What a HOT show to kick off the three night Worcester run. And it just keeps getting better! By this point in the Fall Tour, they have definitely found their groove and have figured out how to deliver great shows and standout jams every single night.

The first set is kind of interesting... it doesn't seem to have a ton of the typical 97 flow to it, but still has some really great jams. The 24 minute YEM is definitely a highlight, especially so early in the show. It's a bit different than most YEMs in that it didn't really have the bass/drums part, and the vocal jam was very minor. But I think I'll take the solid 10+ minutes of funky jamming they delivered instead. The other highlight of this set is Black-Eyed Katy. Probably the best BEK of the tour so far, maybe in all of 97? Very good and funky.

Set two is also a bit mellow to start, but still brings some serious heat. Definitely strong versions of Timber and LxL to get things going. Slave is an interesting mid-set choice as it kind of feels like the song that usually wraps things up late in a show. However, in typical Phish fashion, they mix it up and go hard in the final stretch of the second set. This Ghost is a keeper. You know the drill; solid funky grooves with the usual stop/start jams, and then raging guitar god Trey bringing it to a peak as they fly into Johnny B. Goode to wrap up the second set. Hot hot heat on night one!