Photo by Vic Brazen
On Mar. 3, Phish’s Jon Fishman and Mike Gordon performed at a Bernie Sanders rally in Vermont, along with The Mallett Brothers Band. The show took place at the Champlain Valley Exposition Center in Essex Junction, Vt.
The show featured a couple of guests, notably Gordon’s daughter Tessa, who provided vocals on a few songs. In addition, Maine-based rapper Spose sat in on vocals for “Off Road.” The rapper had also performed with Fish and The Mallett Brothers the day prior at a Sanders rally in Maine.
The show began with Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son,” followed by “Too Much Trouble.” Tessa Gordon then took the stage for “A Life That’s Good” and “Why Baby Why.” She would later return to provide vocals for Gordon’s original “Whirlwind” and Bob Dylan’s “Ring Them Bells.” The set concluded with another Gordon original, “Let’s Go.”
The rally was streamed by the Bernie Sanders YouTube channel; watch the complete performance below. (The set begins at around 47:00 in part one; part two contains just “Let’s Go.”)
View the complete setlist below, and check out our Q&A with Luke Mallett: Luke Mallett Talks New Album, Upcoming Tour with Jon Fishman
Check out a photo gallery from the event here.
The Mallett Brothers Band w/ Jon Fishman, Mike & Tessa Gordon and Spose
Mar. 3, 2020
Champlain Valley Exposition Center, Essex Junction, Vt.
Set I: Fortunate Son, Too Much Trouble, A Life That’s Good*, Why Baby Why*, Off Road^, Whirlwind*, Last Man Standing, Ring Them Bells*, Headed Home, Let’s Go
*w/ Tessa Gordon on vocals
^w/ Spose on vocals
Part One:
Part Two
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D of KC
March 13, 2020 at 9:56 amWell now that Bernie is toast and has been had again by the long time Dems, we know well that Biden- “Mr. CROOKED to the Core Biden”, him and 4 family members all involved in 4 countries of money scams (Russia, China, Ukraine and Tibet) and have suckered 7 billion out of Ukraine alone….great guy old dementia Joe is eh?
Pizza
March 6, 2020 at 5:47 am“Democrat to Deplorable” here and so sad to see these musicians support a truly awful and blatantly lying candidate. I’m gonna end my financial support of phish. Call it cancel culture if you want. I don’t support the extreme left in any way.
me
March 6, 2020 at 12:57 pmHow about freedom of choice… do you support that? If so, then maybe Mike and Jon can choose to support who they want… and, yea, I get it, so do you… but it seems you were enjoying Phish until now… but it certainly is your choice. Just seems like if you eliminate everything from your life that you like simply because someone else has a differing opinion, you might find yourself on an island (say, the North Korean peninsula)!
D of KC
March 5, 2020 at 3:24 pmPretty simple- those of us who work and believe in the American dream simply laugh at the fact that 40% of Dems have been duped into Socialism. Do we not learn from these many failed countries that have tried this scam? Gotta kill off 25+ % of folks, take all their goods away, etc., and you want that? Heck no is what I say!
me
March 5, 2020 at 4:39 pmDamn D, you’re a freakin’ broken record! We got your point, overblown as it may be. I don’t foresee voting for Bernie, because I hope Biden is on the ticket, but even if I did I’m not sweating bullets thanks to a little thing called congressional oversight… so don’t squawk so much, the sky won’t fall if either extreme is in power… try as Trump may, or even Bernie, most people are not looking for extremes and thus it’s next to impossible for your fear-mongering to actually ever see the light of day!
us & them
March 5, 2020 at 7:06 amWonder if jamband fans go on country music sites to troll deplorables?
even keel
March 4, 2020 at 11:30 pm‘dRUMPF’, and ‘Sleepy Joe’, are absolutely joined at the hips of the political spectrum that is: ‘center’ If this: twelve or fourteen years ago. It’s just that things have gone awry in the last three and six months.
The Merchant
March 4, 2020 at 3:01 pmOyeee Veyyy
micah
March 4, 2020 at 2:32 pmI do not frequent this site often, and upon my realization I just had, I may put it on the back burner for good. Why does a music site continually put up political articles? Hmm… Methinks it is the clicks and the traffic it brings them.
No light- pure heat. No learning. Those all in for or against one “side” are two peas in the same pod. You both deserve each other. And this site as well. This is my last click here.
Robert Ventimilla
March 4, 2020 at 2:06 pmBernie is cooked, but I still love Phish!
D of KC
March 4, 2020 at 1:51 pmNO, Frightening is anyone who is suckered into buying the Socialism LIE! Wake up! History says over and over again that the only ones that “win” in Socialism is those at the Top! Hence, Bernie even no longer mentions “Millionares”, Why? Cause he’s a multi millionaire, life long Political Hack LIAR!!! Deny that please???
