, attached to 2025-07-18

Review by yam_ekaj

yam_ekaj great show. Hood opener was a treat and a very well-executed version. Gin absolutely ripped and feature the cool Tequila jam. On Your Way Down was an epic bustout (although I must admit that I didn't recognize it, smh).

second set began with absolute fire. No Men's set the table and WGTYM once again delivered the goods. absolutely epic version highlighted by two distinct sections, one featuring a Trey bendy lick and the other centered around a riff akin to the Izabella intro. as the jam settled down they must've discussed the next song in the in-ear-monitors because they absolutely slammed into Crosseyed with basically no lead up or warning. awesome awesome version, featuring a very cool moment when Kuroda arranged his lights to look like the Chicago Bulls logo.

i must say, the fourth quarter of this show is not particularly strong. Farmhouse was a bit plodding and killed some momentum, Light contained some interesting jamming at first, but then they seemed to get a bit disconnected. rather than soldiering on, Trey instead went into Number Line, which was a serviceable version but still a bit disappointing as a song choice. Cavern, however, is never disappointing and was a fitting cap on a set that contained some incredibly high highs.

i want to briefly take the opportunity to shout out Mike who has really honed the tone on the Serek this tour; during the improvisational highlights of this show (WGTYM of course and, in my opinion, set 1's Gin), his playing was incredible and really drove a lot of the best moments to my ears.

overall a very awesome phish concert. the WGTYM is a must-listen, truly outstanding jam.


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