This was the 4th of 5th shows I attended to start the Spring Tour and this one blew my fucking mind the most.

Mind you, we were just hot off the presses of three stellar shows in Seattle and Portland. But this one, in a new venue to me, absolutely rocked my world in a different way. I finished up some personal stuff and flew down to SF same-day, arriving around 2-3 hours before showtime. I took the BART in, dropped my luggage off at some temporary storage, and hit a bar nearby where I had a few cranberry vodkas. Met up with the crew in line and we were on our way.

Bill Graham is incredible and if Phish ever comes back I definitely want to go. It was worth spending the money to make it happen, and it's such a cool venue. Super intimate, super friendly, and just great vibes all around. Definitely the smallest place I've seen Phish at least by a factor of two. I dipped into my molly stash as I was pretty sure that this night would be a heater, and of course it was.

Immediately the energy in the building was hot and the band responded with a nice Buried Alive to start. I was very hyped - this was my first-ever Buried Alive to catch live. Axilla to keep the energy up and I was floating! The crowd popped again when Mike's hit and I thought this was the perfect placement for it. A solid Mike's and my first I Am Hydrogen afterward (at MSG it was Bouncing) and so I was hyped about that. I have seen some commentary about a supposedly subpar Groove afterward but at the venue and upon relisten I don't really hear it. It's one of my favorite Phish songs and always glad to see it. There was a few different directions the next could have gone but My Soul dropped and again it was my first one live. I recall loving the designs of the lights on the roof of Bill Graham and thinking it was an interesting song choice (in a good way). Many of the shows this tour had at least one strong first set jam and we didn't have to wait long for this. This Halley's (again, my first ever!) is INCREDIBLE. It's easily the best Halley's in many many years and arguably the strongest since 1.0/2.0, definitely better than any in 3.0, incredible peak, incredible jam. Must hear. The Roggae that follows is no slouch either, this is a very strong Roggae that I would love to see jam charted. Gets out there. Maze is always nice and then the final punch to complete the set, Split Open and Melt. Love love love this one, could take a SOAM jam in every show, and it's a magnificent cap to everything. All of our crew was definitely stunned and could not wait for the next frame to come. Definitely something I was juiced for - like 5 new songs for me in that set, an all-timer jam (Halley's), a Groove, and a Melt.

Set 2 is a beautifully constructed flowing piece of music. The Carini > NMINML > Ruby Waves is like an hour of just pure exploration and jaw-dropping amazement. Incredible energy in the BGCA and they just kept going and going. Literally just continuous exploration for that time, no breaks. I loved the Crosseyed jam in Ruby, it felt to me Trey was riffing on that for like five minutes. Those three songs are a prime example of 2025 Phish picking up right where 2024 left off, and continuing the ridiculous heater they are on. Again, a must-hear. The Ruby Waste combo worked so well for MSG that it was decided to occur again, also to great results, and then we take the WTU journey (magical in the venue, I recall spinning around me to look at all the different sides of the auditorium). When they started Disease to close I figured that it was going to end the set but that it would rage, and our group functioned as a mini-mosh pit during the duration of the song. I apologize to anyone in front of me that I accidentally jumped into. The show ended and I was in a daze. One of the greatest shows I've seen, and I've seen some good ones lately (hard not to, they are playing so well).

They could have done anything for the encore but of course they know how to keep raising the bar, so obviously Fluffhead was where we celebrated. Just a magical ending for a magical show. Stumbled out of BGCA still in awe of what I had just saw, and could not believe there was still one more night to go. After the show, there was this amazing firework display out in the grass area in front of the concert hall, which just added to everything. We took a trip back in the Lyft up to my buddy's place in Marin County and had a nice sleep there, ready to recharge. Such a banger evening and it reconfirmed how good they are right now. Definitely listen to this one.