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Phish begin Madison Square Garden residency: Here’s their setlist in full
Phish began their latest Madison Square Garden residency with a career-spanning concert, opening the run with a setlist that mixed familiar songs, extended improvisation and newer material. The show matters to the band’s devoted audience because their live performances vary substantially each night, making setlists a central part of following a residency.
The performance included songs such as ‘Mike’s Song’, ‘Weekapaug Groove’, ‘Chalk Dust Torture’, ‘Tweezer’, ‘Ghost’ and ‘You Enjoy Myself’. The band also played ‘Wilson’, ‘Run Like an Antelope’, ‘Sand’ and ‘Possum’, closing with ‘Tweezer Reprise’; the article presents the full sequence for fans tracking the opening night.
In short
- Phish opened its Madison Square Garden residency with an expansive, varied set.
- The setlist featured classics including ‘Tweezer’, ‘Ghost’ and ‘You Enjoy Myself’.
- The show ended with ‘Tweezer Reprise’.
Explained simply
Phish is an American rock band known for their improvisational live performances. Each of their concerts is unique because the band varies which songs they play and how they perform them, rather than repeating the same setlist night after night.
A Madison Square Garden residency involves the band performing multiple shows at the same New York concert venue over a scheduled period. These extended runs are significant for the band's fans, who often attend several nights and actively track which songs were performed at each show.
For Phish's dedicated audience, the setlist is central to their concert experience because the unpredictability of which songs will be played is part of what makes each night special. The band's improvisational approach and willingness to vary their arrangements mean that fans closely follow and share details of what happens at each performance.