The long anticipated summer Phish tour kicked off last night at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO. While Phish last played in Mexico back in the winter, Trey and the boys have been on the road this spring with various projects including Trey Anastasio Band, Ghosts of the Forest and the Mike Gordon Band.

With all the playing in the “off-season” Phish was raring to go last night. After the Kasvot opening “Cool Amber and Mercury,” the P-fish got right into the classics with awesome takes on “46 Days” and “Stash.” The set ended with a “Tube” with a great jam and the Phish debut of the Ghosts of the Forest tune “Drift While You’re Sleeping.”

Set two was a bit clunkier than the first set but had plenty of heavy hitters including “Bathtub Gin,” “Ghost,” “Piper” and “Slave to the Traffic Light.” Phish encored with another Kasvot tune “Turtles in the Cloud” complete with the dance and a “Character Zero.”

Set 1
01.Intro
02.Cool Amber And Mercury
03.46 Days
04.Stash
05.Nellie Kane
06.Free
07.Theme From The Bottom
08.Tube
09.Drift While You’re Sleeping

Set 2
01.No Men In No Man’s Land >
02.Bathtub Gin
03.Ghost >
04.Piper >
05.Blaze On
06.Joy
07.Simple
08.Limb By Limb
09.Slave To The Traffic Light
10.Encore
11.Turtle In The Clouds
12.Character Zero

Thanks to Chris King for the recording.

Photo credit: phishfromtheroad