06082011

The amusement park at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center captures what Phish is all about right now: fun. You don’t know what’s around the corner. It could be a 25-minutes Down with Disease or a Smoke on the Water tease at the end of Character Zero. It could be a jammed-out show, or it could be a relatively jamless show with tons of songs. Last night’s show was the latter, but as long as Trey keeps playing like this, I’m going to love it.

Last night’s show was balls-to-the-wall energy with fantastic guitar–the only downside to the show is that there was probably the least amount of flow a concert could possibly have–especially the first set.

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News & Views

Darien: Gallery of Fan Shots From Phish @ Darien [Buffalo.com]

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News & Views

Darien: Phish Darien Setlist, Recap and The Skinny [Hidden Track]

Friend of HT Kristy Freeman has always been a huge fan of Phish’s version of Nellie Kane by Hot Rize and she took matters into her own hands to get the band to play the song. She enlisted the help of about a dozen friends who all held creatively decorated signs with Nellie Kane on them. Kristy’s plan worked as Phish opened with Nellie Kane to her delight. Nellie Kane wasn’t the only relatively rare song on tap for Darien’s first set. Mellow Mood, Buffalo Bill, Undermind, Ride Captain Ride, It’s Ice, Dog Faced Boy and Brian and Robert all saw their first action of 2011 in the 14-song marathon opening stanza.

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Audio Torrents

Phish: 06/08/2011 LivePhish SBD Darien, NY

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Videos

Phish: 06/08/2011 Good Times, Bad Times [VQ: B-, AQ: B]