June 18, 2011

Phish at Walnut Creek in Raleigh Setlist



Ah, Raleigh. My old stomping grounds and where my son was born. Walnut Creek always is a good vibe. They did a famous Colonel Forbin's there once (8-7-98) ... missed it by one town this time. Wish I was there.

On another note, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band saxophone player Clarence Clemons died today after suffering a stroke on June 12. He used to sit in with the Grateful Dead back in the day. Here is footage of Clarence performing Standing On the Moon with Jerry and the boys. The video isn't great but the music is wonderful.

Second set Phish tribute??? I'm sure they heard ....

PHISH AT WALNUT CREEK IN RALEIGH SET LIST

SET ONE
Cars Trucks Buses, Peaches en Regalia, AC/DC Bag, Guyute, Possum, Halley's Comet -> 46 Days, Divided Sky, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Run Like an Antelope

SET TWO
Twist -> Rift -> Prince Caspian -> Esther, Been Caught Stealing, Piper -> My Friend, My Friend -> Kill Devil Falls, Split Open and Melt, Golgi Apparatus, First Tube

ENCORE
Good Times, Bad Times

Phish in Charlotte Setlist

PHISH IN CHARLOTTE SET LIST

SET ONE
Mike's Song -> I am Hydrogen -> Weekapaug Groove, Bouncin Around the Room, *NICU -> Sample in a Jar, **Colonel Forbin's Ascent -> Fly Famous Mockingbird, Axilla, Wolfman's Brother, Scent of a Mule, Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan

SET TWO
Backwards Down the Number Line -> Rock & Roll -> Ghost -> Free, Reba, Icculus, HYHU -> Bike -> HYHU, Chalk Dust Torture, You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE
Wilson -> Loving Cup

SHOW NOTES
Dog Log was heard during the sound check; *Instead of "Play it Leo!" Trey screamed, "Leo's House!"; **Sixth-time played since 1996

Phish at Alpharetta Night Two Setlist

PHISH AT ALPHARETTA NIGHT TWO SET LIST

SET ONE
Paul and Silas, Back on the Train, Foam, Water in the Sky, Runaway Jim, Army of One, Roses are Free, Timber Ho, *Mound

SET TWO
**Mound, ***Tweezer -> Julius, Slave to the Traffic Light, David Bowie, Suzy Greenberg, Gotta Jibboo, Harry Hood, Character Zero, #The Birdwatcher -> #Kung

ENCORE
****Funky Bitch -> Tweeprise

SHOW NOTES
*The band had to stop mid-song due to a thunderstorm rolling through; **Picked up where it left off in set one; *** Wedge teases; ****The Birdwatcher teases; #a capella

Phish in Alpharetta Night One Setlist

PHISH IN ALPHARETTA NIGHT ONE SET LIST

SET ONE
Dinner and a Movie, The Moma Dance -> Possum, Cities -> Fluffhead, Ocelot, Ginseng Sullivan, Kill Devil Falls -> Bathtub Gin, Light Up or Leave Me Alone -> Cavern

SET TWO
Carini -> Sand -> Down with Disease -> Maze, Meatstick, 2001 -> Bug -> A Day in the Life, Run Like an Antelope

ENCORE
Quinn the Eskimo

Phish at Merriweather Post Pavilion Night Two Setlist

PHISH AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION NIGHT TWO SET LIST

SET ONE
Buried Alive, *Lonesome Cowboy Bill, Ha Ha Ha, Sample in a Jar, Divided Sky, Wolfman's Brother -> Boogie On Reggae Woman, Gumbo, Halley's Comet -> Bathtub Gin, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Character Zero

SET TWO
Party Time, Cross-eyed and Painless -> Steam -> Light -> The Wedge, Alaska, Halfway to the Moon, Harry Hood, Backwards Down the Number Line, Loving Cup

ENCORE
Sanity, **Makisupa Policeman, First Tube

SHOW NOTES
*Last played 7-30-03 and only the sixth time played in history; **Blunts and bundt cake

June 12, 2011

Phish at Merriweather Post Pavilion Setlist

PHISH AT MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION SET LIST

SET ONE
Daniel Saw the Stone, AC/DC Bag, Ocelot, Access Me, Vultures, Wilson, Sand, Roses are Free -> Reba, On Your Way Down, Run Like an Antelope

SET TWO
Birds of a Feather, Tweezer, The Horse -> Silent in the Morning, Waves, Chalk Dust Torture, Rock & Roll, Albuquerque, Piper, Wading in the Velvet Sea, 2001, Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan, Suzy Greenberg

ENCORE
Show of Life, Tweeprise

June 10, 2011

Phish at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden Setlist



Has everyone recovered from the Darien Lake show? Holy s*** how good was that?

