable.
The tour kicks off with a newly reworked version of Rift. Even though Rift had been played a few times in early 1990, Trey introduces it as a debut. Ice features a groovy midsection, and the pairing of Oh Kee Pa into Divided Sky is just beautiful. Tape flip occurs before Guelah, but no music is lost. The start of Maze has a fun audience clap-along. Page plays his electric piano instead of the B3 during his solo in the debut of Maze. Trey delivers a solid solo, though this early version doesn’t reach the big peak yet. Reba is gorgeous! The near-flawless debut of All Things Reconsidered follows. Trey introduces it at the start of the Bowie set closer, noting it’s a variation on All Things Considered and that they’ll be playing it on VPR. The hi-hat antics continue with plenty of secret language tricks as well as fun Jeopardy and Star Trek teases. Rock-solid jam with more secret language sprinkled throughout.
The debut of My Friend is cut at the start, with Trey introducing it as Knife. After Poor Heart, he reveals the secret language the band had been using for a few years without the audience knowing. He walks the crowd through the Simpson’s signal, Turn, Turn, Turn signal, Random Note signal, and the All Fall Down signal, which he makes up on the spot—definitely a memorable moment. Stash features the audience clapping along during Fish’s wood block section, leading into a nice little jam. The debut of Mound comes next, unannounced by Trey, flowing seamlessly into a well-played Llama. Some tape warble appears at the start of the NICU debut, where Trey introduces it as In an Intensive Care Unit, noting the name might change and thanking the crowd for putting up with all the new material. Set 2 closes with a rippin’ Possum, and the encore delivers the debut of Sleeping Monkey, though the recording cuts off at the conclusion of the song.
On a personal note, this was my very first bootleg when I started listening to Phish. Those secret language instructions alone sparked a lifelong obsession with the band.
Review by thelot
Nice audience recording available for this show. The Nice audience recording available for this show. The source info lists it as a purported SBD, but it’s pretty clear that’s not accurate. There’s a bit of tape warble throughout, but it’s barely noticeable.
The tour kicks off with a newly reworked version of Rift. Even though Rift had been played a few times in early 1990, Trey introduces it as a debut. Ice features a groovy midsection, and the pairing of Oh Kee Pa into Divided Sky is just beautiful. Tape flip occurs before Guelah, but no music is lost. The start of Maze has a fun audience clap-along. Page plays his electric piano instead of the B3 during his solo in the debut of Maze. Trey delivers a solid solo, though this early version doesn’t reach the big peak yet. Reba is gorgeous! The near-flawless debut of All Things Reconsidered follows. Trey introduces it at the start of the Bowie set closer, noting it’s a variation on All Things Considered and that they’ll be playing it on VPR. The hi-hat antics continue with plenty of secret language tricks as well as fun Jeopardy and Star Trek teases. Rock-solid jam with more secret language sprinkled throughout.
The debut of My Friend is cut at the start, with Trey introducing it as Knife. After Poor Heart, he reveals the secret language the band had been using for a few years without the audience knowing. He walks the crowd through the Simpson’s signal, Turn, Turn, Turn signal, Random Note signal, and the All Fall Down signal, which he makes up on the spot—definitely a memorable moment. Stash features the audience clapping along during Fish’s wood block section, leading into a nice little jam. The debut of Mound comes next, unannounced by Trey, flowing seamlessly into a well-played Llama. Some tape warble appears at the start of the NICU debut, where Trey introduces it as In an Intensive Care Unit, noting the name might change and thanking the crowd for putting up with all the new material. Set 2 closes with a rippin’ Possum, and the encore delivers the debut of Sleeping Monkey, though the recording cuts off at the conclusion of the song.
On a personal note, this was my very first bootleg when I started listening to Phish. Those secret language instructions alone sparked a lifelong obsession with the band.
, attached to 2025-09-19
This was a FANTASTIC run of three shows and one of the best weekends of my life! Such a good time, and now I want to go to MSG!
My Phish experience has leveled up lately upon meeting and coordinating with a wonderful crew from the Phish Discord (the "Phishcord") and it has made things so much more easy to go to shows and have an amazing time and amazing people. Once Fall Tour was announced, the destination for most of the folks was Hampton, and for me, this was going to accomplish a dream of mine, ever since I got into Phish for the first time over a decade ago. Hampton Coliseum has been this mythical place full of history and wonder. The Formerly the Warlocks shows. The Hampton Halleys. Hampton Comes Alive. The Return (2003). The Actual Return (2009). The incredible runs in 2013 & 2018, especially listening to the 2013 run many times when I had first become a Phan. So much amazing history in this place. I'm sure Harpua from a decade ago would have been proud of me going there, and I'm definitely proud of going there for this run. This was SPECIAL! Such a fun time!
I started off taking an overnight flight from Portland to Baltimore. I had never taken an overnight flight before, and so I tried to sleep. Maybe got a couple hours tops, lol. Woke up and we were landing in Baltimore and I met up with the first member of our crew, and we took the short hop into Norfolk. There, we met up with more folks, and the fun was on. We rented an Airbnb collectively on the far side of Hampton - Williamsburg. It was in this really cool resort and we had a full two-room, two story experience, where we set up and had a blast doing so. The music was top-tier, we ordered groceries and cooked up a storm, and folks were having such a good time. I was so excited for these shows - I had recently went to Dicks 2024, MSG 2024, and the first 5 of Spring Tour on the west coast, all complete fire. Phish is just playing so well right now - I couldn't miss Hampton - who knows when they would return (if they return?), so it had to happen. Worth every penny.
We shuttled into the show and the visual of Hampton Coliseum is AWESOME. That place is a post-modern masterpiece. So funny that it isn't really used that much because it's so out of the way and in a random location, but the architects for that KILLED.. they understood the assignment and made a distinct, memorable place. It felt like walking up to a church or cathedral. Took a ton of great photos and we enjoyed the lot.
Upon entry our crew went to the floor. It was so much fun to take in the arena - it's got a bit of magic to it. We ended up about 10-15 rows back on Mike Side. Fantastic visuals. Folks knew we were in for the takeoff in the mothership when... Booooom! Fluffhead! Everyone knew exactly what it was referencing. Me, the crew, and the crowd went ballistic. Such a classy touch, just so exclamatory and positive and it was the first of many "next-level" moments in the run. They nailed the Fluff and it was a great peak in that. On to 46 Days which rocked hard, and then they kept the juice going with My Friend, My Friend - one of the best breakouts in the last year. This was no exception - immediately a really great jam and things have just begun. Must hear for sure. Rift next was a fantastic choice to keep the energy going, thought that was a great setlist decision from Trey (an old school "slowdown" that wasn't much of a slowdown) - it was played well and set the tone for Gumbo, which was AWESOME! I had gotten an incredible Gumbo jam in San Francisco in April and this kept that going - another banger Gumbo. This song is possibly on the rise as a vehicle yet again. Pebbles is always welcome, love when this song gets played. Army of One was a true slowdown spot (and an earned one), this was my first live version of it. Cool stuff. I will always take a Ya Mar - one of my longtime favorites. Enjoyed the Wedge and Walls to close Set 1. Barn-burner for sure, and a really strong start to the run, especially Fluff through Gumbo.
