Moving seamlessly from dark to sinister to outright disgusting, this jam provided the yang to the Tahoe version’s yin. Trey asked them before the set if they were dressed like Waldo or people from jail, and then promptly told them the band would play a “song about jail” before busting out “Paul and Silas.” But then, the moment we had all been waiting for unfolded as Trey unleashed the opening lick to “Tweezer.” This “Tweezer” was the filthiest piece of indoor arena Phish we’ve heard in this era. The set kicked off with a nod to a crew of up-fronters dressed like Waldo from the “Where’s Waldo?” books. This was Phish-raw, unadulterated and without a net.
Spending the entire second set in improvisational space, Phish staged a musical drama for which they became famous.
#PHISH MIXLR FULL#
Phish gave every single song in the second set the absolute full treatment, and as was said in the tale of King Midas, everything that they touched turned to gold. What happened after setbreak is the stuff of instant legend. The set was solid, if not a bit slow, but big things were on the horizon, and everyone in the building could feel it. A precise “Divided Sky” gave way to an “Bold as Love” closer. The show picked up in earnest with a savage version of “46 Days.” This rousing piece was the first to truly get the audience’s hearts to beat as one-a heartbeat that would pulsate throughout the intimate arena for the rest of the night. As the crowd’s anticipation built, however, the band couldn’t fully lock up, and but a minute or so into the jam, Trey aborted it for “Sample In a Jar.” Out of the ending of the song, the band moved into a dreamy, mid-tempo passage that pointed to the first “Roses” jam since Worcester last year. After the opening three songs, the guys kicked into “Roses Are Free” in what seemed like another ho-hum selection. There were, however, a few talking points beyond the intense energy that the band brought to each and every selection. The post show music was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which was a nod to Phish playing their 72nd show at Madison Square Garden, tying Elton John.The band toned it down a bit from their audacious start of Saturday night, favoring standard rotation songs to which we’ve all grown accustomed. During Tweezer Reprise, the wombat ran and danced across the stage. The Theme from New York, New York was performed for the first time since Decem(772 shows) and featured the naked dude dancers performing a kickline in front of the stage while adding vocals and Trey changing the lyrics to "if I could be naked there." Page teased Tweezer in Caspian. Carini featured several dancers in "naked dude" costumes emerging from a birthday cake in front of the stage and dancing and running around with security trying to catch them. During Auld Lang Syne, Phish briefly stopped playing and ate cake in front of the stage while the marching band and choir continued to perform. Only the final verse was sung in Wilson which contained Jungle Boogie quotes and was unfinished. Inflated Wilson volleyballs were then tossed into the crowd. The marching band and choir were also featured in Wilson where a platform above Trey that had appeared for the entire New Year's run descended and the clone that had been lying on the platform rose and was revealed to be a Tom Hanks actor from Cast Away.
The first Jungle Boogie since Decem(544 shows) featured the BD Entertainment Marching Band marching band along with the choir. The first Bohemian Rhapsody since Decem(850 shows) featured the Late Show Gospel Choir singing on risers behind the band and Ghost quotes from Page and the choir with subsequent lyrics changed to reference Ghost. Ghost featured Meatstick lyrics sung from the band as well as by dancers in different languages in a nod to December 31, 2010. The wombat broke the time machine and Ghost began with dancers and characters (like Father Time from Decemand the Famous Mockingbird from December 31, 1992) continuing to appear from the band's past performances.
Dancers from various past new year's gags appeared on stage as well as a wombat (from October 31, 2013). The quartet activated the time machine and the cube played audio and video from past years of Phish. A cube descended from overhead and a time machine was revealed near Mike. Trey wished he had a time machine so they could do it all again. The telegram said that at the stroke of midnight it would be 40 years for Phish and to make a wish. Before the third set began, a barbershop quartet appeared with a singing telegram for Phish. The second setbreak music was comprised of songs referencing past Phish New Year's Eve gags. Page teased The Little Drummer Boy in the first Tweezer.
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