Phish - July 16th, 2025

Play breaks from the standard "Gumbo" jam almost immediately, with Page's plucky clavinet setting the funky bedrock. Envelope filters, synths, and synth bass all slather the groove as the music glides into delightful space-funk territories. Trey then drives this towards a swagger-filled peak, before giving way to Page's traditional piano outro.

This breathtaking version takes a turn into minor at 6:00 and spends the next few minutes brilliantly walking the tightrope between minor and major sentiments, at times seeming to exist in both simultaneously, until major crystallizes at 9:00 for the return home.

The jam takes off quickly with fluid and melodic ease before taking a turn. Spending ample time exploring a deep trench of groove allows the band space to play around with new sounds while keeping a foundation of the familiar. Pulsing and aggressive play pushes the conclusion pleasingly over the top before giving way to fragmentation and dissolving slowly -> to "Mercy".

From the jump, bouncy summer synth-funk smacks against the walls of the Mann's pavilion as Page's synths sizzle in the hot summer air, before the groove coalesces around the "Macarena", of all things. Suddenly the crowd is transported back to the mid/late 90s as Trey uses the "Macarena" melody as the linchpin of an upbeat groove-fest, before the time portal then finally dissipates and > "Ether Edge".