Previous Show Next Show Random Show Setlist Options
TREY ANASTASIO BAND, WEDNESDAY 07/18/2001
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRERED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
Morrison, CO

SET 1: Mozambique, Cayman Review, Happy Coffee Song, Last Tube, Windora Bug, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Money, Love and Change

SET 2: Sand, When, Mr. Completely, Gotta Jibboo, Andre the Giant, Ray Dawn Balloon [1], Bathtub Gin[1]

ENCORE: Moesha [2]

[1] Trey solo acoustic.
[2] Alternate lyrics.
Trey performed “Ray Dawn Balloon” and “Bathtub Gin” solo acoustic. “Moesha” contained the following added lyrics: “Moesha me down, Moesha me up, Moesha me Avalanche, Moesha me cup, Moesha me rocks, Moesha me red, Moesha me live, Moesha me dead, Moesha me straight, Moesha me gay, Moesha me Jerry, Moesha me Trey.”
Song Distribution
Farmhouse 2
Lawn Boy 1
Performers
Trey Anastasio, Dave Grippo, Russell Remington, Jennifer Hartswick, Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis, Ray Paczkowski, Andy Moroz
On This Date

This show was part of the "TAB - The Octet"

Previous Show Next Show Random Show Attendance Submit a Correction

Show Reviews

, attached to 2001-07-18

Review by BassPlayer

BassPlayer The crowd singing for Trey during Bathtub was really magical as well as the lightening storm going on over Denver. is there a more organic venue than Red Rocks?
Score: 2  
, attached to 2001-07-18

Review by PhanArt

PhanArt I was at this show and loved every minute of it. I wrote about it when i recapped my 2001 summer trip here: http://summer2001-roadtrip.blogspot.com/ />
I was excited and for this show. It turned out to be one of the best of the tour. The opener Mozambique featured a dancing line of horns who one-by-one took their solo amid a rocking instrumental package Trey had developed. Phish played this in 1999 but TAB was taking it to a higher level. Cayman Review was funky and Calypso-y, while the Happy Coffee song was cool.

Then the repeats started up with Last Tube, my third in 3 shows but fast becoming a VERY danceable song, despite having lyrics that were completely impossible to understand, regardless of what state I was in. During this song I ventured down to the bathrooms on the side of the stage, picked up a poster from the table for the Berkeley show I missed, but the poster was too cool to pass up. As I headed up to our spot, I saw a guy painting on the side of the walkway, mixing paint together and shining a light on his art as he stared at the band for a moment, painted some and danced all the while. This was my first meeting with Scramble Campbell, he pointed me towards one of his business cards and I set off back to my seat. I was amazed at the art. I may have stood there for 10 minutes or so just marveling in what he was creating. Years later, he was a major contributor to my book PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish and part of the reason I got into the Phish fan and official art community.

Windora Bug was awesome to hear, with Tony Markellis singing the verses Mike Gordon once did in Albany on 9/8/00 when the song was debuted by Phish. With a tuba and much more instrumentation to the song, I again preferred the TAB version. Burlap Sack and Pumps, which I had seen in LA and Syracuse was cool, and nice because I missed it the night before while tending to Halley. Money Love and Change was much tighter this night as well. By now Pete and I were on the right side of the stage down low watching the band up close as Pete shouted to Trey as they headed into the backstage area for setbreak. That was cool.

Second set started out with a long and deep Sand that had a touch of rain as a storm blew over us. It didn't last very long and eventually hit Denver, which we had a great view of in the distance beyond the stage. As the lightning struck Denver, the band descended into a creepy tune, When. The alternate title to this song is 'Storm Drawing Near' and it was incredible to hear that line uttered as lightning struck in the distance. I was glad we didn't get wet and equally glad we got a cool memento like this song. A scorching Mr. Completely brought the house to their feet and pounded through an extended version of a rocking song with potential seeping all over. Then a treat for me: Gotta Jibboo! I love this song and definitely credit it for getting me further into Phish during the Summer of 2000.

In the excitement of the Jibboo, combined with my nervous habit of playing with a claddagh I got for my 21st birthday, I lost the ring as I threw my hands up into the air, excited for the song but immediately dreading what I had done. I put it out of my mind and danced a bit but had to search for it. Knowing it had probably bounced far, fallen into someone's bag or beer, or gotten stepped on, it was a lost cause. After the show Pete and his friend Marty helped me look for it around the area it would have been thrown, but it was no use, the ring was gone. Lesson learned - don't wear a ring to a concert.

I missed Nothing But a G Thing while I searched for my ring but stopped when the band left the stage, all but Trey that is. We got a brief story time from Trey about playing Red Rocks, an upcoming collaboration with Les Claypool called Oysterhead and a sampling of their work together with a new song, Radon Balloon. The lyrics were amazing and the first thing I listened to when I got home from tour:

"From an island, to the Tetons
To the day that came before
Drifting is a simple thing to do
To dance across the treetops with
Reflections in a spoon
In black and white or color
A step toward the craters on
The surface of the moon
Radon Balloon

In dreams he flies a tiny raft in a broken sky

Radon Balloon
Saw the sun in a chase to be
With the chosen one
Radon Balloon
Swung through town on a piece of twine
Radon Balloon
Disappeared a thousand times
Radon Balloon."

If this wasn't good enough, Trey moved into Bathtub Gin, all acoustic and alone, an amazing version to hear and take part in. The crowd took over the lyrics when we got to the 'Doooooo do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do" harmonies. Trey was laughing and played along, strumming the guitar in rhythm to our participation in the collective song. Trey left the stage and returned with the full band for an encore of Moesha, played the day before but this time with different lyrics at the end, with Trey singing "Moesha me Jerry, Moesha me Trey", much to the laughter and chagrin of the audience. We did a final sweep of the area for my ring and headed out to the car, a smile beaming across my face.
Score: 1  
Add a Review
Setlist Filter
By year:

By month:

By day:

By weekday:

By artist:

Filter Reset Filters
Phish.net Login
Secure Login
Register | Forgot Password
Support Phish.net & Mbird
Make a Donation
Phish.net is a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.
Section Links
Phish Setlists
Sideshow Setlists
Gap Finder
Random Show
Recent Blog Posts
Results of the 9th Runaway Open 2024-11-02
Albany3 Recap: Never Play It The Same Way Once 2024-10-29
Albany2 Recap: The Use of Keys to Every Door 2024-10-27
Albany1 Recap: A Requiem For Phil 2024-10-26
Surrender To The Flow #86: Albany Divided Sky Benefit 2024 2024-10-23
HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY, TREY! 2024-09-30
Phish Studies 101 webinar almost here! 2024-09-23
From the Forum 2: "Mike's Song" in late '92 and "Weekapaug Groove" in early '93 2024-09-19
Summer Tour 2024 Reprise 2024-09-15
The First and Last Words from Dick's 2024-09-07
Fun with Setlists
Check our Phish setlists and sideshow setlists!


Phish.net

Phish.net is a non-commercial project run by Phish fans and for Phish fans under the auspices of the all-volunteer, non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.

This project serves to compile, preserve, and protect encyclopedic information about Phish and their music.

Credits | Terms Of Use | Legal | DMCA

© 1990-2024  The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. | Hosted by Linode