Whatever You Do, Take Care Of Your Shoes

In the first of the most anticipated shows of the tour (any maybe year), Phish delivered the goods with a stellar performance in a gorgeous setting.  “Down With Disease” kicked the night off, followed by a funked out “Camel Walk.”  In a nice surprise, Traffic’s “Light Up Or Leave Me Alone” made its second appearance of the year.  A rare mid-set “Cavern” was also nice to see.

Set two was remarkable.  Opening with “Sand,” the band quickly entered into dark, gooey territory, that was the first real exploration of the night.  “Sand” segued into the 3.0 anthem “Number Line,” followed by “Prince Caspian.”  A very short “Tweezer” saw the band take its jam right into the funk-heavy “Boogie On.”  “Mountains In The Mist” was very fitting.  I’ve never been very impressed by it, but in this setting, it fit beautifully given the context.  The biggest shock came with the encore, as the band played Dylan’s “Quinn The Eskimo” for the first time since October 2, 1999 (209 shows).  “Tweezer Reprise” capped the night off well.

So what’s in store tonight?  I personally would like to see some bluegrass bustouts, but whatever happens, it will be great.  The only rule is it begins…

Monday August 9, 2010 Telluride Town Park, Telluride, CO

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Ginseng Sullivan, Cities, 46 Days

Set I: Down With Disease, Camel Walk, Ocelot, Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, Summer Of ‘89, Stash, Cavern, The Wedge, Possum, Julius

Set II: Sand > Backwards Down The Number Line > Prince Caspian, Tweezer > Boogie On Reggae Woman > Piper > Mountains In The Mist, David Bowie, A Day In The Life

E: Quinn The Eskimo, Tweezer Reprise

setlist courtesy of www.phish.com

download the show here.

images courtesy of Brantley Gutierrez and @Tweeprise.