Only four days remain until the curtain lifts on Summer 2010, opening up a season of great musical anticipation. Kicking off this Friday night, Phish will put last year in their rear view mirror and begin to forge the road ahead. With eighteen shows in June and eleven more in August, it is about to be open season for Phish jams. Winding their way from Chicago to the northeast and then taking a straight shot south, Phish will begin to blaze the trail of summer with a lengthy opening leg.
While the band’s best playing inevitably comes later in the tour, there is always something magical about the opening show. Regardless of what the band plays, the first night of tour is always a special affair. A multi-layered personal reunion, reacquainting oneself with both friends and Phish, months of anticipation explode in cascades of adrenaline and excitement. That first note Trey hits sounds as sweet as candy in the warm summer air, and before turning one’s head, Phish has whisked everyone away into the first set of tour.
Always known for debuting new material at the beginning of tour, the band will likely add another layer of excitement over the first few nights with some brand new material. And if the improvisational progress shown in Miami is any indication, this summer should continue the fascinating re-evolutionary process of Phish. New adventures are now within arms reach.
Time is ticking like a bomb…
=====
Jam of the Day:
“Ghost > Fast Enough For You” 6.9.09 II
As we careen towards 2010, let’s continue reviewing some highlights of ’09.
=====
DOWNLOAD OF THE DAY:
7.15.93 Cayuga County Fairgrounds, Weedsport, NY < Torrent
The opening show of Summer ’93, including the soundcheck.
I: Rift, Sample in a Jar, The Divided Sky, Mound, Stash, Foam, I Didn’t Know, My Mind’s Got a Mind of its Own, Leprechaun* > Runaway Jim
II: David Bowie, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Sparkle, It’s Ice, Lifeboy, Possum, Faht, The Lizards, Walk Away, Daniel Saw the Stone*
E: Chalk Dust Torture, Free Bird**
*debut, **a cappella debut
Source: akg 460/ck61
