On Tuesday night, Trey Anastasio kept his brief Trey Anastasio Band fall tour rolling, with an intimate Halloween performance at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. Following two Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas performances, which included a moving tribute to the victims of the horrific attacks last month, Trey Anastasio and his band delivered a Hallow’s Eve performance that included the perfect blend of old TAB favorites, soulful covers, and a handful of Phish favorites.

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A few weeks ago, Trey Anastasio was ordering a smoothie, and an observant fan discretely snapped a photo of him contemplating the menu with a plastic bag of oranges in hand. Said fan posted the contemplative Trey photo online, and within minutes, the photo went viral. From Phantasy Tour to Phish Facebook groups, fans had a blast photoshopping Trey and his bag of oranges in hilarious locations: on the moon, under Michael Jordan as he infamously dunked a basketball from the foul line, and, of course, at Madison Square Garden’s section 119 spicy chicken stand, to list a few.

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On Tuesday evening, Trey got the perfect Halloween payback, trolling the crowd by walking onstage dressed as the meme so many have had a pleasure messing around with his plastic bag of oranges in tow. Following a gargantuan response and applause from the audience, Trey made sure to hand out oranges to a few lucky fans in the front. This stunt was the first and last that indicated any signs of Halloween.

Trey Anastasio’s Costume Entry

 

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Without any hesitation, the band jumped right into “Sand” to open the show—a TAB tune that has served as a staple Phish jam since its debut nearly twenty years ago. The first set was full of tasty treats, as “Soul Planet” followed, marking its second performance since its debut at Las Vegas’ “soul-sandwich” of a tour opener this past Friday. Next up was “Money Love & Change” followed by a rowdy “Bounce” that seamlessly segued into “Alive Again.” From there, “Dark and Down”, Land of Nod”, and a blazing rendition of “Gotta Jibboo” got the special treatment, before Jennifer “JHa” Hartswick stepped front and center and belted out a mesmerizing cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Dazed and Confused” that would’ve left Robert Plant jaw-dropped.

Set One

[Video: Steven J. Ziegler]

“First Tube” got the second set rolling, an interesting choice considering Trey opened both sets with TAB tunes that have become such staples in the ever-expansive Phish catalog.  A hard-hitting “Night Speaks to a Woman” followed before “Set Your Soul Free”, another tune recently debuted in Vegas. An elegantly placed “Liquid Time” into “Burlap Sack and Pumps” came next. After this combination, Anastasio and company delivered a powerful take on the newly beloved “Everything’s Right”, a song that so strongly reflects the current state of our nation. “Valentine” and “Alaska” came next, ahead of a cover of Gorillaz’s “Clint Eastwood,” again showcasing Hartswick’s mind-blowing pipes in their purest form. “Mr. Completely” brought the second set to a close, before delivering a very appropriate encore of “Drifting” and “Tuesday”, which brought the Tuesday Halloween soul shakedown to an end.

Set Two

 

[Video: Steven J. Ziegler]

Check out the photo gallery below from Tuesday night’s show, courtesy of Matthew Rea.

Setlist: Trey Anastasio Band | The Wiltern | Los Angeles, CA | 10/31/2017

Set One: Sand, Soul Planet, MLC, Bounce > Alive Again, Dark and Down, Land of Nod, Gotta Jibboo, Dazed and Confused

Set Two: First Tube, Night Speaks to a Woman, Set Your Soul Free, Liquid Time > Burlap Sack and Pumps, Everything’s Right > Valentine, Alaska > Clint Eastwood > Mr. Completely

Encore: Drifting, Tuesday