Show #2 for your man, and one with an interesting distinction behind it: I went with my mom, finally making up for three years prior when we missed a show due to COVID. Sadly(?), I can't say this was that inviting of a show for a noob like her.

Set 1 starts out innocently enough with "Runaway Jim", but two songs later the band starts throwing out deep catalog picks, ones that I was totally okay to check off my list. Interesting how the Curtain With/FEFY/Pebbles triptych is an echo of 6/30/19. Just wish I hadnt opted to briefly sit down during With; it was a long day for me. And lest you think they're only gonna do prog, here comes MFMF -> Egg in a Hole, a truly nasty bit of business that fulfills the latter song's destructive potential. Always fun to get a moment of "What is even happening?!?!?!!?" in a first set. And then? More prog to close it out. Godspeed, Mr. Fluffhead.

Set 2... I mean, come on. Each of these three wise "Tweezer"s (hey, that's a free nickname opportunity) can stand up on its own, but while the first one's hypnotic build into a truly magisterial peak is probably the best one on balance, I find myself preferring the dark and noisy third Tweez, complete with CK5 showing uncommon restraint as the lights dimmed. It was almost like the band was playing hide-and-seek with us. I dig the song choices within the Tweezerfest, too; "Pillow Jets" was significant as they went into it riiiiiight as the Thunder clinched the NBA title. Believe me, I was on that score like a roach. And how about another jammed "Mercury" for the ledger? The closest thing to a nitpick I have about this set is that Axilla II could've gotten a small jam.

Phish deciding to play three nights in my home state was something I couldn't believe when it was announced, and good golly did they crush it up there at the sadly-not-in-Division-I SHNU Arena. Don't worry, they still play college hockey up there. I think the other two nights have a lot to sell, but this show's reputation precedes it, and it's a must-listen especially for anyone who likes to travel to far-off places.