Attended, probably the wildest Phish show I have seen. Put me on the moon.

SET 1: Bathtub Gin: Can’t beat this to open a show! Strong jam and shows clear intent that the band means business and intends on delivering the goods. ->

Sparkle: Standard. Keeps the energy high. >

Down with Disease: Wow, wouldn’t have called this in the three hole in the first set! Short and has plenty of fire in the belly. >

Dirt: Standard.

Cars Trucks Buses: Standard.

Billy Breathes: Standard.

Split Open and Melt: As the jam opens up Trey is using that signature summer 97 tone. Buckle up because things are about to get VERY weird. The theme that Trey catches around 10:35 is amazing – I believe this is the Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two tease. Really ramps up the tension. This goes on for roughly two minutes and if you were like me, I was really white knuckling it through this section. Things get quite mellow around the 13 and a half minute mark and strangely seem to be getting uplifting. Around 14 and a half Trey has had enough and starts to whip the band into shape to take us into the homestretch. Third Stone from the Sun tease starts at about 15:53 – Trey even briefly incorporates this into the ending coda - amazing. From there, the band just absolutely blitzkriegs our faces into the ending. Lord have mercy, that was insane, one of the all time greatest versions of one of Phish’s signature tunes and I was lucky enough to be there on a major headful. The crowd goes totally wild – I seriously the pavilion would collapse – never heard an outdoor venue go that berserk - and there is a long pause until…

Bye Bye Foot: Probably a good thing they slowed it way, way down. Folks were losing their stuff; I know I was. I needed this badly. Interesting that Mike gets a solo after Fish’s lyrics instead of Trey. It’s cool but I prefer Trey there – that 7.22.97 just blows me away every time. >

Ginseng Sullivan: Standard.

Harry Hood: Around 9:16 is where this one starts to break away from the traditional and head towards minor key jam territory, led by – I believe - Page. There have been nights where I have listened to this jam on repeat, I feel like I know it by heart. At 10:02 Trey starts a run that will end up as likely my all time favorite. It’s iconic and gives me major goosebumps. Listen to that soul pouring out of his guitar at 10:30 and beyond. 11:20 – gorgeous. 11:44 the release. Tears of joy flowing. Trill, trill, trill – 12:03. 12:20 begins the gradual climb and ramp up to the ecstatic climax. It’s not the biggest crescendo of Hood ever – but everything comes before it – in my humble opinion – is one of the best Hood jams ever.

Set your watches when we play the last chord – don’t get caught in the bathroom – lol – the band knew where the general headspace of those in attendance were and they were intent on messing with many this evening – that became even more clear with what was about to happen in the second set…

SET 2: Cities: Wooooooow. I had been dying to hear this and bam, here it was. Things start getting very weird with that signature Trey summer 97 tone in full effect, super crunchy. Once things begin to settle down around 15 and a half but just shy of 16 minutes things get very up tempo, uplifting and this is turning into a major chord jam! Here comes the HOSE. Check out Mike in this section laying down the most beautiful bombs. Page was not ready to let go of the weird though, playing with all kinds of strange effects. Trey just strumming away, I can imagine him strutting around the stage like a rooster. This is such an amazing segment; one I will never forget. Things get a hard edge to them once again around 22:50 as Trey starts laying the groundwork for… ->

Good Times Bad Times: Wooooooow!!! Did NOT see this coming. It’s so, so rare to see this show up here in the second set. Only about 15% of all times played has this not closed out a set or a show. Exceedingly rare to get it in this slot let alone what they did with it! They don’t go for the big rock ending, instead they just keep jamming. For a brief moment around 5 and a half Fishman tries to end it and is denied. Here is where things get very, very weird and I lost all my marbles ->

Rotation Jam: All the rotation stuff on stage and the heavy use of that super creepy Theremin, just sent me over the edge, lol. ->

Rock A William: So creepy, so weird. I had lost touch with reality at this point. Completely on the moon. Children of the corn line gets a big ovation. ->

David Bowie: This intro is one of the more psychedelic experiences of my life. Huge loops cement the back ground. Mike and Trey trading off on the nastiest licks. 3:30 for the enormous win. Then they take that awesome segment extremely high. Trey keeps repeating that same phrase, you know the one. Other than the super crazy intro, the Bowie itself is unfortunately quite average.

ENCORE: Cavern – Standard. Trey being Trey after it, staying in the spirit of totally messing with people most of the show – See you here tomorrow night in 45 minutes – I’m just kidding you can leave now, lol.

Replay Value: Split Open and Melt, Harry Hood, Cities

Summary: Totally agree with the current rating on Phish.net of 4.533/5 (270 ratings). Very, very strong show and left such a deep impression on me. I literally did not speak for about an hour after this show. Was completely blown away. It was a very quiet ride back to the campground, lol.