Last night, Phish made contact with a blistering crowd at the TD Pavilion at the Mann in Philadelphia. During the performance, they regulated the 90° heat with a set flush with songs inspired by the cold of deep space and followed up with a second set that welcomed fans to "step into the freezer" time and time again.
The Vermont quartet kicked their night off with a bust-out cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," which hasn't been heard from the band since July 28, 2017. The theme was quickly established as they broke into "Martian Monster" before setting it in stone with a jam of "Halley's Comet" into "Stash." They continued to stretch their improvisational inclinations as they glided from "The Moma Dance" into "Gotta Jibboo." Phish then nodded to the impending evening with "Share" before they played "The Old Home Place" and set closer "Walls of the Cave."
Phish's second set was a segued affair and kicked off with "More." They then ushered in the sonic star of the evening, their first "Tweezer" of the summer tour. On the track, the band interplayed with one another, moving from disco, to blissful jams, to jazz, fitting "Cities" in the mix. The improvisation continued as they effortlessly riffed from "Passing Through" into "Izabella" before swinging back into the "cold cold cold cold cold" of "Tweezer." Phish then encouraged fans to look to the heavens once again with "Mercury" before bringing them back to Earth with "Piper." Once they were grounded, Phish reminded fans that this was truly a "Tweezer" set with one last take of the song before they fully committed to their collective mind-bending trek through space and time as they played "Also Sprach Zarathustra," which started as a groove but rapidly evolved into pure rocket fuel. For the set's final track, Phish played “Character Zero,” reintroducing the concept of time to their audience of cosmonauts.
After a brief break, Phish returned to the stage for a unifying “Drift While You’re Sleeping” and closed, as was to be expected, with a "Tweezer Reprise."
Phish will perform at the TD Pavilion at the Mann again tonight.
Watch a fan-shot video of the final song of the evening below.
Phish
July 19, 2022
TD Pavilion at the Mann – Philadelphia, Pa.
Set I: Space Oddity, Martian Monster, Halley's Comet > Stash, The Moma Dance > Gotta Jibboo, Shade, The Old Home Place, Walls of the Cave
Set II: More > Tweezer -> Cities -> Tweezer -> Passing Through > Izabella > Tweezer > Mercury > Piper > Tweezer > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Character Zero
Enc.: Drift While You're Sleeping > Tweezer Reprise
Space Oddity was played for the first time since July 28, 2017 (154 shows). The third Tweezer contained teases of Izabella and Cissy Strut. Trey teased Dave's Energy Guide in Piper. Also Sprach Zarathustra included Space Oddity quotes from Trey and Martian Monster quotes from Trey and Page. Trey quoted I'm Waiting for the Man in Character Zero.
Setlist via Phish.net
