Last night, Phish played their final show of a three-night run at MSG in NYC, and the energy in the Garden was absolutely palpable.
First set highlights included bust-outs of “Glide and “Dinner and a Movie,” a solid “Reba,” and an explosive “First Tube” to end the set (seriously, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a crowd react so ferociously to a first set closer). For set two the band pulled out a long sequence of songs with barely a pause in the action. Highlights included the “Rock and Roll > Seven Below > Twist” sequence which featured some nice exploratory improv, and an uber-funky set-closing “You Enjoy Myself” which seriously pushed the limits of the band’s patented space-funk.
Setlist:
(via Phish.net)
12/04/2009 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Set 1: Heavy Things, Possum, Wilson, Kill Devil Falls, Glide, 46 Days, Bouncing Around the Room, Reba, Dinner and a Movie, Guyute, Maze, First Tube
Set 2: Scents and Subtle Sounds > Rock and Roll -> Seven Below > Twist > Mike’s Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Shine a Light
Downloads:
Soundboard Recordings via LivePhish.com
Audience Recordings via Bitorrent (various sources available): (OTS) Schoeps mk41 > SX-M2/LS 16bit | Senn441 16/44.1
Videos:
Phish | 12.04.09 | Heavy Things | Madison Square Garden – New York, NY [YouTube]
Phish | 12.04.09 | Glide | Madison Square Garden – New York, NY [YouTube]
Phish | 12.04.09 | Reba part 2 | Madison Square Garden – New York, NY [YouTube]
Phish | 12.04.09 | First Tube | Madison Square Garden – New York, NY [YouTube]
Phish | 12.04.09 | Seven Below | Madison Square Garden – New York, NY [YouTube]
Phish | 12.04.09 | You Enjoy Myself part 2 | Madison Square Garden – New York, NY [YouTube]
Check out photos from the MSG run here.
