wow! what an incredible phish show. let's get right to the review. first of all, the energy in chaifetz was unreal all night. before the show even started, the blues were out to a 2-0 lead in the Cup, so people were understandably pumped up. phish kept that going with a chalkdust opener....

The first set is great fun, and remarkably energetic (the folks streaming it live were not lying); any set with a whistling Reba, Peaches, and Camel Walk is going to get a thumbs up from me. The second set is just as much fun, but with some Type II to spare - the (too short for me, but whatever)...

Well...tour opener, how about that, in the books. Phish came out swinging. Sounding both well rested and well rehearsed the boys sounded as confident as ever showing very little rust in the first set. Each song was played with precision and each had some extra mustard added. It was a set of old...

Extended take sets sail for "Type 2" waters, and cohesively shifts between melodic effects-based playing, hose-y major key rocking and finally a murky funk-rock section before shifting back to "Theme's" ending to close. Excellent.

Another massive entry in the (almost) 40 min club spends ample time mining deep crevices, discovering diverse bits of melodic beauty, and exploring riff laden spaces, before Trey and the band finally lock onto an ecstatic progression that takes the band through a series of peaks so gorgeous and gratuitous, the stunned crowd responds with a full minute and a half of ravenous applause

The longest "Loving Cup" to date is a clever - if not forced - nod to a Stanley Cup win for the St. Louis Blues minutes before this jam. A quiet bounce led by Page's piano and fast rotary tone from Trey explores quiet space at first. A rhythmic plinko jam follows, with Page on Wurlitzer and Fish's wood blocks providing occasional accent. At 7:15, Trey hints at a shift from minor to major key tonality, although the band winds back down into the patient rhythmic shuffle. Finally, at 8:45 Trey plays a few trills and Page switches to synthesizer, as a deserved - though again, if not forced - peak matches the elation of the city's first NHL championship. Whale call and twinkly Rhodes dominate the forefront of the peak, which winds down to > "Twist."