Here’s a show from ‘88, when they played in Waitsfield, Vermont. This is classic live Phish right here, just going to town. I love hearing older shows like this, especially when the quality is so good.
I would have liked to enjoy some of these early ones, but did not get around till the late 90’s, when the Phish had already matured a bit. By the time I was seeing shows they were playing venues like the Hampton Coliseum, Tweeter Center, and Shoreline Amphitheater.
The whole first set is straight funk, opening with Funky Bitch then Mustang Sally, AC/DC into Possum. They continued with a Jesus Left Chicago, Sneakin Sally, and then Alumni Blues (one of my favorite early tunes). Check out the rest of the setlist!
Set 1
1.Funky Bitch
2.Mustang Sally
3.AC/DC Bag>Possum
4.Jesus Left Chicago
5.Sneakin Sally
6.Alumni Blues
7.A-Train
8.Good Times Bad Times
Set 2
1.Wilson
2.Slave to the Traffic Light
3.Corrina
4.Fire
5.Fluffhead
6.Divided Sky
7.Curtis Lowe
8.YEM
9.Sloth
10.Whipping Post
Its really cool that there are people out there willing to fix up these shows for us and make that part of history available. Many thanks to the people who made this show available!