Photo by Rene Huemer, via @phishfromtheroad


With a rainbow lingering in the sky, Phish kicked off their first of two mid-week shows at Hershey Park on Tuesday, Aug. 10.

Naturally the big news coming out of the summertime destination town was the show’s penultimate version of “The Lizards,” marking its first appearance of summer tour and, by extension, 2021. It was last played by Phish proper on 2/21/2020 at the band’s Mexican destination event.

There was still plenty to enjoy in the first half as well, namely a “First Tube” opener, with Trey Anastasio hoisting his guitar overhead, an easy-listening “Gumbo”> “Sample in a Jar” pairing, and summer tour’s first “Death Don’t Hurt Very Long,” which bled into an always-welcome “Run Like an Antelope.”

After a slow-burning second half, the aforementioned “The Lizards” arrived, giving way to a “Character Zero” set -ender and a “Rock and Roll” encore to offer a nice shot of adrenaline.

Check out the full setlist below:

Phish
Aug. 10, 2021
HersheyPark Stadium, Hershey, Penn.

Set I: First Tube, Axilla, Fuego* -> Runaway Jim, Gumbo > Sample in a Jar, Steam, Sugar Shack, Llama, Death Don’t Hurt Very Long > Run Like an Antelope

Set II: No Men In No Man’s Land > Soul Planet -> NICU > Joy, Scent of a Mule, Golden Age > Prince Caspian > Backwards Down the Number Line > The Lizards > Character Zero

Enc: Rock and Roll

Notes:
*unfinished