Phish continued their run of shows at the Shoreline Amphitheatre, in Mountian View, Calif. The shows were originally slated for Stateline, Nev. had to be relocated due to wildfires, which grew 15-miles in a single night.
The show followed Tuesday’s incredible performance with a fresh melange of track selections and masterful musical improvisation. With a bit of a late start due to some issues with Page McConnell’s set up the band kicked off with “Mike’s Song,” during which Trey Anastasio warmed up by teasing a cover of 1975 hit “Walk This Way.” The band then flowed into “The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday,” then Hebrew song “Avenu Malkenu” into “Weekapaug Groove.” They closed set one with “Cities,” which went on for over 15 minutes, into “Passing Through” into “Fluffhead.”
The second set began with “The Lizards,” which got fans going but it was what followed that made Phish’s consistent tightness on this run abundantly clear. They jammed over the track for 34-minutes during which Anastasio teased “American Woman” and sung some of the lyrics to it as well. This rendition of “Tweezer” was the third song to pass 30-minutes this summer and is the fifth longest jam since Phish’s return to performance in 2009. The show soon began to form into continuous jam of cascading improvision through “Miss You” into “Piper” into “Twenty Years Later,” then “Twist” into “Backwards Down the Number Line,” to close the set.
Phish encored with “A Life Beyond The Dream,” then “Tweezer Reprise,” to finish off the evening for good.
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Phish
Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
Sept. 1, 2021
Set I: Mike’s Song > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Weekapaug Groove, Brian and Robert, Thread, The Wedge, Cities > Passing Through > Fluffhead
Set II: The Lizards, Tweezer > Miss You > Piper > Twenty Years Later, Twist > Backwards Down the Number Line
Enc: A Life Beyond The Dream, Tweezer Reprise
Watch the set opener below:
6 Comments comments associated with this post
Charles
September 3, 2021 at 8:04 amI’m loving how phish is jamming, especially the dark robot sounding jams, the super long soul planet even had some moments that reminded me of pink floyd echoes live in Pompeii… Trey still hasn’t found his stride IMO but it’s okay the band is changed from early shred heavy days.
The Boss
September 2, 2021 at 11:02 pmBest touring band today says the meathead who compares a good show to being dosed.If the kool aid fits wear it douche bag.Phish doesn’t come close to being the best touring band out there,unless maybe u drop 200 mics to make it better in your fragile egg shell mind.
Be Nicer
September 3, 2021 at 12:11 amThanks for reading. You should stick to reading. Write less, please. Also, try kindness. It may help your uneasy soul.
Brian
September 3, 2021 at 9:36 amYou blow. Go away and take your negative BS with you. People like you are a cancer on the scene.
Loose Lucy
September 2, 2021 at 1:40 pmSee you in Santa Barbara!
TCinNJ
September 2, 2021 at 12:59 pmMan did they dose Shoreline!! And rightfully so. Best band that tours today and we fans are lucky as hell!! Dicks likely to be epcotic!! Go Phish!!