Very odd vibes for the first 30 or so minutes. Mike looked sick and Fish refused to play even a moderate speed. Trey looked back at him several times and the burst out laughing and resolved to sing Weekapaug at his tempo.

Halley’s is when the show caught fire, growing into an inferno through the last note of Fluff.

I keep having the best night of my life. Thank you Phish.

As others have mentioned, there was some funkiness for the first half of S1, but with My Soul getting all four on the same page, and then whatever that was during Haley’s (I lost track of all space and time during those 19-plus minutes!), the rest of the set was pure fire. From the very top of S2 through the end of the Fluff encore, I do not think there was a misplaced note and the band soared through a transcendent exploration of absolute glorious perfection. What a gift!

I thought I saw Trey trying to get Fish to speed up early in Weekapaug and when he didn't, that's when Trey started shredding really fast and dirty chords to force everyone else to play to his tempo. Which they did. Then I thought My Soul was his way of setting the tempo himself and using an easy blues to get everyone locked in together. Which it did. And then the rest of the night was bliss. Looked to me like Trey just took control after that weird first bit.

San Francisco always brings good vibes. Especially in the spring. Even more especially when your bust buds Phish stop by.

Buried Alive opener = chicken skin hellfire. Mike’s is extra hot tonight, excellent Trey work > a Trey heavy Hydrogen > the shortest, slowest Weekapaug I’ve ever heard. Still pretty fun though. They needed that My Soul to lock in for sure. Halley’s is fuckin crazy, huge type-2 jam. One of the best. Roggae is top drawer, superb jam, like a volcano slowly erupting. Listen to Mike and Fish in this one, crazy shit > pretty solid Maze. SOaMelt is just awesome, Trey goes all in with the effects and it turns into a whirlwind of sound.

Carini has the most solid groove on the planet, Fish’s playing is so rock steady I can’t help but shake my everything. Trey’s playing is super awesome near the end (and of course the whole thing, but especially so here). No Man’s Land is a lot of energy, feels a lot like a tornado in nature, amazing rinses from Fish > Ruby Waves gets dark fast; it brings you through a wormhole, and you’re greeted with a barrage of various pieces of interdimensional imagery. There’s this lead Trey settles with in the final act, and he rides it to a perfect peak. Just wow. Nice choice with WTU?. They wanted to eliminate any positive feelings you had from Waste and dive right into a macabre haze. Disease is a pure rage fest, amazing energy. Perfect outro. Fluffhead is played perfectly, love the fluff.

A little iffy at first, but hot damn, a great show all in all. There are a lot of highlights, check out the whole show.

Just wanted to note something I found quite nifty: Trey jumping into the jam in Weekapaug with all those quick, sprightly melodies right out of the gate, sounded like a much younger version of himself. Only lasted like 30 seconds, but nice to see he's still got it in the tank.

Halley's a cappella intro was rough though. idk what's going on with the first half of S1 but it sounds like Fish just isn't there at all until the Halley's bridge, then you can hear him snap into focus. You can also hear him just not following the dynamics of My Soul. Very odd. That said, Halley's jam is tight and the rest of S1 is solid.

S2 is great straight through. No notes, just killer flow.

My first review (long time review reader)

This show (which I was not at) reminds me of Hartford 7/24/22 (which I was at), destined to be underrated and also in some specific ways:
- Questionable song selection and especially energy at times (first quarter)
- Absolutely bitchin 2nd quarter jam (Sigma on 7/24/22, Halley's at this show)
- 1 hour of jamming to open the 2nd set with an incredible amount of depth-- Carini through Ruby is as good as they sounded this tour, for me, and is full of dark, pulsating jamming style that really does it for me

So good! Very jealous of anyone that was at these SF shows

MSE

S1 okay. Things were loose and a struggle. The band really heated up with My Soul and really started to get a groove in Halleys!!! Solid jam in Halleys, totally worth a listen!!! SOAM also a great part of this show and worth a listen!

S2 really stepped up from S1. NMINMS was good. I thought Ruby really hit the zone! Good stuff!! Waste was a nice ballad to slow things down.

Encore with a nice Fluffhead. Had a feeling they were gonna do this and it really hit. Beautiful encore to wrap up the night.

Total show: 3.89/5.00