7/25/2017
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
I: Sample in a Jar, Lawn Boy* > My Friend My Friend > Stash, Bathtub Gin
II: Fuego > Thread, Crosseyed & Painless, Makisupa Policeman ~> End of Session# > Tuesday > Cavern
E: Julius > Lawn Boy&
* Page on Keytar, Unfinished
# First Time Played
& Ending only
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So yeah, that was a pretty good show, to my ears.
So who wants to split a room on Friday?
I know you're out there
Quote from: PIE-GUY on July 25, 2017, 11:34:24 PM
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indeed
Absolutely floored.
Aside from the bustout, total garb on paper.
lol
ya...this show looks like a train wreck on paper doesn't it?
but got dayum....dis mutha almost burned the garden to the ground.....
Yes.
Sorry, everyone.
Lawn Boy didn't go 30 minutes after all.
Guess I'll tell the children there'll be no Christmas this year.
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goddamn that was awesome dudes
I told my friend they were going back into lawn boy
he ran back into the bar and hugged me when they went back into it during the encore lol
lol I was telling everyone 30 min lawn boy and they clocked it a second early :hereitisyousentimentalbastard :hereitisyousentimentalbastard :hereitisyousentimentalbastard those livephish interns
I've heard worse.
Not bad for my kids' first show, eh?
That's the band I originally fell in love with. Immediately hit the ticketbastard after the show and now have tix for 8/4 and 8/5. See you all there!
Quote from: pcr3 on July 26, 2017, 12:08:46 AM
That's the band I originally fell in love with. Immediately hit the ticketbastard after the show and now have tix for 8/4 and 8/5. See you all there!
I was looking at plane tickets to Dick's during the second set
Dick's might be awesome.
When was the last show that had 30+ minute jams in the first and second sets?
(Livephish is all lies, btw, that Lawn Boy was clearly 30:01)
Quote from: VDB on July 26, 2017, 12:28:10 AM
Dick's might be awesome.
If they decide to practice in the time off
One of the best 3.0 shows I have heard.
One of those shows the two 30 minute jams just kinda leaked into the rest so even though not the best song selection, it was amazing
Definitely left in aw after that one. This band is the best.
Can't they just do this every night?!
I can't fucking believe they played End of Session! Who expected that? Ever?
Quote from: cactusfan on July 26, 2017, 12:28:43 AM
When was the last show that had 30+ minute jams in the first and second sets?
Seems like never? 8/3/03, a three-setter, had a 25 / 31 / 39 in those respective sets (CDT / Ghost / 46 Days).
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on July 26, 2017, 12:37:30 AM
Definitely left in aw after that one. This band is the best.
Can't they just do this every night?!
Now we know they can. It wasn't just one of those nights. They set it up in advance that they'd be jamming, and they repeatedly pulled shit out of their ass and killed it all night long. If they can do that when the pressure is on to do that, then they clearly are capable of turning it on and off whenever they want.
Why haven't they jammed like that for a whole show in ages? Did they practice that much before this tour?
ETA: my post count is how tonight felt for me (1994, for posterity)
The Sample opener/fake out jam was awesome.
I totally was all WTF :x when I heard the opening notes
I also then thought they were gonna jam sample the entire set... which didnt happen but....
gawdayum!!! Not that is one great show!! I only got to catch Sample, and Lawnboy before going to bed, but just based off of that I can easily say best 3.0 yet. :wtu:
That was good.
Purchased tickets for this weekend during the encore. I'm going to as many of these shows as I can now.
That escalated quickly...
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on July 26, 2017, 12:40:17 AM
I can't fucking believe they played End of Session! Who expected that? Ever?
Guy came on HFPod on Monday and called for it to be played at this show.
Quote from: VDB on July 26, 2017, 12:41:43 AM
Quote from: cactusfan on July 26, 2017, 12:28:43 AM
When was the last show that had 30+ minute jams in the first and second sets?
Seems like never? 8/3/03, a three-setter, had a 25 / 31 / 39 in those respective sets (CDT / Ghost / 46 Days).
That was special.
mmmm....jam
Quote from: rowjimmy on July 26, 2017, 07:18:58 AM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on July 26, 2017, 12:40:17 AM
I can't fucking believe they played End of Session! Who expected that? Ever?
Guy came on HFPod on Monday and called for it to be played at this show.
Well..... who... besides that guy?!
Sample:
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Quote from: WhatstheUse? on July 26, 2017, 10:03:18 AM
Quote from: rowjimmy on July 26, 2017, 07:18:58 AM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on July 26, 2017, 12:40:17 AM
I can't fucking believe they played End of Session! Who expected that? Ever?
Guy came on HFPod on Monday and called for it to be played at this show.
Well..... who... besides that guy?!
from phish.net:
Quote"End of Session" was performed for the first time during Phish's legendary show on July 25, 2017, at Madison Square Garden.
not even 24 hours have passed.....legendary
Those p.net people need to take a deep breath.