Energy! What a choice to start Set 2 - hadn't been played since Summer 2023. I caught one in Eugene 2021. A neat song, always love when they play covers, and this one has a nice jam. In my mind it was a nod to the Hampton crowd, perhaps? Solid tune and version. Of course, with it not being played the first 5 shows of the mini-Fall Tour, you had to expect it: Tweezer! God damn this was so good and so fun. They are just so good right now. A 28-minute Tweezer with so many different themes and all of them thrilling and engaging. Straight cash, homie. Ruby Waves and No Men keep the jamming going, and there was just such a classy and well-done segue back into Tweezer to cap of 71+ minutes of exploration to start Set 2. I mean, that was worth the price of admission right there. Waste, a perfect slowdown - this was also paired with a tasty Ruby 12/29/2024 and 4/22/2025.. it all just works and flows so wonderfully. A nice rager Rock and Roll to close, I hadn't seen that song live since 2015.
Cute little encore to close and the Reprise hit well - I recall just being so sad the show was ending because I was having such a good time. Lmao. We made it outside and heard the news from the lot outside - there were so many cops around and it felt like we needed to get out of there. Thankfully we did. I didn't let that stuff affect me and was just having a great time overall, so things just kept rolling. Unbelievable that there were still two more nights of the band performing at this high of a level and at this cool of a venue! It's also really cool that they've been at such a high for so long that the Debbie Downers in the community have largely been stifled and it's way for the better. I love this band more than basically anything else in my life. Personally, this is what I dreamed of as a kid - seeing such amazing Phish shows in these cool historical venues. What more is life about?
Review by HarpuaTheBulldog
This was a FANTASTIC run of three shows and one of the best weekends of my life! Such a good time, and now I want to go to MSG!
My Phish experience has leveled up lately upon meeting and coordinating with a wonderful crew from the Phish Discord (the "Phishcord") and it has made things so much more easy to go to shows and have an amazing time and amazing people. Once Fall Tour was announced, the destination for most of the folks was Hampton, and for me, this was going to accomplish a dream of mine, ever since I got into Phish for the first time over a decade ago. Hampton Coliseum has been this mythical place full of history and wonder. The Formerly the Warlocks shows. The Hampton Halleys. Hampton Comes Alive. The Return (2003). The Actual Return (2009). The incredible runs in 2013 & 2018, especially listening to the 2013 run many times when I had first become a Phan. So much amazing history in this place. I'm sure Harpua from a decade ago would have been proud of me going there, and I'm definitely proud of going there for this run. This was SPECIAL! Such a fun time!
I started off taking an overnight flight from Portland to Baltimore. I had never taken an overnight flight before, and so I tried to sleep. Maybe got a couple hours tops, lol. Woke up and we were landing in Baltimore and I met up with the first member of our crew, and we took the short hop into Norfolk. There, we met up with more folks, and the fun was on. We rented an Airbnb collectively on the far side of Hampton - Williamsburg. It was in this really cool resort and we had a full two-room, two story experience, where we set up and had a blast doing so. The music was top-tier, we ordered groceries and cooked up a storm, and folks were having such a good time. I was so excited for these shows - I had recently went to Dicks 2024, MSG 2024, and the first 5 of Spring Tour on the west coast, all complete fire. Phish is just playing so well right now - I couldn't miss Hampton - who knows when they would return (if they return?), so it had to happen. Worth every penny.
We shuttled into the show and the visual of Hampton Coliseum is AWESOME. That place is a post-modern masterpiece. So funny that it isn't really used that much because it's so out of the way and in a random location, but the architects for that KILLED.. they understood the assignment and made a distinct, memorable place. It felt like walking up to a church or cathedral. Took a ton of great photos and we enjoyed the lot.
Upon entry our crew went to the floor. It was so much fun to take in the arena - it's got a bit of magic to it. We ended up about 10-15 rows back on Mike Side. Fantastic visuals. Folks knew we were in for the takeoff in the mothership when... Booooom! Fluffhead! Everyone knew exactly what it was referencing. Me, the crew, and the crowd went ballistic. Such a classy touch, just so exclamatory and positive and it was the first of many "next-level" moments in the run. They nailed the Fluff and it was a great peak in that. On to 46 Days which rocked hard, and then they kept the juice going with My Friend, My Friend - one of the best breakouts in the last year. This was no exception - immediately a really great jam and things have just begun. Must hear for sure. Rift next was a fantastic choice to keep the energy going, thought that was a great setlist decision from Trey (an old school "slowdown" that wasn't much of a slowdown) - it was played well and set the tone for Gumbo, which was AWESOME! I had gotten an incredible Gumbo jam in San Francisco in April and this kept that going - another banger Gumbo. This song is possibly on the rise as a vehicle yet again. Pebbles is always welcome, love when this song gets played. Army of One was a true slowdown spot (and an earned one), this was my first live version of it. Cool stuff. I will always take a Ya Mar - one of my longtime favorites. Enjoyed the Wedge and Walls to close Set 1. Barn-burner for sure, and a really strong start to the run, especially Fluff through Gumbo.
Energy! What a choice to start Set 2 - hadn't been played since Summer 2023. I caught one in Eugene 2021. A neat song, always love when they play covers, and this one has a nice jam. In my mind it was a nod to the Hampton crowd, perhaps? Solid tune and version. Of course, with it not being played the first 5 shows of the mini-Fall Tour, you had to expect it: Tweezer! God damn this was so good and so fun. They are just so good right now. A 28-minute Tweezer with so many different themes and all of them thrilling and engaging. Straight cash, homie. Ruby Waves and No Men keep the jamming going, and there was just such a classy and well-done segue back into Tweezer to cap of 71+ minutes of exploration to start Set 2. I mean, that was worth the price of admission right there. Waste, a perfect slowdown - this was also paired with a tasty Ruby 12/29/2024 and 4/22/2025.. it all just works and flows so wonderfully. A nice rager Rock and Roll to close, I hadn't seen that song live since 2015.
Cute little encore to close and the Reprise hit well - I recall just being so sad the show was ending because I was having such a good time. Lmao. We made it outside and heard the news from the lot outside - there were so many cops around and it felt like we needed to get out of there. Thankfully we did. I didn't let that stuff affect me and was just having a great time overall, so things just kept rolling. Unbelievable that there were still two more nights of the band performing at this high of a level and at this cool of a venue! It's also really cool that they've been at such a high for so long that the Debbie Downers in the community have largely been stifled and it's way for the better. I love this band more than basically anything else in my life. Personally, this is what I dreamed of as a kid - seeing such amazing Phish shows in these cool historical venues. What more is life about?
, attached to 2025-03-09
Now this is a Trey show I certainly won't forget. Me and my mother had two tickets for the very last row in the theater, acquired for face on CoT. This didn't hamper my enjoyment of the show, a wonderful acoustic performance, one bit. Trey went out and played a great variety of songs, toplined by the first acoustic WGTYM (love that song, as a jam vehicle or otherwise) and "Valdese". Jeff Tanski's involvement also gave the songs some extra punch, even if it threw me off to not have this totally be a [i]solo[/i] performance. And were there jams? You bet. Trey got up to a nice groove thang during "Blaze On", but for the most part the proggier material stood out. I think I was slouching in my seat during the "Fluffhead" closer, but that's okay. As tends to happen on concert Sundays, it was a long day for me. I should download a recording of this one...
Review by Blatch
Now this is a Trey show I certainly won't forget. Me and my mother had two tickets for the very last row in the theater, acquired for face on CoT. This didn't hamper my enjoyment of the show, a wonderful acoustic performance, one bit. Trey went out and played a great variety of songs, toplined by the first acoustic WGTYM (love that song, as a jam vehicle or otherwise) and "Valdese". Jeff Tanski's involvement also gave the songs some extra punch, even if it threw me off to not have this totally be a [i]solo[/i] performance. And were there jams? You bet. Trey got up to a nice groove thang during "Blaze On", but for the most part the proggier material stood out. I think I was slouching in my seat during the "Fluffhead" closer, but that's okay. As tends to happen on concert Sundays, it was a long day for me. I should download a recording of this one...
