Concert: Phish (8/14)

Unfortunately I’m a bit late writing this, seeing as the concert was on Friday night, so already the details are getting a little bit fuzzy. However I would like to preface this whole post by saying that this was the most incredible night of my life. Everything about the show was simply spot on. This was my first time seeing Phish live and it turned out to be a lucky night to do so because I’ve heard a lot of hardcore Phish fans saying this was the best show they’ve ever been to and one of (if not the) best show on their summer tour so far.

The band was clearly having a ton of fun on stage and that translated into a captivating performance. Every jam session was incredible and mind-blowing, and the set list was simply amazing. Although the whole thing was a highlight itself, my absolute favorite moments were “Fly Famous Mockingbird”, “Down with Disease”, “Slave to the Traffic Light”, “Piper”, “Icculus”, and the genius cover of the Talking Heads song “Psycho Killer”. Not to mention the hilarious “Catapult”, the encore performance of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, and the groove of “Stash”. Most of that was from the second set, which was truly an hour and a half or so of bliss.

Our seats were literally perfect. We were dead center and just a few rows up (probably 6 or 7). I was pretty much eye level with Trey the entire night. I don’t know how Charlie managed to get hold of these tickets but they were worth every penny of whatever they costed. The lights were also genius, perfectly capturing the mood of the band and adding so much energy to the performance.

Honestly, I could rave on and on about how fantastic and utterly perfect this night was, but I’ll spare you. Simply put, I have Phish to thank for one of best experiences of my life, and I will certainly get to one of their shows whenever possible. If you want to hear this show for yourself, it is available for a reasonable price at livephish.com.

Full Setlist:

Set 1

1. Punch You in the Eye
2. AC/DC Bag
3. NICU
4. Colonel Forbin’s Ascent
5. Fly Famous Mockingbird
6. Birds of a Feather
7. Lawn Boy
8. Stash
9. I Didn’t Know
10. Middle of the Road
11. Character Zero

Set 2

1. Down with Disease
2. Wilson
3. Slave to the Traffic Light
4. Piper
5. Water in the Sky
6. Ghost
7. Psycho Killer
8. Catapult
9. Icculus
10. You Enjoy Myself

Encore

1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

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