*feverishly bumps phish is fucking back thread*
Quote from: VDB on July 26, 2017, 01:54:54 PM
Those p.net people need to take a deep breath.
*feverishly bumps phish is fucking back thread*
it's like everyones walking around itching and scratching and sniffing and sweating...just jonesing for more! :crazy:
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what a night! thank you phish for the jams and for providing couch tour. if i had "missed" that one, i would have been pissed! in fact, without couch tour, i'd probably bump up my flight to include the shows this weekend. god bless couch tour!
This dude sums up last night quite nicely.
Really nails it.
https://youtu.be/7YYsALrlw7Y
He's like 15, but so well spoken and astute!
Quote from: Augustus on July 26, 2017, 05:10:59 PM
This dude sums up last night quite nicely.
Really nails it.
https://youtu.be/7YYsALrlw7Y
He really helped me solidify my own thoughts about last night's show.
Look out FZappa20, there's a new recapper in town!
Listened to set 1. wow
30 min Lawn boy is cool, but the jams in Sample, My Friend, and Gin were beautiful. Stash was right on point, can stand up to 1.0 versions
So I gotta revisit the whole thing, but at the time I felt like during Stash and Gin that the band were a little gassed, running on fumes. Granted, it could have simply been because they totally blew their fucking load during Sample and Lawn Boy. What a start to a show. Best show opening ever?
Also, those dudes on Phish.net need to chill the fuck out. This show is not better than Cypress lol. Get real. It's certainly legendary, but come on. One jam-filled show over a 7-hour jam-filled set? It seems like this is biased towards the kydz who were there, and who weren't old enough to get to Cypress.
Anyway, this band is unreal right now. I knew this day would come. I knew it would. Despite all the 11-song second sets, 6-minute Ghosts, 3-minute Tubes, ripcorded jams and The Whale, I knew this was still here. They just needed an excuse to bring it out.
The big question is whether or not they had enough fun to do this at regular shows now. I should hope they saw the audience response........
Quote from: Gumbo72203 on July 27, 2017, 11:58:32 AM
What a start to a show. Best show opening ever?
07-29-98 says no.
Seriously tho it was awesome.
Quote from: Gumbo72203 on July 27, 2017, 11:58:32 AM
The big question is whether or not they had enough fun to do this at regular shows now. I should hope they saw the audience response........
Given the band's reaction to these past two nights, I gotta believe the answer is yes. Not every night maybe, but more often than they have been. The monster grin on Trey's face over Page's shoulder as Page was destroying the intro to No Quarter last night warmed my heart.
Gotta be careful tho. Expectations are a helluva dr00g.
Quote from: runawayjimbo on July 27, 2017, 12:22:53 PM
Quote from: Gumbo72203 on July 27, 2017, 11:58:32 AM
What a start to a show. Best show opening ever?
07-29-98 says no.
So much this. The best show opener I've ever witnessed and the Greatest Of All Time IMHO.
Some pretty, darn nice jamz
I'll say.
Boom! Here we go!!
Sweet! And tuna fish sandwich taboot!
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Fuck yeah. Such a great night, a completely random run in with :wtu:, and the first Phish show for two of my kids. Both totally hooked afterwards, lol.
Hard to top that. Except with maybe a tuna sandwich...
I hope they do a formal release of this show at some point on vinyl, though.
Burgers on the grill instead of tuna, but we're getting primed and ready for this one!
I'm sure this was a lot more fun to be in attendance, but this was a blast during the livestream.
When they started the lawn boy jam I was convinced they were gonna type II every song and I was out of my mind excited
This Lawn Boy is still Lawn Boy and still dynamite.
The crowd roar when Trey starts modulating the Sample solo is an IT moment.
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 08:59:09 PM
The crowd roar when Trey starts modulating the Sample solo is an IT moment.
Yep.
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 08:59:09 PM
The crowd roar when Trey starts modulating the Sample solo is an IT moment.
Agreed! Gave me goose bumps
I forgot how fun this was to watch
Quote from: GBL on April 07, 2020, 09:00:22 PM
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 08:59:09 PM
The crowd roar when Trey starts modulating the Sample solo is an IT moment.
Agreed! Gave me goose bumps
It was an absolutely unbelievable experience.
Anybody that says that Lawnboy is overrated should be demoted to Twiddle tour for life.
Such a great set.
Loved that!!
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 09:14:11 PM
Anybody that says that Lawnboy is overrated should be demoted to Twiddle tour for life.
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
this show is just another prime example of "you snooze you lose"
lawn boi is still hot! I have watched that lawn boy probably 200 times though.
stoked for the crosseyed > makisupa rest of the set
Quote from: justjezmund on April 07, 2020, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 09:14:11 PM
Anybody that says that Lawnboy is overrated should be demoted to Twiddle tour for life.
