2011-07-1/2/3 SUPER BALL IX - Watkins Glen, NY (PHISH PHEST)
First things first....WOW!
We arrived at Watkins Glen International in Wakins Glen, NY. "Do you have glass, weapons or narcotics," asked the guy at the gate. We said no and received our Official Festival Bracelets and set up camp! The festival actually began on thursday June 30th. Phish has never played in Oklahoma but thats where we camped! Each camping ground was named after the states the Phish has never performed in: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Hawaii, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Alaska.
During the entire time we were camping we were listening to AM 1490 "The Bunny" which was Phish Radio! They took over AM Radio, SiriusXM "Jam On", and Phish.net. They had different DJ's playing great music all weekend long. Phish's sets were broadcasted over the radio and filmed where you could watch it live as well.
All weekend long we were up front raging! PAGE SIDE RAGE SIDE!
2011-07-01 Set 1: Possum, Peaches en Regalia, The Moma Dance, Torn and Frayed, NICU, Bathtub Gin, Life On Mars, My Friend My Friend, Wolfman's Brother, Roses are Free, Funky Bitch, Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)
Set 2: Crosseyed and Painless > Chalkdust Torture, Sand > The Wedge, Mike's Song > Simple >Bug, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Weekapaug Groove, Joy, Character ZeroEncore: Show Of Life
2011-07-02Set 1: Tube, Kill Devil Falls, Ocelot, Lawn Boy, The Divided Sky, Boogie On Reggae Woman,Camel Walk, Cities, Poor Heart, 46 Days, Susskind Hotel, When the Circus Comes to Town,Timber (Jerry the Mule), Back On The Train, Suzy Greenberg, Monkey ManSet 2: Runaway Jim > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Axilla > Birds of a Feather, Stash,Sample in a Jar, Heavy Things > Horn > It's Ice > The Mango Song > Rift > Scents and Subtle Sounds > Run Like An AntelopeSet 3: Golden Age > Prince Caspian > Piper > Tweezer > Julius > Backwards Down The Number Line > Twist > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Harry Hood > Cavern > Golgi Apparatus > A Day in the LifeEncore: Loving Cup, Tweezer RepriseEncore 2 (Secret Set): Storage Jam, Sleeping Monkey
2011-07-03Set 1: Soul Shakedown Party, AC/DC Bag > The Curtain > Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Destiny Unbound > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars > Wilson > Mound, A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing, Time Loves a Hero, Reba > David BowieSet 2: Big Balls > Down With Disease > No Quarter > Party Time, Ghost > Gotta Jibboo > Light,Waves > What's the Use, Meatstick > Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan, The Star Spangled BannerEncore: First Tube
Highlight***Phish took the stage for set 1 of day 2 and opened wit Tube as soon as that happened thousands of beach balls took flight bouncing off the sea of 40,000 fans. Everyone in the front started throwing the beach balls on stage. I ended up hitting a bunch up on stage as well and had a volley going with both Page and Trey! It was so much fun and the front of the stage was covered with beach balls and the quartet loved it!
Right after the The Moma Dance I told everyone that I wanted Trey to say welcome to super ball and two seconds later Trey looks out at the crowd and says "Welcome...Thanks for coming to the party!"
When Phish opened the Saturday festivities with Tube a couple hundred beach ball started bouncing over the crowd. Everybody started throwing balls on stage. During this time I had a volley with both PAGE & TREY!
2:00 on Friday the JIVE Records store was releasing the last 400 copies of Two Sound Checks for only $7 and on Sunday they released the White Tape on Vinyl now called the White Vinyl for only $20.
Saturday night I was able to find out some information about the secret set! I knew it would be at 1:00 am but we just didn't know where to go. We walked around the main festival ground thinking that it could possibly be there. We were right! Ball Square was set up in the center of the festival where you could see the theme of Super Ball which was the
WHAT CHEER? BRIGADE, a Providence marching band decided to play during the day when Phish was not raging. They were so good! After Phish finished there second set of the first day the What Cheer? Brigade were marching around and everyone was following them around.
Set 2: Crosseyed and Painless > Chalkdust Torture, Sand > The Wedge, Mike's Song > Simple >Bug, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Weekapaug Groove, Joy, Character ZeroEncore: Show Of Life
2011-07-02Set 1: Tube, Kill Devil Falls, Ocelot, Lawn Boy, The Divided Sky, Boogie On Reggae Woman,Camel Walk, Cities, Poor Heart, 46 Days, Susskind Hotel, When the Circus Comes to Town,Timber (Jerry the Mule), Back On The Train, Suzy Greenberg, Monkey ManSet 2: Runaway Jim > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Axilla > Birds of a Feather, Stash,Sample in a Jar, Heavy Things > Horn > It's Ice > The Mango Song > Rift > Scents and Subtle Sounds > Run Like An AntelopeSet 3: Golden Age > Prince Caspian > Piper > Tweezer > Julius > Backwards Down The Number Line > Twist > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Harry Hood > Cavern > Golgi Apparatus > A Day in the LifeEncore: Loving Cup, Tweezer RepriseEncore 2 (Secret Set): Storage Jam, Sleeping Monkey
2011-07-03Set 1: Soul Shakedown Party, AC/DC Bag > The Curtain > Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Destiny Unbound > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars > Wilson > Mound, A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing, Time Loves a Hero, Reba > David BowieSet 2: Big Balls > Down With Disease > No Quarter > Party Time, Ghost > Gotta Jibboo > Light,Waves > What's the Use, Meatstick > Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan, The Star Spangled BannerEncore: First Tube
Highlight***Phish took the stage for set 1 of day 2 and opened wit Tube as soon as that happened thousands of beach balls took flight bouncing off the sea of 40,000 fans. Everyone in the front started throwing the beach balls on stage. I ended up hitting a bunch up on stage as well and had a volley going with both Page and Trey! It was so much fun and the front of the stage was covered with beach balls and the quartet loved it!
Right after the The Moma Dance I told everyone that I wanted Trey to say welcome to super ball and two seconds later Trey looks out at the crowd and says "Welcome...Thanks for coming to the party!"
When Phish opened the Saturday festivities with Tube a couple hundred beach ball started bouncing over the crowd. Everybody started throwing balls on stage. During this time I had a volley with both PAGE & TREY!
2:00 on Friday the JIVE Records store was releasing the last 400 copies of Two Sound Checks for only $7 and on Sunday they released the White Tape on Vinyl now called the White Vinyl for only $20.
Saturday night I was able to find out some information about the secret set! I knew it would be at 1:00 am but we just didn't know where to go. We walked around the main festival ground thinking that it could possibly be there. We were right! Ball Square was set up in the center of the festival where you could see the theme of Super Ball which was the
WHAT CHEER? BRIGADE, a Providence marching band decided to play during the day when Phish was not raging. They were so good! After Phish finished there second set of the first day the What Cheer? Brigade were marching around and everyone was following them around.YOU ARE HEARING IT HEAR FIRST!
I best that Phish Phestival X will be in the same location!
Only 31 people were arrested (out of 40,000) which is the equivalent to when there are races going on at Watkins Glen International and the locals did not even know we were there!
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