Five years ago, Phish opened up their third-annual Labor Day weekend run, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. Following 2011’s legendary “S” show, during which every song played including the encore started with the letter “S”, and 2012’s gargantuan renditions of “Light” and “Sand”, fans showed up to Phish Dick’s in 2013 with high expectations, and the band thoroughly delivered.
In addition to a lengthy list of other highlights, both sets on 8/30/13 wound up producing top-tier renditions of fan-favorite Phish songs—from first set’s “Icculus” and “Esther” to the debut cover of Little Feat‘s “Easy To Slip” to the eventual conclusion that Phish was continuing their tradition of setlist wordplay, as the first letters of the songs played at this show, when reversed, revealed the message “Most Shows Spell Something.”
Phish’s “Most Shows Spell Something” show from 8/30/13 at Dick’s is a show that still gets love and attention. As we await Phish’s 2018 return to Dick’s this weekend, you can relive the “Most Shows Spell Something” with footage of “Icculus” and “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'” played in Commerce City, Colorado, five years ago today.
Phish – “Icculus” – 8/30/13
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Phish – “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'” – 8/30/13
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Setlist: Phish | Dicks Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO | 8/30/13
Set One: Ghost, NICU, Icculus, Heavy Things, Theme From The Bottom> Esther, The Moma Dance> Ocelot, Stash, Lawn Boy, Limb By Limb, Easy To Slip
Set Two: Punch You In The Eye> Sand, Say Something> Walls Of The Cave> The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony> Harry Hood-> Silent In The Morning> Twist> Slave To the Traffic Light
Encore: Oh! Sweet Nuthin> Meatstick