, attached to 2022-11-11
So I guess this is going to count for reviewing my "first show" on .Net? Okay.
The fall of 2022 provided some high times in local hockey arenas, and this was perhaps the headiest of them, augmented by, well, me. If you like music that sounds like Mario Kart, TAB is your jam, and this show certainly provided them. Highlights: "Ghost", the big-band rearrangement of "Camel Walk", and "Dark and Down", right before the Goose guys come on and make everything a streaming hot mess of a superjam. I also dig the only acoustic encore of the tour, Trey hearkening back to Phish's show in this town in '95, even if he seems to think they were playing on the [i]exact day[/i] of said show. Come on man, you were in Atlanta that day! At least it made up nicely for having to miss what would've been my first Phish show in July due to a COVID disaster. Thankfully I haven't had to go through that since, but I've gotten more than enough gigs with Trey to lessen the sting of that. So yeah, TABoose in Lowell: cool venue, fun show.
Review by Blatch
So I guess this is going to count for reviewing my "first show" on .Net? Okay.
The fall of 2022 provided some high times in local hockey arenas, and this was perhaps the headiest of them, augmented by, well, me. If you like music that sounds like Mario Kart, TAB is your jam, and this show certainly provided them. Highlights: "Ghost", the big-band rearrangement of "Camel Walk", and "Dark and Down", right before the Goose guys come on and make everything a streaming hot mess of a superjam. I also dig the only acoustic encore of the tour, Trey hearkening back to Phish's show in this town in '95, even if he seems to think they were playing on the [i]exact day[/i] of said show. Come on man, you were in Atlanta that day! At least it made up nicely for having to miss what would've been my first Phish show in July due to a COVID disaster. Thankfully I haven't had to go through that since, but I've gotten more than enough gigs with Trey to lessen the sting of that. So yeah, TABoose in Lowell: cool venue, fun show.
, attached to 2022-11-11
I mean... it's Goose. If you browse the forum, you know their hate. They've at least musically evolved since this show, but it doesn't change the fact that their collaborations with Trey trended towards the peakariffic bliss jams people primarily know them for. Still, at least "Drive" brings some funky heat here. Too bad I was late getting into the show and had to miss the first half of that jam. There are some nice song choices here, at least (like "Wysteria Lane", which sounds like Sonic the Hedgehog music), though I'm not an expert when it comes to Goose's catalog. And when Trey finally shows up, it's fun to hear him sing with effects, something he never does with Phish. For being the first time I saw him on stage, it was still a fun experience.
Review by Blatch
I mean... it's Goose. If you browse the forum, you know their hate. They've at least musically evolved since this show, but it doesn't change the fact that their collaborations with Trey trended towards the peakariffic bliss jams people primarily know them for. Still, at least "Drive" brings some funky heat here. Too bad I was late getting into the show and had to miss the first half of that jam. There are some nice song choices here, at least (like "Wysteria Lane", which sounds like Sonic the Hedgehog music), though I'm not an expert when it comes to Goose's catalog. And when Trey finally shows up, it's fun to hear him sing with effects, something he never does with Phish. For being the first time I saw him on stage, it was still a fun experience.
, attached to 2025-07-19
This was my favorite show of the three-night Chicago run. I had flown by to my hometown to see these shows with several of the beloved friends with whom I shared my first show back in '94 in Chicago. So we were having the time of our lives with smiles in every direction.
The unexpected Life Saving Gun opener > Steam set the tone. McGrupp was a fun surprise (except for my buddy who called it in the lot). The Line let me bust out my free throw dance and the instrumental Seven Below was all kinds of interesting. Mountains in the Mist was beautiful and tapped into the emotions of being there with my lifelong friends. Most Events Aren't Planned tapped into the electric energy in the crowd to nearly blow off the roof.
Tube got awesome, the DWD is sneaky good, the return to Seven Below (w/ lyrics) and the funky 2001 secured my draft spot in our fantasy football league.
All in all, this was one of the best shows I saw in 2025 and the crowd energy was off the charts.
Review by Devious_Jelen
This was my favorite show of the three-night Chicago run. I had flown by to my hometown to see these shows with several of the beloved friends with whom I shared my first show back in '94 in Chicago. So we were having the time of our lives with smiles in every direction.
The unexpected Life Saving Gun opener > Steam set the tone. McGrupp was a fun surprise (except for my buddy who called it in the lot). The Line let me bust out my free throw dance and the instrumental Seven Below was all kinds of interesting. Mountains in the Mist was beautiful and tapped into the emotions of being there with my lifelong friends. Most Events Aren't Planned tapped into the electric energy in the crowd to nearly blow off the roof.
Tube got awesome, the DWD is sneaky good, the return to Seven Below (w/ lyrics) and the funky 2001 secured my draft spot in our fantasy football league.
All in all, this was one of the best shows I saw in 2025 and the crowd energy was off the charts.
, attached to 2025-06-22
Show #2 for your man, and one with an interesting distinction behind it: I went with my mom, finally making up for three years prior when we missed a show due to COVID. Sadly(?), I can't say this was that inviting of a show for a noob like her.
Set 1 starts out innocently enough with "Runaway Jim", but two songs later the band starts throwing out deep catalog picks, ones that I was totally okay to check off my list. Interesting how the Curtain With/FEFY/Pebbles triptych is an echo of 6/30/19. Just wish I hadnt opted to briefly sit down during With; it was a long day for me. And lest you think they're only gonna do prog, here comes MFMF -> Egg in a Hole, a truly nasty bit of business that fulfills the latter song's destructive potential. Always fun to get a moment of "What is even happening?!?!?!!?" in a first set. And then? More prog to close it out. Godspeed, Mr. Fluffhead.
Set 2... I mean, come on. Each of these three wise "Tweezer"s (hey, that's a free nickname opportunity) can stand up on its own, but while the first one's hypnotic build into a truly magisterial peak is probably the best one on balance, I find myself preferring the dark and noisy third Tweez, complete with CK5 showing uncommon restraint as the lights dimmed. It was almost like the band was playing hide-and-seek with us. I dig the song choices within the Tweezerfest, too; "Pillow Jets" was significant as they went into it riiiiiight as the Thunder clinched the NBA title. Believe me, I was on that score like a roach. And how about another jammed "Mercury" for the ledger? The closest thing to a nitpick I have about this set is that Axilla II could've gotten a small jam.
Phish deciding to play three nights in my home state was something I couldn't believe when it was announced, and good golly did they crush it up there at the sadly-not-in-Division-I SHNU Arena. Don't worry, they still play college hockey up there. I think the other two nights have a lot to sell, but this show's reputation precedes it, and it's a must-listen especially for anyone who likes to travel to far-off places.
Review by Blatch
Show #2 for your man, and one with an interesting distinction behind it: I went with my mom, finally making up for three years prior when we missed a show due to COVID. Sadly(?), I can't say this was that inviting of a show for a noob like her.
Set 1 starts out innocently enough with "Runaway Jim", but two songs later the band starts throwing out deep catalog picks, ones that I was totally okay to check off my list. Interesting how the Curtain With/FEFY/Pebbles triptych is an echo of 6/30/19. Just wish I hadnt opted to briefly sit down during With; it was a long day for me. And lest you think they're only gonna do prog, here comes MFMF -> Egg in a Hole, a truly nasty bit of business that fulfills the latter song's destructive potential. Always fun to get a moment of "What is even happening?!?!?!!?" in a first set. And then? More prog to close it out. Godspeed, Mr. Fluffhead.
