Great review but I need to get a few things off my chest here.

It seems like a lot of folks are just chasing an epic show they can rest their laurels on. People are looking for a two song set full of reckless abandon or the best of version of a tune. The problem with that is that we can get distracted from one simple reality: that Phish is a kick-ass rock & roll band, plain and simple and they come on stage every night to entertain us.

Also, this was brought up here but I want to emphasize it, saying that Phish Is becoming a nostalgic act now and they should go back to what they were doing is just weird. So they are a nostalgia act and what would make that different would be to go back to the good ol’ days!??!?! That doesn’t even make any sense.

I have heard a lot lately as well that “I already saw this show this tour” or “glad I missed this show because they just played it a few nights ago”. I don’t get this. Sure they have repeated songs, as they ALWAYS have, but that said there is still never an identical version and look at the setlists from this tour and find me a mirror copy. Phish is not in the business these days of creating a vast catalogue of unique live shows for posterity, they are on stage entertaining an audience. Have we (we being the collective Phan) become so jaded that we can’t appreciate going out catching some show and have a good time dancing with good friends? If so than we as an audience have lost our way.

Sure it’s great to be critical of something we all love but we have put the boys on such a high pedestal that we (again, the collective we) are just setting ourselves up to be disappointed. Lets not forget Phish is a rock & roll band and we are a glorified fan club.

I just finished listening to this show and I thought it was good. Not great and mind blowing but good. I wish I could have attended.