Phish - July 16th, 2016
Gorge Amphitheatre · George · WA
1 Hold Your Head Up Sandwich: Hold Your Head Up bookended Love You in the encore - the 217th on record, the first since September 4th, 2015.
Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.
Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.
- '83-'897
- '90-'945
- '95-'006
- '09-'146
- '15-'192
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Fuego3
- Farmhouse2
- Rift2
- The Story of the Ghost2
- A Picture of Nectar1
- Big Boat1
- Lawn Boy1
- Sigma Oasis1
- The White Tape1
- Covers7
- No studio album5
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-23
- 3-510
- 6-159
- 16-502
- 51+ · bustout2
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original19
- Trey Anastasio3
- Argent1
- Bill Monroe1
- Syd Barrett1
- The Rolling Stones1
Rarer than most - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
Combining reverb-heavy sounds with a very different take on the familiar theme, this jam sways from passage to passage with increasing intensity, until peaking with solid Page and Trey. Straightforward structurally, this unique rendering of the "BOAF" jam is classic Phish, reinventing older material.
More quiet, contemplative soloing from Trey allows for more access to Mike's playing, which creates a really pleasant and interesting sonic juxtaposition. Trey's patterned, almost "skipping" style works to inspire Fish and Page. This eventually yields to far more forceful soloing (Trey), with Fish thrashing about upon his cymbals. Mike's drilling creates an interesting > into "Shade."
Although straightforward in nature, the rocking jam has a completely different sound and melody than the typical 3.0 fare, supplemental by guitar effects and Page's keyboard selections. It's different and worth hearing.
Delicate, directed playing by Trey, including some lovely descending arpeggios provide solid grounding for a strong "Mike's Groove," start to finish.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
Sleep Again, Sugar Shack
Driver was played for the first time since August 3, 2013 (111 shows). Mike teased Sundown in Bathtub Gin. Love You was played for the first time since October 23, 2010 (216 shows).
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.