This show was a party. This may end up being one of the shows most heavily influenced by attendance bias. In the room, such a blast, but there were a few opportunities for a jam to go deep where another song was inserted instead.

As other have said, the first set was just about the platonic ideal for a traditional first set in 2022 (or 1999?). Some light to medium jamming on Golgi(!), Sample, Gumbo, and Timber. Choreographed dancing in Guelah (first time played since Fall Tour 2019), and a few supremely Phishy songs with Saw It Again, Meat, Lawn Boy, and MyF.

Second set came around, and the air on the lawn was electric. A Mr. C opener typically bolds well, and the jam felt like it had legs before pulling the plug in favor of YEM.

Personal anecdote: I don't attend many shows, and I don't go out of my way to attend the big ones if they're not in the NY area, so I had resigned myself to never catching a YEM. I was elated when it came on and had so much fun with every note.

Back to the review: this YEM wasn't bad! Not a contender for best of all time by any stretch, but some good jamming in it, including a fat Mike solo and a perfect return from vocal to instrumental jam, which ended up being the jam of the night, imho. Like Mr. C, Fuego had legs but ultimately gave way to Joy. A nice version, just not what you're hoping for as the Fuego jam was starting to go "there." It felt like they couldn't decide what type of set to make it, as we then went to party anthem Boogie On, then another more solemn tune in Scents. The Scents jam followed the Mr. C and Fuego cue and started to develop before ultimately being ditched for another pivot into Phish party picks in Wilson, Possum, and Cavern.

It felt like the encore was intended to be ALBTD and then something more upbeat, but the band was bumping up against a curfew and had to call it after that. Still, while the song isn't held in the highest regard by the fanbase, this was a tender version with an emotional guitar solo. For better or worse, this song's on-the-nose lyrics force me to consider how lucky I am in life, and for that, I appreciate when they play it.

All things considered, a solid Phish show that was absolutely worth attending.