Set I:

A Mike's Groove opener (with Ass Handed in the middle, so... Mike's Ass?) , a fiery Stash, a great peaky Gin, and Character Zero to close things out.

Set II:

A nice and chaotic Antelope kicks things off, complete with a light show that will give you more seizures than any Kanye West video ever will. Then, Fuego, which as I've said, has failed to impress me with it's jams this summer, but finally, Fuego has made good.... for about a minute. The jam is fairly noodly for a while, but the effect laden outro is truly beautiful, and Trey's soloing is chaotic, noisy, yet restrained, making for a totally brilliant soundscape, before Runaway Jim kicks in. After the composed section,Trey starts soloing right off the bat, but ultimately, he realizes it's going nowhere and just shreds on the Jim theme, sings the refrain and busts outta there. Then, No Quarter; always a pleasure, but I couldn't help but think... is this going to be one of those shows? Y'know, the ones this Summer was famed for: one or two attempted jams followed by a bunch of Phish's greatest hits (or lack thereof) played in quick succession to pad the rest of the set's duration.

But then, one of 2016's heavyweights, Simple, is next. Simple's had multiple great Type 1 versions this summer as well, as one monster version at Dick's, and this one is right up there. Right after the composed section, Trey and Page were on it. At first it seems very Type-I , but they just keep on keepin' on, eventually finding a groove, with Fish then moving to the ride cymbal to make it loose, Page slamming some chords to back Trey's powerful soloing, which gradually gets more hectic. Fishman brings up the tempo, and Page happens upon a fantastic progression on the grand. Page then moves over to the organ, and the jam gets hard rocking. Page then does double duty on the grand, still hammerin chords!, and organ, before Trey peaks the living fuck out of it (albeit briefly), before getting slowing down the tempo and getting funky. Mike does some fantastic work with Fish backing him up. Then, Trey >'s into 46 Days.

46 Days lasts about 2 minutes (yes, just counting the composed section; no time for a jam) before... Sneaking Sally! Out of nowhere! Anyway, this is Sally's first appearance since the face-melting BGCA version, and after the composed sectio- 46 Days! Taste the fear!?! Taste the sandwich! This second 46 Days brings an end to this very good second set.

The encore was Makisupa Policeman (was on the couch this morning, listening to some funk. and beside me ... SKUNK!) and an energetic as hell First Tube, with some brilliantly energetic playing from all four. The best show of the fall tour yet.

RATING: 3.5 - 4/5

OVERALL: A very good show, and entertaining as hell throughout. There's some great jams, in here, and it's also entertaining as hell to listen to start to finish; definitely the best show of the Fall Tour so far.

BEST JAMS: Gin, Simple, First Tube (just for sheer energy)

BEST SHIRT: Page