Fun show last night! I saw this via the webcast and really enjoyed it. The first set reminded me of last Friday's show at Randall's Island due to a lot of songs being placed in similar areas. While not as good as that first set, it was still very enjoyable. A slight flub couldn't detract from the always welcome, flowing Reba. Squirming Coil was a wonderful surprise after the likely set closer of Stash. The Stash itself was awesome with Trey throwing out numerous unique notes giving it a slightly different vibe than usual.

The second set was killer. Just killer. The Golden Age opener really set the tone and segued into a nice funk jam. It sounded like they were about to go into 2001, but Trey surprised us all with an always welcome Mango Song. The Sand>Piper>Halley's Comet>Wombat was jamming at it's finest. The whole band was locked in the groove with some goosebump inducing rushes when they really gelled together. Seemed like the audience was picking up on those moments as well.

The whole jam segment also showed Trey's mastery of the situation. You could tell that Halley's and Wombat were pure moments of inspiration as Trey went over to the other band members right before each song who nodded while they were all still in the middle of a jam. I always have such fond memories of Halley's after seeing the legendary Hampton 97 version. This one wasn't stretched out at all, but made the vibe glorious. It had a different feel than usual due to the preceding music it derived from. The Wombat that followed had a bouncy feel to it while being classic eccentric Phish. They nailed it. Chalkdust seemed a hair out of place, but tough to complain about anything especially with the excellent Slave that followed. Julius sent everyone on their way wanting more for tomorrow. Can't wait to see what they have in store!

PS - did anyone else have buffering issues with the webcast especially in the first few songs, but occasionally reappearing throughout? Hopefully they'll get it sorted out for the rest if the run.