Phish MSG NYE Run 2012 – Setlist and Skinny: Night Three

December 30th has also been a special day for Phish as they’ve delivered a number of memorable gigs on this night. Tonight, Phish continued their four-night NYE Run at Madison Square Garden.

[Photo via @phishfromtheroad]

The penultimate show of 2012 started off with a batch of staples that led into only the 16th version of Blues Image’s one-hit wonder Ride Captain Ride ever. Ocelot continues to win over Phish fans thanks to its swampy jam section. Ya Mar featured Mike Gordon taking a bass solo in lieu of a guitar solo. Horn has been a tune the quartet has struggled with, but not on this night – it was nailed. My Friend, My Friend also benefited from a near flawless performance and led into a typically ferocious Run Like An Antelope first set closer.

While the second show of the run didn’t contain much exploration, the same can’t be said about Night Three. Phish opened up Down With Disease in a big way, exploring multiple jam spaces in the near 20-minute version that kicked off the closing stanza. A particularly enthralling segment saw bassist Mike Gordon utilize a synth’d out tone that was so powerful the audience roared when he kicked into it. Guitarist Trey Anastasio followed along for a funky and dirty romp that closed out the Disease and led into Twenty Years Later. Next up was Carini which kept the “darkness” theme going and contained a jam that could’ve easily been played by early Pink Floyd as by Woodsman. This psych-y segment was Phish jamming without a net and was more spacey than melodic. The quartet followed the jam-laden first half of Set Two with straight-forward takes on Backwards Down The Number Line and Julius. A gorgeous, patient Slave To The Traffic Light was a powerful way to end the set of the run thus far. When Phish returned for the encore, they did something they’ve never done before over the last 29 years – they followed Slave with Harry Hood. Two of the more emotional and quintessentially Phish tunes back-to-back. Hood’s jam section was as patient as the powerful Slave, until it came time for the climax. Anastasio played a series of chords to end the tune instead of his usual rapid-fire flurry of notes. Show of Life was tacked on as a bonus second song in the encore slot.

[MKDevo’s 12/30 Videos]

Setlist…

Set 1: Runaway JimCities > Divided SkyBack on the TrainRide Captain RideOcelotYa MarHorn,My Friend, My Friend[1] > Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: Down with Disease[2] > Twenty Years Later > Carini > Backwards Down the Number Line >Julius > Slave to the Traffic Light[3]

Encore: Harry Hood > Show of Life

[1] No “Myfe” ending.
[2] Woman from Tokyo tease; unfinished.
[3] Little Drummer Boy tease from Page.

[via Phish.net]

  • Venue Capacity / Attendance / Type: 20,000 / 20,000 / Indoor Arena
  • Previous Shows at Venue: 12/30/94, 12/30/95, 12/31/95, 10/21/96, 10/22/96, 12/29/97, 12/30/97, 12/31/97, 12/28/98, 12/29/98, 12/30/98, 12/31/98, 12/31/02, 12/02/09, 12/03/09, 12/04/09, 12/30/10, 12/31/10, 01/01/11, 12/28/2011, 12/29/2011, 12/30/2011, 12/31/2011, 12/28/2012, 12/29/2012 – 25 Shows
  • Number Of Songs / Length – First Set: 10 / 8:13 – 9:33 [80 Minutes]
  • Number Of Songs / Length – Second Set & Encore: 8 / 10:15 – 11:45 [90 Minutes]
  • Total Number of Songs / Covers / Originals: 18 / 3 / 15
  • Biggest Bustout: Horn [18 shows- 7/6/2012]
  • Average Song Vintage: 1994
  • Debuts: N/A
  • Weather: 27° and Clear at showtime
  • Wardrobe: Forthcoming
  • Average Song Gap: 6.11
  • The Spread: Junta – 1, Farmhouse – 1, Joy – 3, Rift – 2, Lawn Boy – 1, Hoist- 2, White Tape – 1, Misc. – 4, Cover – 3
  • Longest LivePhish Track / Shortest LivePhish Track: Down With Disease (19:31) / Horn (3:45)
  • Audio: Live Phish

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5 Responses

  1. Great work Scott. 1st year since 89′ I havent hit at least one show in the run. Lol..any extras for tomorrow? 732-300-6221

  2. Last night was sick. My all time favorite show 12/30/97 was 15 years prior to the date, and they lived up my hopes! Sick!

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