Well the summer tour is over, and I think by all accounts it was a resounding success. The first leg had some superb shows – Jones Beach, Camden – but the second half of the tour will be what people remember. Between the Red Rocks and Gorge runs, there’s enough material there to make a [...]
The only show I’m catching for the late summer tour, I went in with expectations of a solid, perhaps even sleeper show. I had a great time, but musically this show doesn’t hold up. Unfortunately, I think I have to call this as the worst show of 2009 so far.
I: Kill Devil Falls, Sample In [...]
Between the epic Red Rocks stand and the also highly anticipated Gorge run, Phish made a pit stop in California.
I: Golgi Apparatus, Halley’s Comet, Chalkdust Torture, Divided Sky, When the Circus Comes to Town, Time Turns Elastic, YaMar, Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan, Suzy Greenberg, David Bowie**
II: Backwards Down the Number Line, Down With [...]
While the last night of the Red Rocks run didn’t quite live up to some of the other shows, it had some good moments and was a nice closer to a memorable run with a long guest appearance by Billy Kruetzmann.
I: Roses Are Free, Wilson, NICU, Prince Caspian, Get Back on the Train, Reba, Grind, [...]
Following a smoking hot show, Phish came out loose and energized on the third night on the Red Rocks run.
I: AC/DC Bag, The Curtain With, Mound, Gotta Jibboo*, Guyute, Punch You In the Eye, Tube, Alaska, Run Like an Antelope**
II: Rock and Roll -> Down With Disease, Free, Esther, Dirt, Harry Hood
e: Sleeping Monkey, First [...]
It only took one show for Phish to get warmed up and deliver the best show of the summer so far on the second night of the Red Rocks run.
I: Runaway Jim, Chalkdust Torture*, Bathtub Gin*, Time Turns Elastic, Lawnboy, Water in the Sky, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, Split Open and Melt**
II: Drowned**->Crosseyed [...]
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted a review, but I’m back. The long awaited 4-night run at Red Rocks has come and gone. I was pretty much away from civilization during most of the run, so as I’m writing these words I still haven’t heard any of the music. I have purposely avoided [...]
