In 1995, Phish put on a musical costume performance on Halloween night, playing the entirety of The Who’s Quadrophenia at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, IL. The album ranks among the greatest from the 1970’s rock era, with a cohesive rock opera storyline that is fueled by anthemic numbers like “The Real Me,” “Drowned,” “Love Reign O’er Me,” and, of course, “5:15.” As today is 5/15, we thought it was only appropriate to revisit this prized moment in Phish history.

The song opens with a piano introduction, before the full six-piece horn section blasted the iconic “5:15” riff. While Anastasio’s voice may not match the rawness of Roger Daltrey’s, his guitar playing is completely out of this world. He unleashes amazing guitar solo, truly locked in the zone for the exciting show.

Check out some video footage of Trey Anastasio’s killer guitar solo on the Who classic:

You can also listen to the full song and show, below.

Setlist: Phish at Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL – 10/31/95

Set 1: Icculus, Divided Sky, Wilson > Ya Mar, Sparkle > Free, Guyute, Run Like an Antelope, Harpua[1]

Set 2: I Am the Sea[2], The Real Me[2] > Quadrophenia[2], Cut My Hair[2], The Punk Meets the Godfather[2], I’m One[2], The Dirty Jobs[2] > Helpless Dancer[2], Is It In My Head?[2], I’ve Had Enough[2], 5:15[2], Sea and Sand[2], Drowned[2], Bell Boy[3], Doctor Jimmy[2] > The Rock[2], Love, Reign O’er Me[2]

Set 3: You Enjoy Myself, Jesus Just Left Chicago[4], A Day in the Life > Suzy Greenberg[5]

Encore: My Generation[6]

[1] Narration from Mike about raccoons.
[2] Phish debut; Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, Joey Sommerville on trumpet and Alan Parshley on French horn.
[3] Phish debut; Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, Joey Sommerville on trumpet and Alan Parshley on French horn, Leigh Fordham sang Keith Moon’s original part.
[4] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone.
[5] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, and Joey Sommerville on trumpet.
[6] Phish debut; acoustic.

Teases:
· Beat It tease in Harpua
· The Real Me and Dave’s Energy Guide teases in You Enjoy MyselfNotes: Harpua included a story from Mike about a dream about raccoons. The Michael Jackson references continued, as Trey teased the audience by saying that Jimmy was listening to the Halloween album while the band played a Beat It tease. Also, the second set was preceded by recorded Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ and Thriller teases from Michael Jackson’s Thriller album. The second set “musical costume” was The Who’s Quadrophenia and was performed with Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, Joey Sommerville on trumpet and Alan Parshley on French horn. During Bell Boy, crew member Leigh Fordham, clad in a bell boy outfit, sang Keith Moon’s original part. All of the Quadrophenia songs, as well as My Generation, were Phish debuts. YEM was almost 40 minutes long, contained teases from Trey of The Real Me and DEG, and was preceded by the audience chess move. The chosen fan, dressed as a Wookiee, cracked under the pressure and could not choose a move on stage, prompting a quote from Fish that “Wookiees can’t play chess.” The Rock was teased after the failed move. Jesus Just Left Chicago featured Grippo on alto saxophone; Suzy Greenberg featured Grippo, Glasgo and Somerville. My Generation was performed acoustic. Before My Generation, the crew set up a Keith Moon replica drum set on stage. After the song, Fish and Trey destroyed the drum set a la The Who. Finally, a stagehand brought out a large plunger. Trey pressed it and set off a huge explosion backstage. This show was officially released as Live Phish 14. In the soundcheck, Suzy Greenberg was performed three times: the first with only Grippo, the second with the band and Grippo, and the third with all of the horns, alternate lyrics, and Bell Boy quotes. The jam through the end of the soundcheck was played with horns.