Today is the twenty-six year anniversary of Phish playing their full Gamehendge saga at the venue formerly known as Great Woods (now the Xfinity Center) in Mansfield, MA. 1994 was a huge year for Phish, and this epic performance of guitarist Trey Anastasio‘s magnum opus at essentially a hometown venue marked the last time Phish would ever play this multi-part collection of songs in full.

UPDATE 7/31/20: Phish will air this show in its entirety on Tuesday, August 4th as the nineteenth episode of their ongoing archival webcast/cooking series, Dinner and a Movie. Tune in at 8:30 p.m. ET and read along with our complete 7/8/94 Stream Companion for all the history and context.

Set one kicked off with a raging “Llama” -> “NO2”, which featured some vacuum playing from Jon Fishman. The trippy song sucked the band into the world of Gamehendge. Trey began his narration straight out of “NO2” and the crowd went wild as each element of the story was mentioned. From the first mentions of “Gamehendge”, “Colonel Forbin’s Ascent”, and “Rutherford the Brave”, the audience was treated to an incredible full performance of the suite. Phish wove creative narration within the songs, as they segued masterfully from “The Lizards” and “Tela” to “Wilson” and “AC/DC Bag”, “Colonel Forbin’s Ascent” into “Fly Famous Mockingbird”, and finally “The Sloth”. Gamehendge b-sides “McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters” and “The Divided Sky” helped to bring the set to a close.

Set Two was no slouch either, as the band played several standout jams. “Reba” featured a prominent “Manteca” tease, and “It’s Ice” > “Stash” was incredible, with this version of “Stash” being picked to appear on the band’s seminal live album, A Live One. Perhaps the non-Gamehenge highlight of the show was the band’s rendition of a wild “You Enjoy Myself” -> “Frankenstein” -> “You Enjoy Myself” segment, which cemented this performance as an absolute classic.

This 1994 show is what Phish dreams are made of. After twenty-six years, it feels like a generation ago that Phish performed Gamehendge in full. Listen to the full-show audio from the amazing 1994 performance below.

Phish – Gamehendge – 7/8/1994 [Full Show Audio]

[Video: fromtheaquarium]

Setlist: Phish | Great Woods | Mansfield, MA | 7/8/1994

Set 1: Llama -> NO2[1] > The Lizards > Tela > Wilson > AC/DC Bag > Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > The Sloth > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters> Divided Sky

Set 2: Rift > Sample in a Jar, Reba[2], Yerushalayim Shel Zahav > It’s Ice > Stash, You Enjoy Myself -> Frankenstein -> You Enjoy Myself, Julius > Golgi Apparatus

Encore: Nellie Kane > Cavern

Notes:

[1] Fish on vacuum.

[2] No whistling

[Originally published 7/8/18]