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
this show is just another prime example of "you snooze you lose"
Yeah, cause everyone was like, jam filled? No thanks!
Lol come on man
Quote from: GBL on April 07, 2020, 10:08:41 PM
Quote from: justjezmund on April 07, 2020, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 09:14:11 PM
Anybody that says that Lawnboy is overrated should be demoted to Twiddle tour for life.
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
this show is just another prime example of "you snooze you lose"
Yeah, cause everyone was like, jam filled? No thanks!
Lol come on man
I remember tickets for the others weekend shows started selling out by the next day. This was the show that prompted a lot of people to book flights to catch at least some of the rest of the run.
Quote from: GBL on April 07, 2020, 10:08:41 PM
Quote from: justjezmund on April 07, 2020, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 09:14:11 PM
Anybody that says that Lawnboy is overrated should be demoted to Twiddle tour for life.
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
this show is just another prime example of "you snooze you lose"
Yeah, cause everyone was like, jam filled? No thanks!
Lol come on man
this show wasn't even close to sold out, the curtain is behind the stage for one example.
Quote from: emay on April 07, 2020, 10:10:19 PM
Quote from: GBL on April 07, 2020, 10:08:41 PM
Quote from: justjezmund on April 07, 2020, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 09:14:11 PM
Anybody that says that Lawnboy is overrated should be demoted to Twiddle tour for life.
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
this show is just another prime example of "you snooze you lose"
Yeah, cause everyone was like, jam filled? No thanks!
Lol come on man
I remember tickets for the others weekend shows started selling out by the next day. This was the show that prompted a lot of people to book flights to catch at least some of the rest of the run.
This show and the fact that everyone was starting to think they'd go the whole run without repeats generated alot of talk and action. I was going the last weekend already, but instantly everyone else wanted in.
Hard to believe this was 3 years ago. If you would have told me BD was last year I would have believed it.
Quote from: GBL on April 07, 2020, 10:08:41 PM
Quote from: justjezmund on April 07, 2020, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 09:14:11 PM
Anybody that says that Lawnboy is overrated should be demoted to Twiddle tour for life.
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
this show is just another prime example of "you snooze you lose"
Yeah, cause everyone was like, jam filled? No thanks!
Lol come on man
They had only announced the theme the day before?
Anyway, this C&P is the truth!!!
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 10:42:08 PM
Anyway, this C&P is the truth!!!
Yeah it's really hittin some strides here.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
C&P > LB
Quote from: pcr3 on April 07, 2020, 10:20:00 PM
Quote from: emay on April 07, 2020, 10:10:19 PM
Quote from: GBL on April 07, 2020, 10:08:41 PM
Quote from: justjezmund on April 07, 2020, 10:04:23 PM
Quote from: Hicks on April 07, 2020, 09:14:11 PM
Anybody that says that Lawnboy is overrated should be demoted to Twiddle tour for life.
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
this show is just another prime example of "you snooze you lose"
Yeah, cause everyone was like, jam filled? No thanks!
Lol come on man
I remember tickets for the others weekend shows started selling out by the next day. This was the show that prompted a lot of people to book flights to catch at least some of the rest of the run.
This show and the fact that everyone was starting to think they'd go the whole run without repeats generated alot of talk and action. I was going the last weekend already, but instantly everyone else wanted in.
i really wonder how this was orchestrated. we all saw trey charting out the songs for each night in his documentary. and it was obvious that they had to jam pretty hard to pull off this run. so, did trey come up with jam night or was that just something that came out of full band/mgmt meetings?
because of the fact that they had hundreds (thousands?) of donuts each night, the nightly flavors had to be predetermined pretty far in advance of the entire run. they also had access to ticket presale numbers and they obviously saw the first tuesday was the least sold of them all.
i always thought managing 3.0 phish would be kinda easy. the fanbase is rabid. tickets and merch sell like hotcakes. your job is to make all of trey's wild ideas a reality. take care of your golden goose...that's it. so how much credit does management deserve for putting jam night on the least popular night? or was this the band with another classic you snooze you lose night? i'd be curious to know how many tickets sold in the 24 hours between the announcement of jam night and the actual show. and did they foresee jam night being a catalyst to sell more tickets to future shows? i'm sure no one predicted the insane demand for tickets that would take place 9 shows later, but by playing strong shows at the beginning, it wouldn't be hard to think you'd increase sales, especially considering how relatively easy it was for people to get to msg in the summer.
rj, we need a phish management podcast!
Also the fact they chose Lawn Boy to kick off the jams is pretty awesome and unexpected to me.
Quote from: emay on April 10, 2020, 02:36:29 PM
Also the fact they chose Lawn Boy to kick off the jams is pretty awesome and unexpected to me.
totally unexpected and awesome! but thinking about it after the fact, it made total sense for them to take a 3 minute song for a 30 minute ride in the interest of filling 13 nights.