Monday, August 23, 2010

The Rundown


Okimo's been on tour all summer and took a lil hiatus from the blogosphere. He's still processing through the mind-melt explosion that was this summer tour, but he's back and better than ever.  Check back periodically for reviews from this summer, fall tour rumors, and all else things Phishy. Here is every setlist from this summer to help you enjoy myself:

LEG II:

Wednesday, 08/18/2010 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY

Soundcheck: You Can Get It If You Really Want, Nellie Kane, Hey Joe
Notes: The soundcheck began with You Can Get It If You Really Want (Jimmy Cliff), which included quotes from Trey of You Can't Always Get What You Want.  Rock On (David Essex) was briefly played after Hey Joe. The Marco Esquandolas lyric in Antelope was changed to Mike-O Esquandolas, and was followed by a short bass solo by Mike. Light contained a tease of Seven Below from Fish.

Tuesday, 08/17/2010 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY

Soundcheck: Dog Log, Ginseng Sullivan, Burn That Bridge [Possibly incomplete]
Notes: Portions of Wilson were performed by Trey on a toy guitar during which Fishman teased the beginning drumbeats of Rock n Roll (Led Zeppelin). Reba did not have the whistling ending.

Sunday, 08/15/2010 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

Soundcheck: Dog Log, new Trey ballad, Burn That Bridge, Liquid Time
Notes: Piper contained a Close Encounters of the Third Kind tease from Trey.

Saturday, 08/14/2010 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

Soundcheck: Dog Log
Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. The Marco Esquandolas lyric in Antelope was changed to Marco Benevento. Down with Disease contained a Little Faces (Oysterhead) tease.

Friday, 08/13/2010 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN

Notes: The segue from Meatstick into Mango contained a tease of Dave's Energy Guide from Page.

 Thursday, 08/12/2010 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN

Encore: Fee > NO2 -> Kung > Fire
Notes: Melt was unfinished. Trey used the megaphone during both Fee and Kung. The lyrics to Fire were changed to "Move over and let Cactus take over."

 Tuesday, 08/10/2010 Telluride Town Park, Telluride, CO

Soundcheck: Nellie Kane, You Better Believe It Baby [Unconfirmed and possibly incomplete]
Encore: Shine a Light
Notes: Carini contained a quote from Fish of One of These Days ("One of these days I'm gonna cut you into little pieces") and, shortly thereafter, an Echoes tease from Page (the "ping" noise that begins Echoes).

Monday, 08/09/2010 Telluride Town Park, Telluride, CO

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch > Cities, Ginseng Sullivan, 46 Days [Unconfirmed and possibly incomplete]
Notes: Boogie On Reggae Woman contained a Manteca tease from Page. This show featured the first Quinn the Eskimo since October 2, 1999 (209 shows).

Saturday, 08/07/2010 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. 46 Days contained a Streets of Cairo tease, Light included a Dreaming (Blondie) tease, and Suzy contained a Living After Midnight tease, all from Trey.

Friday, 08/06/2010 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

Notes: The YEM vocal jam contained an I Want to Take You Higher quote from Trey.

Thursday, 08/05/2010 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

Soundcheck: Burn That Bridge
Notes: Prior to Down With Disease, Trey and Mike both teased Call to the Post and Mike also teased the Leave It To Beaver theme. Before the encore, but after acknowledging a sign reading "Stage Banter," Trey talked about a new guitar that Paul Languedoc had made for him, explaining that Paul had "put aside this magic piece of wood to build me one last really special guitar," adding that he had been freaking out all night about how good the guitar was and pointing out that there was an ocelot on it. Trey told the crowd he wanted them to do a big cheer for Paul; Trey and Fish subsequently led the audience in a "Languedoc" chant.
LEG I:

Sunday, 07/04/2010 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA

Encore: First Tube
Notes: This show marked the Phish debut of Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine). Harpua contained a tease of London Bridge Is Falling Down.

 Saturday, 07/03/2010 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park , Alpharetta, GA

Notes: Character Zero opened a show for the first time ever. McGrupp, which contained a Landlady tease from Page, was played by request with Trey taking the sign from the crowd and holding it up before starting the song. Trey forgot the second verse to Sanity, asking "What the heck's the second verse here?"

Friday, 07/02/2010 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Notes: This show featured the first Fuck Your Face since April 29, 1987 (1,413 shows). AC/DC Bag contained Buried Alive teases. YEM contained Fuck Your Face and Moving in Stereo (The Cars) teases. The YEM vocal jam included portions of Proud Mary and Get Back interspersed with Dong Work for Yuda (Frank Zappa) and Slow Ride quotes.

Thursday, 07/01/2010 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek , Raleigh, NC

Soundcheck: Killing in the Name (intro), Dog Log, Gone, Brady Bunch theme [uncomfirmed and possibly incomplete]
Notes: This show featured the first Time Loves a Hero since December 31, 2002 (127 shows), the first Have Mercy since December 10, 1999 (189 shows), and the first Light Up Or Leave Me Alone since December 30, 1999 (181 shows), which was subsequently teased in Suzy.

 Tuesday, 06/29/2010 CMAC Performing Arts Center , Canandaigua, NY

Encore: First Tube
Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. This show featured the Phish debut of I Am The Walrus. Weekapaug was unfinished.

Sunday, 06/27/2010 Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD

Encore: Fire
Notes: This show featured the first Walfredo since September 30, 2000 (131 shows). Antelope contained Brian and Robert teases, a It Was a Very Good year tease from Trey, and an alternate "Michael Esquandolas" lyric. Meatstick contained Japanese lyrics. Jumpin' Jack Flash was a Phish debut. Piper, Ghost, Contact, YEM and Fire all contained Saw it Again quotes. YEM also contained Jumpin' Jack Flash teases and, in the vocal jam, quotes of Saw It Again and Surfin' Bird (The Trashmen), and Mike also quoted Daniel Saw the Stone. The lyrics to Fire were changed to "Let Jon Fishman take over."

