Last night was my third time seeing Phish at MSG and again I had a really great time. I won't lead with a lengthy preamble - let's get into the music.

I was very happy to hear a Carini opener but was dismayed when Plasma came next. But, despite my initial feeling, the song rose to beautiful heights; complete with a lot of sonic noise and a Carini reprise to boot. That was an awesome sandwich to start the night.

I am unfamiliar with Quadrophonic Toppling, but it was cool to hear this for the first time since 2022 and only the 2nd time since Big Cypress. Odd song, but cool.

The Curtain With was one I'd been thinking about all week and had fun singing along to this song.

Bathtub Gin is amongst my favorite Phish songs. I was at the 12/29/24 show last year and unfortunately had to leave the show at set break and missed the Bathtub Gin that opened the 2nd set that night. This year, I was determined to take a bath, and the band delivered a high intensity rendition of this great song. This for me was the crown jewel of the first set tonight and perhaps for the entire show. Thanks, boys, for the Gin!

NICU, Evolve, and Mountains in the Mist kind of just fell flat and lagged along. The latter is one of my least favorite Phish songs but one that I have good luck catching at shows. A well placed Fluffhead ended the first set on a high note. Woke a lot of people up after the three-pack lull-fest

Set break was fun - spend a lot of time trying to convince my boyfriend, who is more of a Phish novice than I am, that Phish really is the real deal. He wasn't convinced after that first set. He is a work in progress, but a true sport for accompanying me this year and last.

Mike's Song is fun enough and The Final Hurrah is not very noteworthy.

Weekapaug Groove will always put the biggest smile on my face - if you can't grin ear to ear during that song, I'm not sure what could make you happy!

A Wave of Hope was stretched out for close to 20 minutes which was cool and 20 Years Later just kind of came and went.

Golden Age was the highlight of Set 2 and the perfunctory Character Zero was a nice way to close out the set.

I loved the animal themed double encore of The Lizards and Possum.

Four Highlights: Carini sandwich, Bathtub Gin, Weekapaug Groove, Golden age

Honorable Mention: Curtain With, and both encore songs.

Overall: 6.5/10.

This is my only show for the NYE run this year. I feel like this show was a bit of a letdown. It wasn't a bad show, I just felt there was nothing entirely noteworthy about it. Still, there is nothing quite like a night with Phish at the best arena in the world! See you this summer...