Jon Fishman’s trusty Electrolux vacuum made an appearance in Albany, NY on Wednesday night, adding some extra flare to Phish’s two-set offering at the Times Union Center.
Although the band opened with “Crowd Control,” the set one MVP was definitively the type-two, 15-minute “Chalk Dust Torture” that followed. As Phish made their way out of the murkiness of “CDT,” they dug into an “All of These Dreams”> “Wolfman’s Brother”> “Scent of a Mule” segment (first “Scent of a Mule” since 8/5/17).
Fishman’s vacuum solo came not soon after, on the tail end of “Steam”> “I Didn’t Know.” Phish ended the first half with a 12-minute “Bathtub Gin.”
Newer tune “Set Your Soul Free,” kicked off set two (this marked the fifth “SYSF” ever, after a debut at The Gorge in July). Phish segued into “Birds of a Feather” and then jumped into a nice pairing of “Mercury” and “Light.” Stand alone versions of “The Wedge” and “Wading in the Velvet Sea” followed, and set two closed with a crowd pleasing “Wilson”> “Slave to the Traffic Light.”
Between an encore “Julius” and the band’s final “Rocky Top,” Trey Anastasio thanked the crowd and mentioned how Albany felt like a “hometown show.”
Check out the full setlist and a video of “Chalk Dust Torture,” via YouTuber Gregory Marcus below:
Phish
October 17, 2018
Times Union Center Albany, NY
Set I: Crowd Control, Chalk Dust Torture, All of These Dreams > Wolfman’s Brother > Scent of a Mule, NICU > Gumbo, Steam > I Didn’t Know, Bathtub Gin
Set II: Set Your Soul Free > Birds of a Feather, Mercury > Light, The Wedge, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Wilson > Slave to the Traffic Light
Enc: Julius > Rocky Top
Source: Phish.net
8 Comments comments associated with this post
Phish sucks like a vacuum
October 18, 2018 at 7:25 pmI wouldn’t walk across the street to see these triffling hacks play for free.
Keith Hamilton
October 19, 2018 at 10:14 amGo see Justin Bieber then you hack. And watch those cars. Don’t want to lose what’s left of a brain.
ben_dover
October 18, 2018 at 5:38 pmimproper spelling of FLAIR, unless there was an actual flare that some ignited. jesus h.
Kudos
October 18, 2018 at 2:35 pmHole E Shit. Jambands corrected a grammar error. Wow. Now if you would only put this practice to use when you publish blatantly incorrect information. Or better yet, just proofread and do your research first before submitting articles.
Shecky Green
October 18, 2018 at 2:22 pmType-II. More like number II.
FIX THE FUCKING FONTS ALREADY
October 18, 2018 at 11:35 amImproper use of the machine “Electrolux vacuum”. So hard to believe there is an audience for this crap.
#WeAreEverywhere
October 18, 2018 at 12:59 pmAnd yet…
Will E
October 18, 2018 at 11:01 amImproper use of the word ‘whereas’.