With a lemonade-out-of-lemons lineup that excluded their horn section and subbed drummer Russ Lawton for Phish percussionist Jon Fishman, Trey Anastasio Band took the stage in Pittsburgh on Sept. 29 for a jammy show at Stage AE.

The band’s lineup changes happened on the fly this week, as Lawton broke the news of his COVID status on Sept. 28 – just hours before Anastasio’s show in Columbus, Ohio – and trumpeter Jennifer Hartswick revealed her diagnosis on Sept. 25, leading the horn section to be scrapped completely.

The Sept. 29 show with Fishman included a four-song set one. Highlights included an opening “46 Days” a 30+ minute “Blaze On” and 10+ minute takes on “Undermind” and “Ghost.”

Set two kept the momentum rolling forward with a 19+ minute “Party Time.” From there, the band moved through “Ocelot,” “Gotta Jibboo,” “Plasma” and “Lonely Trip,” before Anastasio led the group in one of his pandemic-era favorites, “I Never Needed You Like This Before,” to close the set.

The band’s encore included and almost 11-minute “Twist” and a rousing “First Tube,” with Anastasio hoisting his guitar overhead in defiance of his band’s recent setbacks.

Fishman will remain on tour with T.A.B. through their Sunday Radio City gig.

Check out the full setlist below and check out a clip of “First Tube” (via YouTuber bkndnroll1) below:

Trey Anastasio Band
Sept. 29, 2021
Stage AE, Pittsburgh

Set I: 46 Days, Blaze On, Undermind, Ghost

Set II: Party Time, Ocelot, Gotta Jibboo, Plasma, Lonely Trip, I Never Needed You Like This Before

Enc: Twist, First Tube

Notes:
No horns, Jon Fishman on drums