Photo by Jake Silco via @PhishFromTheRoad on IG
On Saturday Dec. 7, Phish played their second of three nights at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, S.C. The show was highlighted by a first-set-closing “Moonage Daydream,” a deep “Split Open and Melt” jam and the fifth-ever version of “The Connection,” an Anastasio/Marshall tune last heard on 7/29/2015 (show gap: 171).
The first set began with “Fluffhead,” which featured excellent playing from guitarist Trey Anastasio during the final section (“Fluff’s Arrival”). Standard versions of “Ocelot,” “Nellie Kane” and “The Dogs” followed, which led into a stunning rendition of “Reba.”
“Halfway to the Moon” > “Train Song” came next, followed by a very solid performance of “Guyute,” a song which often gives Anastasio trouble. “Strange Design” slowed things down briefly, before the fourth-ever performance of David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream” closed the set in style.
Set two began with the aforementioned revival of “The Connection.” “Mr. Completely” followed and featured the first type-two jam of the night. The 16-plus minute jam featured multiple sections with both Anastasio and keyboardist Page McConnell taking the lead role at different times as the rhythm section held it down. “Crosseyed and Painless” came next, which led to another exciting Phish moment; around nine minutes into the jam, Anastasio began teasing “Little Drummer Boy,” which led to the entire band joining in for a “Little Drummer Boy” jam. Anastasio continued to tease the song throughout the night, notably whistling the “Little Drummer Boy” tune during the intro to “Dirt.”
“Cool Amber and Mercury” ventured into type-two territory; as it fizzled, drummer Jon Fishman began “Split Open and Melt.” This “Melt” jam was all over the place in the best way: it featured space jamming with Fishman on the Marimba Lumina, a “Crosseyed” reprise and vicious soloing from Anastasio to bring it home. “A Life Beyond The Dream” offered a chance for the audience to take a breather before the band dropped into the always-energetic “Wilson.” “The Squirming Coil” closed out the set, putting McConnell’s beautiful playing on display during the outro. A standard “Grind” began the two-song encore, before McConnell pulled out his beloved keytar for a show-closing performance of “Frankenstein” (the band’s first since 2017’s Baker’s Dozen).
Phish tour concludes tonight at the North Charleston Coliseum.
Check out the full setlist (as it appears in our Box Scores section) as well as videos of “The Connection” and the “Crosseyed”/”Little Drummer Boy” mashup (via YouTuber Kembra Allen) below:
Phish
Dec. 7, 2019
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
Set I: Fluffhead > Ocelot, Nellie Kane > The Dogs > Reba, Halfway to the Moon > Train Song > Guyute, Strange Design, Moonage Daydream
Set II: The Connection*, Mr. Completely > Crosseyed and Painless > Dirt, Cool Amber and Mercury > Split Open and Melt > Crosseyed and Painless > Split Open and Melt, A Life Beyond The Dream > Wilson > The Squirming Coil
Enc: Grind, Frankenstein
Notes: *Last time played 7/29/15
Source: Phish.net
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USA Blackhawk down
December 8, 2019 at 4:10 pmI disagree with the ussr clown , i would scalp all forms of modernized commerical theft going on , to protect the stage from being run down or the liberty for free as free dumb never has to think about the costs attached .. sanction electric recoding devices without offical approvals granted by business .. jazz blows I see no horns
Ronald mc Moscow mules
December 8, 2019 at 3:54 pmThey are working throughout one hit wonders but might be clashing with the jam they helped define within a sub classification of music , maybe the studio students will return to the stage to reinstall the professional sound reference ? Or back to jazz ..