re: Aawwww Yeah--Phish Summer tour begins!!

You hit the nail on the head.

After 33 years, this band still plays 35-40 shows a year, and still manages to make even a regular show (not a festival or Bakers Dozen type event) interesting.

The amount of creativity that went into this run, done solely for the fans, is amazing.

Think of an average band after 30 years--most don't even make it to that point. Phish not only hit that mark, but seem to be getting better, while still selling out 20,000 seat arenas 40 times a year (and for still a relatively inexpensive ticket price).


Similarly, the Dead after 25 years, were on fire in 1990-91, and still growing in popularity, selling out stadiums as well

Wow, after they skipped this for the Jimmies show I thought it was gone for good. What a bustout.

Great YEM, and a killer Simple.

Loving Cup even rocked.


On the Road Again---man, the creativity never stops!

I like the Chicago simple more but last night was solid af.

i can't remember the last time they opened a set with Simple and finished with Tweezer

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what do y'all think the top 2-3 shows were, objectively speaking?

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7.25.17
7.28.17
8.6.17

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I probably should ask this later, after some of the hype dies down, but what do y'all think the top 2-3 shows were, objectively speaking? Not going by the setlist on paper, but the actual performance. I avoided listening to any of 'em, because I knew I'd probably curse myself for not being there, lol...but once the dust has settled, I'll probably download a couple of the top shows from that run.

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Damn you didn't listen to any of that run? They were on fire

My top 3 is probably:

7/25
7/26
7/28

In that order too. 7/30,8/2,and 8/6 are all good shows too, but basically every show has atleast 2-3 songs or jams that are worth hearing.

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... I think - like I said, its all a bit muddled at the moment

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A mindless dribble?

7/25, 8/6, and 8/2 are my favorites. I haven't listened to all of them all the way through yet. 8/2 was probably my favorite setlist. The 7/25 Lawn Boy was probably my favorite song of the run. Tough call between it, the Mike's, and the YEM though.

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Damn you didn't listen to any of that run? They were on fire

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I'd thought of doing couch tour for a couple of shows, but there were too many distractions at the homestead. I actually tried scheduling my vacation around the same time, in hopes of catching a show or three, but I couldn't get it approved. So I decided to just wait 'til it was all over, then get some objective feedback, instead of trusting the "BEST SHOW EVAH!!!" chatter that often happens after any given show, lol...