Phish at The Gorge Setlist, Night One

This night was everything you could possibly want in a Phish show, except story time from Trey. Musically, it was adventurous, daring, and raucous. Trey was jumping up and down to start the show, and before his lead in several songs. There were incredible improvised moments, like coming out of Light before going into Taste that had a Calypso-island flavor -- the jam was so structured Trey actually started to "ooooo" a melody over the top of the music -- and others that reached down, deep and dark, like Stash. Oh, and not to mention breakouts Destiny Unbound (I heard several people asking their neighbors/friends, "What song is this?") and Sneakin' Sally, the latter complete with a YEM-style Vocal Jam. I'll write a full review of this show very soon, after I give it another listen.

PHISH AT THE GORGE SET LIST
August 7, 2009

SET ONE
Down With Disease*, Ocelot, Pebbles and Marbles**, Possum, Sleep***, Destiny Unbound****, Stash, Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley^ -> Cavern

SET TWO
The Moma Dance# -> Light -> Taste -> Fluffhead^^, Joy, Bathtub Gin -> Harry Hood

ENCORE
Slave to the Traffic Light^^^

SHOW NOTES
*Last Down with Disease show opener 2/24/03, and only the 12th time in history it has opened a show; **Only the 10th time ever played, and the first time played since Phish's return. Last played 8/12/04; ***13th time ever played; **** 29th time ever played, and only the third time played since 11/15/91; #A ton of glowsticks were released from all around the venue, but the Glowstick War itself was anti-climactic at best; ^Only the sixteenth time played since 1989 and the first time ever the song contained a vocal jam; ^^Fifth time played this year, and only the eighth time played since 7/3/00; ^^^Eighth time in history Slave has been played as an encore, and the first time in history Harry Hood and Slave have been played back-to-back.

DOWNLOADS
Download a crispy audience recording of this show, courtesy of PhishThoughts.com. Or grab the official soundboard from LivePhish.com by clicking below.

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