What’s it like to see Phish live at MSG? One super-Phan’s concert review

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Phish concerts are alike.The beloved jam band, which has been rocking together since 1983, makes sure every live show is a brand new experience complete with spectacular guitar riffs, trippy stage design and the occasional improvised vacuum solo.Yes, really.And, since the group refuses to rest on their laurels, fans keep coming back for more.Phishheads travel far and wide to see guitarist Trey Anastasio, drummer/vacumm player Jon Fishman, bassist Mike Gordon and keyboardist Page McConnell innovate whenever they can whether it be their annual four-night end of the year residency at New York City’s Madison Square Garden or Las Vegas’ Sphere next April.“It’s not like anything you’ve ever seen because it’s never happened before,” NY-based comedian and proud Phan Max Fine told the New York Post.“Every show is special and unique because they don’t plan for it.

You get to be whoever you want at a Phish show.”For a closer look into the Phish experience, here’s what Fine said about seeing the band live.“There’s no set list and no song HAS to be played a certain way,” Fine shared.“Most songs are jams, especially in the second set,” he continued. “There are two types of jams.

A type one jam is where the band kind of stays within the parameters of the song they’re currently playing. These are cool, but you kind of know where you’re at.”The second option is even more adventurous.“A type two jam takes the song to a whole different place,” Fine explained. “Over the summer, they closed the second set of the first night with an almost 16 minute ‘Split Open and Melt’ and I probably forgot what we were listening to eight minutes in.