We’ll Do It Live: Phish

By nearly all reports, this past weekend’s Phish shows at the Bill Graham Civic in SF were spectacular. One thing this band does well is bring folks together and make a rock show into an experience. There’s just no escaping the sense of “event” to these sort of multi-night runs in major cities. Impound regular John Margaretten nails two things DI really likes about Phish in this gallery – the obvious, abundant personalities of its members and the undeniable lighting artistry of Chris Kuroda, who never fails to knock us out. We’ve also never seen the Civic this elbow-to-elbow packed before. These guys still bring out the faithful in a big way.

Friday – August 17, 2012 Setlist
Set 1: AC/DC Bag, The Moma Dance, Possum, Corinna, Sand, Halley’s Comet > Funky Bitch > Sample in a Jar, Roses Are Free > My Friend, My Friend, Slave to the Traffic Light

Set 2: Down with Disease > Birds of a Feather, Tweezer > Twist > Wading in the Velvet Sea > Chalk Dust Torture, Joy, Run Like an Antelope, Shine a Light

Encore: First Tube

Sunday – August 19, 2012 Setlist
Set 1: Crowd Control, Party Time, Axilla, Reba, Free, Mound > Walk Away, NICU, Back on the Train, Gotta Jibboo > Roggae, David Bowie

Set 2: Crosseyed and Painless > Light -> Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley -> Crosseyed and Painless > Theme From the Bottom > Rocky Top, Boogie On Reggae Woman > Meatstick[3], Bug, You Enjoy Myself

Encore: Ride Captain Ride > Tweezer Reprise