This whole Chicago run was one was for the ages. The stuff that spawns myth and legend, perhaps...

"When we saw Phish play Northerly Island back in '13, it had already rained for 60 days and nights straight even before they took the stage! The heavens could only hold back for so long after Gordon summoned Thor himself and all his thunder! The EPIC battle between the God of the Heavens and the Gods of ROCK took place before our very eyes for three full days. The first day's retreat was handily recouped on the second, when Phish played 3 full sets over the course of ~4.5 hours! On the third day, however, the winds blew their hardest and the rain fell in amounts that only could be described as "biblical". We gasped as our heroes initially yielded to the very Elements (Set) they had glorified not two years prior near the exact spot where we bore witness to The Reckoning. Our fears were quickly replaced by joy though as the Foursome rallied forth and smote the ruins of the mighty Sky God into the depths of Lake Michigan. At last, thoughtful improvisation had triumphed over listless musical wandering. Good had defeated evil...

...and then they played Harpua!!!"

In all seriousness, though. I've got to hand it to Phish for going above and beyond for their fans. They didn't owe anybody a thing for Friday's cancellation after the first set or the lengthy rain delay on Sunday. But they gave the fans something for their troubles anyways. Phish is good people.

Sunday's show will be remembered mostly for it's wacky Harpua that so many in attendance wanted to see firsthand (and add to their stats). But there's strong musical content in this show as well. The first set Boogie On is a real booty-licious gem with Mike refusing to stop the funk train. The real goods show up in set 2, though. While the Energy has some length to it, it's the tightly-played, liquidy Ghost -> The Lizards that I found most impressive.

This is a great recap (I'm biased)! It's not only an accurate play-by-play of the music but manages to captures a bit of the emotions that even those of us on couch tour were feeling...

"We're all in this together...and we love to take a bath."