It was another whirlwind weekend in Atlanta, but we were
able to see Band of Horses and My Morning Jacket on Friday night at the Verizon
Wireless Amp in Alpharetta and Phish on Saturday night at Aaron’s Amp @
Lakewood. Both shows were fantastic in their own right, albeit different
vibes at both venues. I was impressed with Band of Horses, a band that I
had not seen live before the weekend. They had the opening slot for MMJ
and I must have had an expectation for their set to be more mellow than it was,
but I was pleasantly entertained. My Morning Jacket was impressive, but I
was not as familiar with as their music as I thought I was and they slowed
things down quite a bit in the middle of their set until ‘Gideon’ led way to
more familiar territory. The first night was the perfect ending to a long
day in the car with the family on our way down from Knoxville.
On Saturday, I was eager to return to Aaron’s Amphitheatre
(Lakewood) where the last time I saw Phish play this venue was their impressive
two-night, 4th of July run back in 1999. There were many highlights
to the night for me personally. I always enjoy ‘Ya Mar’, ‘Maze’ and ‘My
Soul,’ so no complaints with the song selection in the first set other than the
forced ‘Backwards Down the Number Line’ which provided a much needed bathroom break
during set one.
The second set was primarily a showcase of newer tunes until
‘Free’ but the extended jam during ‘Golden Age’ was easily one of my favorite
highlights of the evening. ‘Light’ never got too far out of the driveway
before the band slowed things down to make way for ‘Wading in the Velvet
Sea.’ Speaking of 1999, ‘What’s The Use?’ was actually debuted at
Lakewood that many years ago and ‘Joy’ gave the crowd a breather before the
band shredded ‘Run Like An Antelope’ to close the set. Next year will
mark my twentieth year of seeing Phish, so I was pleased to finally see The
Beatles’ ‘A Day In The Life’ as the encore.
It was a memorable weekend in Atlanta and I hate that I
missed Phish in Charlotte on Sunday….talk about a sick setlist!
-Will Fisher, The Showbiz Kids
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