, attached to 2026-01-28

Review by Gear_Shift

Gear_Shift This show seemed sluggish and a bit predictable (although, some moments of unpredictability - after all, it is a Phish show).

Set I Highlights: A fun Moma Dance to get people moving. A nice jam on Sand (again, predictable song for N1). Sigma Oasis, not an award winner, but not a horrible choice for a filler song. Breath and Burning bust out, nothing notable other than being a bust out. Fling Your Head they can keep. Chalk Dust is fun but prefer it as a Set II closer. Just my two cents.

Set II Highlights: Not a whole lot to write home about regarding Waves. Slow and boring. I really enjoyed the jam in Fuego, but as another reviewer mentioned, it took them 50 minutes (Waves and Fuego combined) to get to this point. The rest is good, just not great. I'm tired of Character Zero. Not that it's a bad song, I'm just tired of it and its placement.

Encore: Meh, Dog Faced Boy is not noteworthy other than being another bust out and Ghost was okay but ended with a nice jam. Nice ending to an okay show, leaving us wondering what happens tomorrow.

The band seems to lack a bit of energy lately. Felt similarly at MSG. Setlists have gotten a touch more predictable, and the energy is a decibel softer.

This is the warm-up show, though, and I'm sure the boys will continue to build momentum throughout the week.

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