Set 2... I mean, come on. Each of these three wise "Tweezer"s (hey, that's a free nickname opportunity) can stand up on its own, but while the first one's hypnotic build into a truly magisterial peak is probably the best one on balance, I find myself preferring the dark and noisy third Tweez, complete with CK5 showing uncommon restraint as the lights dimmed. It was almost like the band was playing hide-and-seek with us. I dig the song choices within the Tweezerfest, too; "Pillow Jets" was significant as they went into it riiiiiight as the Thunder clinched the NBA title. Believe me, I was on that score like a roach. And how about another jammed "Mercury" for the ledger? The closest thing to a nitpick I have about this set is that Axilla II could've gotten a small jam.
Phish deciding to play three nights in my home state was something I couldn't believe when it was announced, and good golly did they crush it up there at the sadly-not-in-Division-I SHNU Arena. Don't worry, they still play college hockey up there. I think the other two nights have a lot to sell, but this show's reputation precedes it, and it's a must-listen especially for anyone who likes to travel to far-off places.
, attached to 2023-09-14
Being able to see Trey at the closest venue to my house he could reasonably play was a dream come true for me. On top of that, this was my first time seeing a show at the Casino Ballroom. If you like the Phish songbook parlayed with extended rock grooves, this show is manna from heaven. Yeah, it would've been nice if he'd opened up the TAB catalog and played, say, "Cayman Review", but there are some solid selections here, particularly the "Sand" opener, "Undermind" with Ray's circus keyboard riffs, and the heavy "Oblivion"/"Monsters" twofer in the second set. And the four-song encore? That's some straight cash, homie, especially when Trey hops back on acoustic. Man, I wish the [i]actual[/i] classic lineup of TAB was playing closer to home on their upcoming tour.
Review by Blatch
Being able to see Trey at the closest venue to my house he could reasonably play was a dream come true for me. On top of that, this was my first time seeing a show at the Casino Ballroom. If you like the Phish songbook parlayed with extended rock grooves, this show is manna from heaven. Yeah, it would've been nice if he'd opened up the TAB catalog and played, say, "Cayman Review", but there are some solid selections here, particularly the "Sand" opener, "Undermind" with Ray's circus keyboard riffs, and the heavy "Oblivion"/"Monsters" twofer in the second set. And the four-song encore? That's some straight cash, homie, especially when Trey hops back on acoustic. Man, I wish the [i]actual[/i] classic lineup of TAB was playing closer to home on their upcoming tour.
, attached to 2024-07-21
Oh hey, it's my first Phish show. =)
This moment was a long time coming for me. I had been listening to Phish shows since the end of 2020, though I didn't become seriously interested in them until the spring of '22. I'll never forget my first tangle with the .Net forum, scouring the thread for the Earth Day show and trying to find out what they were gonna do for the third set. I bought tickets to one of that year's Mansfield shows but ended up not using them because I came down with COVID. The last thing my mom remembers is me asking if we should get insurance for them, which I guess I didn't see the logic in because it was so close to the show. Oops.
So this made that "Free" opener all the sweeter, as I was now free of the burden of... uh, not seeing Phish. This song kicks off a good first set with two back-to-back jam vehicles I actually don't care for much: Wope offers up a generic soaring jam, while Gin does the same thing as most of the post-COVID versions with a busy groove jam. But then comes Wilson, the first performance of a true-blue Gamehendge song since NYE, ending the oft-rumored idea that they had shelved those songs following the complete performance. It rocked in the room, let me tell you. After that, "The Connection" was an interesting moment as, despite being a legit bust-out, I saw a mass exodus to the bathrooms while it was going on. What the hell? I guess people latched onto the idea that it sounded like Diet Number Line, so they bolted. Not me though, and "Thread" afterward was another fun deep cut.
(In case you're wondering: Yes, I do use quotations for the proper names of songs. Sue me.)
Set 2 offered deeper jamming than the first, a non-stop sequence of six songs that were all fun to check off my personal list. Coil as a set opener? Why not! A Scents with a magisterial jam segment that crossfades into more mellow territory? Yup. And I'll never say no to X'eyed in a 4th quarter, this one being an outrageous energy boost in a show that wasn't exactly dragging. Kinda weird that a 21-minute "Tweezer" ends up being the weak link here, but whatever. The band made up for that at my next show.
Overall, this was a perfectly solid introduction to the showgoing experience. The tickets in Section 1(!) I pulled from the lottery were most resplendent; my only wish is that my sister also could've enjoyed them. We ran the gauntlet from the private lot through shakedown prior to the show, and she ended up bailing before entering the pavilion (but after getting food). When I got back to the car, I saw her watching The Bear on her iPhone. At least she was a good sport for driving me there. I have my driver's license now, so hopefully I should be able to do a multi-show run in the future without issue.
Review by Blatch
Oh hey, it's my first Phish show. =)
This moment was a long time coming for me. I had been listening to Phish shows since the end of 2020, though I didn't become seriously interested in them until the spring of '22. I'll never forget my first tangle with the .Net forum, scouring the thread for the Earth Day show and trying to find out what they were gonna do for the third set. I bought tickets to one of that year's Mansfield shows but ended up not using them because I came down with COVID. The last thing my mom remembers is me asking if we should get insurance for them, which I guess I didn't see the logic in because it was so close to the show. Oops.
So this made that "Free" opener all the sweeter, as I was now free of the burden of... uh, not seeing Phish. This song kicks off a good first set with two back-to-back jam vehicles I actually don't care for much: Wope offers up a generic soaring jam, while Gin does the same thing as most of the post-COVID versions with a busy groove jam. But then comes Wilson, the first performance of a true-blue Gamehendge song since NYE, ending the oft-rumored idea that they had shelved those songs following the complete performance. It rocked in the room, let me tell you. After that, "The Connection" was an interesting moment as, despite being a legit bust-out, I saw a mass exodus to the bathrooms while it was going on. What the hell? I guess people latched onto the idea that it sounded like Diet Number Line, so they bolted. Not me though, and "Thread" afterward was another fun deep cut.
(In case you're wondering: Yes, I do use quotations for the proper names of songs. Sue me.)
Set 2 offered deeper jamming than the first, a non-stop sequence of six songs that were all fun to check off my personal list. Coil as a set opener? Why not! A Scents with a magisterial jam segment that crossfades into more mellow territory? Yup. And I'll never say no to X'eyed in a 4th quarter, this one being an outrageous energy boost in a show that wasn't exactly dragging. Kinda weird that a 21-minute "Tweezer" ends up being the weak link here, but whatever. The band made up for that at my next show.
Overall, this was a perfectly solid introduction to the showgoing experience. The tickets in Section 1(!) I pulled from the lottery were most resplendent; my only wish is that my sister also could've enjoyed them. We ran the gauntlet from the private lot through shakedown prior to the show, and she ended up bailing before entering the pavilion (but after getting food). When I got back to the car, I saw her watching The Bear on her iPhone. At least she was a good sport for driving me there. I have my driver's license now, so hopefully I should be able to do a multi-show run in the future without issue.
, attached to 2025-09-17
If you're wondering if the band had anything left in the tank after the fiery finale and era-defining highlight they pulled off at SPAC in August, look no further than this second set (and encore!).
