Today, Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio shared a post on Instagram reflecting on the 40 years of Phish-themed New Year’s Eve celebration that took place at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. The message detailed some of the planning of the show, thanks to the companies that took place in the spectacle and all the people who shared their talent and creativity to make memories over the last four decades.

“What a ride! Planning for this year’s NYE show started a few months ago in a coffee shop with my dear friend and director/choreographer Lisa Shriver. Both of us falling over laughing, imagining time machines, ghosts, and naked guys jumping out of a giant cake,” Anastasio wrote in the post. “Between the laughs came an idea to bring some of our favorite moments and characters from Phish’s history together to celebrate our 40th year – the Meatstick troupe, the Garden Party golfers, the Wombat, the Famous Mockingbird, Sci-Fi Soldiers, the gracious Mr. Tom Hanks, among so many more.”

He went on to add, “Everyday, we would think up something else we needed to include. We were blessed to be able to quickly assemble the most astounding team of NYC theater talent to bring all these wacky ideas to life (again). Thank you to Lisa Shriver, Carmel Dean, Sara Wordsworth, Reed Luplau, Jason Ardizonne-West, Sarah Zeitler (aka Sarah from Pittsburgh), Alex Koch, Jennifer Caprio, Dan Scott and so many more.”

Anastasio then thanked the larger groups that helped put on the extravaganza; he wrote “Thank you to the amazing choir and marching band. Thank you to the cast of incredibly talented dancers, aerialists, and singers!  Thank you to all the technical staff, stage managers, props and costume teams.  Thank you to the Phish crew for pulling it all together (every night).”

The guitarist then thanked the “star of the show,” he wrote, “Lastly, we want to thank the star of the show Frenchie (aka The Naked Guy) from Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  Frenchie, we heard that you are going through a serious health journey, and we want to send our love and best wishes to you.” Anastasio closed the message by writing, “This New Year’s Eve was a celebration of the many incredible people who have shared their creativity and talent to help us make many special memories over the last four decades.  We love and thank you all.”

Read our show recap on Phish’s incredible New Year’s Eve show here.

See the post shared by Anastasio below.