Phish 12/31/2023 Live at Madison Sq Garden NYC, NY



Phish delighted diehard fans at the band’s 2023 New Year’s Eve show at Madison Square Garden by stepping into yesterday and performing the Gamehendge saga for the first time in almost 30 years.

Following a strong first set that included an opening “Everything’s Right”, fan favorite “Reba”, a delectable “Taste” > “Ruby Waves”, and a rocking “Character Zero” closer, Phish returned for set two and launched into a fiery “Down with Disease”, leaving fans wondering what kind of gag the band had in store this New Year’s Eve. The answer soon arrived as Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, and Page McConnell let out a synchronized “oom-pa-pa” with accompanying hand gestures to signal the start of “Harpua”. During the song’s narration section, as Trey began to tell the story of young Jimmy and his cat Poster Nutbag, the guitarist told the audience it was as if he could almost see him. At that moment, a bed appeared from beneath the stage with an actor playing Jimmy and a puppet version of Poster Nutbag.

Trey went on to tell of how Jimmy’s father broke the news of Poster Nutbag’s death to his son and offered to get him a new pet. Before the usual “I want a dog” lyric, Trey opined that Jimmy lacked a strong female influence and then introduced his grandma, played by actress Annie Golden. As she consoled the boy, Jimmy’s grandmother told him it was time to tell the true story of Gamehendge (as recounted in Trey’s senior project from college, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, though this telling was incomplete and out of order).

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