I've been revisiting shows I've attended. This was my second show. The first one was 08/06/21. Both extremely epic but for different reasons. This one of those shows where the setlist reads weird on paper but it's even weirder when you listen to it. My brain was not ready for the massage were about to give it and in hindsight, I am most grateful.

1st set is better than what I percieved on the lawn. I won't go through the play by play in the spirit of brevity but the Taste is pretty sick -and it quotes either Vultures or WTU- also I don't remember being it played at all. The Mike's is nice too.

Set 2 opens with a Bathtub Gin and golly is it ever a good one. Pretty suscint representation of the dark, episodic style of jamming they'd pioneer in 4.0. Especially with Trey's new stompboxes and Page synthing his way through. Waves was a great option to continue the party. Nice and mellow. The evening was getting a bit chillier. Then Trey segues into Ghost, but it isn't really a Ghost proper, they're kinda playing it on top of Waves jam section chords. The delivery of the lyrics is completely off. Something was happening.

Then came Sally, fairly complete if low key, casual version. My monkey brain did not put two and two together and understood what a treat that song was. I was still kinda mad about the Ghost. I was still too dumb to understand that it wasn't about me at all. It was for Chef Trey to decide what treat I should have. Surrender to the flow, indeed.

Twenty Years Later was a total bummer lol. I now love the song but man, I wanted some jams. Today listening to the soundboard I heard Mike pretty obviously teasing Waste in 20YL, so no surprise we got it afterwards. I was thinking: "Two ballads? In a row?". Second show and I'm already a jaded vet.

Twist came up next. Glowsticks are hitting my neck, seeing people woo in real life was surreal. And beforw Twist has any chance to develop any steam, Trey slides into Makisupa. Oh, it's gonna be one of those. I got the message then. A seguefest show does not come by all that often anymore, nevermind one with Makisupa.

Looking back, how could I be so ungrateful? Trey was Master Oogway'ing his way through this show. What follows is some of the silliest Phish I've ever heard: Trey just starts naming all the songs they've played in this mongrel medley of sorts. On the lawn, I was pretty annoyed. I felt it was unearned/cheap. Listening back, still strikes me like that but I don't care. Perhaps the low point of the set but a glowstick needs to break before it glows.

Page comes with a great idea. Cues up the Martian Monster soundbites, CK5 turns on the red lights and off we go. Most evens aren't planned is a nice treat and sums up the spirit of the show somewhat.

The closing More-> Bathtub Gin is pure comedy. It was Bathtub Gin all along. It always was.

Slave is the best version I've ever heard. Absolutely magical.

All in all: a total ripper of a show. I just wasn't ready.

Score is 10 million.