, attached to 2024-12-30

Review by dublindeuce

dublindeuce There are only 2 reviews of this show so far, so I thought I'd add one. I had an amazing seat in 102 for this show. I got to see the full effects of the light show. This is a rarity; I'm usually behind the stage or on the side of the stage at MSG.

This Wolfman's is sneaky excellent. A really funky, churning jam. Quite fantastic for only an 11 minute version. Hearing this Wolfman's live gave me a nostalgic flashback to 12/28/16, my second show.

I don't think I've ever seen Divided Sky and Fluffhead in the same set. Quite good versions of them both. The set seemingly was about to end after Most Events Aren't Planned, but Trey went into Fluffhead after thanking the crowd. This was a fantastic move, and it rounded out the set at 1 hour and 32 minutes! That's a long Phish set!

Set II is terrific, even masterful. I caught the debut of Hey Stranger on 12/29/22 and hadn't seen it since. I loved the version off the studio album and had it on repeat during the late summer. So it was nice to hear it opening this set.

DwD is the musical highlight for the show to me. A very deep jam emerges that made me feel like the Garden was a vast ocean. The oceanic themes of this jam reminded me of Drowned > ASIHTOS from 7/30/17 a bit.

Winterqueen is a song I have been chasing. Just over a year ago, I was listening to the studio version of Winterqueen over and over again, hoping to hear it live one day. A year later, they delivered one for me. A perfect, slightly extended version.

Tweezer has a very strong jam. Towards the beginning of the jam, after the Uncle Ebeneezer lyric, Trey is in rock star mode, but is also playing in a funky, almost minimalist way. Stupendous playing by Trey.

Seven Below is another song that I had been craving to see live. The last time I saw Phish perform it was Mohegan Sun 2019!

A phenomenal Hood to close out the encore! What a peak at the end!

I love how this show contains a top notch second set plus Divided Sky, Fluffhead, and Harry Hood all in the same show! None of those three songs are even in the second set!

This show has fantastic setlist decisions by Trey and great jamming. I would recommend listening to this show.


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