Listen to tonight's show live at HoodStream.com and check back later for links to download a crispy audience copy of this evening's festivities.

PHISH AT SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER SET LIST

SET ONE
Rockytop, Mike's Song -> I am Hydrogen -> Weekapaug Groove, Stash, Tube, Guyute, Guelah Papyrus, Scent of a Mule, Cavern, The Sloth, The Curtain With

SET TWO
Down with Disease -> Free, Possum, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Swept Away -> Steep -> David Bowie, Julius, Golgi Apparatus, Fluffhead, Joy

ENCORE
Axis: Bold as Love

Phish at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Setlist

PHISH AT DARIEN LAKE SET LIST
SET ONE
*Nellie Kane, Mellow Mood, Buffalo Bill, Kill Devil Falls, Wolfman's Brother, Rift, Undermind, Ride Captain Ride, It's Ice, Dog Faced Boy, Brian and Robert, 46 Days, Limb By Limb, Character Zero

SET TWO
Golden Age, Mike's Song -> Fast Enough for You -> Weekapaug Groove, What's the Use -> Theme from the Bottom, Backwards Down the Number Line -> 2001 -> Harry Hood

ENCORE
Good Times, Bad Times

SHOW NOTES
*First-ever Nellie Kane opener and only the ninth time played since 11/21/98

June 7, 2011

Phish at the Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA Setlist, Links and News from Around the Web



Tonight, Phish rolls into the Comcast Center, formerly known as Great Woods. Check out the live stream at HoodStream.com Hopefully, the boys will continue with the momentum they built from the last couple of shows.

PHISH AT THE COMCAST CENTER SET LIST

SET ONE
Llama, The Moma Dance, Possum, Cities, *Instant Karma, David Bowie, **Rhymes, Divided Sky, Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan

SET TWO
Back on the Train, Rock & Roll -> The Mango Song, Bug, Pebbles and Marbles, Halley's Comet, Meatstick, Run Like an Antelope

ENCORE
Suzy Greenberg

SHOW NOTES
*Second time ever played; **New song debut

LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB
An Interview with Lars and Trey (SuperballIX.com)
Phish at Riverbend: Winning Formula (Cincinnati.com)
Seven Arrested at Phish Concert (Cincinnati.com)

June 5, 2011

Phish at the Riverbend Music Center Setlist, Links and the Latest News from Around the Web



Phish settles into Cincinnati tonight for one show at the Riverbend Music Center, one of the oddest looking summer sheds out there, in my opinion. The band tends to play killer shows in Cincinnati for some reason and this one did not disappoint.

Click here to download an audience copy of tonight's sickness, which was taped and transferred by Lenny Stubbe. Of course, you can always purchase a soundboard copy at LivePhish.com

Tonight's show was streaming live at HoodStream.com but the feed dropped out.

PHISH AT RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER SET LIST

SET ONE
AC/DC Bag, Punch You in the Eye, Bathtub Gin, *Taste, Lawn Boy, Mound, Gotta Jibboo, Reba, Fee -> Backwards Down the Number Line

SET TWO
Carini -> Tweezer -> Free _> Cross-eyed and Painless -> Light, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Julius, You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE
Loving Cup, Tweeprise

SHOW NOTES
*Smokin' version

LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB
Phish Celebrates Mike Gordon's Birthday (Jambands.com)
Phish's Glow-in-the-Dark Jams Light Up Marathon Gig at Blossom Music Center (The Plain Dealer)
Phish Busts Out a New Song in Ohio (Jambands.com)

June 4, 2011

Phish at Blossom Music Center Setlist, Links, Latest News from Around the Web

Welcome to Ohio. If you haven' caught last night's show the boys were back in form a la Bethel Woods, heading into uncharted ground, especially coming out of Down with Disease. Downloand an audience copy here, courtesy of Jason Sobel, or a purchase a soundboard copy at LivePhish.com

Of course, tonight show will be live from CouchTour 2011 at HoodStream.com

And while you're waiting for show time, check out this excellent article by Jeff Miers about what it is to love Phish as published in the Buffalo News.

