Having gone to all the SPAC shows and both Beach shows, I can say this is about right considering just those shows. Having listened to every show of the tour, I would also say this is mostly right. SPAC III is one of the best shows of 3.0, third (in my mind) only to Utica and Mansfield, NH 2010, however based on second sets alone, SPAC III might be better than both of those as the insanity of Utica was primarily set 1, and Mansfield ranks so high as a whole show with stunning best ever Alumni > LTJP, Curtain With, and immaculate Ice > Cave first set action, paired with that ridiculous set spanning (sans Possum opener, which was also REDONK), segue rich Mike's groove with Llama reprise closer at the end of Paug in the second set... a YEM encore on that night would have made my head explode, but alas, shine a light. None of that nonsense at SPAC III however. Seriously. I knew it was coming, but hearing Trey count off the 1..2..1234 and then actually getting it in all its rare splendor these days was totally euphoric after what was a blistering second set.

My only real complaint about this scale is that it does not take into account that the 7/1 Fee may be a best-of all time version with that Jam. There have only been 3-4 Fee jams, and while there was one in '99 that was longer and arguably better than the most recent, busting out the first Fee in over a year in that fashion shows a band that is completely locked in and more comfortable with their immense catalog than ever before. The state of Phish in 2012 is better than anyone could have expected. They can do it all in one show.