Phish - November 1st, 2018
MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas · NV
1 Twist Sandwich: Twist bookended Prince Caspian in Set 2 - the 2nd on record, the first since October 28th, 2018.
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-'894
- '90-'944
- '95-'002
- '09-'143
- '15-'194
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Big Boat2
- Joy2
- A Picture of Nectar1
- Billy Breathes1
- Farmhouse1
- Fuego1
- Hoist1
- Junta1
- Lawn Boy1
- Round Room1
- The White Tape1
- Covers4
- No studio album1
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-24
- 3-56
- 6-153
- 16-505
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original14
- Trey Anastasio2
- Hot Rize1
- Son Seals1
A typical night, rotation-wise - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
A second jam emerges post refrain with some brief funk and then works its way into a bouncy upbeat groove with a tasty "Third Stone From the Sun" tease in Trey's soloing. This vibe continues towards the end of the jam until the band makes a nifty move back to "CDT" for a second pass at the traditional song ending.
The jam breaks out into some raunchy, textured rock but does not last long before a shift to major around 10 minutes. From there, a mellow groove of bass, keyboards, and organ effects from Trey unfolds and gradually gains intensity as guitar becomes more prominent. After the peak, there is an outro of synchronized stop-start "woo" riffs and > to "NMINML".
The typical "Twist" jam features good variation and dynamics modulation. Things begin to peel away around 5:20, with a mode change. Following some brief, upbeat playing, the jam begins to rock, as well as further explore. Unexpectedly at around 9:35, Trey and others add moaning, vocal chanting to mix, which combines well with Page's circus-like organ playing. The vocals here are a big plus, providing an element of surprise to a quality, improvisational jam.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
Trey teased Jean Pierre in Wolfman’s Brother, Third Stone From the Sun in Chalk Dust Torture, and Cool Amber and Mercury in NMINML. Fuego and Twist contained Pictures of Matchstick Men teases. Fish quoted The Final Hurrah in I Been Around. Hood contained We Are Come to Outlive Our Brains teases from Mike and Trey and quotes from Fish.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.