Carini is a blazing, ballsy affair, a very strong entry in terms of the 25min+ jams we've been treated to regularly these last couple years (a formula which doesn't always deliver this strongly). I might quibble with the > vs the -> currently listed in the setlists. The flow into Light and back into Carini are smooth and satisfying, and on the strength of this sequence alone the set would be worth exploring. But there's a perfect drop into Sand and a jam thats sees Trey sit back, jazzy, giving Page lots of room to take the lead. I think Page is probably the Sept tour MVP here. The jam is groovy and then part way in shifts into some absolutely glorious, patient, perfect Phish—maybe the strongest jam of the year, at least to my tastes. Fish approves with some Austin Power 'yeah baby's as the jam swells to a close and again here I'd argue -> into Piper. The Piper is shorter and sweet, swirling a bit. Lizards, YEM to close? Keeper.
Oh! And I've been waiting since 7/15/99 for Meatstick to really get taken for a proper, erm, ride. Besides the anomalous classic RocknRoll>Stick pairing from 2011, we haven't really seen that growth materialize. This encore offering isn't quite as girthy as 99's, but damn if it isn't satisfying. More big Meatsick please!
Review by andrewrose
If you're wondering if the band had anything left in the tank after the fiery finale and era-defining highlight they pulled off at SPAC in August, look no further than this second set (and encore!).
Carini is a blazing, ballsy affair, a very strong entry in terms of the 25min+ jams we've been treated to regularly these last couple years (a formula which doesn't always deliver this strongly). I might quibble with the > vs the -> currently listed in the setlists. The flow into Light and back into Carini are smooth and satisfying, and on the strength of this sequence alone the set would be worth exploring. But there's a perfect drop into Sand and a jam thats sees Trey sit back, jazzy, giving Page lots of room to take the lead. I think Page is probably the Sept tour MVP here. The jam is groovy and then part way in shifts into some absolutely glorious, patient, perfect Phish—maybe the strongest jam of the year, at least to my tastes. Fish approves with some Austin Power 'yeah baby's as the jam swells to a close and again here I'd argue -> into Piper. The Piper is shorter and sweet, swirling a bit. Lizards, YEM to close? Keeper.
Oh! And I've been waiting since 7/15/99 for Meatstick to really get taken for a proper, erm, ride. Besides the anomalous classic RocknRoll>Stick pairing from 2011, we haven't really seen that growth materialize. This encore offering isn't quite as girthy as 99's, but damn if it isn't satisfying. More big Meatsick please!
, attached to 2014-07-19
SET 1:
The Moma Dance: party started. Clav is immediately very high in the mix, as is common in 2014. Fishman’s vocals are through the roof too! Pretty standard and has a couple flubs but the band is audibly having fun in this one.
Wolfman’s Brother: more funk, why not? A classic ‘let’s shake off the rust’ placement after a similarly straightforward show opener. Jam IMMEDIATELY goes to a one chord 98-style funk jam - Mike slapping away, Page on the clav, Trey stomping the wah. The crowd responds with a slow roar, this has taken them by surprise. Jam slightly mellows and becomes less percussive as Trey starts his solo, but then they return to the hard funk. Trey strutting all over the place. Nice! They then build up the intensity to a rock space pretty seamlessly. Trey ripcords the end perhaps a little too quickly but the body of work here is spot on. Great little Wolfman’s. Show can go anywhere now.
Devotion to a Dream: fun, well placed. Underrated tune this one. Really feeling this in this spot actually.
46 Days: sure. Feels funkier than usual in the composed section. Standard rocking jam though.
Yarmouth Road: hilariously bad song but I guess I’m in a good mood today because I don’t hate this placement. Enjoying laughing to it today. The band holds on until the bridge whereupon the whole thing kinda falls apart. Fish and Page miss the transition into the bridge, Trey has no idea what he’s meant to play, and the vocals are shocking. One of the rougher Yarmouths out there, and that’s saying something for this song.
Brian and Robert: not great out of the end of a butchered Yarmouth. Backing vocals are a bit shaky though that’s not uncommon with this tune. You’ve gotta hope something is gonna get the train back on the tracks next.
Wingsuit: lol. Yeah that’s not what anybody would have wanted at that moment, but I can appreciate they’re cultivating a chillout vibe in this passage. Somebody requests Harpua after this ends.
Tube: good way of getting back into it. Good tempo from the outset. Jam is just about entirely clav led, then they launch into a full band Smoke on the Water tease! Nice! After that it’s quick to get to the shuffle section and out. Happy with how well this brings back the energy. >
Free: reset complete. Taken nice and fast just like Tube. Very standard and short though with no Trey solo. >
Roggae: okay. This jam doesn’t really come together. Meh version.
Heavy Things: love this song, just not here and now. Page on the organ for the solo - fun. They sing the outro over Page going nuts.
Run Like an Antelope: Trey plays with Smoke on the Water a few times in this one and then finally plays it in the Rye Rye Rocco section, while Fish sings Istanbul (Not Constantinople). Very manic version from the start, the whole band is raging. Recommended if you want a good 3.0 version!
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SET 2:
Carini: some rage to kick off set 2. Jam is very short and aimless. Trey brings it down to a quiet space but doesn’t seem to find anything worth pursuing and ripcords >
Waves: there’s a bit of a type 1 peak here led by Page, but nothing crazy and it ends before it really gets going. Ambient outro space with Waves lyrics goes >
Fuego: a short mid second set Fuego - nothing more 2014 than that. Pretty fiery Trey during the drum break though, one of the better takes on that section I’ve heard. >
Twist: nothing is sticking so far this set, song choice isn’t too bad though. Nifty little Twist here. Page rages on piano for most of it and Trey brings it back to the head well enough. Hopefully this gets the band locked in. Some extended ‘woo!’ing at the end leads >
Light: cute, good placement. There’s the feeling that this one is going to do something. The ‘woo’s from the end of Twist continue all through the intro of this one and the crowd responds in turn, very cute. Page is insistent on making this one a plinko jam from very early on, taking the lead like he has all summer. The rest of the band doesn’t really bite and the jam transitions into a meandering stormier space. At 9 mins in things get interesting, Fish starts up a tribal tom groove, then a snare groove, and the band takes on ominous, brooding play. WOW @ Page’s synths at the 10 minute mark, sounds more like an Ondes Martenot than anything else. Super eerie, very droney. Trey compliments it well with some rhythmic playing that eventually falls away into delay. The back end of this Light is good stuff, very very creepy. Page once again showing himself to be the MVP of this tour. Seems to foreshadow the Wedge from the following night too. >
Twenty Years Later: it’s Twenty Years Later. Standard. >
Harry Hood: nice. A good amount of quality effects-driven exploration in the intro from both Trey and Mike, with a great searing bass solo from Cactus. Good composed section, taken nice and fast. Listen to the crowd reaction, they’re very excited for this. Pressure is on the band to respond. Trey initiates minor key play at 7:30, but Page doesn’t bite just yet. They bring it down and then a hard edged Trey rock solo begins around 10 minutes in. Good stuff! Rock and roll at 11 minutes in, baby! Trey ripping. Trey brings it down again at 12 minutes, switches to major key, and begins another build more typical of Hood. Major Fuego tease at 13:30. Climax is mellower than usual, but that’s typical of the era. Good version for sure! They put in the effort. >
Cavern: nice and peppy. Set in the books.
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ENCORE:
Grind: standard.
Bug: standard.
Suzy Greenberg: standard. 3 song encores for the win!
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Overall: solid, very standard show. Would’ve been perfectly fun at the venue. Wolfman’s and Light jam very nicely, Hood they put in effort and Antelope has some uncharacteristic quirkiness. Nothing here is truly mind-blowing and there’s a lot of mundanity, but the whole thing flows well enough for my tastes.