Trey
March 4, 2020 at 1:36 pmSteven J. you, ‘sir’ are a frightening sight. Am not gonna go down your rabbit hole, it’s not worth my time, however I’ll bite, in brief:
1) never said that I am into Bernie, I was scared of him up until I went to bed last night having watched Super Tuesday’s results come in for a moderate, maybe OVERLY seasoned politician. The Dow Jones is up 800 pts as I write, that is sheer evidence that the markets feel a little better today, due to Biden’s results. Bloomberg now going to dump 100’s more millions toward him. Amy and gay-mayor-Pete acquiesced over the weekend, for this purpose of derailing the BERN. I am a libertarian (centre-ish) I am a capitalist. I am ‘liberal’ in most views socially. I am: ANYBODY-but-narcissist-Buffoon-Drumpf, and again, I thought the spectre of Bernie’s revolution-to-be could have been a scary premise as well. however: Anybody-but-criminal-Drumpf. Not even sure sleepy Joe will do it, but I yearn for U.S.’s sake, that he can eke through, and restore some dignity to the office and the executive branch of government, and perhaps make strides in restoring democracy.
Thanks!
March 4, 2020 at 1:20 pmI’ve clearly supported these guys for too long… providing hard earned money to allow them to support a BUM like BS.
It has been fun!
me
March 4, 2020 at 1:58 pmSo, you prefer a country where everyone thinks exactly alike? Seems like Russia or NK would be appealing to you, no? Phish is great, not because I want them to agree with my politics, but because they keep their politics out of their shows. As individuals, they have just as much right as any US citizen to support whomever they choose to. Personally, I like how they handled it… I’ve never had to listen to PHISH speak of politics on stage, yet I’m happy to see that a band I love is made up of a group of guys who care about their country. And, just as they have the right to choose, you do too. With that said, feel free to sell me any extra Hershey tix you may have and no longer need!
Steve J.
March 4, 2020 at 1:15 pm“TREY” YOU SOUND VERY BITTER.
Trump is no criminal, name ANY crime! 5 Investigations (see fishing expeditions) and NO RESULTS PROVE THIS. Sanders is a throwback to an utterly FAILED PHILOSOPHY. EVERY TIME IT’S TRIED, PEOPLE DIE. (PSSST IF YOU HAVE TO BRAINWASH CHILDREN, YOU MIGHT JUST BE FOLLOWING A FOOLISH PHILOSOPHY) YOU ARE NOT BEING COMPASSIONATE VOTING FOR SUCH A FOOL! YOU ARE COMPLICIT IN THE DEATHS WHICH ALWAYS INEVITABLY OCCUR FOLLOWING HIS FOOLISH ASS DOWN THE SOCIALISM ROAD. WAKE THE HELL UP. THIS IS NOT A GAME. SANDERS WOULD HAVE THIS COUTRY LOOKING LIKE VENEZUELA IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. THE GUY HAS LITERALLY RUN NOTHING, NOT ONE THING, IN HIS PATHETIC LIFE. WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU WANT HIM RUNNING AN ENTIRE COUNTRY?!?!? HIS WIFE (Birds of a feather…) managed to bankrupt the only thing she TRIED to run. BURLINGTON COLLEGE. HOW DO YOU BANKRUPT THE LAST AMERICAN CASH COW, A COLLEGE?!??!?!! THIS MAN IS SUCH A FRAUD IT’S NOT EVEN FUNNY. ONLY ELITIST MUSICIANS AND ACTORS, WHO WILL NO DOUBT BE UNEFFECTED BY HIS STUPIDITY, COULD BE SO GULLIBLE TO FALL FOR HIS LIES. AGAIN, WAKE THE HELL UP. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUMP AND THIS FRAUD? TRUMP ACTUALLY LOVES THE COUNTRY AND ITS INHABITANTS. SANDERS HATES THIS COUNTRY THIS IS A FACT.
me
March 4, 2020 at 1:50 pmSteve… what flavor is the kool-aid you’re drinking? Trump would sell this country out in a heartbeat if it made his family more money (and, it could be argued he already has). Lack of convictions means nothing… talk to OJ if you need some convincing. I would agree that Bernie is not the answer, he likely would be the pendulum on the other end of Trump’s swing. You seem to be able to be pretty honest about your opinion regarding Bernie, try doing the same for your boy, Trump. While I wish there was a better pool to choose from, my hope is Biden can at least get our country away from the extreme left/right that seems to be shouting so loud at the moment.
Ken Danser
March 4, 2020 at 1:08 pmThink they should have gone Phishing. My respect for them has dropped.
DNC Tuesdays Ass Kickin
March 4, 2020 at 12:59 pmthey needed Taz and Billy Strings.
you cant have a show these days without Taz and Billy Strings ( sorry Grace Potter. you done.)
Trey
March 4, 2020 at 12:53 pmI love how basically 99.9998 % of all current english-speaking musicians support sanity in one form or another. Where one has to scour their brains and the internet to come up with a mere handful of B-C-D list plugs who support criminal Drumpf. Ted Nugent (fool) Loretta Lynn (lmfao) Gene Simmons, (barely passable), Kid Rock, errrr…. ‘Skid COCK’….. and the rest are southern country has-beens, Pat Boone, Kenny Rogers, Larry Gatlin, of the ‘FAMED” ‘Larry Gatlin, and the Gatlin Brothers’, LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO
Capitalist Winner
March 4, 2020 at 12:32 pmI don’t think it worked. Sorry Fishman.
Maybe Bernie can ask Goose to play next time.
The DNC
March 4, 2020 at 12:22 pmNothing to see here. Move Along.
Trey
March 4, 2020 at 12:01 pmWhat?!?! No twelve minute vacuum solo Fish? C’mon man…you’re slippin’ brah.
Ring them Bells ye Heathens,….. Bernie got basically slaughtered last night by the NON-extreme wing of the party.