By now you’ve probably gotten yourself caught up on Phish’s epic New Year’s Eve concert that went down in Miami to close out their four-night run. As always, Phish had a gag planned for the festivities above and beyond the massive balloon drop that occurs ever year. The band released an official video of how it went off…
Phish – New Year’s Eve 12/31/09 – Miami, FL from Phish on Vimeo.
Statistics and general opinion aside, there’s no denying that Phish just wrapped up a banner year in their history and I’m pleased to say that I got to witness ten shows in the process. Here’s the setlist courtesy of Phish.net…
Setlist: Phish @ AAA, Miami, FL 12/31/09
Set 1: AC/DC Bag[1], 46 Days, Water in the Sky, Bathtub Gin, Punch You In the Eye, The Moma Dance, Guyute, Swept Away > Steep, Demand > Seven Below, Lawn Boy, Julius
Set 2: Rock and Roll > Piper, Simple > Theme From the Bottom, Shine a Light, Ghost[1] -> NO2, Suzy Greenberg
Set 3: Party Time > Auld Lang Syne > Down with Disease, Fluffhead, Joy, The Squirming Coil, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Blue Moon[2], Loving Cup
[1] Auld Lang Syne tease
[2] Phish debutNotes: Bag and Ghost contained Auld Lang Syne teases. Swept Away and Steep were played for the first time since July 1, 2000 (145 shows). Demand was played for the first time since November 14, 1996 (392 shows). N02 was played for the first time since July 13, 1999 (219 shows). Blue Moon was a Phish debut and was played while Trey thanked the entire crew. From the staff at phish.net, a very happy 10th anniversary to the Big Cypress celebration and a Happy New Year to all!
Happy New Year, folks. We’re looking forward to sharing another great year with all of you, our wonderful readers. Thanks for making all of this possible for us.