3.6 stars.
Review by Esperanzan
SET 1:
The Moma Dance: party started. Clav is immediately very high in the mix, as is common in 2014. Fishman’s vocals are through the roof too! Pretty standard and has a couple flubs but the band is audibly having fun in this one.
Wolfman’s Brother: more funk, why not? A classic ‘let’s shake off the rust’ placement after a similarly straightforward show opener. Jam IMMEDIATELY goes to a one chord 98-style funk jam - Mike slapping away, Page on the clav, Trey stomping the wah. The crowd responds with a slow roar, this has taken them by surprise. Jam slightly mellows and becomes less percussive as Trey starts his solo, but then they return to the hard funk. Trey strutting all over the place. Nice! They then build up the intensity to a rock space pretty seamlessly. Trey ripcords the end perhaps a little too quickly but the body of work here is spot on. Great little Wolfman’s. Show can go anywhere now.
Devotion to a Dream: fun, well placed. Underrated tune this one. Really feeling this in this spot actually.
46 Days: sure. Feels funkier than usual in the composed section. Standard rocking jam though.
Yarmouth Road: hilariously bad song but I guess I’m in a good mood today because I don’t hate this placement. Enjoying laughing to it today. The band holds on until the bridge whereupon the whole thing kinda falls apart. Fish and Page miss the transition into the bridge, Trey has no idea what he’s meant to play, and the vocals are shocking. One of the rougher Yarmouths out there, and that’s saying something for this song.
Brian and Robert: not great out of the end of a butchered Yarmouth. Backing vocals are a bit shaky though that’s not uncommon with this tune. You’ve gotta hope something is gonna get the train back on the tracks next.
Wingsuit: lol. Yeah that’s not what anybody would have wanted at that moment, but I can appreciate they’re cultivating a chillout vibe in this passage. Somebody requests Harpua after this ends.
Tube: good way of getting back into it. Good tempo from the outset. Jam is just about entirely clav led, then they launch into a full band Smoke on the Water tease! Nice! After that it’s quick to get to the shuffle section and out. Happy with how well this brings back the energy. >
Free: reset complete. Taken nice and fast just like Tube. Very standard and short though with no Trey solo. >
Roggae: okay. This jam doesn’t really come together. Meh version.
Heavy Things: love this song, just not here and now. Page on the organ for the solo - fun. They sing the outro over Page going nuts.
Run Like an Antelope: Trey plays with Smoke on the Water a few times in this one and then finally plays it in the Rye Rye Rocco section, while Fish sings Istanbul (Not Constantinople). Very manic version from the start, the whole band is raging. Recommended if you want a good 3.0 version!
—
SET 2:
Carini: some rage to kick off set 2. Jam is very short and aimless. Trey brings it down to a quiet space but doesn’t seem to find anything worth pursuing and ripcords >
Waves: there’s a bit of a type 1 peak here led by Page, but nothing crazy and it ends before it really gets going. Ambient outro space with Waves lyrics goes >
Fuego: a short mid second set Fuego - nothing more 2014 than that. Pretty fiery Trey during the drum break though, one of the better takes on that section I’ve heard. >
Twist: nothing is sticking so far this set, song choice isn’t too bad though. Nifty little Twist here. Page rages on piano for most of it and Trey brings it back to the head well enough. Hopefully this gets the band locked in. Some extended ‘woo!’ing at the end leads >
Light: cute, good placement. There’s the feeling that this one is going to do something. The ‘woo’s from the end of Twist continue all through the intro of this one and the crowd responds in turn, very cute. Page is insistent on making this one a plinko jam from very early on, taking the lead like he has all summer. The rest of the band doesn’t really bite and the jam transitions into a meandering stormier space. At 9 mins in things get interesting, Fish starts up a tribal tom groove, then a snare groove, and the band takes on ominous, brooding play. WOW @ Page’s synths at the 10 minute mark, sounds more like an Ondes Martenot than anything else. Super eerie, very droney. Trey compliments it well with some rhythmic playing that eventually falls away into delay. The back end of this Light is good stuff, very very creepy. Page once again showing himself to be the MVP of this tour. Seems to foreshadow the Wedge from the following night too. >
Twenty Years Later: it’s Twenty Years Later. Standard. >
Harry Hood: nice. A good amount of quality effects-driven exploration in the intro from both Trey and Mike, with a great searing bass solo from Cactus. Good composed section, taken nice and fast. Listen to the crowd reaction, they’re very excited for this. Pressure is on the band to respond. Trey initiates minor key play at 7:30, but Page doesn’t bite just yet. They bring it down and then a hard edged Trey rock solo begins around 10 minutes in. Good stuff! Rock and roll at 11 minutes in, baby! Trey ripping. Trey brings it down again at 12 minutes, switches to major key, and begins another build more typical of Hood. Major Fuego tease at 13:30. Climax is mellower than usual, but that’s typical of the era. Good version for sure! They put in the effort. >
Cavern: nice and peppy. Set in the books.
—
ENCORE:
Grind: standard.
Bug: standard.
Suzy Greenberg: standard. 3 song encores for the win!
—
Overall: solid, very standard show. Would’ve been perfectly fun at the venue. Wolfman’s and Light jam very nicely, Hood they put in effort and Antelope has some uncharacteristic quirkiness. Nothing here is truly mind-blowing and there’s a lot of mundanity, but the whole thing flows well enough for my tastes.
3.6 stars.
, attached to 2014-07-19
SET 1:
The Moma Dance: party started. Clav is immediately very high in the mix, as is common in 2014. Fishman’s vocals are through the roof too! Pretty standard and has a couple flubs but the band is audibly having fun in this one.
Wolfman’s Brother: more funk, why not? A classic ‘let’s shake off the rust’ placement after a similarly straightforward show opener. Jam IMMEDIATELY goes to a one chord 98-style funk jam - Mike slapping away, Page on the clav, Trey stomping the wah. The crowd responds with a slow roar, this has taken them by surprise. Jam slightly mellows and becomes less percussive as Trey starts his solo, but then they return to the hard funk. Trey strutting all over the place. Nice! They then build up the intensity to a rock space pretty seamlessly. Trey ripcords the end perhaps a little too quickly but the body of work here is spot on. Great little Wolfman’s. Show can go anywhere now.
Devotion to a Dream: fun, well placed. Underrated tune this one. Really feeling this in this spot actually.
46 Days: sure. Feels funkier than usual in the composed section. Standard rocking jam though.
Yarmouth Road: hilariously bad song but I guess I’m in a good mood today because I don’t hate this placement. Enjoying laughing to it today. The band holds on until the bridge whereupon the whole thing kinda falls apart. Fish and Page miss the transition into the bridge, Trey has no idea what he’s meant to play, and the vocals are shocking. One of the rougher Yarmouths out there, and that’s saying something for this song.
Brian and Robert: not great out of the end of a butchered Yarmouth. Backing vocals are a bit shaky though that’s not uncommon with this tune. You’ve gotta hope something is gonna get the train back on the tracks next.
Wingsuit: lol. Yeah that’s not what anybody would have wanted at that moment, but I can appreciate they’re cultivating a chillout vibe in this passage. Somebody requests Harpua after this ends.
Tube: good way of getting back into it. Good tempo from the outset. Jam is just about entirely clav led, then they launch into a full band Smoke on the Water tease! Nice! After that it’s quick to get to the shuffle section and out. Happy with how well this brings back the energy. >
Free: reset complete. Taken nice and fast just like Tube. Very standard and short though with no Trey solo. >
Roggae: okay. This jam doesn’t really come together. Meh version.
