Beloved jam band Phish kicked off a run of shows along the West Coast this past weekend, starting things up with two performances at the beautiful Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA. The historic venue has hosted Phish a number of times during their career, and these two shows certainly lived up to their expectations. Having turned a proverbial corner in their final weekend of the Northeast run, the two Phish shows at the Gorge were chock full of highlights.
When the band starts a show with “Tweezer,” you know you’re going to be in for a treat. The first show featured the debut of a new song called “Ass Handed,” a “Crosseyed and Painless” and “What’s The Use?” tease filled second set with an instrument swapping “Ghost, some “Makisupa Policeman” shenanigans that bled into “Wilson” and Led Zeppelin’s “Good Times Bad Times” to close the show. Night two brought more fire power, with bust out versions of “Driver” and “Love You” among the many highlights. Some great jamming on “Bathtub Gin” and the encore “Harry Hood” into “Tweezer Reprise” sent fans home smiling.
Fortunately, thanks to YouTube user phunguy, we can watch videos of night one and two streaming in below. Enjoy!
Night One: Friday, July 15th
Setlist
Set 1: Tweezer > Sample in a Jar, The Old Home Place, Wolfman’s Brother, Bouncing Around the Room, Undermind, Kill Devil Falls, Lawn Boy, Ass Handed[1], Party Time, The Line, Tide Turns, Rift, Walls of the Cave
Set 2: Crosseyed and Painless > What’s the Use? > No Men In No Man’s Land -> Stash > Ghost[2] -> No Men In No Man’s Land -> Chalk Dust Torture > Meatstick > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Cavern
Encore: Makisupa Policeman[3] > Wilson > Good Times Bad Times
[1] Debut.
[2] Trey on Marimba Lumina; Mike and Page on percussion.
[3] Keyword = “pot.”
Notes: This show featured the debut of Ass Handed. The Old Home Place was played for the first time since 6/28/12 (155 shows). NMINML contained C&P quotes. Stash contained a What’s the Use? tease. Ghost contained C&P and What’s the Use? teases, and NMINML quotes. Ghost also featured Trey on Marimba Lumina, and Mike and Page on percussion. CDT contained yet more NMINML, C&P, and WTU? teases. 2001 contained C&P quotes and NMINML teases. Cavern contained C&P quotes and a WTU? tease. The Makisupa keyword was “pot.”
Night Two: Saturday, July 16th
Setlist
Set 1: Buried Alive, AC/DC Bag > The Moma Dance, Uncle Pen, 555, Sleep Again, It’s Ice, Driver, Sand, Horn, Halfway to the Moon, Bathtub Gin
Set 2: Blaze On > Backwards Down the Number Line > Carini > Birds of a Feather, Wingsuit > Shade, Mike’s Song > Farmhouse > Weekapaug Groove, Shine a Light
Encore: Hold Your Head Up, Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Harry Hood > Tweezer Reprise
Notes: This show was webcast via Live Phish. Driver was played for the first time since August 3, 2013 (111 shows). Love You was played for the first time since October 23, 2010 (216 shows).
Photography by Jordan Inglee
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