Part of my full run through of Summer '98, see here

The show kicks off with a smooth Moma Dance, which is welcome given that the previous versions of the tour had been a bit sloppy in places. It seems that the band finally is feeling comfortable with the song and delivers a great version, and that feels like a good place to start. Not messing around, they follow up with an excellent Gin. This one goes on in Gin-ish fashion for a bit with nice rock peaks and valleys. At around 12 minutes it breaks into s sprightly sequence with a jubilant vibe until around the 14 and a half minute mark where it quiets down and gently drifts into another dreamy Europe '98 ambient groove. Overall it's a very fun and different Gin jam and maybe one of the best performances of this European run so far (and that is saying something after the second night in Prague). The band attempts to follow up in strong fashion with Punch You in the Eye; this one has a drawn out intro that at one point dims down to near silence before building up again. Trey unfortunately loses this one in the second verse both lyrically and musically... not sure what was happening here. The rest of the first set is Perfectly Fine Phish with decent songs and a nice close out with Run Like an Antelope.

Set 2 kicks off with an excellent version of Wilson, one of those with a long, heavy metal breakdown in the middle (this one with some extra bite). They follow this with a nice but standard Birds of a Feather and Dirt, then ease into Piper. Unfortunately, this one comes nowhere near touching the version from the previous show. Sleeping Monkey is dedicated to a Chilean fan who really wanted to hear it. This second set Ghost comes to an almost complete stop at one point during the end of the verses... while it's planned the band almost loses the song when they come back into it. This version is mostly standard but moves into a bluesy rock jam towards the end... would have made for a nice segue into My Soul but instead the band slams into Johnny B. Goode to close it out. The Julius encore also feels a bit sloppy at times. This show certainly didn't end as strong as it started...

This one unfortunately felt like a bit of a snoozer, but it was in the unenviable position of being night one of a three night stand immediately after an all time great Night 2 in Prague. The band couldn't give a lot away during this show... I'm certainly hoping the other two nights are better. That being said, this is a fantastic Gin and feels very unique, positioned here with one of the great ambient jams that seem to be the hallmark of this European tour. The first half of Set 1 is available in SBD so this Bathtub Gin is very much worth your time if you want to listen to some highlights from '98 (might as well listen to the Moma opener too which is quite good).