, attached to 2023-09-03

Review by harpua2626

harpua2626 I think REBAEVERYSHOW summed things up pretty well.

I think it needs to be noted, in the context of this show and the entire weekend, that Trey lost his friend and bandmate James Casey (in TAB for over a decade) to cancer only a few days ago. Behind the smiles and energy is a an extremely caring and empathetic man dealing with another loss of someone close to cancer and likely channeling some of those feelings into the music (on Saturday's magical show, it looked like Trey just wanted to play all night). There's no doubt playing these shows was probably in some ways cathartic for a musician like Trey (and Fishman who also played with James in TAB a bit). Whether it was the long delay or perhaps the realization that the weekend was ending and a return to reality coming on Monday (including, what you'd assume to be some kind of memorial or funeral service this week), I don't begrudge Trey or the band for a slightly off-night. After Saturday, I was wondering if there was much energy left in the tank.

As far as the show goes, I felt like things picked up for sure from Gumbo through Twist (including some excellent jamming in Fuego and Twist). Not a show I expect to revisit much. Many of the song choices seemed to be on auto-pilot and represent, to me, a disappointing, but understandable, end to a wonderful weekend of shows. Thank you to the entire Phish organization for another great Dick's run and condolences to all those who knew and loved James Casey. RIP.


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