The first set of this show is filled with songs that have heavy lyrical themes, perhaps selected by Trey in light of the recent death of his grandfather. He mentions after Chalkdust that he has a lot of relatives in the audience.

High energy Bag, with a strange little extended "plinking" ending.
The quiet section of Divided Sky has a little bit of looping. Nice Stash, though nothing mind-blowing. Bug has some really powerful soloing in the outro jam- a really good version considering it was still a relatively new song at the time.

A monster-length Drowned opens the second set and lasts for over 30 minutes and explores a variety of themes, but never really finds any memorable peaks. Digital delay loop jamming starts kicking in around the 20 minute mark, but there's really nothing here that's all that engaging. Proof that just because a jam is long doesn't mean its interesting or holds up over time.

Makisupa keyword is "herbal jazz cigarette" and includes some strange descending keyboard sounds from Page. Antelope has a nice build and features some furious playing, but is hardly memorable. Jim encore is a bit of a throwaway.

Overall, a show that while not badly played, is eminently forgettable, even with a 30-minute Drowned. There's plenty of other Dec. 99 shows worth seeking out over this one..

Pretty solid show. Both sets are pretty strong.

Bag is pretty solid. Divided Sky is also pretty strong Trey seems to nail all of it. Another fantastic Bug. Stash goes into some interesting waters. It's pretty mellow, with slight tension.

Drowned comes out the gate extra hot. The jam starts off rocking hard with a nice riff by Trey. After the loops kick in and it becomes more and more hypnotic with the ever evolving ambient sound. It's like a nice landscape of beautiful sand. Towards the end Trey drops some bombs on guitar. Caspian although I do not believe is as strong as others in the 2nd set from this year is still pretty. Coil is also strong. Another fun & unique Makisupa. Antelope is extra intense towards the end.

Jim is a very unusual choice for a encore. And although it has no plans of going the distance it is strong and Trey is all over it.

Overall not a classic show like the night before but definitely pretty nice for a hangover.

For whatever reason, I was really into Runaway Jim leading up to attending this show. I've always gone through phases where I'm most enthusiastic about this Phish song or that Phish song, and in late 1999 it happened to be Jim.

Being completely aware that Jim was an incredibly unlikely encore, I called it anyway after Set 2.

Holy shit!!!

Glad I got to experience that "success on impossible odds" moment once in my time as a fan.

Beyond that, this was a memorable show for me because of sitting behind the stage for the first (and so far only) time and having a captivating view of the light rig.

I went with my ex-girlfriend (who loved Phish) and my soon-to-be girlfriend (who knew nothing about Phish, but worked lights for theater and loved the rig) and I don't remember any awkwardness. Just a good show with some satisfyingly tight renditions (Divided Sky, Squirming Coil) and then that amazing called encore.