Made the last minute call to drive down from Greenville, SC for my first show of the year and first ever Phish show in Georgia. Found my buddy Seanboy while wandering the fantastic Shakedown. The Georgia heat was no joke, but plenty of Gatorade and water let me buy a ten dollar Heady Topper without risk of dehydration. Was expecting a much bigger venue like Camden or whatever, but the venue felt small. Crowd had a great vibe all show, and I settled in to dance in the upper reaches of the pavilion.

First set was full of crowd favorites, and a random Trey debut.

Second set had first ever Mike's > Carini.

The crowd was casually batting beach balls into the air while Kuroda had star bursts behind the band as a fan held up a crutch over his head in victory during the crazy fantastic Carini jam.

I was over by the exit as the boys came back to encore and the crowd roared. Walked back in to see what the fuss was. Fishman on guitar for the Vicki Lawrence cover was tremendous. Highlight was when the band was playing Lights Went Out in the dark. Oh, and then they played the first YEM in Georgia in twenty years.

Absolutely tremendous show. This is why you go see live music.

4.9 / 5.0