Anastasio opened the evening with a song combination that served as a nod to the city and the setting. First was 'AC/DC Bag' the oldest song played that night, debuted by Phish in 1986. The unique connection between the crowd and Anastasio at these acoustic performances was evident early, when fans instinctively anticipated a call and response after the lyrics, "Sit up and take notice,” gleefully replying with, "tell it like it is." After playing the Gamehendge classic 'The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday,' Anastasio transitioned, as Phish has so many times since 1987, into 'Avenu Malkenu.' Although he has performed the traditional Jewish prayer 79 times with the band, this was his first performance on an acoustic guitar. After finishing the song, with some requested vocal assistance from the crowd, Anastasio remarked on bassist, Mike Gordon, teaching that song to Phish and the meaning of the Hebrew lyrics, adding that as a Catholic, he “mostly wonders whether or not the body of Christ is gluten-free.”