On Friday, July 5th, Phish offered up their first of two performances at Boston, MA’s Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Friday night’s performance was highlighted by a 20-minute “Mercury”, a Type II “Tube”, and a well-executed two-song encore of “The Squirming Coil” and “Bug”, leaving fans in attendance begging for more heading into Saturday at the historic baseball stadium.
Following a solid first set, Phish returned to the stage to open up their second set with “Sand”, which saw Trey Anastasio and Page McConnell lock into some blissful interplay, backed by a bouncy groove set by Jon Fishman and Mike Gordon. “Sand” reached just over the 11-minute mark before the band dove into “Axilla”.
After recollecting themselves and taking a moment to catch their breaths, the quartet dove head first into an exploratory, 20-minute “Mercury”, arguably the most creative jam over the two-night Fenway run. Phish smoothly segued out of the massive “Mercury” into “Wading In The Velvet Sea”, which was followed up by a pairing of “Fuego” into “Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.”. The band closed out their set with “Character Zero”, giving Trey one final opportunity to bounce around the stage.
Watch pro-shot video of Phish’s “Fuego” from Fenway below:
Phish – “Fuego” – 7/5/19 [Pro-Shot]
[Video: Phish]
Phish will bring their 2019 summer schedule to a close with a three-night run at Commerce City, CO’s Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, set for August 30th, September 1st and 2nd, 2019. For a full list of Phish’s upcoming tour dates, ticketing, and more information, head to the band’s website.
Setlist: Phish | Fenway Park | Boston, MA | 7/5/2019
Set One: Free > Blaze On, 555, Tube, Brian and Robert, Halfway to the Moon, Ocelot > Rift > Everything’s Right, Runaway Jim
Set Two: Sand > Axilla, Mercury > Wading in the Velvet Sea, Fuego > Say it to Me S.A.N.T.O.S.* > Character Zero
Encore: Bug, The Squirming Coil
Notes:
“Say It To Ne S.A.N.T.O.S.” contained “Martian Monster” quotes