I'm a youngen, and this was my first Phish show ever. My friend got me into phish and i had heard all the albums and some of the great live shows, so i was familiar with what i was getting myself into. I was a pretty big fan already so the natural buzz i had before the show was unbelieveable (im sure everyone remembers their first show).

My friend who introduced me to ph called the opener, Possum. great start and got me dancing right away. Standard jim, stash and nicu followed. Wolfman ripped, trey was warmed up and feeling it. the mikes->silent was unusual and cool (bummed i didnt get a horse, didnt realize that would be the theme of '13, horseless mornin's). weekapaug closed the set in style.

We were up close first set, but decided to get some dancing space and rage the back of the lawn set two. At the time i had never heard golden age, so when it started i had to ask someone what song it was, but boy did I enjoy it! great funkified jam where i really was able to get down and dance and lose myself. twist continued the good vibes but killed by a mid set BDTNL. Sorry for the hate, its a nice song on its own and I totally understand what it means for the band, but god damn does it ruin a set. being a fan of ocelot i was totally happy to hear it, for some reason that song has one of those infectious grooves that you just wanna get down to. R&R was short lived but had an amazing trippy > 2001. 2001 was wicked tight (page was killing it). Cavern came next and i thought it was gonna close out the short set 2, but luckily we were in for one of the most underated antelopes of 3.0.

been you to have any spike? MAN?

and who can go wrong with a harry hood encore?! it was my favorite phish tune at the time and the perfect way to end my first phish show. after relistens its not a standout show, but then again it was only the tour opener, hence only 3 stars. but what an amazing night i'll never forget! still get goosebumps