PHISH AT BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER SET LIST

SET ONE
Kill Devil Falls, Guyute, Fuck Your Face, Foam, Ocelot, Rocket in My Pocket, Back on the Train, Guelah Papyrus, Tube, Run Like an Antelope

SET TWO
Birds of a Feather, Possum, *Steam -> Piper -> The Lizards, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley -> Harry Hood -> Have Mercy -> Harry Hood, Character Zero

ENCORE
Slave to the Traffic Light

SHOW NOTES
*Debut of new song

LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB
Phish Puts On Spectacle at DTE Energy Music Center (The Detroit News)
Did Bethel Miss Out on Phish Business (Times Herald-Record)
Early Edition: Does Sean Avery Want Longer Phish Jams? (Gothamist)
The Load Out: June 2, 2011 (The Aquarian Weekly)
Phish Update (Daily Kos)

June 3, 2011

Phish at Pine Knob Setlist, Links and News from Around the Web



Summer Tour 2011 rolls into Pine Knob ... er, sorry, the DTE Energy Music Center. I saw the Grateful Dead at Pine Knob when I was 19 years old. Five people in a two-door Honda Civic driving up from Miami. None of us talk anymore. Good times. But seriously, some venues just aren't right with a corporate name, ie Great Woods.

Live stream of tonight's show:  HoodStream.com
High-def video from the current tour.

PHISH AT PINE KNOB SET LIST

SET ONE
Wolfman's Brother, Funky Bitch, Sample In a Jar, NICU, Mike's Song -> I am Hydrogen -> Weekapaug Groove, Tela, Chalk Dust Torture, The Wedge

SET TWO
Down with Disease -> Fluffhead, David Bowie, Waste, 2001, Cavern

ENCORE
Good Times, Bad Times

SHOW NOTES

LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB
Phish Reaches for the Sky at PNC Bank Arts Center (The Star-Ledger)
Phish Fans Continue History of Drug Arrests (NewJerseyNewsroom.com)
"No Quarter" for Phish (Jambands.com)
Phish Fans Explain What It's All About (Patch.com)

June 1, 2011

Phish at Holmdel, N.J. Night Two Setlist, Links and News from Around the Web



This is off the subject of tonight's Phish show at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., but how cool would it be to hear them bust out this song?

Anyway ...

So, last night's show was epic on paper and sounded great live but it didn't exactly reach the peaks we saw Phish scale at Bethel Woods. Nevertheless, I am of the opinion that, in the Phish 3.0 era, it's just good to have them performing period, no matter what they do. You can dissect a show all you want but the fact is any Phish is great Phish.

If you haven't seen it already here is a link to high-def video released by Phish playing Maze last night. You can download last night's show here, or you can purchase a soundboard copy at LivePhish.com. And of course tonight's show is streaming live at HoodStream.com. The audio quality has been excellent so settle in four the 5th night of couch tour and surrender to the flow.

PHISH AT PNC BANK ARTS CENTER IN HOLMDEL, N.J. NIGHT TWO SET LIST

SET ONE
First Tube, Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan, Camel Walk, Heavy Things, Gotta Jibboo, Wilson, Seven Below, Kill Devil Falls, *Axilla -> Split Open and Melt -> Suzy Greenberg

SET TWO
Tweezer -> **No Quarter, Carini -> Piper -> Twist -> ***Ghost -> ****Backwards Down the Number Line

ENCORE
Show of Life, Tweeprise

SHOW NOTES
*They did not play Axilla Part II, but the last time it was played was 12/31/1995; **Led Zeppelin cover, first time played; ***with No Quarter tease; ****intro sounded like Scent of a Mule to the point where someone standing next to the HoodStreamer said, "Finally, I get a Mule!"

PHOTOS
Down Front
Below were taken by Todd Levy
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Take a Bow

LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND THE WEB
Last Chance for a Phish Phix (Patch.com)
Twenty Phish Fans Charged with Drug Offenses at Tuesday Concert at PNC Arts Center (Asbury Park Press)
Death Cab for Cutie, Trey Anastasio Head Langerado 2011 (Consequence of Sound)
Trey Anastasio Band ... Confirmed for Bear Creek (Jambands.com)
Phish Gathers is Tribe for Show at Blossom Music Center (Cleveland Plain Dealer)