Phish - August 7th, 2024
Van Andel Arena · Grand Rapids · MI
1 Phish debut; Billy Strings on guitar and vocals.
2 Billy Strings on guitar.
3 Billy Strings on guitar. Performed in a slow, bluesy style.
4 Billy Strings on acoustic guitar.
5 Billy Strings on acoustic guitar and vocals.
6 Billy Strings on guitar and Page on keytar.
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-'891
- '90-'945
- '95-'005
- '09-'143
- '15-'194
- '20-now5
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Big Boat1
- Billy Breathes1
- Farmhouse1
- Fuego1
- Hoist1
- Rift1
- Round Room1
- The Story of the Ghost1
- Covers14
- No studio album2
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 3-51
- 6-1516
- 16-504
- 51+ · bustout2
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original10
- Trey Anastasio8
- Clifton Chenier1
- Ghosts of the Forest1
- Norman Blake1
- The Dillards1
- The Edgar Winter Group1
- 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.
Big first set version brings the heat and stays punchy and rocking throughout. Capped off by some fine trilling and a relatively satisfying peak before returning to the lyrics to finish
Debut. Features Billy Strings on guitar and added vocals (and a nice jam, too).
Short but sweet sit-in version featuring Billy Strings on PRS electric guitar engaged in wild back and forth with Trey. One can easily imagine the force ghosts of Dickie and Duane looking on, smiling in approval.
> "Wolfman's Brother," and played quite slowly atop a "Mound"-like beat, the space affords Trey and guest Billy Strings plenty of room to shred.
Guest Billy Strings accents the verses with a country twinge that adds to the feeling of being one tiny part of a giant calculus of the universe. This deviation continues past the lyrics, providing an exceptionally spirited extended type-1 jam with noticeable roots in the expansive rural nothingness. (H/t to @maxhog for this note.)
Remarkable version, featuring Billy Strings on acoustic guitar.
Billy Strings blazes and shreds in this two guitar guest sit-in version
Story goes, Billy heard "Frankenstein's" riff while rehearsing for the sit-in, and asks to play the song. Trey says, "Sure." They run it through. Humorous banter and a great version ensues, night two.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
This show featured the Phish debut of What's Going Through Your Mind. What's Going Through Your Mind through Evolve, Blaze On, and Frankenstein featured Billy Strings on guitar with Billy adding vocals for What's Going Through Your Mind. Death Don't Hurt Very Long was performed in a slow, bluesy style. Mountains in the Mist featured Billy on acoustic guitar. Mike teased Eye of the Tiger as Fish was walking out on stage for the encore. Ginseng Sullivan (performed for the first time since June 21, 2019, or 189 shows) and The Old Home Place featured Billy on acoustic guitar and vocals. Frankenstein also featured Page on keytar.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.