On December 14th, JEMP Records will release Alpine Valley 2010, a two-DVD/two-audio CD collection capturing Phish’s entire August 14th, 2010 performance at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI. The box set will also include bonus video footage from the band’s August 15th show at Alpine, a steeply sloping amphitheatre with an enormous lawn. Coming just before the close of Phish’s 2010 summer tour, that weekend’s shows marked the band’s 12th and 13th appearances at the scenic venue, where all of its appearances since 2003 have been two-night stands. The music was recorded on 57 channels of digital multi-tracks, mixed and mastered in 5.1 Dolby surround and PCM stereo while the video was from a seven-camera shoot, recorded and post-edited in high definition.
Phish kicked off the August 14th concert with an exhilarating combination of "Tube > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg" followed by a nod to nearby Chicago and the Alpine blues tradition with Son Seals’ "Funky Bitch" featuring bassist Mike Gordon on vocals. Other highlights included the rarity "Fuck Your Face," which Phish had played on only one other occasion since 1987, a transcendent "Down With Disease" > "What’s The Use" and a fiery rendition of "Scent Of A Mule." An exquisite "Bug" ended the set, followed by a "Quinn The Eskimo" encore that capped off the nearly three-hour show.