Saturday, 06/26/2010 Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD

Notes: Prior to the start of the first set, Mike teased Do You Feel Like We Do. This show featured the Phish debut of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel). Suzy contained a Leigh Fordham reference from Fish. Tweezer featured a Watcher of the Skies tease from Mike.

Friday, 06/25/2010 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ

Encore: Shine a Light
Notes: This show featured the first Alumni Blues since July 24, 1999 (222 shows) and the first Letter to Jimmy Page since July 15, 1994 (587 shows). This show featured the Phish debut of Free Man in Paris (Joni Mitchell). Both Chalk Dust and Caspian were unfinished. 2001 contained a Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' quote from Trey, the ensuing Billie Jean Jam contained a Thriller tease from Trey, and the second "verse" of 2001 contained still more Billie Jean teases, all on the first anniversary of Michael Jackson's death. Billie Jean was a Phish debut.

 Thursday, 06/24/2010 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ

Soundcheck: The Rover, Uncle Pen [unconfirmed and possibly incomplete]
Encore: Bug
Notes: During I Didn't Know, Trey mentioned his prediction from the 6/7/09 Camden show that the Flyers would win the Stanley Cup and announced that Fish would play a voodoo vacuum solo to guarantee that next year the Flyers will win the Cup. During the solo, some fans in the audience then began chanting "Let's Go Flyers," prompting Fish to respond through the vacuum in time with the claps. Reba did not have the whistling ending. The Rover was a Phish debut. At the start of the YEM vocal jam, some fans again chanted "Let's Go Flyers."

Tuesday, 06/22/2010 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA

Soundcheck: Dr. Gabel [Unconfirmed]
Encore: First Tube
Notes: This show featured the Phish debut of Lit O Bit (Rita Clarke And The Naturals) and the debut of Dr. Gabel. In Antelope, "Marco Esquandolas" was changed to "Leo Esquandolas," followed by a Page solo.

 Sunday, 06/20/2010 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch [Unconfirmed and Possibly Incomplete]
Encore: Frankenstein
Notes: In what is becoming a Father's Day tradition (see 6/21/09), the show-opening Brother featured the band members' children jumping into a bathtub on stage, followed by Trey introducing each of them and wishing everyone a Happy Father's Day. Gotta Jibboo featured Tony Markellis on bass and Mike on a second guitar. In Antelope, "Marco Esquandolas" was changed to "Mike-O Esquandolas," followed by a Mike solo. The end of Wilson contained a Dixie tease from Trey. In place of a traditional Makisupa keyword, Trey improvised lines that set up solos for Mike, then Fish, then Page. The subsequent Piper intro included repeated phrases from the Makisupa ("Policeman," "House," and "Listen to Mike"). Trey quoted Whole Lotta Love in the vocal jam of YEM. Page performed Frankenstein on keytar.

 Saturday, 06/19/2010 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

Soundcheck: Jam, Sleep Again x2, Let Me Lie x3, Burn That Bridge [Unconfirmed and Possibly Incomplete]
Notes: This gig featured the first Tweezer Reprise opener since November 9, 1995 (482 shows) and the debut of Halfway to the Moon. Suzy contained a Living After Midnight (Judas Priest) tease from Trey. Tweezer Reprise was teased by Trey after Sample in a Jar and closed both this show and the previous night's show in Hartford as well, making this the first time since July 16, 1993 (691 shows), that two consecutive Phish shows had each closed with the same song. (Freebird closed both the July 15 and July 16, 1993, shows.)

Friday, 06/18/2010 The Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT

Soundcheck: Sleep Again, Let Me Lie [Unconfirmed and Possibly Incomplete]
Notes: This show contained the debut of Summer of '89. Possum contained a Streets of Cairo tease by Trey and Reba did not have the whistling ending. Sleeping Monkey was played for a fan who was holding up a sign for the song during the previous show. Trey later said "if the guy with the sign isn't here, everybody sing so he can hear it on the tape," leading to the crowd to sing part of the song. Trey said they were playing the second Tweezer Reprise because they didn't play one at Hershey Park.

Thursday, 06/17/2010 The Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT

Soundcheck: Sleep Again
Encore: Shine a Light
Notes: Alaska contained a Streets of Cairo tease by Trey. Down With Disease was unfinished.

Tuesday, 06/15/2010 nTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA

Soundcheck: Gone, Sleep Again, The Connection [list and order unconfirmed]
Notes: This show marked the Phish debut of Cold Water (Tom Waits) and the debut of Idea. Tube was played in response to the crowd requesting it.

Sunday, 06/13/2010 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA

Soundcheck: Sugar Shack, Burn That Bridge   [list and order unconfirmed]
Encore: Bold As Love

Saturday, 06/12/2010 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

 Friday, 06/11/2010 Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL

Soundcheck: Show of Life, Burn That Bridge   [list and order unconfirmed]
Encore: Cavern > Julius
Notes: After Possum, Trey congratulated the hometown Chicago Blackhawks' victory over his beloved Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Finals that ended two days before this show. Reba was performed without the whistling ending. Limb by Limb included an ending vocal jam. Antelope contained a Dave's Energy Guide tease by Trey in the intro section. Antelope subsequently contained a Fishman drum solo. "Jon Fishman" was substituted for "Marco Esquandolas" and Antelope's lyrics were further changed with "Been you to have any stick." This show featured the Phish debut of Show of Life.