Heavy Things: love this song, just not here and now. Page on the organ for the solo - fun. They sing the outro over Page going nuts.
Run Like an Antelope: Trey plays with Smoke on the Water a few times in this one and then finally plays it in the Rye Rye Rocco section, while Fish sings Istanbul (Not Constantinople). Very manic version from the start, the whole band is raging. Recommended if you want a good 3.0 version!
—
SET 2:
Carini: some rage to kick off set 2. Jam is very short and aimless. Trey brings it down to a quiet space but doesn’t seem to find anything worth pursuing and ripcords >
Waves: there’s a bit of a type 1 peak here led by Page, but nothing crazy and it ends before it really gets going. Ambient outro space with Waves lyrics goes >
Fuego: a short mid second set Fuego - nothing more 2014 than that. Pretty fiery Trey during the drum break though, one of the better takes on that section I’ve heard. >
Twist: nothing is sticking so far this set, song choice isn’t too bad though. Nifty little Twist here. Page rages on piano for most of it and Trey brings it back to the head well enough. Hopefully this gets the band locked in. Some extended ‘woo!’ing at the end leads >
Light: cute, good placement. There’s the feeling that this one is going to do something. The ‘woo’s from the end of Twist continue all through the intro of this one and the crowd responds in turn, very cute. Page is insistent on making this one a plinko jam from very early on, taking the lead like he has all summer. The rest of the band doesn’t really bite and the jam transitions into a meandering stormier space. At 9 mins in things get interesting, Fish starts up a tribal tom groove, then a snare groove, and the band takes on ominous, brooding play. WOW @ Page’s synths at the 10 minute mark, sounds more like an Ondes Martenot than anything else. Super eerie, very droney. Trey compliments it well with some rhythmic playing that eventually falls away into delay. The back end of this Light is good stuff, very very creepy. Page once again showing himself to be the MVP of this tour. Seems to foreshadow the Wedge from the following night too. >
Twenty Years Later: it’s Twenty Years Later. Standard. >
Harry Hood: nice. A good amount of quality effects-driven exploration in the intro from both Trey and Mike, with a great searing bass solo from Cactus. Good composed section, taken nice and fast. Listen to the crowd reaction, they’re very excited for this. Pressure is on the band to respond. Trey initiates minor key play at 7:30, but Page doesn’t bite just yet. They bring it down and then a hard edged Trey rock solo begins around 10 minutes in. Good stuff! Rock and roll at 11 minutes in, baby! Trey ripping. Trey brings it down again at 12 minutes, switches to major key, and begins another build more typical of Hood. Major Fuego tease at 13:30. Climax is mellower than usual, but that’s typical of the era. Good version for sure! They put in the effort. >
Cavern: nice and peppy. Set in the books.
—
ENCORE:
Grind: standard.
Bug: standard.
Suzy Greenberg: standard. 3 song encores for the win!
—
Overall: solid, very standard show. Would’ve been perfectly fun at the venue. Wolfman’s and Light jam very nicely, Hood they put in effort and Antelope has some uncharacteristic quirkiness. Nothing here is truly mind-blowing and there’s a lot of mundanity, but the whole thing flows well enough for my tastes.
3.6 stars.
Review by Esperanzan
SET 1:
The Moma Dance: party started. Clav is immediately very high in the mix, as is common in 2014. Fishman’s vocals are through the roof too! Pretty standard and has a couple flubs but the band is audibly having fun in this one.
Wolfman’s Brother: more funk, why not? A classic ‘let’s shake off the rust’ placement after a similarly straightforward show opener. Jam IMMEDIATELY goes to a one chord 98-style funk jam - Mike slapping away, Page on the clav, Trey stomping the wah. The crowd responds with a slow roar, this has taken them by surprise. Jam slightly mellows and becomes less percussive as Trey starts his solo, but then they return to the hard funk. Trey strutting all over the place. Nice! They then build up the intensity to a rock space pretty seamlessly. Trey ripcords the end perhaps a little too quickly but the body of work here is spot on. Great little Wolfman’s. Show can go anywhere now.
Devotion to a Dream: fun, well placed. Underrated tune this one. Really feeling this in this spot actually.
46 Days: sure. Feels funkier than usual in the composed section. Standard rocking jam though.
Yarmouth Road: hilariously bad song but I guess I’m in a good mood today because I don’t hate this placement. Enjoying laughing to it today. The band holds on until the bridge whereupon the whole thing kinda falls apart. Fish and Page miss the transition into the bridge, Trey has no idea what he’s meant to play, and the vocals are shocking. One of the rougher Yarmouths out there, and that’s saying something for this song.
Brian and Robert: not great out of the end of a butchered Yarmouth. Backing vocals are a bit shaky though that’s not uncommon with this tune. You’ve gotta hope something is gonna get the train back on the tracks next.
Wingsuit: lol. Yeah that’s not what anybody would have wanted at that moment, but I can appreciate they’re cultivating a chillout vibe in this passage. Somebody requests Harpua after this ends.
Tube: good way of getting back into it. Good tempo from the outset. Jam is just about entirely clav led, then they launch into a full band Smoke on the Water tease! Nice! After that it’s quick to get to the shuffle section and out. Happy with how well this brings back the energy. >
Free: reset complete. Taken nice and fast just like Tube. Very standard and short though with no Trey solo. >
Roggae: okay. This jam doesn’t really come together. Meh version.
Heavy Things: love this song, just not here and now. Page on the organ for the solo - fun. They sing the outro over Page going nuts.
Run Like an Antelope: Trey plays with Smoke on the Water a few times in this one and then finally plays it in the Rye Rye Rocco section, while Fish sings Istanbul (Not Constantinople). Very manic version from the start, the whole band is raging. Recommended if you want a good 3.0 version!
—
SET 2:
Carini: some rage to kick off set 2. Jam is very short and aimless. Trey brings it down to a quiet space but doesn’t seem to find anything worth pursuing and ripcords >
Waves: there’s a bit of a type 1 peak here led by Page, but nothing crazy and it ends before it really gets going. Ambient outro space with Waves lyrics goes >
Fuego: a short mid second set Fuego - nothing more 2014 than that. Pretty fiery Trey during the drum break though, one of the better takes on that section I’ve heard. >
Twist: nothing is sticking so far this set, song choice isn’t too bad though. Nifty little Twist here. Page rages on piano for most of it and Trey brings it back to the head well enough. Hopefully this gets the band locked in. Some extended ‘woo!’ing at the end leads >
Light: cute, good placement. There’s the feeling that this one is going to do something. The ‘woo’s from the end of Twist continue all through the intro of this one and the crowd responds in turn, very cute. Page is insistent on making this one a plinko jam from very early on, taking the lead like he has all summer. The rest of the band doesn’t really bite and the jam transitions into a meandering stormier space. At 9 mins in things get interesting, Fish starts up a tribal tom groove, then a snare groove, and the band takes on ominous, brooding play. WOW @ Page’s synths at the 10 minute mark, sounds more like an Ondes Martenot than anything else. Super eerie, very droney. Trey compliments it well with some rhythmic playing that eventually falls away into delay. The back end of this Light is good stuff, very very creepy. Page once again showing himself to be the MVP of this tour. Seems to foreshadow the Wedge from the following night too. >
Twenty Years Later: it’s Twenty Years Later. Standard. >
Harry Hood: nice. A good amount of quality effects-driven exploration in the intro from both Trey and Mike, with a great searing bass solo from Cactus. Good composed section, taken nice and fast. Listen to the crowd reaction, they’re very excited for this. Pressure is on the band to respond. Trey initiates minor key play at 7:30, but Page doesn’t bite just yet. They bring it down and then a hard edged Trey rock solo begins around 10 minutes in. Good stuff! Rock and roll at 11 minutes in, baby! Trey ripping. Trey brings it down again at 12 minutes, switches to major key, and begins another build more typical of Hood. Major Fuego tease at 13:30. Climax is mellower than usual, but that’s typical of the era. Good version for sure! They put in the effort. >
Cavern: nice and peppy. Set in the books.
