Phish - July 5th, 2025

Gets to "that place" in a hurry as it sails through the stratosphere on a wave of synths and full-sustain guitar to touch the divine.

Murky and soupy island funk of the highest caliber gives way to a familiar progression and leads to upbeat, focused, and ear-wormy play that blazes satisfyingly.

A shift after the 6:00 mark leads to floaty, searching space; this paves the way for a bass-heavy, clav-driven section, with Fish both accenting and pushing the jam as it builds. Eventually, Trey angles his way towards -> "MFMF".

-> in from "MFMF", with quotes carrying over. Less than two minutes into this section and the effects are engaged and a dissonant, atonal excursion takes hold, undercut (or overscored) with more knife chanting. Trey becomes more musical while simultaneously driving the psychedelic conversation. The music winds down and, as if one, the band finds a theme which they work to a satisfying peak before > for "C

> from "Fuego". Replete with teases and even a "Wu-Tang forever!" shoutout from Trey. The jam starts typically upbeat before the tempo is slowed way down, at times sounding like the band has gone fully back into "Fuego". The jam picks back up steam again before > into "Everything's Right".

Takes a different path from most recent versions, passing through twinkling bliss into pulsing, synth-heavy turbulence.

Phenomenally executed, the play is packed with treats, including "Buffalo Bill" quotes over the intro, quaint Trey and Page duo action, a carefully considered yet action-packed build, and a full-band lead. This culminates with almost three minutes of high-octane "Hood" peaking. Simply breathtaking.