Trey's Solo Run By The Numbers (And The Video)



Photo: Patrick Jordan @treyanstasio

The three solo and acoustic shows that Trey Anastasio performed last week were indeed a rarity. Thanks to a handy spreadsheet put together by @bizarchive, let's break down exactly how these fit in with the rest of his solo ouvre.

52: number of complete or partial solo and acoustic sets publicly performed by Trey since February 15, 1999. This includes at least 12 in-studio television or radio sets.

166: different songs over the course of those sets performed in the acoustic setting.

65: differrent songs performed over the course of the 3 2017 shows in Northampton, Troy and Portsmouth.

20: songs debuted in the acoustic format during this run. Among them...

3: 80's era Phish songs never performed in this setting -- Fee, The Lizards, Sleeping Monkey

2: 90's era Phish songs never performed in this setting -- Maze, Walfredo

3: 2.0 era Phish songs never performed in this setting -- 46 Days, All Of These Dreams, Discern

4: songs from Phish's 2016 release Big Boat -- Breath & Burning, Miss You, More, Tide Turns

4: other 3.0 era Phish songs -- Wingsuit, Winterqueen, Shade, Steam

1: Oysterhead song -- Rubberneck Lions

2: Covers -- Paul Simon's "American Tune" (previously performed on Dave Matthews & Friends tour), David Bowie's "Rock N Roll Suicide" (from Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars)

1: Never performed by Trey publicly --Tree

All this was coupled with priceless stories and recollections from when these songs were written, performed or just other things seemingly from the top of Trey's head. Check out full video of all three shows to see and hear all of these incredible moments.

Video courtesy of Josiah Babcock. All setlists via phish.net.