"Fireworks On A Friday Night 6.18.2010 - Hartford Comcast Center
Phish capped off two nights at Hartford, Connecticut on Friday with a completely fluid two-set show that, boasted, arguably, the standout set of the summer thus far. Putting a fierce exclamation point on the first half of the weekend, the band played with extreme cohesion and vigor, as Trey led Phish through a non-stop, guitar-led tale of wonder after setbreak. Featuring stretched out, creative annihilations of old favorites, without getting too experimental, the band came, they saw, and they conquered. Though Phish left off a big set-closer, they more than compensated with an unprecedented double-”Tweezer Reprise” encore that just about blew the roof off the Comcast Theatre.
Hartford’s second night showed what a difference a day can make. 24 hours after their only inconsistent night of Summer 2010, Phish came back with a first-rate show that featured, in my opinion, the defining set of the six-show tour. As we sail into the second half of the weekend and into the woods of upstate New York, SPAC will likely bring more special evenings, but will Phish top such a powerful endeavor? They’ve been known to…
Answers are only hours away"
I: Fee, Rift, Wolfman’s Brother, Summer of ‘89, Foam, Possum, The Moma Dance, Julius, Reba, Cavern
II: Halley’s Comet > Light > Billy Breathes, Tweezer > Theme From the Bottom, Harry Hood, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan
E: Sleeping Monkey, Tweezer Reprise, Tweezer Reprise
Onwards to the famous SPAC - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
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