SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Phish played to one of the Lakeview Amphitheater's biggest crowds ever on Sunday night. Security estimated between 19,000 to 20,000 people attended, well over capacity.

Apart from their music, the iconic jam band is known for keeping hundreds of cultural traditions alive at their shows. There's an overwhelming buzz of activity happening at any given Phish concert.

Phans create their own ecosystem, from selling and buying each other's food, to helping each other register to vote. They also take care of each other, whether they're shielding smokers from security guards, or tricking ushers into letting extra people in the pavilion.

This isn't a traditional review and recap of the night, because Phish isn't anything like a traditional band. Instead, here's a play-by-play of memorable moments, presented both by Phish and their fans.

4:35 p.m. -- "Cosmic Charlie," a staple at every Phish show, blasts music by The Grateful Dead and pushes his colorful cart by to pick up recyclables. His cart reads, "Keep the scene cool and clean." He nods and poses for a Snapchat photo.

5:28 p.m. -- A kid, maybe 10, approaches wearing a sign offering free high fives. I take him up that.

5:45 p.m. -- Another kid, maybe 20, offers passers-by a cup of "the best lemonade in the world, just check the Yelp reviews." I do not take him up on that.

6:43 p.m. -- I make a new phriend in the parking lot named Jon Bullis. He tells me to describe Phish as "choreographed chaos" in the review. "You can quote me on that." I tell him tonight will be my second Phish show, and others start counting how many shows they've attended. One woman says tonight is her 50th show. One man says tonight is his 87th.

7:45 p.m. -- The number of Jon Fishman muumuu knock-offs at the amphitheater is stunning. I spot a "Fluffhead" jersey in the sea of tie-dye.

7:52 p.m. -- After buying a $6.75 fry cup and $11 can of Sierra Nevada, I hate myself.

8:15 p.m. Phish takes the stage to roaring cheers. Band members give the audience small waves before launching into "The Landlady." Trey Anastasio churns out robust notes on his new Languedoc guitar, while adorably two-stepping in sync with Mike Gordon on bass. Dozens of balloons immediately take flight in the pavilion.

8:18 p.m. A man on my left takes a deep swig from a large, silver flask. Impressed he got that one past security. Curious where he put it.

8:30 p.m. -- Anastasio feels extra chatty tonight, which concertgoers say is rare and uncharacteristic. "We are so happy to be here, Syracuse." He reminds us their drummer grew up in our city. "Any friends of Jon Fishman out there? Jamesville-DeWitt High School!" This will come up many times again. After the Fishman-penned "Ha Ha Ha," Anastasio gives JD another shout out. "Class of...? I don't know." Fishman smiles broadly and straightens out his Bernie Sanders muumuu.

8:54 p.m. -- New balloons pop up in the crowd, now in the shapes of fish, an orca whale and a seahorse. Someone clearly bought a marine life pack.

8:57 p.m. -- The man on my right lights up a cigarette during "The Mango Song," and he's not the only one. Parts of the pavilion remain extremely smoky all night. Two rows in front of me, three young guys share a small, sagging joint. Three seats away, two brazen, 50-something ladies pass a bowl back and forth. No one stops or scolds anyone else. Phish fans don't seem bothered by anything.

9:12 p.m. -- Page McConnell excellently sings Lynyrd Skynyrd's "The Ballad of Curtis Loew." Two men in my row high five, then hug. They're insanely happy to hear this cover.

10:35 p.m. -- Anastasio shows off glorious guitar licks on "Twist," and the man next to me just keeps bowing at the stage, like it's a shrine. Maybe it is, to him. Bubbles rise from the crowd. People toss up glow rings and sticks on downbeats.

11:02 p.m. -- A glow stick hits me in the face. I am thrilled and ready to throw it back in the air like everyone else. I wait for heavy downbeats on "Rocky Town," and promptly throw it at exactly the wrong time. Hundreds of glow sticks toss up on the beat, two seconds later, and I am humiliated.

11:14 p.m. -- A grinning Anastasio leaves his post to play the Marimba Lumina, on "Martian Monster." Gordon also ditches his bass for the guitar and Page McConnell leaves "Page Side Rage Side" to pick up the bass. They play with their non-dominant instruments, without losing the beat once.

11:16 p.m. A particularly serious usher angrily shines his flashlight on smokers in the pavilion. One young man caught with a joint literally runs away from him. Later, the usher demands a ticket from someone who slipped into the VIP section. The VIPs shoo the usher away, saying, "He's with us." After the usher is gone, the two strangers laugh and shake hands.

11:26 p.m. Fishman slays a drum solo on "Frankenstein," and Anastasio yells, "Jon Fishman! Jamesville-DeWitt High School!" one more time before cracking up.

11:30 p.m. -- The crowd cheers like mad when Fishman addresses his hometown, "Thank you, my people, thank you." The band leaves the stage, then returns two minutes later for their intense, 7-minute encore, "Character Zero." They fully live up to their reputation as the preeminent jam band. I wish I had a giant head of local news anchor Matt Mulcahy to hold up. I challenge Syracuse Phish fans to do this someday.

11:55 p.m. -- Return to car after buying marshmallow dream bars and iced coffee sold by Phish fans in the parking lot. Apparently, you can buy anything at a Phish concert. It's brilliant.

11:58 p.m. -- Fireworks go off to distract the thousands of people waiting to leave the parking lot.

Phish set list

Lakeview Amphitheater | July 10, 2016

Set 1:

The Landlady



Blaze On



Ha Ha Ha



Friends



Tube



Destiny Unbound



My Friend, My Friend



The Mango Song



Timber



Timber (Jerry)



The Ballad of Curtis Loew (Lynyrd Skynyrd)



Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan



Mound



Winterqueen



Bold as Love (Jimi Hendrix) Set 2:



Drowned (The Who)



Twist



Waste



Piper



Simple



Breath and Burning



Rocky Top (Osborne Brothers)



Martian Monster



Golgi Apparatus



Frankenstein (The Edgar Winter Group) Encore

