Pop Break Live: Phish Summer Tour 2019
BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey
June 28, 2019- Night 1 of 3
Words & Photos by Will Marks
Night one of a three-night run of Phish in Camden, New Jersey at the BB&T Pavilion got off to a rainy start with almost an hour torrential rain delay. People came running into the venue completely soaked but still loving every minute of the night! Once the show kicked off with “Set Your Soul Free,” you could tell that Trey, Mike, Fish, and Paige already deep into their summer tour, were ready to make it a night you wouldn’t forget!
The entire show was a great mix of both new and old songs from the Vermont based bands 36-year long career. Some of the highlights from the first set included an upbeat version of “Birds of a Feather” and a funky “Wolfman’s Brother” that were extremely well done and on point. Some of the second set highlights were newer songs including Treys recent solo creation, Ghosts of The Forest, “About To Run,” as well as the band’s cover of fictional Norwegian band Kasvot Vaxt’s “We Are Come To Outlive Our Brains.”
They wrapped up the show with encores of their fan favorite, Sleeping Monkey and a Bob Dylan cover of “Quinn The Eskimo.” Overall it was a great night of Phish for both fans old and new. Setting up to be a great weekend of shows in the New Jersey and Philadelphia areas.
Setlist:
Set 1:
Set Your Soul Free (Trey Anastasio song)
Strawberry Letter 23 (Shuggie Otis cover)
My Friend, My Friend
Halfway to the Moon
The Old Home Place (The Dillards cover)
Train Song
Horn
Birds of a Feather
Wolfman’s Brother
Wombat
Timber (Josh White cover)
Drift While You’re Sleeping (Trey Anastasio song)
Set 2:
Mercury
No Men in No Man’s Land
We Are Come to Outlive Our Brains
About to Run (Trey Anastasio song)
Light
Run Like An Antelope
Encore:
Sleeping Monkey
Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) (Bob Dylan cover)
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 2, 2019 – Night 1 of 2
Photos by Matt Heasley
You could not think of a more awesome way to celebrate America’s birthday than an absolutely rad show from Phish at an outdoor theater.
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center was the perfect backdrop for this epic night of Phish excellence. The band performed all the classics like “Bathtub Gin,”” and “Tweezer Reprise,” and “Harry Good” amongst their two set plus encore performance. Trey, Mike and the guys also ripped into covers of The Everly Brothers “Cathy’s Clown,” Richard Wright’s “Halley’s Comet,” and Trey’s “Life Beyond a Dream.”
Setlist:
Set 1:
Cathy’s Clown (The Everly Brothers cover)
Tweezer Reprise
Carini
AC/DC Bag
The Moma Dance
Theme From the Bottom
Meat
Home
Bathtub Gin
Walls of the Cave
Set 2:
Cool Amber and Mercury
Down with Disease
Scents and Subtle Sounds
Twist
Wilson
Scent of a Mule
Fuck Your Face
Halley’s Comet (Richard Wright cover)
Harry Hood
Encore:
Fee
A Life Beyond the Dream (Trey Anastasio song)
First Tube
Note: Phish does have dates at the end of Summer 2019 in Colorado, you can click here for info.