—
ENCORE:
Grind: standard.
Bug: standard.
Suzy Greenberg: standard. 3 song encores for the win!
—
Overall: solid, very standard show. Would’ve been perfectly fun at the venue. Wolfman’s and Light jam very nicely, Hood they put in effort and Antelope has some uncharacteristic quirkiness. Nothing here is truly mind-blowing and there’s a lot of mundanity, but the whole thing flows well enough for my tastes.
3.6 stars.
, attached to 2025-09-21
First things first, kudos to the user who spotted this as the "21" show - no way that was a coincidence.
Expectations for this show - or any Sunday tour closer - let alone at the Hampton - are going to be sky high. We expect alot from this band sometimes not because we are entitled brats (some are, sure) but because we know these guys are capable of some insane stuff. So, we tend to picture them being able to put out a 5-star affair on a whim.
This was a very solid Phish show - but at the end of the run feels like it will be the least memorable. The highlights to me were the Foam, Split open and melt, weekapaug WGTYM and Scents.
Set One: B
Set Two: B
Rating: 4.15
Review by DownWithSteam
First things first, kudos to the user who spotted this as the "21" show - no way that was a coincidence.
Expectations for this show - or any Sunday tour closer - let alone at the Hampton - are going to be sky high. We expect alot from this band sometimes not because we are entitled brats (some are, sure) but because we know these guys are capable of some insane stuff. So, we tend to picture them being able to put out a 5-star affair on a whim.
This was a very solid Phish show - but at the end of the run feels like it will be the least memorable. The highlights to me were the Foam, Split open and melt, weekapaug WGTYM and Scents.
Set One: B
Set Two: B
Rating: 4.15
, attached to 2025-09-20
Coming off a true heater last night, the expectations were Phish would come in and do it all again. Those expectations were absolutely correct.
While I surely prefer 9/19/25 as a superior show overall - there are some highlights in this show that surely rival it. For example, the Moonage Daydream S1 closer raged harder than perhaps any version of that song I can still remember. Also thank you for playing Esther.
The highlight of this 2nd set in my opinion was actually this Beneath a Sea of Stars, the jam that came of this one was straight up trance inducing.
Certainly a show you'll want to listen to.
Set One: B
Set Two: B+
Rating: 4.25
Review by DownWithSteam
Coming off a true heater last night, the expectations were Phish would come in and do it all again. Those expectations were absolutely correct.
While I surely prefer 9/19/25 as a superior show overall - there are some highlights in this show that surely rival it. For example, the Moonage Daydream S1 closer raged harder than perhaps any version of that song I can still remember. Also thank you for playing Esther.
The highlight of this 2nd set in my opinion was actually this Beneath a Sea of Stars, the jam that came of this one was straight up trance inducing.
Certainly a show you'll want to listen to.
Set One: B
Set Two: B+
Rating: 4.25
, attached to 2025-07-27
I managed to get front row pavilion tickets (not pit). Page Side Rage Side with my new fiancé day of show. Needless to say our faces were absolutely split open and melted. The gentleman next to me was pretty wasted and suggested that Phish was going to play Tweezer that night. I recalled that they played Tweezer at their previous stop at Forest Hills and suggested they wouldn’t. I then recalled when Phish played Cathy’s Clown and Tweezer Reprise in 2019 finishing the Tweezerfest from Camden and suggested we would hear Tweezer Reprise but no Tweezer. While I was hilariously right most of the show I was dumbfounded that they actually encored with Tweezer and then to end the OG summer tour on the high note of Harry Hood. This show was absolutely bonkers. Highlights were definitely Roses are free jam and Golden age as they both went back into tweezer reprise. I had gout and blood clot so I took my medicinals pretty light with some fungus among us but who needed party favors when you’re front fucking row. Hard to keep putting in for tickets when I feel like I could quit off of that experience. But this is why we keep going and what we play for. The chance to see something spectacular like this. People will talk about this show for years to come and it will be hard for Phish to top that the next time they end a tour at SPAC.
Love, light & Lobster; take care of them shoes.
Review by goodonthebun
I managed to get front row pavilion tickets (not pit). Page Side Rage Side with my new fiancé day of show. Needless to say our faces were absolutely split open and melted. The gentleman next to me was pretty wasted and suggested that Phish was going to play Tweezer that night. I recalled that they played Tweezer at their previous stop at Forest Hills and suggested they wouldn’t. I then recalled when Phish played Cathy’s Clown and Tweezer Reprise in 2019 finishing the Tweezerfest from Camden and suggested we would hear Tweezer Reprise but no Tweezer. While I was hilariously right most of the show I was dumbfounded that they actually encored with Tweezer and then to end the OG summer tour on the high note of Harry Hood. This show was absolutely bonkers. Highlights were definitely Roses are free jam and Golden age as they both went back into tweezer reprise. I had gout and blood clot so I took my medicinals pretty light with some fungus among us but who needed party favors when you’re front fucking row. Hard to keep putting in for tickets when I feel like I could quit off of that experience. But this is why we keep going and what we play for. The chance to see something spectacular like this. People will talk about this show for years to come and it will be hard for Phish to top that the next time they end a tour at SPAC.
Love, light & Lobster; take care of them shoes.
, attached to 2025-09-21
This show was the perfect end to a weekend run for me. Did I get all the songs I was hoping for? No, but lets be realistic, we never really do. In my opinion they played extremely well and the vibe in my section was absolutely immaculate. I spent the prior 2 nights hanging with friends and made a bunch of new ones on Sunday having gotten in line early alone. Ended up doing the show with them instead of braving the floor as originally planned. The first set was like one big highlight. From the First Tube opener to the Life Saving Gun (one of my favorite new songs) fucking 2001 and Melt hooo boy! I might have missed part of MEAP because I was sure Golgi was going to end the set and I bolted to piss. the Mikes Groove to open the 2nd set was just right and WGTYM and Scents both had super interesting jams that didn't stay in the bliss zone. I really can't speak enough about how much I enjoyed this show. Great music and perfect vibe. I wasn't on drugs but you best believe I was high after that show!
Review by Darthmikeshair
This show was the perfect end to a weekend run for me. Did I get all the songs I was hoping for? No, but lets be realistic, we never really do. In my opinion they played extremely well and the vibe in my section was absolutely immaculate. I spent the prior 2 nights hanging with friends and made a bunch of new ones on Sunday having gotten in line early alone. Ended up doing the show with them instead of braving the floor as originally planned. The first set was like one big highlight. From the First Tube opener to the Life Saving Gun (one of my favorite new songs) fucking 2001 and Melt hooo boy! I might have missed part of MEAP because I was sure Golgi was going to end the set and I bolted to piss. the Mikes Groove to open the 2nd set was just right and WGTYM and Scents both had super interesting jams that didn't stay in the bliss zone. I really can't speak enough about how much I enjoyed this show. Great music and perfect vibe. I wasn't on drugs but you best believe I was high after that show!
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